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Effective Social Studies Assessment Strategies for Elementary Grades

This workshop focuses on assessing social studies comprehension using rubrics, analyzing student work, and planning next steps. Participants will discuss current trends in social studies assessment and explore authentic assessment practices for history-social science.

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Effective Social Studies Assessment Strategies for Elementary Grades

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  1. Class Four: Assessment and Analysis of Student WorkFebruary 5th (morning) Professor:Tina Rasori, Ed.D. rasori@aol.com

  2. AgendaCourse Learning Outcomes: 5,6TPE’s:2,3,7,8 • Assessments in Social Studies • Rubrics in Social Studies • Analyzing Student Work and Next Steps

  3. Assessments in Social Studies • Current Trends and Practices in Social Studies Assessment for the Early Gradeshttp://www.learner.org/workshops/socialstudies/pdf/session7/7.CurrentTrendsAndPractices.pdf • Authentic Assessments for History-Social Sciencehttp://tchistorygal.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/authentic-assessments-for-history-social-science/ • Looking at Student Work for Teacher Learning, Teacher Community and School Reform http://olms.cte.jhu.edu/olms/data/resource/5016/LASW%20Article.pdf • Learning to Look: Analyzing Student Work to Improve Teacher Practice http://www.ascd.org/publications/classroom-leadership/feb2000/Learning-to-Look.aspx  • PACT Elementary History-Social Studies Rubrics 2012-2013 http://www.pacttpa.org Click on Supporting Documents for Students; Scroll down to “rubrics” to find h/ss rubrics for assessment; Look specifically at EH7

  4. Assessments in Social Studies Cont… • Discuss the readings with your table and be ready to share out key points • Examples of assessments in social studies

  5. Rubrics in Social Studies • What are the pros about using rubrics in social studies? • What are the cons about using rubrics in social studies? • Examples of different rubrics in Social Studies -What do you notice? -How would you use rubrics in your classroom?

  6. Analyzing Student Work and Next Steps • Model how to analyze student work with rubric (Native American) • Model how to determine next steps for students (Native American) • Work with your group to analyze student work with rubric (Explorers) • Work with your group to determine the next steps for students (Explorers)

  7. History/Social Studies CAT • Review Assignment Details • Email Context for Learning, Settlement Assignment, Assignment Details • Upload by midnight on February 19th. • Questions???

  8. Next Class: • Common Core Standards Language Arts http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards • Sample Lessons: Social Studies/English Language Arts Curriculum http://www.pnwboces.org/ssela/Sample_Lessons/sample.htm • Integration of language arts and social studies in the upper elementary and middle grades http://rapsa.org/content/view/75/131/ • Is Curriculum Integration a Boon or a Threat to Social Studies? http://education.msu.edu/irt/PDFs/ResearchSeries/rs204.pdf What is Project Based Learning?http://pbl-online.org/About/whatisPBL.htm

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