Social Studies Department Summer Curriculum Projects 2008

Grade 8 Law Seminar An assessment of our existing curriculum Creation of aligned content articles and activities Organization of units: our legal system (civil vs. criminal),our rights and responsibilities, police, courts, corrections

An assessment of our existing curriculum

Creation of aligned content articles and activities

Organization of units: our legal system (civil vs. criminal),our rights and responsibilities, police, courts, corrections

“ Government Alive” An exploration of the new grade 12 Participation in Government program Prioritization of specific lessons and activities for integration into the existing curriculum

An exploration of the new grade 12 Participation in Government program

Prioritization of specific lessons and activities for integration into the existing curriculum

“Honorizing” our Honors Program An alignment of our 11H U.S. History & Govt. DBQ Assessments - creating new, more challenging DBQ’s for unit assessments Integration of current world issues topics and resources into the 10H Global History & Geography curriculum

An alignment of our 11H U.S. History & Govt. DBQ Assessments - creating new, more challenging DBQ’s for unit assessments

Integration of current world issues topics and resources into the 10H Global History & Geography curriculum

Global Education Collaboration with university faculty re: emerging Asian political, social and economic influences HHH/university exchanges Establishment of links to schools in India and China Integration of I-tunes U resources

Collaboration with university faculty re: emerging Asian political, social and economic influences

HHH/university exchanges

Establishment of links to schools in India and China

Integration of I-tunes U resources

Grade 12 Economics Portfolio Revision of the research assignments to better reflect An increased emphasis on the global economy and the emergence of India and China The “flattening” of the world economy

Revision of the research assignments to better reflect

An increased emphasis on the global economy and the emergence of India and China

The “flattening” of the world economy

Elementary Curriculum Creation of aligned and objective unit assessments for K-5 (units 1,2) Digitalizing entire elementary social studies curriculum on district website Creation of illustrated wall posters identifying the big ideas in social studies

Creation of aligned and objective unit assessments for K-5 (units 1,2)

Digitalizing entire elementary social studies curriculum on district website

Creation of illustrated wall posters identifying the big ideas in social studies