Secondary Social Studies Adoption

Regular Board Meeting April 14, 2015

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Purpose • Share the secondary Social Studies

adoption process • Explain the characteristics of the

recommended instructional materials • Request adoption of recommended

instructional materials

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Vision and Mission Everett Public Schools Vision

Our students will lead and shape the future.

They will be well-rounded, healthy, and flexible thinkers with a global perspective who can access resources and collaborate. They will demonstrate empathy, pride, and advocacy for self, school, and community while respecting the diversity and worth of others. They will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills to adapt to the emerging needs of a changing world.

Everett Public Schools Mission

Inspire, educate, and prepare each student to achieve to high standards, contribute to our community, and thrive in a global society.

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Strategic Goals

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Goal 1.1 Each student graduates from high school ready for college and career with 21st century skills

Goal 1.2 Each student has equitable access to rigorous curriculum content with common learning outcomes and assessments

Goal 1.3 Each student receives relevant, rigorous, personalized, and engaging standards-based instruction

Goal 1.4 Each student demonstrates cultural proficiency and is prepared to live in and contribute to a world economy

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Instructional Materials Adoption • Purpose:

Evaluate instructional materials to support secondary Social Studies standards and best practices

Recommend instructional materials that are standards-aligned and built upon best practices

• Commitment: Keep the best interests and learning needs of all Everett

Public Schools students and staff in mind Keep an open mind and trust the process

• Membership: Teachers, facilitators, and administrators

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Adoption Team Diana Arango Teacher—Gateway Middle School

Deb Bodeau Teacher—North Middle School

Patricia Corey Teacher—Eisenhower Middle School

Mitch Entler Assistant Principal—Everett High School

Todd Freeman Teacher—Jackson High School

Tammy Harber Teacher—Everett High School

Tammy Klemetsen Teacher—Evergreen Middle School

Mark Kreutz Teacher—Jackson High School

Ed Lundberg Teacher—Heatherwood Middle School

Jason Lunder Teacher—Gateway Middle School

Eddie Mascari Teacher—Everett High School

Kristen McPherson Teacher—Cascade High School

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Adoption Team Daniel Natividad Assistant Principal—North Middle School

Skip O’Neil Teacher—Eisenhower Middle School

Bethany Rickard Teacher—Cascade High School

Cathy Schuyler Teacher—Heatherwood Middle School

Carol Shelly Teacher—Evergreen Middle School

Marie Smith Teacher—North Middle School

Jonathan Stanley Teacher—Sequoia High School

Mary Stolmeier Teacher—North Middle School

Juli Taylor Teacher—Heatherwood Middle School

Bill Trueit Teacher—Jackson High School

Holly Van Eaton Teacher—Eisenhower Middle School

Melissa Webster Teacher—Cascade High School

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Adoption Team Tom Weiner Teacher—Everett High School

Amber Westlin Teacher—Gateway Middle School

Alysia White Teacher—Evergreen Middle School

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Process • Solicited instructional materials for review from

publishers • Professional development and preparation of

Secondary Social Studies Adoption Team Washington State Social Studies Standards (Civics,

Economics, Geography, History and Social Studies Skills) Common Core State Standards for Literacy in

History/Social Studies (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, Language)

Proficiency scaling of standards Best practices research in instructional strategies and

assessment for: 21st Century Skills, Social Studies Standards, and Common Core State Standards

Development of instructional materials review criteria, based upon best practices research

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Focus on Standards

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In-depth analysis of standards with the development of proficiency scales for:

• Washington State Social Studies Standards

• Common Core State Standards

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Focus on Standards

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Reflection and revision process for proficiency scales grades 6 - 12

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Focus on Best Practices

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Critical Criteria

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Standards Alignment

Washington State Social Studies Standards (Civics, Economics, Geography, History, and Social Studies Skills)

Common Core State

Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (Reading, Writing, Listening/Speaking, Language)

