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Meeting Academic Standards

Meeting Academic Standards. J im Obenchain History Instructional Leader Karen Harris Family Network Liaison September 18, 2013. Agenda. Meeting Academic Standards. Welcome & Introductions Ice Breaker Objectives Discussion Table Talk

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Meeting Academic Standards

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  1. Meeting Academic Standards Jim Obenchain History Instructional Leader Karen Harris Family Network Liaison September 18, 2013

  2. Agenda Meeting Academic Standards • Welcome & Introductions • Ice Breaker • Objectives • Discussion • Table Talk • Final Thoughts

  3. Meeting Academic Standards Tonight’s Objectives: • Addressing survey results • Understanding Standards & Objectives • Understanding curriculum development • Providing support/enrichment at home

  4. Before we get in to the material….. Meeting Academic Standards Two important ideas : 1st - We, as a organization, try to respond to parent concerns/confusion. 2nd – You and your family are the backbone of our school. Again, as an organization, we want to be as transparent as possible when it comes to our academic programming.

  5. The Power Of Partnership Survey Meeting Academic Standards

  6. The Power Of Partnership Survey Data Meeting Academic Standards

  7. Learning Standards & Objectives Meeting Academic Standards Where do they come from? • The state of Massachusetts provides curriculum standards in most subject areas - Movement toward the common core. • The state mandates that we teach certain topics at certain grade levels How does FRCS use standards and objectives? • The standards are used to create curriculum maps.

  8. Learning Standards & Objectives What is a curriculum map? • A curriculum map is a guide for the teacher of that particular course • Use state standards to generate essential questions, learning objectives, vocabulary lists and a set of recommended activities.

  9. Sample Curriculum Map

  10. State Standards WHI.7 Describe the major economic, social, and political developments that took place in medieval Europe D. The economic and social effects of the spread of the Black Death or Bubonic Plague E. The growth and development of the English and French nations

  11. More State Standards WHI. 29 Describe the origins and development of the Renaissance, including the influence and accomplishments of Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Shakespeare and Johannes Gutenberg.

  12. Term 1Unit 1: Renaissance and Reformation Essential Question: “How do cataclysmic events serve to alter political, economic, religious, social and intellectual norms?” 

  13. What the students will learn Students will see how unrelated, yet catastrophic events (war, pestilence, internal divisions) can contribute to a uniform, wholesale changes in the political, economic and social institutions

  14. Related Vocabulary • Political • Economic • Religious • Social • Intellectual • Aesthetic • Schism • Nationalism • Martyrdom • Chivalry

  15. Learning plan/suggested activities • PowerPoint Presentation: “The Bridge” examines late medieval era episodes (Hundred Years’ War, Black Death and Babylonian Captivity / Great Schism) and how they served to transform Europe… • Students will examine maps to trace how the Black Death coursed through Europe via established trade routes…

  16. More on Curriculum Maps • Completed for approximately 95% of the courses offered • Are considered living documents • Teams, headed by Ils, review and modify the maps each year • Maps were created by the teachers who teach the specific class

  17. Where to find Curriculum Maps • All of the curriculum maps are available on the school’s website (www.foxboroughrcs.org) • During the summer months, the curriculum maps are updated

  18. Enrichment and Support at home Examples of Enrichment Activities for Families Here are some websites to check out for either free or very inexpensive activities for families to participate in to enrich and support classroom learning, especially during vacations. http://www.starthereboston.com/Cheap-things-to-do-in-Boston.html Paul Revere’s House http://www.paulreverehouse.org/

  19. Enrichment and Support at home • Museum of Fine Arts is 3 free days during the year and Wednesdays after 4 p.m. • http://www.mfa.org/visit/plan-your-visit • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Under age 18 is free: http://www.gardnermuseum.org/visit/hours_and_admission • New England Conservatory of Music has free performances by students • http://www.necmusic.edu/find-concert • For example: http://necmusic.edu/elina-akselrud • Events in a variety of price ranges – keep checking these sites since events continually changing

  20. http://www.khanacademy.org/ • http://www.educationcorner.com/study-skills.html • http://www.how-to-study.com/

  21. Enrichment and Support at Home • Strategically use Standards & Objectives • Review upcoming objectives with student before term begins • Discuss objectives using current events • Help student with learning required vocabulary • Look for community resources to enrich learning and make it relevant • Libraries, museums, documentaries, plays… • Role play situations • Use examples in everyday life • Have student do a presentation to family • Ask teachers how to help. Teachers are often wonderful sources of information.

  22. Table Talk Exercise

  23. Thank you for coming!!!

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