i i h l h i hRecognizing the Elephant in the Room: Out with the Old and in with the New
Social Studies TEKS and STAAR
Curriculum Council Update: April 2011u
Elementary Social Studies ContentElementary Social Studies Content
Kindergarten ‐ self, home, family, and classroom
l h lGrade 1 ‐ classroom, school, and community
Grade 2 ‐ local community
Grade 3 ‐ communities
Grade 4 Texas history from early beginnings to theGrade 4 ‐ Texas history from early beginnings to the present
G d i d S hi f 1 6 hGrade 5 ‐ United States history from 1565 to the present
3
Middle School Social Studies ContentMiddle School Social Studies Content
Grade 6 ‐ Contemporary world
Grade 7 ‐ Texas history from early times to the present
Grade 8 ‐ U. S. History from early colonial period th h R t tithrough Reconstruction
4
High School Social Studies Courses
U.S. History Since 1877
World History
World Geography
U.S. Government
Economics with emphasis on Free Enterprise
5
Revised Social Studies TEKS
• Longer introduction
• More specific
• More student expectations
• More historical figures
• Written with assessment in mind
6
Longer Introduction
• Greater specificity
• “Including” and “such as” statementIncluding and such as statement
• Role of U.S. free enterprise system
D fi iti f C tit ti l bli• Definition of Constitutional republic
• Celebrate Freedom Week and Constitution Day
• Statement regarding actions and the ideals g gin the founding documents
7
More Student Expectations G d SE dGrade SE
K 0
Grade SE
US 38
1 0
2 17
WH 44
WG 1
3 0
4 1
Gov ‐2
Psy 84 1
5 ‐6
6 9
Psy 8
Soc 21
Sp Topics 106 9
7 6
Sp Topics 10
Research 18
8 1 Eco 218
More Historical Figures Grade 5 Example:
• 1997 TEKS: 4 “including,” 19 “such as” historical figures
John Adams (Including) Susan B. Anthony (Such As) Rosa Parks (Such As) (Including)
• Revised 2010 TEKS: 23 “including,” 12 “such as” historical figures
9
g
Written with Assessment in MindWorld History 2011‐2012
(6)(A) The student is expected to:summarizecompare the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilization
Previously: World History (6)(B) summarize the major political, economic, and cultural developments of civilizations in Mesoamerica and Andean South America
10
Social Studies TEKS
Implementation of the Social pStudies and Economics TEKS Begins 2011 2012 School YearBegins 2011‐2012 School Year
New and old TEKS can be found at:
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/index.html
11
Celebrate FreedomWeekCelebrate Freedom WeekThe purpose of Celebrate Freedom Week p pis to educate students about the sacrifices made in the founding of the U i d S d h l hi hUnited States and the values on which the United States was founded.
The week of September 17 is designated as Celebrate FreedomWeek in publicas Celebrate Freedom Week in public schools in Texas unless the local board of trustees designates another weektrustees designates another week.
12
Personal Financial Literacy
• Personal Financial Literacy (PFL) has been incorporated into the new TEKS forincorporated into the new TEKS for Economics with an Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and its BenefitsEnterprise System and its Benefits.
• Nine new sets of instructional materials have been added by the SBOE to the approved list.pp
13
State Social Studies Training
Education Service Centers will roll out the state S i l St di t i i fSocial Studies training for:
• Social Studies TEKS K 12• Social Studies TEKS K‐12• Grade 8 Academy• End of Course Success: World Geography• End‐of‐Course Success: World Geography
World HistoryUS HistoryUS History
14
What the training is NOT:What the training is NOT:
• The End‐of‐Course and Grade 8• The End‐of‐Course and Grade 8 Academy training is not a training that i i b ll t f th STAARis a magic bullet for the STAAR assessments.
• This training is not for test preparation• This training is not for test preparation and practice and is true to the training d i tidescriptions.
15
What the training IS:What the training IS:
• A focus on the course TEKS and ways to yimprove overall social studies instruction to support student success on the STAAR assessments.
• A way to build participant knowledge of College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS), English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), and Response to Intervention (RtI)Intervention (RtI).
16
As a table group, use your Region XIIIAs a table group, use your Region XIII TEKS Planner sample section to do the following:following:
1. Skim the introduction of your course1. Skim the introduction of your course
2. Highlight only the verbs in each of the N TEKSNew TEKS
3. Take a look at the changes to your g ycourse. Discuss the changes that you see with your tablematessee with your tablemates.
18
Social Studies TEKS In Depth
As a table group:
1. Choose a Knowledge and Skills statement that you want to work ywith. Sticky dot it in on page.
2 Choose a Student Expectation2. Choose a Student Expectation within that that Knowledge and Skills statement that you want to work with. Sticky dot it on the page. y p g
20
Questions to Consider How will these changes:
• affect units and lesson that teachers are currently using?using?
