Tuesday, 5/12/09, the new Program Specialist for Social Studies at the Florida DOE (Patty Ceci) hosted a telephone conference call with the Social Studies coordinators from our Florida school districts. I’m not sure how many ‘attended’, but it was a respectable number. Jennifer Hetland (Program Specialist for Elementary Curriculum) and I represented our District.
Here are a few highlights from the conference call:
1. The Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies:
As you know, the NGSSSS was passed by the State Board of Education in December 2008. You can download the NGSSSSS (or NGS5 was we decided in a blog entry last December) at http://www.floridastandards.org/. After you reach the home page, click Standards, then click Social Studies. Whether you download them or not, you do need to look at them, so be sure to bookmark the web page. Humm – I’ll have to come up with a nifty image for NG5 that can be used on the blog when it is the topic!
2. End of Course Exams:
The Florida DOE is pursuing an initiative in establishing and end of course exam for high school American History, based on the NG5. It will be field tested in 2012, and fully implemented in 2014.
The ultimate goal is to have end of course exams for all core courses. The timeline for this is dependent on the budget.
3. Required Instruction:
As you know, the State legislature has for a number of years mandated ‘required instruction – such as teaching about the Holocaust - (1003.42). The DOE recommends something our district is already doing: embedding required instruction in the standards, and to document that the required instruction took place.
4. Civics Legislation:
There was no new Civics legislation enacted this year. Our district will continue to embed Civics instruction in 8th Grade American History.
5. Professional Development on the New Standards:
The DOE is hopeful that it will be able to provide professional development on the new standards, depending on budget. Patty Ceci (our new contact at the DOE) will be providing as many resources in this area as possible. The DOE, however, will NOT at this time be providing a ‘crosswalk’ (a bridging between the old standards and new standards, providing insight into the standards that are being carried over and the ones that are mostly or entirely new) for the standards.
6. Standards Implementation Timeline:
Our Textbook Adoption (2011 – 2012) will provide the new materials – keyed to NG5 - we need in the classroom by the Fall, 2012. Adopt textbooks – 2011/2012; New texts – 2012-2013; full NG5 implementation – 2012-2013.
That was the highlights. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.
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Here are a few highlights from the conference call:
1. The Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies:
As you know, the NGSSSS was passed by the State Board of Education in December 2008. You can download the NGSSSSS (or NGS5 was we decided in a blog entry last December) at http://www.floridastandards.org/. After you reach the home page, click Standards, then click Social Studies. Whether you download them or not, you do need to look at them, so be sure to bookmark the web page. Humm – I’ll have to come up with a nifty image for NG5 that can be used on the blog when it is the topic!
2. End of Course Exams:
The Florida DOE is pursuing an initiative in establishing and end of course exam for high school American History, based on the NG5. It will be field tested in 2012, and fully implemented in 2014.
The ultimate goal is to have end of course exams for all core courses. The timeline for this is dependent on the budget.
3. Required Instruction:
As you know, the State legislature has for a number of years mandated ‘required instruction – such as teaching about the Holocaust - (1003.42). The DOE recommends something our district is already doing: embedding required instruction in the standards, and to document that the required instruction took place.
4. Civics Legislation:
There was no new Civics legislation enacted this year. Our district will continue to embed Civics instruction in 8th Grade American History.
5. Professional Development on the New Standards:
The DOE is hopeful that it will be able to provide professional development on the new standards, depending on budget. Patty Ceci (our new contact at the DOE) will be providing as many resources in this area as possible. The DOE, however, will NOT at this time be providing a ‘crosswalk’ (a bridging between the old standards and new standards, providing insight into the standards that are being carried over and the ones that are mostly or entirely new) for the standards.
6. Standards Implementation Timeline:
Our Textbook Adoption (2011 – 2012) will provide the new materials – keyed to NG5 - we need in the classroom by the Fall, 2012. Adopt textbooks – 2011/2012; New texts – 2012-2013; full NG5 implementation – 2012-2013.
That was the highlights. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.
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