Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Out With the Old, In With the New

Tina MelcherLead Curriculum Specialist K-

12 Social Studies

Objective

• To become familiar with the new Social Studies TEKS in preparation for student success in the classroom and on the STAAR/EOC assessments.

College and Career ReadinessAre We Ready?

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Social Studies Standards2011-2012

ANTICIPATION

TEXAS SOCIAL STUDIES

Elementary Middle School High SchoolThinking Like a Citizen

K - My Community1 – Our Community2 – Local Communities3 – Communities and Our World

Thinking Like a Geographer

6 - Contemporary World Cultures

Thinking Like a Geographer

9 - World Geography

Thinking Like a Historian

7 - Texas History8 - United States History Through Reconstruction

Thinking Like a Historian

10 - World History11 - United States History since 1877

Thinking Like a Historian

4 - Texas History5 - United States History

Thinking Like a CitizenUnited States Government (1/2 Credit)Economics (1/2 Credit)

PsychologySociology

Special TopicsResearch

Answer KeyConcept/Topic Answer1. Cultural Diffusion * World Cultures

2. Moses Government

3. Pledge of Allegiance Kindergarten

4. Personal Financial Literacy Economic

5. Globalization * Geography

6. Landforms * First Grade

7. Oprah Winfrey * US History 11

8. Vicente Filisola Texas History 4

9. Howard Hughes, Sr. Texas History 7

10. Taxes * Second Grade

11. Ottoman Empire * World History

12. Ellen Ochoa Third Grade

13. Second Great Awakening * US History 8

14. The Great Depression * US History 5

GeographyHistory Economics Government

Citizenship Culture Science Technology and Society

Social Studies Skills

Social Studies Strands

StrandKnowledge and Skills StatementConceptContent and Skill to be

taught

Student ExpectationVerb(s) What students are expected to know and doSuch as/Including Statement

Organization and Structure of the TEKS8.6 History. The student understands westward expansion and its effects on the political, economic, and social development of the nation. The student is expected to:

(A) Identify areas that were acquired to form the United States , including the Louisiana Purchase.

CHANGES

INTRODUCTION

K-12 Social Studies OverviewLonger Introduction

Celebrate Freedom Week and Constitution Day

Role of U.S. free enterprise systemDefinition of constitutional republic Including” and “such as” statementsStatements regarding actions and the

ideals in the founding documents

CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEKWeek of September 17 (Sept. 14 – 16)

• Each social studies class shall include, during Celebrate Freedom Week….

• Appropriate instruction concerning the intent, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, in their historical contexts.

CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEKWeek of September 17 (Sept. 12 – 16)

• The study of the Declaration of Independence must include the study of the relationship of the ideas expressed in that document to subsequent American history, including …

– The relationship of its ideas to the rich diversity of our people as a nation of immigrants

– The American Revolution– The formulation of the U.S. Constitution– The abolitionist movement, which led to the Emancipation

Proclamation and the women's suffrage movement

CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEKWeek of September 17 (Sept. 12 – 16)

• Each school district shall require that, during Celebrate Freedom Week or other week of instruction prescribed under subparagraph of this paragraph, students in Grades 3-12…

Study and recite the following text: "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed."

Terminology• Students identify the role of the U.S. free enterprise system

within the parameters of this course and understand that this system may also be referenced as capitalism or the free market system.

• Students understand that a constitutional republic is a representative form of government whose representatives derive their authority from the consent of the governed, serve for an established tenure, and are sworn to uphold the constitution.

Founding Documents• Students identify and discuss how the actions of U.S.

citizens and the local, state, and federal governments have either met or failed to meet the ideals espoused in the founding documents.

Including and Such as Statements

Including Statements

Statements that contain the including introduce content that must be mastered

Such As Statements

Statements that contain the phrase such as are intended as possible illustrative examples

Including and Such as statements may both be tested on the STAAR/EOC assessments

TEKS/SEs

K-12 Social Studies Overview

More Content

K-12 Social Studies OverviewMore Student Expectations

Grade SEK 01 02 +173 04 +15 -66 +97 +68 1

Grade SEUS +38WH +44WG +1Gov -2Eco +21Psy +8Soc +21

Sp Topics +10Research +18

K-12 Social Studies OverviewMore Student Expectations

Grade SE

8 US History 105

World Geography 67

World History 123

11 US History 130

K-12 Social Studies OverviewMore Historical Figures

Grade Level Old TEKS New TEKS

Elementary 38 154

Texas History 48 67

U.S. History – 8 23 50

World History 42 52

US History – 11 58 83

Government 12 19

Economics 4 4

K-12 Social Studies Overview

Greater specificity

K-12 Social Studies OverviewMost Changed

World HistoryOrganized into Periodizations with content

through the 20th century

Most Added ContentGrade 11 U.S. History

Three new units with content to the 21st century

K-12 Social Studies Overview

Biggest Challenge• More content• Knowledge of TEKS• The STAAR/EOC test given at the

beginning of May

K-12 Social Studies ResourcesAt-A-Glances

Instructional Timelines – TEKS are clarified

Learning Goals – Assessment and

Instruction Planning

Lessons and Resources

Content Cadres/Instructional Coach

EOC/Course Preparation1. New Resources are Needed2. Common Assessments3. Aligned Round Rock Curriculum (ARRC)4. Professional Development – Content/Skills

Content Cadres – Renee Blackmon5. Social Studies Skills Need to Drive the Course6. Student-Directed Classroom

Analysis of primary/secondary sources Application to Evaluation Instruction

7. Application of Data

Benchmarks-FALL-

Middle School 8th Grade Nov. 7 -11 6th and 7th Grade Nov. 28 – Dec. 2

High School 9th Grade Nov. 7–15, 2011

10th and 11th Grade Nov. 28-Dec 9

Benchmarks-SPRING-

Middle School 8th Grade Feb. 27 – Mar 5 6th and 7th Grade May 14 - 18

High School 9th Grade Feb. 27 – Mar 5

10th and 11th Grade March 19 - 26

K-12 Social Studies Overview

QUESTIONS

Tina MelcherLead Curriculum Specialist K-12 Social Studies

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Renee BlackmonSecondary Instructional Coach – Social Studies

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