Civics, Economics, Geography,

History

Social Studies

Skills

Common Core State Standards

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Critical Criteria

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Best Practice Design & Resources: Inquiry • An inquiry-based approach, including

questions and a variety of sources and perspectives

• Content + skills to support disciplined inquiry

Best Practice Design & Resources: Citizenship • Relevancy and challenge • A focus on democratic values,

responsible citizenship, global perspectives and connections

• Transfer of knowledge and skills to real world applications and current events

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Critical Criteria

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Best Practice Design & Resources: 21st Century Skills • Building 21st century competencies of critical and creative

thinking, collaboration, and communication • Resources for academic conversations, Socratic Seminars,

modeling civic discourse (to recognize perspectives and find common ground), debates, simulations, online collaboration, media literacy, digital literacy, and social and cross cultural skills, etc.

• Developing student self-direction, student engagement with learning, persistence and self-regulation

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Critical Criteria

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Best Practice Design & Resources: Standards-aligned Formative and Summative Assessments • Embedded in materials to support

progress monitoring • Support an inquiry-based approach,

including performance assessments • Able to be customized

Best Practice Design & Resources: Differentiating Instruction • Support for remediation and

enrichment/challenge • Support for special populations:

English Language Learners and Special Education students

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Critical Criteria

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Digital and Online Resources • Teacher resources support planning, an interactive teacher

text, instruction, assessment, and an online platform, ongoing updates, and professional development

• Student resources include an interactive online textbook, interaction with experts, access to resources for research and current events, and an online platform

• Parent/family resources support student learning

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Process • In-depth screening and evaluation

Instructional Materials Review Criteria and Evaluation (Appendix B)

Instructional Materials Evaluation to Assess Bias Content (Appendix C)

Instructional Materials Evaluation to Assess for Accessibility by Special Populations (Appendix D)

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Evaluation and Screening

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Process • Open House events for staff, students, families, and

community members

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Open House

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Process • Lesson practice and materials review in schools for staff

and students • Publisher professional development presentations

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Publisher Presentations

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Process • Review and evaluation of all feedback: Appendices B, C,

and D; Open House events; lesson practice and staff and student review, and publisher presentations

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Review of Feedback

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Process • Recommendation for adoption

• Presentation to Instructional Materials Committee

• Presentation to the superintendent to recommend to the board of directors

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Recommendation

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Grade 6 World History My World History: Early Ages, Pearson

Grade 7 Washington State History and Government

The Washington Journey, Gibbs Smith Education

Grade 7 World Geography

Geography Alive! Regions and People, Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

Grade 8 U.S. History American History: Beginnings Through Reconstruction, Pearson

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Recommendation

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Grade 10 World History World History: The Modern Era, Pearson

Grade 11 U.S. History United States History: Reconstruction to the Present, Pearson

Grade 12 Civics Magruder's American Government, Pearson

Grades 9-12 Washington State History & Government

Washington: A State of Contrasts, Directed Media, Inc.

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Recommendation

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Grades 6-8 Interact simulations

Grades 6-8 and 10-12 The DBQ Project

Grade 7 and Grades 9-12: Washington State History and Government Since Time Immemorial

Grades 8 and 10-12 The Stanford History Education Group: Reading Like an Historian

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Pearson Social Studies Focus on Standards and Preparing Students for Success in College, Careers, and Civic Life • Alignment with standards in history, geography, civics,

economics, social studies skills, and Common Core State Standards

• Alignment with best practice: College, Career and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards

• Inquiry-focused projects, civic discussions, active learning strategies, and document analysis activities that develop students’ content and skills mastery in preparation for real-world challenges

• Connect – Investigate – Synthesize – Demonstrate design: Rigorous questions and inquiry process Connections to compelling digital content and active

learning Investigation and acquisition of key content knowledge

through print and digital resources

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Pearson Social Studies Focus on Standards and Preparing Students for Success in College, Career and Civic Life • Differentiation resources for ELL students , Challenge, extra

support, and special needs, including audio text • Authentic formative and summative assessments • The online REALIZE platform:

