The New Grade 8 Global Studies Standards Presented by Michelle Leba

1. The New Grade 8 Global Studies Standards Presented by Michelle Leba Washington Technology Magnet School Michelle.leba@spps.org Information can be found at https://michelleleba.wikispaces.com/

2. This session will focus on the new World Studies Standards for Grade 8 with special emphasis on the Geography components.

3. Legislative History: 2003 and later • Profile of Learning repealed • Commissioner required to create rigorous academic standards (Minn. Stat. §120B.02) • Social studies standards created in 2004 • Course credit requirements identified in all subjects (to begin with graduating class of 2007-2008) • Commissioner forbidden to develop statewide assessments for academic standards in social studies, health and physical education, and the arts (120B.30, subd. 1a)

4. Standards Review Cycle Review Implement Standards Review 2006-07 Math 2010-11 2015-16 2007-08 Arts 2010-11 2016-17 2008-09 Science 2011-12 2017-18 2009-10 Language Arts 2012-13 2018-19 Phy. Ed. (NASPE standards) 2012-13 2010-11 Social Studies 2013-14 2019-20 Health, World Languages, and Career and Technical Education to be reviewed on a locally determined cycle. (Minn. Stat. § 120B.023)

5. K-8 2004 2011 Grade-banded standards  Grade-specific standards All Minnesota students will be covering the same standards at the same grade level in gr. K-8 Provides a consistent educational experience for students who transfer from one district to another New state mandate: grade-specific standards

6. Goals and Assumptions • Revised Standards must be aligned with the knowledge & skills needed for college and career readiness • Reduce number of Standards and benchmarks • Provide a grade-specific scope and sequence for all social studies disciplines • Integrate social studies disciplines in grades K-8

7. The New Minnesota Social Studies Standards • Continues to be finalized • Implementation begins in 2013-2014 school year, but may be delayed

8. Assumption: specific content • U.S. History will include Minnesota History at grade 6. • Geography will include Geographic Information Systems in grades 7-12. • Economics will include personal finance and/or financial literacy.

9. Definitions Standard • A general goal or summary description of student learning in a content area; Benchmark(Minn. Stat. § 120B.023) • Specific “academic knowledge and skills schools must offer and students must achieve to satisfactorily complete a state standard” by the end of that grade level or grade band • Used to inform and guide parents, teachers, school districts and others and for use in developing tests

10. Standards Review Process • Gap analysis: MN standards/other state standards & national reports • First draft • Public review and comment period: February 25-March 14 • Online feedback • Town meetings- March 2, 7, 8, 10 (Fergus Falls, Marshall, Duluth, Roseville) • Targeted feedback • Second draft • Expert reviews: April 8- April 20 • Third draft • Second Public Comment period: April 29- May 8 • Targeted Group Meetings • Commissioner approves draft • Posting on MDE website • Rulemaking process

11. Standards Review Committee • Committee members were selected by the commissioner • 10 committee meetings • 32 of the 45 committee members were K-12 teachers • Each member on two teams: grade level & discipline • Led by committee co-chairs (postsecondary and K-12) named by commissioner • David Lanegran • Tony Filipovitch • Aaron Nelson • Teresa Ponessa • Endorse final draft of revised standards; submit it for commissioner’s approval

14. High School Required Course Credits (3.5 Credits)

15. Reading the Standards: An Example 4.3.6.1.2 • 4: Grade • 3: Strand Geography • 6: Sub strand The World in Spatial Terms • 1: Standard Maps and globes are used to display and analyze Geographic Information • 2: Benchmark Demonstrate the ability to use latitude and longitude to locate places

16. Anchor Standards for Geography • The World in Spatial Terms • Places and Regions • Human Systems • Human Environment Interaction • The Uses of Geography Citation: National Geography Standards, Geography Education Standards Project. 1994. Geography for Life: The National Geography Standards. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society Committee on Research and Exploration.

17. The World In Spatial Terms • People use geographic representations and geospatial technologies to acquire, process and report information within a spatial context. • Geographic inquiry is a process in which people ask geographic questions and gather, organize, and analyze information to solve problems and plan for the future.

18. What does it mean to think spatially?What is spatial thinking?

19. What do we mean by spatial thinking? • Spatial Thinking Skills are an important set of competencies for examining the world around us. These skills enable the geographer to visualize and analyze spatial relationships between objects, such as location, distance, direction, shape, and pattern. Any issue or event can be viewed spatially: the spread of disease, earthquake activity, trade, immigration, and so forth.

20. Geography’s unique perspective is the spatial perspective. To think spatially means to consider how people, places and things are laid out, organized and arranged on the surface of the Earth.

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22. What do we mean by Geospatial Technologies? • The core group of technologies that make up geospatial technologies are: • GIS - Geographic Information Systems • GPS - Global Positioning System • Remote Sensing • Mapping

23. Spatial Questions • Where is it? • What is there? • Why is it there? • What difference does it make? • How are other places similar or different? • How are places linked? • What spatial patterns can you see on a map? • How do spatial patterns change over space and time?

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25. Geography Anchor StandardsDRAFT • Geospatial Skills: THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS • People use geographic representations and geospatial technologies to acquire, process and report information within a spatial context. • Geographic inquiry is a process in which people ask geographic questions and gather, organize, and analyze information to solve problems and plan for the future.

26. Geography Anchor StandardsDRAFT • PLACES AND REGIONS • Places have physical characteristics (climate, topography, vegetation) and human characteristics (culture, population, economic and political systems). • People construct regions to identify, organize, and interpret areas of the Earth’s surface, which simplifies the Earths’ complexity.

27. Geography Anchor StandardsDRAFT • HUMAN SYSTEMS • The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on the Earth's surface influence human systems (cultural, economic, and political systems). • Geographic factors influence the distribution, functions, growth, and patterns of cities and other human settlements. • The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of the Earth’s cultures influence human systems (cultural, economic, and political systems). • Processes of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of the Earth's surface.

28. Geography Anchor StandardsDRAFT • HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION • Human actions of adaptation and change both influence and are influenced by the physical environment • The meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources changes over time. • Citation: National Geography Standards, Geography Education Standards Project. 1994. Geography for Life: The National Geography Standards. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society Committee on Research and Exploration.

29. The World In Spatial Terms-Benchmarks DRAFT • Obtain and analyze geographic information from a variety of print and electronic sources to investigate places or answer specific questions; give a rationale for its use. For example: Sources--Google Earth or similar programs, maps, aerial photos, and other images.

30. The World In Spatial Terms-Benchmarks DRAFT • Formulate questions about topics in geography; pose possible answers; use geospatial technology to analyze problems, and make decisions within a spatial context. • Create and use thematic maps to locate major cultural, economic, physical, and political regions of the world.

31. The World In Spatial Terms-Benchmarks DRAFT • Using appropriate geographic tools analyze and explain the distribution of physical characteristics of places. For example: Geographic tools-- maps, graphics, geospatial technologies, GIS, online atlases and databases. For example: Physical characteristics—landforms (Rocky Mountains), ecosystems (forest), bodies of water (Mississippi River, Hudson Bay), vegetation, and weather and climate.

32. The World In Spatial Terms-Benchmarks DRAFT • Using appropriate geographic tools to analyze and explain the distribution of human characteristics of places. For example: Human characteristics—bridges (Golden Gate Bridge), Erie Canal, cities, political boundaries, population distribution, settlement patterns, language, ethnicity, nationality, and religious beliefs.

33. The World In Spatial Terms-Benchmarks DRAFT • Using appropriate geographic tools to analyze how humans influence the environment and are in turn influenced by the environment through dynamic processes.