Second meeting for the Social Studies Program Network
    January 27, 1998

     
    Group Members Present:
    Barbara Quinn  Jacinda Lisanto
    James Simmons  Jan Driscoll
    Jessica Burdick  Ellen Himes
    Terry Muffley  Larry Gambee
    JoAnn Emerson  Terri Smith
    Bonnie Keaveny  John Beadnell
    Margo Ulmer  Caren Converse
    Fred Zamperetti  Janie Hyland
    Susan Vorce  Susan Van Acker
    Marie Johnson  Monica Bell
    Joan Ruben
     
    I. Presentation made on Docushare
    We received a reference guide for how to use Docushare.
     
    II. Suggested Desired Outcomes
         1. How to facilitate K-12 coordination of Social Studies.
    2. Network between districts for communication purposes.
    3. Professional Growth.
    4. Create a greater continuity within region.
    5. Participate with regional scoring of state exams.
    6. Share methods/materials to meet Standards.
    7. Integrate Library Standards, ELA, CDOS, foundations of study skills,
    and technology with Social Studies.
    8. Create linkages and validation of BOCES training with the Social Studies
    curriculum.
    9. Generate discussion about how districts will utilize this group’s efforts.
    10. A working group to help Special Needs kids to succeed in this curriculum.
     
    III. Common Wordbank
    1. CDOS: Career, Development and Occupational Studies
    2. Strands
    3. The key concept of the K-12 Social Studies Program: change, choice,
    culture, diversity, empathy, identity, interdependence, imperialism,
    movement of people and goods, nationalism, and urbanization.
    4. Performance indicators: circles in the NYS Learning Standards booklet.
    5. Constructed response question: a new type of question found in the
    new Social Studies assessments.
    6. Thematic essay:
    7. DBQ: document based question
    8. Extended task: prerequisite or not? Will it be required at all?
    IV. Consortium Share
    We received 3rd grade document from Geneva City School District.
    More schools are joining the consortium.
     
    V. Updates/Assessment/Questions
    We received the Curriculum and Assessment Update as of January, 1998.
    The Elementary assessment will be in November of grade 6, and the
    Intermediate assessment will be in June of grade 8.
     
    VI. Agenda
    See agenda file.
     
    Please add to the minutes of the January 14th meeting:
    Manchester-Shortsville is involved in several consortia initiative - ELA, SS,
    and MST.
    The State Standards have been translated to articulate program outcomes
    for each grade level.
     
     

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