Social Studies Field Review

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Social Studies Field Review

• Presented by Thomas Bell
• Office of Professional Preparation Services

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Revision of endorsement standards

• The revised standards can be found at
  http//www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683
  _6368-212000--,00.html
• Purpose of public comment and field review

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Development of Standards

• The following prompted the revisions
• Professional Standards for Michigan Teachers
  (PSMT)
• Michigan Merit Curriculum High School
  Graduation Requirements
• Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE) and
• High School Content Expectations (HSCE)

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Development of Standards

• GLCE and HSCE
• Focus on Michigan history
• Overall integration of Social Studies content
• Focus on civic engagement
• Personal finance
• To view the GLCE and HSCE click here

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Development of Standards

• The PSMT
• An enhanced focus on civic engagement
• Technology and online components integrated with
  content specific endorsement
• Content specific pedagogy
• To view the PSMT click here

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Development of Standards

• Michigan Merit Curriculum High School Graduation
  Requirements
• All students are required to have an online
  experience

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The Referent Group

• Executive Committee and other committee
  structures
• Purpose of the Executive Committee and Content
  Committees

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Executive Committee

• Develop framework
• Examine and align GLCE and HSCE
• Provide charge for Content Committees
• Finalize standards utilizing content committee
  work

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Content Committee work

• Develop Content Standards
• Standard 1.0
• Standard 2.0
• Examine National Standards and make appropriate
  recommendations
• Provide feedback and suggestions for Standard
  3.0-7.0
• Correlate with GLCE, HSCE, and PSMT

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Standards Development

• Overview
• Standard 1.0 Content Knowledge, Processes and
  Skills
• Standard 2.0 Interdisciplinary Connections
• Standard 3.0 Social Science Perspective
• Standard 4.0 Instruction
• Standard 5.0 Assessment
• Standard 6.0 Professionalism
• Standard 7.0 Technology

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Standards Development

• Standard 1.0 Content Knowledge, Processes, and
  Skills
• Different for each individual content area
• Content knowledge reflects GLCE and HSCE for
  Social Studies
• History, Geography, Economics, and Political
  Science make the Social Studies Standards
• Difference between secondary social studies and
  elementary social studies
• Technology integrated, being able to teach all
  students

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Standards Development

• Standard 2.0 Interdisciplinary Connections
• Interdisciplinary and integrated content
  knowledge
• Develop content knowledge across disciplines
• Social Studies, History, and Geography

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Standards Development

• Standard 3.0 Social Science Perspective
• Enhance knowledge in social science perspective
• Consistent for all of the standards
• Provides focus on citizenship and civic
  engagement
• Correlated with National Standards

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Standards Development

• Standard 4.0 Instruction
• Consistent in all standards documents
• Instruction, pedagogy, and classroom management
• Content specific pedagogy
• Teaching all students
• Use of adaptive and assistive technology
• Service learning project

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Standards Development

• Standard 5.0 Assessment
• Consistent with each set of standards
• Develop candidate knowledge and ability to
  implement various assessment strategies and tools
• Summative and Formative Assessment

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Standards Development

• Standard 6.0 Professionalism
• Consistent with each set of standards
• Connect candidates to professional organizations
• Ethics
• Life long learning and professional development

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Standards Development

• Standard 7.0 Technology
• Consistent with all sets of standards
• Language correlated to other state documents
• Candidates will be able to develop online
  experience specific to the endorsement content
• Using technology to teach all students

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Standards Development

• Social Studies (RX) Secondary
• Group major minimum of at least 36 credit hours
• Comprehensive group major minimum of at least 50
  credit hours
• Additional endorsement minimum of at least 36
  semester credit hours
• Prepares candidate to teach in a 6-12
  departmentalized classroom, all social studies
  content in the GLCE and HSCE

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Standards Development

• Social Studies (RX) Elementary
• Group major minimum of at least 36 credit hours
• Additional endorsement minimum of at least 36
  semester credit hours
• No longer offered as a minor
• Prepares candidate to teach in a K-8
  departmentalized classroom all social studies
  content in the GLCE and HSCE

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Standards Development

• History (CC)
• Major minimum of at least 30 credit hours
• Minor minimum of at least 20 credit hours
• Additional endorsement is the same as minor
• Prepares candidate to teach all history content
  in the GLCE and HSCE inclusive of World and
  United States History and Geography content

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Standards Development

• Geography (CB)
• Major minimum of at least 30 credit hours
• Minor minimum of at least 20 credit hours
• Additional endorsement is the same as a minor
• Prepares a candidate to teach all of the
  geography content in the GLCE and HSCE inclusive
  of World and United States History and Geography
  content

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Standards Development

• Economics (CA)
• Major minimum of at least 30 credit hours
• Minor minimum of at least 20 credit hours
• Additional endorsement is the same as a minor
• Prepares candidate to teach all the economics
  components of the GLCE and HSCE inclusive of
  financial literacy and personal finance content

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Standards Development

• Political Science (CD)
• Major minimum of at least 30 credit hours
• Minor minimum of at least 20 credit hours
• Additional endorsement is the same as a minor
• Prepares candidate to teach all of the civics and
  government content in the GLCE and HSCE

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Field Review

• Thank you for watching the video presentation.
• We look forward to receiving your feedback.
• Please click here to access the reviewer feedback
  form.

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Field Review

• Please forward this presentation to other
  professionals for further feedback. If you have
  questions contact Thomas Bell at
• 517/241-0172 or via email at bellt1_at_mi.gov
• Review forms are available at the following URLS
• Social Studies
• http//tinyurl.com/rxpublicreview
• Individual content areas
• http//tinyurl.com/indcontentpubrev

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