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Social Studies & Foreign Language Department(s) Meeting Agenda Date: Monday, August 26, 2013

Time: 1:15-2:30 J – 272 Carol’s Room Attendance: Mastromauro, Carol Kilbride, Kevin Bendle, Wendy Pember, Ann Brown, Dana Marie Tivnan, Rick Green, Jamie Veritas, Kerry Healy, Marsha Copithorne, Jonathan Hurley, Greg Lightbody, Michael

District Improved Student Achievement Goal:

Department “goal-setting is the process of establishing a direction for learning. . ." Focus - Marzano, Pickering, and Polock, Classroom Instruction that Works

We will . . .  use the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework to plan and revise curriculum units, implement the Common Core, and to individualize instruction.

 expand the use of research-based teaching & learning strategies to increase student comprehension and support effective transfer of content and skills. (Stage 3)

 Encourage student inquiry while providing opportunities for students to develop 21st century skills and to apply those real-life skills in the context of a project. (Stage 1 & 2) ______Welcome to All – Our summers are definitely getting shorter!  An especially warm welcome to our new colleagues  Julie Snyder, Latin  Caroline Lorenz, Spanish  Jonathan Copithorne, U.S. History  Caitlin Graham, Pathways History

Frame, Focus, Follow-up – Strategy for using videos in the classroom  Teaching THEN  http://cooperativelearning.nuvvo.com/lesson/9592-seinfeld-teaches-history

 Malden Middle Schools Social Studies NOW  http://pinterest.com/ghurley0298/malden-middle-schools-social-studies/  How does this connect to our work at MHS?

Modified Save the Last Word Protocol  Read and mark-up the article, 4 Trends of Global Connectivity , http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=6295  Tech & Learning. (Use the laptop or the hard copy provided).  Record two salient points that stood out  Groups of 6 (Foreign Language/Social Studies teachers) follow protocol for modified Save the Last Word – Directions 1-6 only  Reflection –

Tech & Learning

If time allows, read a short article from the link: The Hottest Stories That Everyone’s Reading

 I recommend, Create a Culture or Questioning and Inquiry, but all of the articles are short