• affect the pacing or scope and sequence of theaffect the pacing or scope and sequence of the course?
• require new resources to address the new or altered standards? altered standards?
21
Building on Knowledge and Skills Grade 4.9 Geography
Grade 7.10 Geography
World Geography (8)
The student understands how
The student understands the effects of the
The student understands how people, places, and
people adapt to and modify their environment.
interaction between humans and the environment in Texas
people, places, and environments are connected and interdependent.
during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
22
STAAR Social Studies Assessment Plan for phase‐out of TAKS and phase‐in of STAAR
2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 20162010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016
GR 3–8 TAKS STAAR STAAR STAAR STAAR STAAR
GR 9 TAKS STAAR STAAR STAAR STAAR STAAR
GR 10 TAKS TAKS STAAR STAAR STAAR STAAR
GR 11 TAKS TAKS TAKS STAAR STAAR STAARGR 11 TAKS TAKS TAKS STAAR STAAR STAARGR 12 &
Out-of-School TAKS TAKS TAKS TAKS STAAR
or TAKSSTAARor TAKS
23
School Students
or TAKS or TAKS
Readiness Standards Supporting StandardsReadiness Standards
• Essential for the success in the current grade or
Supporting Standards
• Introduced in the current grade or course but may be in the current grade or
course• Important for
g yemphasized in a subsequent or previous yearp
preparedness for next grade or courseS t CCRS
y• Reinforced in the current
grade or course, they may be emphasized in a• Support CCRS
• Necessitate in‐depth instruction
be emphasized in a previous year
• Play a role in preparing for next grade/course but notinstruction
• Address significant content and concepts
next grade/course but not in a central role
• Address more narrowly f
pdefined ideas
24
Readiness and Supporting Standards U.S. History draft Assessment—Eligible TEKS—Reporting Category
(1) A identify the major eras in U.S. history from 1877 to the present and describe their defining characteristics. Readiness Standard
(9) B identify and explain reasons for changes in political boundaries such as those resulting from t t h d d i t ti l fli t S tistatehood and international conflicts. Supporting Standard
25
STAARAssessment BlueprintEligible Content Standards
From TEKS
65%
35%30%
65%70%
Readiness StandardsReadiness Standards
Supporting Standards
26
Supporting Standards
Non‐Assessable Student Expectations • Some identified SEs are not assessable in a multiple choice format.p
• The non assessable SEs are still must be• The non‐assessable SEs are still must be taught and assessed at the classroom level.
• Non‐assessable SEs are often required in order to master the SEs that are assessed and they also support the learning in subsequent course.
27
Rigor of the STAAR Assessments• Increase in length
Rigor of the STAAR Assessments
• More rigorous items
G t d th d l it‐ Greater depth and complexity
• Dual Coded Questions: Social Studies skillsDual Coded Questions: Social Studies skills will be embedded in test questions measuring content. At least 30% of the test easu g co te t. t east 30% o t e testquestions on each social studies test will measure both content and skills.
28
Rigor of the STAAR Assessments
New as of 3‐31‐11:
• There will be some negatively phrased question stems.question stems.
“Which of the following is not a cause of theWhich of the following is not a cause of the Great War?”
29
Social Studies Reporting Categories Number of Questions
Reporting Categories 8th Grade World Geography U.S. History World History
History 8000 BC to AD 1750 18
History 1750 to present 20
History 20 26
History, Government, & Citizenship 14
Geography and Culture 12 14 10
Geography 26
Culture 14
Government & Citizenship 12 10 10
Economics, Science, Technology, & Society
8 14 18 10
Social Studies Skills is not a separate reporting category. These skills will be incorporated into at least 30% of the test questions from reporting categories listed and will be identified along with the content standards.
*Revised Standards *Current Standards
Region XIII STAAR AssessmentRegion XIII STAAR Assessment Information
Information and video segments regarding Social Studies STAAR Assessments can be found on the Region XIII website:
http://www5.esc13.net/staar/resources_ss.html
31
ReferencesBrelsford, J & Morrow, R. (2011, March). Texas Social Studies Supervisors’ Association
Conference: Social Studies Update. Texas Education Agency.
References
Cullum, L. (2006). Elephant in the room. The New Yorker. John Deere logo. April 1, 2011 from Hardy Diesel Generators. Tingle, B. (2011, March). Texas Social Studies Supervisors’ Association Conference:
Assessment Update. Texas Education Agency.
Region XIII Social Studies ContactRegion XIII Social Studies ContactRachel Hernandez512.919.5425
32