Social Studies Curriculum Meeting Agenda

January 16^th, 2003 / 8:45 – 3:00 pm

Hauberg Center (building does not open until 8:30am)

*Lunch is on your own. We will break from 11:15-12:45pm for lunch

*Please bring your Social Studies 3-ring binder with you

Agenda

ü Meet, greet and eat

ü Review (Whole Group)

o Reviewed ISAT/PSAE results and trend data

o Reviewed format of ISAT/PSAE tests

o Comments or other thoughts?

ü Student Friendly Social Studies Illinois Learning Standards Document (Grade Level Groups)

o Review document

o Discussion and comments

o Comparison to RISD41 comparison and analysis of the standards

o Does the student friendly language help clarify? How might it be used?

ü Standards Feedback Review From Schools (Whole Group)

o Please bring feedback with you to the meeting.

o Be prepared to share a brief summary of the information collected

ü Gap Analysis Review (Grade Level Groups)

o In looking at building feedback information, the student friendly standards and other documents- what adjustments need to made as we look at constructing a K-12 alignment document?

o Task- Begin creating “grade level indicators” that better define the benchmark

ü Evaluation of meeting

o Plus/delta

ü Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 4^th/ 3:45-5:15pm in room 23 of the Admin. Center

o Continue identifying grade level indicators for social studies benchmarks