Anderson Vertical Team Planning
Integrating Process Skills in Social Studies
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Dual Coded Items on Social Studies 8th grade STAAR
Dual Coded Items on US History EOC
How did Anderson and Murchison students perform on the items with process skills?
Process Skill Sentence Stems
What is Historical Thinking? How do we teach students to "Think Like Historians?"
Uncovering the Process Skills in Text
Uncover the Process Skills in these Sources
Teachers will work in groups of 3 (1 middle and 2 high school from different courses) to analyze the examples provided by answering the following:
- Which process skill?
- How would you teach content and skill in context?
- How will students demonstrate mastery of content and skill?
3rd Six Weeks Planning
- Process Skills Planning Menu
- Example of Anchor Chart for Process Skills poster
- Create poster anchor chart
- Present
Resources for Historical Thinking
Stanford History Group: Beyond the Bubble
The Historical Thinking Project
Historical Thinking Interactives
Historical Scene Investigation (H.S.I.)
Process Skills Resources
Process Skills Planning Menu Example (High School)
Process Skills Planning Menu Template (High School)
U.S. History Resources [zip]
Process Skills Planning Menu (Middle School)
Analyzing Causes of the American Revolution
Explaining Issues Surrounding Important Events of the American Revolution
Austin ISD Social Studies
Melanie Kirchhof - melanie.kirchhof@austinisd.org
Dave Levee -david.levee@austinisd.org
Beth Hudson - beth.hudson@austinisd.org
Rob Hillhouse - robert.hillhouse@austinisd.org
Amber Rinehart - amber.rinehart@austinisd.org
Julia Hernandez - julia.hernandez@austinisd.org
Angie Green - angela.green@austinisd.org
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