Session Outcome

1. Social Studies CCRSfor Grades 6-12(Reading and Writing to Deepen Content)Quarterly Meeting 1September 2014

2. Session Outcome Participants will: Deepen their understanding of how to incorporate the Social Studies Standards and the Alabama College and Career Ready Literacy Standards for Reading and Writing in Grades 6-12into lesson plans meeting the criteria listed on the EQuIPQuality Review Rubric.

3. Alabama Quality Teaching Standards 1.4-Designs instructional activities based on state content standards 2.7-Creates learning activities that optimize each individual’s growth and achievement within a supportive environment 5.3-Participates as a teacher leader and professional learning community member to advance school improvement initiatives

4. Prepared Graduate Defined Possesses the ability to apply core academic skills to real-world situations through collaboration with peers in problem solving, precision, and punctuality in delivery of a product,and has a desire to be a life-long learner. Possesses the knowledge and skills needed to enroll and succeed in credit-bearing, first-year courses at a two- or four-year college, trade school, technical school, without the need for remediation.

5. How Are the Literacy Standards Organized? • Look at page 94 in Appendix C. These are the Anchor Standards. • Now look at page 95. This page contains the Grade Band Standards. • Look at Anchor Standard 1. Now look at Grade Band Standard 1. • Now look at the other Anchor Standards and their grade band standards. • Discuss with your group how these build and increase in rigor from band to band.

6. How Are the Literacy Standards Related to the Content Standards? • The academiccontent standards for social studies are located in our course of study. • The literacy standards are vehicles to help our students access the content we are teaching. • Literacy Standards are also located in the Social Studies Course of Study in the appendix section.

7. Let’s Re-examine the Literacy Standards for Reading • Read across the grade bands starting with standard one. • What do you notice? • Have some table discussion about these standards and how they fit into your current lessons.

8. Let’s watch a video demonstrating how a teacher uses reading standards to help students better understand the content. https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/reading-like-a-historian-sourcing

9. Take a Closer Look at the Standards • Identify the ALCOS Social Studies Standards in Grades 6, 9, 11, and 12present in this lesson. • What reading literacy standards were present in the lesson you observed? • What evidence of student engagement did you see in the video? • Discuss with your table. • Lesson Plan, “The Tonkin War”

10. Re-examine the Literacy Standards for Writing • Read across the grade bands starting with standard one. • What do you notice? • Have some table discussion about these standards and how they fit into your current lessons.

11. Let’s watch a video demonstrating how a teacher uses writing standards to help students better understand the content. https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/literacy-analysis-lesson

12. Take a Closer Look at the Standards • What writing literacy standards were present in the lesson you observed? • What evidence of student engagement did you see in the video? • Discuss with your table.

13. TidbitsTypes of Writing Arguments (In Social Studies) Informational/Explanatory Writing Narrative Writing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt_2jI010WU&feature=player_embedded

15. HELPFUL RESOURCES IN PLANNING AND CONTENT APPLICATION

18. Social Studies Section of the Insight Tool

19. Let’s Look Again At The EQuIPQuality Review Rubric https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/peer-review-for-better-ela-lessons-equip

20. The Rubric Organizes Criteria That Describe Quality Lessons/Units Criteria that define the rubric are organized to describe quality in four dimensions. Slide taken from Tri-State Quality Review Rubric & Process (Achieve)

21. Let’s Examine An Exemplary Lesson Together.

22. Your Turn… • Scan Dimensions I and II of the rubric to see what information they contain, how they are organized, and to look for key components for each of the bulleted items. • Underline key components. • Note: We will only use the portion of the rubric that deals with lessons – not units. • Share with your group. • Groups report out.

23. Assignment… • Use the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution lesson plan. • Use the Strategic Teaching Lesson Plan Template. • Using the rubric, does the lesson meet the criteria of the bulleted items in Dimension 1? • In the blank box underneath Dimension 1, make notes of concerns/issues; list items needed for improvement to meet criteria of rubric. • Check the bubble(s) to the left of the item if the lesson plan meets the criteria listed. • Now repeat the first four items above for Dimension II.

24. Group Discussion at Your Table • Were there missing Dimension I components? • Which item(s)? • What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the rubric criteria? • Were there missing Dimension II components? • Which item(s)? • What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the criteria? • Group report out for each table.

25. Homework Bring Back A Lesson. You can get one on ALEX or from someone else.

26. Before You Leave Today! Think about what you are going to share during your Team Time and share it with your co-workers. End of this Session