Social Studies & Foreign Language Department(s)
Meeting Agenda
Date: / Monday, August 26, 2013Time: / 1:15-2:30
J – 272 Carol’s Room
Attendance: / Mastromauro, Carol / Kilbride, Kevin
Bendle, Wendy / Max, Ben
Brown, Dana Marie / Pember, Ann
Enoksen, Lauren / Tivnan, Rick
Green, Jamie / Veritas, Kerry
Healy, Marsha
Hurley, Greg
Lightbody, Michael
District Goal: / Improved Student Achievement
Department Focus
Sneak Preview
Tomorrow’s Meeting Agenda
Operational
Issues
Curriculum & Planning
Resources: / “goal-setting is the process of establishing a direction for learning. . ."
- Marzano, Pickering, and Polock, Classroom Instruction that Works
We will . . .
· use the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework to plan and revise curriculum units, implement the Common Core, and to individualize instruction.
· expand the use of research-based teaching & learning strategies to increase student comprehension and support effective transfer of content and skills. (Stage 3)
· Encourage student inquiry while providing opportunities for students to develop 21st century skills and to apply those real-life skills in the context of a project. (Stage 1 & 2)
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Welcome to All – Our summers are definitely getting shorter!
· An especially warm welcome to our new colleagues
· Julie Snyder, Latin
· Caroline Lorenz, Spanish
· Jonathan Copithorne, U.S. History
· Caitlin Graham, Pathways History
Frame, Focus, Follow-up – Strategy for using videos in the classroom
· Teaching THEN
· http://cooperativelearning.nuvvo.com/lesson/9592-seinfeld-teaches-history
· Malden Middle Schools Social Studies NOW
· http://pinterest.com/ghurley0298/malden-middle-schools-social-studies/
· How does this connect to our work at MHS?
Modified Save the Last Word Protocol
· Read and mark-up the article, 4 Trends of Global Connectivity , Tech & Learning. (Use the laptop or the hard copy provided).
· Record two salient points that stood out
· Groups of 6 (Foreign Language/Social Studies teachers) follow protocol for modified Save the Last Word – Directions 1-6 only
· Reflection –
Tech & Learning
If time allows, read a short article from the link: The Hottest Stories That Everyone’s Reading
· I recommend, Create a Culture or Questioning and Inquiry, but all of the articles are short and offer good strategies.
· Pair/Share – your reflections on the article with a partner
· Debrief Whole Group – Thoughts? Which strategies are you already using? What would you like to try?
Additional Resources, if you are curious:
Using Smartphones in the Classroom
http://www.nea.org/tools/56274.htm
What your students need to know to get a job at Amazon
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2013/05/what_your_students_will_need_to_get_a_job_at_amazon.html
Start the Year With A Project or Wait?
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/PBL-start-or-wait-john-larmer
See additional articles at the end of the agenda – Moving forward, how do we share articles and reflections?
Peruse tomorrow’s agenda
· Items to be added?
The Top Ten Things You Don’t Learn About Teaching in College
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lulUvYfRl_c&list=RD02Palnm6J-y44
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Tuesday, August 26, 12:15 -2:30: (If Content teams are behind on their topic guides or unit development; you may choose to have a working lunch.)
Please bring the necessary resources to work, see Curriculum & Planning below:
Books: Complete the inventory list posted on the following link: http://historymalden.wikispaces.com/Books+and+Resources+-+Malden+High+School
· Update on US History Texts & AP Texts
· Determine resource needs for Foreign Language
Computers: Guidelines for use, assignments, and requests
Laptop Carts: Concerns & New Assignments
James Otis Scholarship: September 17, 2013
This year the program entitled, Lelia Robinson and the Quest for Equality, will focus on the struggles of the first women lawyers and on the successes, and continuing challenges faced by women in the law since. Joining her will be Tufts University Professor of American History Virginia Drachman, one of America’s leading scholars on the role of the early women lawyers, and author ofSisters in Law.
Carol Mastromauro will be looking for student nominees soon
· Please consider students in grades 11 or 12
· Teachers from last year, please help us out in the selection process as it is very early in the school year to identify appropriate students
Break into Content Teams to revise pacing/Quarterly Topic guide (if you are a member of 2 teams, please work with last year's content group)
· Begin at the end of the year
· identify topics or "Big Ideas"
· complete grid by quarters
· integrate PBL
· plan days spent on topic
· paste draft on appropriate wikipage
UBD – Share & review newly developed units
· Each unit must include: an introduction, Stage 1, 2, & 3 (We will work to clarify Stage 3/Learning Plan for the remainder of the year.)
· Post to Wikipage/Content
· Each teacher is responsible for collecting data (student work) & providing feedback on the unit(s)
· Teacher/designer must introduce their unit to team before it is taught and is responsible for collecting suggestions and making the necessary revisions to “their” newly developed unit.
· Where are we going with all of this?
o Prepare students for career and/or college
o Connect units to teacher evaluation/district determined measures
Four Trends of Global Connectivity:
4 Trends of Global Connectivity We As Educators Can No Longer Ignore - See more at: http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=6295#sthash.hJ2oJ7ea.dpuf
Marshall Memo: All teachers receive this through their email.
Intertextual Primary Sources
http://historytech.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/ford-institute-and-best-practices-part-iv-intertexual-primary-sources/
World History For Us All
https://mail.malden.mec.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=88d4ce996f674ec6a503791593367cda&URL=http%3a%2f%2fworldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu%2f
Unit Plans
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/shared/units.php
Tip of the Week: History Fact Box
http://historytech.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/tip-of-the-week-fact-pyramid-because-box/
Best Practices for World Language
http://www.lbschools.net/Main_Offices/Curriculum/Areas/World_Language/pdf/BestPracticesforEffectiveForeignLanguageInstruction.pdf
http://www.pennsbury.k12.pa.us/pennsbury/Departments/Curriculum/Best%20Practices/Foreign%20Languages.pdf
Outcomes: