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Michigan Citizenship Curriculum Collaborative: ISD’s Working Together for Social Studies

Michigan Citizenship Curriculum Collaborative: ISD’s Working Together for Social Studies . Understanding the Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum. Why was the project created? What are the goals of MC3? Help local school districts Collaborate across the state

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Michigan Citizenship Curriculum Collaborative: ISD’s Working Together for Social Studies

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  1. Michigan Citizenship Curriculum Collaborative: ISD’s Working Together for Social Studies

  2. Understanding the Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum • Why was the project created? • What are the goals of MC3? • Help local school districts • Collaborate across the state • Pool resources and knowledge • Save time and money • Insure educational equity for Michigan students

  3. What is Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Project? • Provides curriculum, instructional strategies, and assessment tools • K-12 Educational Resource • Based on the Michigan Content Expectations • Builds learning progressions within and among the grades • Develops specific skills throughout the grades • Provides statewide professional development • Supports local and regional professional development

  4. Current Developing Partners • Genesee ISD • Ingham ISD • Macomb ISD • Oakland Schools • Ottawa Area ISD • Contributing Partners • Northern Michigan Learning Consortium

  5. Developing Partner role • Provide ISD consultant time or money to project • Consultants write, edit or contract regional teacher-writers • Host network trainings • Participate in monthly update meetings • Agree not to sell any developed materials

  6. Supporting Partners Allegan ESA Bay-Arenac ISD Berrien RESA Calhoun ISD Charlevoix-Emmet ISD, Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle ESD Clare-Gladwin RESD Clinton County RESA Delta-Schoolcraft ISD Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD Gratiot Isabella RESD Ionia ISD Kalamazoo RESA Kent ISD Lapeer County ISD Lenawee ISD Lewis-Cass ISD Livingston ESA Marquette Alger RESA Mason-Lake-Oceana ISD Menominee County ISD Monroe County ISD Saginaw ISD Shiawassee RESD St. Clair County RESA St. Joseph County ISD Traverse Bay ISD Van Buren ISD Washtenaw ISD Wayne RESA Wexford-Missaukee ISD Michigan Center for Civic Education Michigan Council on Economic Education (MCEE) Michigan Council for the Social Studies (MCSS) Michigan Geographic Alliance (MGA) Michigan Council for History Education

  7. Supporting Partner role • Agree to use material • Attend annual meeting • May contribute content or resources to the curriculum • Flexible and expanding role…NML example

  8. Academic Partners • Cornell University, Kheel Center • Grand Valley State University • History Department • Michigan State University • University of Michigan • School of Education History Education Projects, International Institute • Wayne State University • History Department, Center for the Study of Citizenship • Walsh College Economics Center • The Henry Ford

  9. Academic Partner role • Content editing • Resources; online and print • Supporting Power Points • Writer training • Content background • Assessment development and support

  10. Sequence of Study Sequence of Study

  11. A Specific Example of K-8 Materials • Grade Level Overview • Video for 4th grade • Units of Study • Lessons • Supplemental Materials for Lessons • Videoclips for professional development (overview, unit, and for lessons)

  12. Units of Study: 4th Grade sample • Unit 1: Foundations in Social Studies • Unit 2: The United States in Spatial Terms • Unit 3: Human Geography in the United States • Unit 4: Exploring Economics • Unit 5: Our Federal Government • Unit 6: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

  13. Graphic Organizer

  14. Unit Components • Big Picture Graphic • Graphic Organizer • Unit Abstract • Focus Questions • Content Expectations • Key Concepts • Duration • Lesson Sequence • Assessment • Resources • Instructional Organization

  15. Lessons for Unit 1 Lesson 1: Thinking Like a Historian Lesson 2: Thinking Like a Geographer Lesson 3:Thinking Like a Economist Lesson 4: Thinking Like a Political Scientist

  16. Lesson Components • Big Ideas • Lesson Abstract • Content Expectations and Integrated Expectations • Key Concepts • Instructional Resources • Lesson Sequence (teaching content through instructional strategies) • Lesson Assessment

  17. What else is in the Supplemental Materials? • Handouts • Overheads • Reference Sheets • Answer Guides

  18. Unique Features in K-8 • Integrated with ELA, Math, and Science where appropriate • Big Idea Cards, Word Cards, Lesson Graphic Organizers • Deliberate build on previous grades • Emphasis on Writing and Using Evidence • University-reviewed to ensure college preparedness

  19. High School Differences • Instructional Organization document contains all the lessons for the unit • Supplemental Materials – one document for entire unit

  20. Unique Features in High School • ACT Reading Prep embedded in US History and Geography; Civics and Government; and Economics • Freedom Tracking Notebook in US History • Citizenship Notebook / Wiki component • Online Public Issues Forum – in development • Emphasis on Writing and Using Evidence • University-reviewed to ensure college preparedness

  21. Professional Development • Grade Level Networks • Online on demand video clips for regional and local professional development

  22. Overview of 4th Grade

  23. Video of Teachers

  24. Access mi citizenship curriculum www.micitizenshipcurriculum.org

  25. Status Update K-2: • Kindergarten: Unit 1 posted • Unit 2 in copy editing, Units 3-4 writing • 1st grade: Unit 1 posted • Units 2-5 in writing • 2nd grade: Unit 1 posted • Units 2-6 writing

  26. Status Update 3-5 • 3rd grade: Unit 1 posted • Unit 2 to be posted this month • 4th grade: Complete • 5th grade: Unit 1 posted • Lessons for Unit 2 in writing

  27. Status Update: 6-8 • 6th grade: Units 1, and 2 posted • Unit 3 in writing; Unit 4 in copy editing • 7th grade: Unit 1-4 posted • 8th grade: Unit 1 and 2 in writing

  28. Status Update: High School • 9th USHG: Units 1-3 posted • Units 4 in university review • Units 5-8 in 2nd phase of content edits • Units 9-11 in content editing, phase 1 • 10th Civics: Units 1 and 2 posted • Units 3-5 in content editing, phase 1 • 10th Economics: Unit 1 posted • Units 2-3 in editing • Units 4-5 in writing • 11th WHG: Units Completed • Unit 4 Era 6 (18th century-1914) assessment in editing

  29. What’s ahead in 2009-10 • MAISA support that will allow for completion of units, lessons, and assessments • Presentations at State and National conferences • Expanded networks…from 1 to 7 using videoconferencing

  30. What’s Ahead cont’d • Prototype assessments being developed and piloted for High School World History with the Michigan Assessment Consortium • Assessment development and piloting by Northern Michigan Learning Consortium for some grades

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