Middle School Social Studies - Unpacked Standards Work

Middle School Social Studies

Unpacking Standards Creating Learning Goals Creating Success Criteria Implementing Student Centered Practices

Today's Learning Goals:

• Find your Quarter 1 Unpacked Priority Standards and understand how they are broken down.
• Look at the Achievement Target Type for the standard and identify the knowledge and skills tied to the standard.
• Develop Learning Goals for the Standard
• Develop Success Criteria for the Standard
• Brainstorm ways you can use the unpacked standard to drive a student centered culture in your classroom

What to Do:

• Work through the following slides with your gradelevel team.
• Make sure you are asking clarifying questions if necessary.

Unpacking Quarter 1 Standards

Your Quarter 1 Priority Standards have been unpacked for you and are linked to the Curriculum Map. Please choose the next standard you will teach and look through the unpacked standard document for it. Specifically look at how it is broken down to show what students need to know and what they need to do.

Link to Make a Copy of the Blank Unpacking Standards Template Doc

Link to the Social Studies Curriculum Map

Link to the Arizona State Standards for Social Studies

Achievement Target Types for Quarter 1 Standards

Link to Make a Copy of the Blank Unpacking Standards Template Doc

Your Quarter 1 Priority Standards have been assigned Achievement Target Types. Please look through the Achievement Target Type for it. Specifically look and see if there is any background knowledge you will need to provide for students to understand the standard. Also think about how the students will demonstrate the knunderstanding of the knowledge.

Link to the Social Studies Curriculum Map

Link to the Arizona State Standards for Social Studies

Develop your Learning Goals

Key Things to Consider when writing your Learning Goals: - “What am I learning?” - Clear and focused on the outcome of the learning - Provide a map to the learning destination - Scaffolded to build toward deeper understanding

Link to Make a Copy of the Blank Unpacking Standards Template Doc

Link to the Social Studies Curriculum Map

Make a copy of the unpacked standard you are looking at. On your copy, work with your grade level team to create the learning goals you feel will work best for you students.

Link to the Arizona State Standards for Social Studies

Develop your Success Criteria

Key Things to Consider when writing your Success Criteria: - “How will I know I have learned it?” - Describe the evidence students must produce to show they have achieved the learning intention (not the tasks) - Major checkpoints along the way for teacher and students to know how they are progressing

Link to Make a Copy of the Blank Unpacking Standards Template Doc

Link to the Social Studies Curriculum Map

On your copy of the unpacked standard, work with your grade level team to create the success criteria you feel will work best for you students. As you read through the success criteria you have created think about: - In what ways do they offer clarity and guidance for the user? - In what ways do they offer flexibility?

Link to the Arizona State Standards for Social Studies

Goal 1: Architect a Learner Centered Culture

Link to Make a Copy of the Blank Unpacking Standards Template Doc

Utilize the table at the bottom of your unpacked standard document to brainstorm how you will utilize your unpacked standard in your classroom with your students.

Link to the Social Studies Curriculum Map

This framework will help you develop fluency in Goal 1 if you still need that support. Utilize this space and the time with your team to discuss how you can start to implement these practices in your classroom. If you have questions or need help ask your Instructional Coach or Content Coach!

Link to the Arizona State Standards for Social Studies