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August 16, 2011

August 16, 2011. No food or drinks allowed in the theater. Thank you. Welcome Austin ISD Social Studies Educators to the McCallum High School Performing Arts Center The grand opening for the new McCallum High School Performing Arts Center is Friday, September 30, 2011.

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August 16, 2011

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  1. August 16, 2011

  2. No food or drinks allowed in the theater. Thank you. Welcome Austin ISD Social Studies Educators to the McCallum High School Performing Arts Center The grand opening for the new McCallum High School Performing Arts Center is Friday, September 30, 2011.

  3. Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum Department Joe M. Ramirez - Social Studies Academic Supervisor Celeste Smith – High School Curriculum Specialist Janie Maldonado – Middle School Curriculum Specialist Janie McClam- Elementary Curriculum Specialist Jessica Jolliffe– ESL Curriculum Specialist Terry Loessin– Technology Curriculum Specialist Lisa Ellis - Secretary 414-4361www.austinschools.org/curriculum/soc_stud

  4. The year behind us… 2010-11 School Year Report Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum Department

  5. 2010-11 School Year Report 2010-11 TAKS District Results – % Met Standard * Subject Areas (All Students) – % Passing

  6. 2010-11 School Year Report 2010-11 TAKS District Results – % Commended* Subject Areas (All Students) – % Passing CongratulationsAustin ISD Social Studies –Highest Commended Scores from the 8Texas Urban School Districts • First time every subject > 30% • Gains ≥ 2 points in every subject – first time since 2005

  7. 2010-11 School Year Report Congratulations! The 2010-11James F. Veninga Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award Linda O’Neal, Akins High School Humanities Texas is the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities

  8. 2010-11 School Year Report Congratulations! 2010 NOVA Teacher of the Year 2010 Middle School Teacher of the Year Magdalena Bustillos, Storm Vance, Mendez Middle School Martin Middle School Texas Council for the Social Studies Award PresentationOctober 22 at the TCSS Conference Jean Lantz Luncheon

  9. The year ahead of us… The 2011 - 12 School Year:New Standards, New Assessments, New Tools Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum Department

  10. The 2011 - 12 School Year Reminders:New Standards, New Assessments, New Tools Become a Council member. Register for Conference. • Newly adopted Social Studies TEKS • Information on End-of-Course Assessments • 2011 - 12 State Assessment Calendar • 2010 - 11 TAKS Assessment Results • AISD Secondary Social Studies Professional Development catalog This PowerPoint along with photos from today will be available on the SocStWebsite August 23. NEW STANDARDS; NEW STATE & DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS… Celebrate Freedom Week Sept 12 – Sept 17 Constitution Day! SchoolNet & the Social Studies Curriculum support site The Texas Council for the Social Studies 2011 State Conference October 21 – 23 : Doubletree Hotel at Hwy 290 and IH 35

  11. NEW STANDARDS • Go into effect this school year! • Check your lesson plans to make sure the content of the new TEKS are being taught! • All Curriculum documents have been updated- Kudos go out to colleagues serving on Curriculum Writing Teams • TEKS Side-by-Side documents • Curriculum available on Social Studies web site and SchoolNet

  12. 2011-12 School Year • NEW ASSESSMENTS • STAAR Grades 3-8 and HS EOCs • District MOY Benchmarks • District Short Cycle Assessments (SCAs)

  13. 2011-12 School Year New STAAR Assessment Program Phase-In Begins • Readiness Standards • Supporting Standards • Essential for success in the current grade/course • Important for preparedness for next grade/course • Support the College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) • Necessitate in-depth instruction • Address broad and deep ideas • Although introduced in the current grade/course, they may be emphasized in a subsequent year • Although reinforced in the current grade/course, they may be emphasized in a previous year • Play a role in preparing for next grade/course but not a central role • Address more narrowly defined ideas 30% of Student Expectations from the TEKS 65% of STAAR Assessment Blueprint 70% of Student Expectations from the TEKS 35% of STAAR Assessment Blueprint SOCIAL STUDIES www.austinschools.org/curriculum

  14. 2011-12 School Year Challenges Ahead! 2010-11 STAAR EOC World Geography and US History Field Test District Results • World Geography: • Average number of questions answered correctly: 40 out of 68 • Average range of correct answers through the four Reporting Categories: 56% - 62% • Lowest performance on Reporting Category 1 – History, Government and Citizenship • U.S. History: • Average number of questions answered correctly: 30 out of 68 • Average range of correct answers through the four Reporting Categories: 40% - 47% • Lowest performance on Reporting Category 3 – Government and Citizenship • TEA will determine passing standards for HS STAAR EOC in the Spring of 2012; Passing standards for Grades 3-8 STAAR will be set in the Fall of 2012.

  15. 2011-12 School Year New District Short-Cycle Assessments (SCAs) and MoY Benchmarks • Short Cycle Assessments • Grades 6-11 • Associate Superintendents determine which campuses are required to take these • Two per grading period – Alignment to specific units in grading period • 6 to 8 questions per SCA • MoY Benchmarks • Grade 8, World Geo, World History, and U.S. History • Two MOYs during the year: • MOY 1 covers content from Weeks 1 through 12. • Administration windows: High School : Nov. 7 – 10 Middle School : Nov. 14 – Dec. 9 • MOY 2 covers content from: Weeks 1-22 for Middle School Weeks 1-25 for High School • Administration windows: Middle School : Feb. 13 – Mar. 2 • High School : March 7 – 23 Calendars sent by Schools Office to principals and is also available on the Social Studies website.

  16. Please take out your program as we go over a few items The FALL 2011 DWSD Program Am I getting credit for being here today? What must I do to make sure I do get credit?Who do I give my Attendance Sticker Sheet to?PAGE 4 When is Lunch? When will ya’ll put the Freebies table out? PAGE 5 MS & HS Department Chair Meeting Dates PAGE 18

  17. Presenting in the LibrarySessions I, II, and III Welcome! Our Featured Speaker…Dr. Ephraim Kaye;Director of the International Seminars at The International School for Holocaust Studies at YadVashem; Jerusalem, Israel. YadVashem's Visual Center Film Database Online Now The Database contains over 6,682 titles of Holocaust related film with detailed information including commercial, artistic, historical and geographical data.

  18. Please be sure to leave with all items you brought into the theater. Thank you. Our many thanks to the McCallum campus community for the welcoming spirit and wonderful support they extend to us each year when hosting our DWSD. The grand opening for the new McCallum High School Performing Arts Center is Friday, September 30, 2011.

  19. August 16, 2011 Receiving Credit for Today’s Professional Development • Sign In by campus at registration table in the A.M.! and when you return from lunch prior to your 1:00 session. • Obtain an Attendance Sticker from your presenters in each session!Complete the Teacher Information form on the back of this page![Note: Teacher Information form is now available on Google Docs.] • Provide your final session presenter with: • Your completed Attendance Sheet! • Complete the online DWSD Evaluation Survey! SOCIAL STUDIES www.austinschools.org/curriculum

  20. Evaluation Survey • Please take time to complete the Evaluation Survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/52P6F2W • You may also… • Go to the AISD website. • Type “DWSD” into the address bar. • Click on “Aug 2011” on the left hand side. • Click on the survey link. Your feedback is very important and will be used to guide our future work.

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