Student and teacher eTexts Presentations for every unit NBC Learn myStory videos and other videos to support

flipped learning Interactive features Discussion boards Built-in progress monitoring and assessments Embedded professional development for teachers,

including training guides, on-demand tutorials, and virtual training sessions

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TCI Social Studies Focus on Standards and Preparing Students for Success in College, Career and Civic Life • Alignment with standards in history, geography, civics,

economics, social studies skills, and Common Core State Standards

• An inquiry approach, including a hands-on, case-study approach to geography with interactive student notebooks and investigation of real world geography challenges simulating the use of geographic information systems

• Best practice design: cooperative learning, multiple intelligences strategies, and backward design of learning

• Differentiation resources for ELL students, students with special needs, and advanced learners; text-to-audio resources, English and Spanish texts

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Adoption Team: AP & Electives Erin Acheson Teacher—Cascade High School

Cheryl Carlson Teacher—Everett High School

Michelle Crews Teacher—Cascade High School

Laurie King Teacher—Everett High School

John Mellana Teacher—Jackson High School

Dave Roberts Teacher—Cascade High School

Bridget Shee Anderson Teacher—Jackson High School

Jonathan Stanley Teacher—Jackson High School

Bill Trueit Teacher—Jackson High School

Melissa Webster Teacher—Cascade High School

Kari Wilson Teacher—Cascade High School

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Adoption Process

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• Solicitation of AP-approved instructional materials and electives instructional materials from publishers

• In-depth evaluation and screening Instructional Materials Review Criteria and Evaluation

(Appendix B), including state and Common Core standards; best practice criteria; AP course objectives, themes, and content

Instructional Material Evaluation to Assess Bias Content (Appendix C)

Instructional Materials Evaluation to Assess for Accessibility by Special Populations (Appendix D)

• Open House events for staff, families, and community members

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Adoption Process

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• Open House events for staff, families, and community members

• Recommendation for adoption • Presentation to Instructional Materials Committee • Presentation to the superintendent to recommend to

the board of directors

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Recommendation

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Advanced Placement Social Studies Courses

AP Human Geography The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, Pearson

AP World History Ways of the World, Bedford St. Martin’s

AP Government American Government: Roots and Reform, Pearson

Social Studies Elective Courses

Economics Economics, Pearson

Geography Geography: The Human and Physical World, McGraw Hill

Sociology Sociology and You, McGraw Hill

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Other AP Courses

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AP Social Studies Courses: New Editions of Approved Texts

AP U.S. History The American Pageant, Cengage Learning

AP Psychology Myers’ Psychology for AP, Worth-Macmillan

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Implementation Support

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Summer professional development • Initial professional development in June, August, or

September • Development of Curriculum Portal resources

Ongoing professional development throughout the year • A focus on Washington state social studies standards and

Common Core State Standards • A focus on best practices: inquiry, citizenship, 21st century

skills, standards-aligned assessment, and differentiation resources and strategies

• The effective use of instructional materials, including digital and online resources

• Ongoing refinement of Curriculum Portal resources • Links to TPEP/Danielson professional growth and evaluation

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Implementation Support

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Options

Curriculum Portal resources development (leadership team)

Summer professional

development (all teachers)

Ongoing support (all teachers)

Plan A 2015-16

Three days to develop instructional maps and three days to refine proficiency scales

Full day of professional development

Ongoing professional development

Plan B 2015-16

Two days to develop instructional maps

Full day of professional development

Ongoing mapping and professional development

Plan C 2015-16

Three hours to develop instructional maps

Three hours of professional development

Ongoing mapping; fall professional development sessions

Plan D 2016-17

Instructional mapping Professional development

Ongoing professional development

Summary • Shared the secondary Social Studies adoption process

Professional development: standards and best practice In-depth screening and evaluation Lesson practice and materials review Open House events Publisher professional development presentations Review and evaluation of all feedback

• Explained the characteristics of the recommended instructional materials Alignment with Washington State Social Studies Standards and

Common Core State Standards Best practices in instruction and assessment: inquiry, citizenship,

21st century skills, standards-aligned assessments, resources for differentiating instruction

Digital and online resources for teachers, students, and parents • Requested adoption of recommended instructional materials

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Questions?

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