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A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
Social Sciences Best Practices:
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A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
Social Sciences Best Practices:
Essential that ALL SOCIAL SCIENCE GRADE LEVELS AND
COURSES instruct with the following in mind:
- Use course NGSSS-SS BENCHMARKS as the driving force
behind instruction;
- Instruct with STIMULI- Primary and Secondary Sources
- Emphasize LEARNING SKILLS students will need to use to
successfully perform tasks.
A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
Important Updates:
EOC for Review- BEST PRACTICES- 7th grade Civics:
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Best Practice: Strategically utilize the 4 Week Review
Period included in the Pacing Guides prior to the
administration of the Civics EOC (April 20 – May 22, 2015)
One week of review, per reporting category is allocated in
the Pacing Guides.
Reporting categories are:
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Origins and Purposes of Law and Government;
Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities of Citizens;
Government Policies and Political Practices; &
Organization and Functions of Government.
A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
Important Updates:
EOC for 11th grade U.S. History:
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Best Practice: Strategically utilize the 3 Week Review
Period included in the Pacing Guides prior to the
administration of the U.S. History EOC (April 20 – May 22,
2015)
One week of review, per reporting category is allocated in
the Pacing Guides.
Reporting categories are:
• Late 19th Century and early 20th Century, 1860-1910;
• Global Military, Political, and Economic Challenges, 1890-1940; &
• The U.S. and the Defense of International Peace, 1940-Present.
A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
Important Updates:
EOC Reviews- Best Practices:
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Models for Review (not a complete list):
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After school review camps;
In school day review camps;
Benchmark specific camps;
Skill camps & content camps; &
Interventionists
All models should be collaborative planning approach
based off of MYA data and department input.
A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
Civics MYA Data Analysis
MYA Specifics:
66 questions in total
52 questions from instructed benchmarks (79% of MYA)
14 questions from non-instructed benchmarks (21% of
MYA)
A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
U.S. History MYA Data Analysis
MYA Specifics:
63 questions in total
51 questions from instructed benchmarks (81% of MYA)
12 questions from non-instructed benchmarks (19% of
MYA)
A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
Civics MYA Data
Chats
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Click on “Civics
Support” then
“Module 3.”
A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
U.S. History MYA
Data Chats
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Click on “U.S.
History Support”
then “Module 3.”
A New Era in Social SciencesSSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli
MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis
Best Practice: a detailed analysis of :
• What the student CLAIMS is the answer to a given question;
• What EVIDENCE the student can provide to support said claim;
and
• What REASONING the student can provide to support that the
claim and evidence are accurate.
• C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
• This practice is essential for correcting MISINFORMATION and
strengthening analytical skills.
MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis
SAMPLE: Correct Answer
C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
I CLAIM that FSeparation of Powersis the correct answer.
The EVIDENCE I have is
that in the box, it says
that if all power is in
one place, NO liberty
or freedom exists.
The REASON that this
evidence supports the answer is
that separation of powers is a key
part of the Constitution which
divides power among the 3
branches of government.
MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis
SAMPLE: Wrong Answer
C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
I CLAIM that
choice IFederalism- is the
correct answer.
The EVIDENCE I have is
that in the box, it
mentions all 3
branches of
governmentlegislative, executive,
judicial.
The REASON that
this evidence supports the
answer is that Federalism
refers to the three branches of
government.
Teacher or
Student
Feedback:
Choice I is
incorrectFederalism
refers to shared
powers
between levels
of governmentlocal, state,
federal.
MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis
SAMPLE: Wrong Answer
C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
I CLAIM that GIndividual rights- is
the correct
answer.
The EVIDENCE I have is
that in the box, it
mentions liberty and I
know one of our
individual rights is
liberty.
The REASON that
this evidence supports the
answer, individual rights, is
that protecting individual
rights is a big part of the
Constitution.
Teacher or
Student
Feedback:
Choice G is
incorrect- Trueindividual rights
are
Constitutional
Principals but it
is not the main
idea of the
statement
MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis
SAMPLE: Wrong Answer
C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
I CLAIM that HRule of Law- is the
correct answer.
The EVIDENCE I have is
that in the box, it
mentions power. I
know that Power
comes from laws. I
know that we are a
nation of laws.
The REASON that
this evidence supports the
answer, rule of law, is that the
Constitution is where it states
that we all must follow all
laws.
Teacher or
Student
Feedback:
Choice H is
incorrect- TrueRule of Law is
part of our
Constitutional
Principals but it
is not the main
idea of the
statement
MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis
SAMPLE: Correct Answer
C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
I CLAIM that
HThe separate
but equal
doctrine is the
correct
answer.
The EVIDENCE
I have is that in
the box, it states
separation of
race DOES NOT
imply inferiority.
The REASON that
this evidence supports the
claim to H as the correct
answer is that in Plessy v.
Ferguson, a SC case,
determined that SEPARATE
facilities WERE Constitutional
as long as they were equal and
the state legislatures had the
right to such laws.
MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis
SAMPLE: WRONG Answer
C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Teacher/Student
response: F is incorrect
as ERA was about equal
rights for Women and
much later in history.
I CLAIM that FThe ERA
doctrine is the
correct
answer.
The EVIDENCE
I have is that in
the box, it states
separation of
race DOES NOT
imply inferiority
therefore
meaning equal.
The REASON that this evidence
supports the claim to F as the
correct answer is that in Plessy
v. Ferguson, a SC case,
determined that SEPARATE
facilities WERE Constitutional as
long as they were equal and the
state legislatures had the right
to such laws- therefore they
passed the Equal Rights
Amendment
MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis
SAMPLE: WRONG Answer
C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Teacher/Student response: G
is incorrect as individual
choice doctrine does not exist
and there is nothing in the
opinion referencing such a
doctrine.
I CLAIM that
GThe individual
choice
doctrine is the
correct
answer.
The EVIDENCE
I have is that in the
box, it states
separation of race
DOES NOT imply
inferiority therefore
meaning all
INDIVIDUALS are
equal.
The REASON that this evidence
supports the claim to G as the
correct answer is that in Plessy
v. Ferguson, a SC case,
determined that SEPARATE
facilities WERE Constitutional as
long as they were equal and
therefore affects all
INDIVIDUALS.
MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis
SAMPLE: WRONG Answer
C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Teacher/Student response: I is
incorrect as no such doctrine
exists; however “competency
of the states” is synonymous
with the concept of
sovereignty.
I CLAIM that IState’s
sovereignty
doctrine is the
correct
answer.
The EVIDENCE
I have is that in the
quote, it states
“competency of the
states” meaning
within the power or
jurisdiction of the
states to create such
laws- synonymous
with sovereignty.
The REASON that this evidence
supports the claim to I as the
correct answer is that in Plessy
v. Ferguson, a SC case,
determined that SEPARATE
facilities WERE Constitutional as
long as they were equal and
therefore affects all
INDIVIDUALS- and states have
the power to pass such laws.
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