Social Sciences and Humanities Revised Curriculum

Introducing the Revised Curriculum

Learning Goals

In this workshop we are learning to…• Understand the innovations in the revised

curriculum• To plan instruction which embeds research and

inquiry skills• Understand how a variety of teaching methods

(literacy, collaborative strategies, critical thinking) can be used to teach the revised curriculum

Group Résumé

1. Group Name2. Background: role, experience3. Interests/ Hobbies4. Some things you might guess about us5. Some things that might surprise you6. Signatures

Group Résumé protocol from :Lipton, Laura, and Bruce M. Wellman.

Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning. Lost Acre Trail Sherman, CT: MiraVia, 2011. Print.

Agenda

• Minds on: What’s new in the revised curriculum?

• Action 1: Decoding the revised curriculum

• Action 2: Develop an inquiry task

• Consolidation: Ideas exchange and exit card

Minds On

• TED Talk: Gever Tully

• What works in this classroom?

• What works in engaged classrooms in general?

Group Discussion

• How do ‘making mistakes’ and ‘doing things’ relate to the inquiry model in the Social Sciences?

Unpacking the Front Matter

Are the ideas that were generated in the group discussion present in the revised curriculum?

Return to your initial partner and highlight any examples you find in the document you’ve been given

Action Part 1: Decoding the Curriculum

Texts to Consider

• Curriculum orientation page

• Inquiry model diagram

Say Something Strategy

• Make a connection

• Ask a question

• Make a comment

• Clarify meaning

Research & Inquiry Skills

1. Code the Text – Continuation and Change

2. Inside Outside Circles Protocol

3. Group debrief

Action Part 2: Develop an Inquiry Task

1. Select the Research & Inquiry Skill area you would like to work on:• Exploring• Investigating• Processing• Communicating

Go to the corresponding corner

2. Once in groups, select a ‘critical friend’ with whom to work

3. Create a task using one of the texts provided based on the revised curriculum

Success Criteria for Inquiry Task

• Teaches and uses the chosen inquiry skill

• Meets at least one other revised curriculum expectation from one of the other strands

• Engages students in a meaningful way

Consolidation: Ideas Exchange

Give One Get One Protocol1. Write a one sentence summary of the

task you created on your card2. Find someone you haven’t spoken to

yet – both people share their ideas3. Write down the new idea on your card4. Find someone new with whom to

share and repeat the process

Exit Card

Think about the questions you completed as you entered the room today…

1. Did your dot move? In what way?2. Were your questions addressed?3. Will you leave with what you need to

implement the changes in the revised curriculum?