DOCUMENT RESUME ED 473 772 SO 034 465 AUTHOR Cheek, Dennis, Ed.; Fogle, Faith, Ed. A Standards-Based Guide for Social Studies Programs in Rhode TITLE Island Schools. INSTITUTION Rhode Island State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Providence. PUB DATE 2001-00-00 NOTE 160p. AVAILABLE FROM Rhode Island Department of Education, 255 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. Tel: 401-222-4600; Web site: http://www.ridoe.net/. PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom (055) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Standards; Behavioral. Sciences; Citizenship; Civics; Economics; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Geography; Guides; History; *Public Schools; *Social Studies; *State Standards; Student Evaluation IDENTIFIERS *National Social Studies Standards; *Rhode Island ABSTRACT The Rhode Island state social studies curriculum for history, geography, civics, economics, and the behavioral sciences should promote civic responsibility and active civic participation. Rhode Island recommends that teachers and administrators use national social studies content standards rather than support the development of their own state social studies standards. Three key features of standards-based school reform addressed in detail in this 2001 guide are: a process for developing (1) standards-based curriculum; a description of a standards-based classroom; (2) and (3) the importance of the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The 2001 edition of the guide has been revised, with highlights that include greater emphasis on the critical link between social studies instruction and literacy; significantly expanded selected references at the end of Chapters 1-6; major revision of the assessment chapter to emphasize the importance of the alignment between curriculum instruction and assessment; and expansion chapter 2 about social studies content standards. The guide contains three parts: "Chapters 1-6" (The Social Studies; (1) Content Standards in the Social Studies Arena; Assessment in the Social Studies; Evaluating the Social Studies Program; Teaching Social Studies in an Inclusive Way; Sample Criteria to Evaluate Social Studies Materials); (2) "Sample Units/Lessons" (Introduction; Geoportrait of Your Community; A Lighthouse Journey--Teacher's Guide and Student Booklet; Meeting of the (Let's Talk History) A Journey into the Minds of Famous Women; Minds: Glossary) and (3) "Resource Guide." (BT) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. A Standards-Based Guide for Social Studies Programs in Rhode Island N Schools. N Dennis Cheek, Editor Faith Fog le, Editor Rhode Island State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Providence. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS CENTER (ERIC) BEEN GRANTED BY l This document has been reproduced as LE Ia received from the person or organization 21EgT COTT AVAILA originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES document do not necessarily represent INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) official OERI position or policy. 1 Oamocleffez=1E3Ezoci Ocogd© for LD)ffgoffEcoo Ocxdoll Oetocig©o Schools in Rhode Island 3ES COPY AVALABLE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS Lincoln Almond, Governor Rhode Island Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education James A. Di Prete, Chairman Jo Eva Gaines, Vice-Chairperson Colleen A. Callahan, Secretary Representative Paul W. Crowley Sue P. Duff Senator Hanna M Gallo Gary E. Grove Patrick A. Guida, Esquire Mario A. Mancieri Vidal P. Perez RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Peter Mc Walters, Commissioner The Board of Regents does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, color or handicap in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 4 This guide has been coordinated by the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and written by representatives across the Rhode Island Community. COVER Design: Dani Pontus, RISD, and Stephen Saunders, Warwick School Department. CO-EDITORS: Dennis Cheek, Director, Office of Research, High School Reform & Adult Education; and Faith Fog le, Social Studies Coordinator Rhode Island Department of Elementary & Secondary Education WRITING TEAM MEMBERS Special thanks and appreciation are given to members of the writing team: Sandy Jean Hicks, University of Rhode Island Joseph O'Neill, Mount Saint Charles Academy & RI Social Studies Association Melissa Bingmann, RI Historical Society Maureen Spaight, East Providence High School Patricia Jarvis, Bernon Heights Elementary School Carolyn Carnevale, Winsor Hill School David Woolman, Rhode Island College Participants in the development of the Social Studies Guide: Sandy Jean Hicks, University of Rhode Island Joseph O'Neill, Mount Saint Charles Academy & RI Social Studies Association Cheryl Gray, Kickemuit Middle School Renee Grant-Kane, Veazie Street Elementary School Gerald E. Cousineau, Toll Gate High School Alan S. Canestrari, North Smithfield High School Lyn Malone, Barrington Middle School Douglas Carr, South Kingstown High School Diane Morel, Bay View Academy Jean Boucher, Western Coventry Elementary Helen Johnson, Wickford Elementary School Anne Petry, Rhode Island College & RI Geography Education Alliance Peter Moore, Rhode Island College & RI Council for Economic Education James Betres, Rhode Island College & RI Social Studies Association Dennis Cheek, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Faith Fog le, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education David Woolman, Rhode Island College i Acknowledgements Special thanks to the Executive Board of the Rhode Island Social Studies Association (RISSA). Members included: Joseph J. O'Neill, President and RI History Day Co-Coordinator; Joan Foley, Vice President; Lynda Wagner, Vice President; Diane R. Morel, Secretary; Patricia Jarvis, Treasurer and RI Geography Bee Co-Coordinator; Steven Ruscito, RI Model Legislature Coordinator; Marie Parys, RI History Day Co-Coordinator; Roger Gagnon, RI Geography Bee Co- Coordinator; Thalia Wood, RISSA Newsletter Editor; and James Betres, Charlene Centracchio, and Maureen Spaight, Members-at-Large. Thanks also to Anne Petry and Chester Smolski Coordinators, RI Geography Education Alliance; and to Lizann Gibson and Gloria Howard, SORICO (Southern RI Regional Collaborative); Kenneth Di Pietro, Assistant Superintendent, Cumberland School Department; Harry Demers, Social Studies Department Chair, North Smithfield High School; Maria Flanagan, Social Studies Department Chair, Burrillville High School; Fran Sammons, Jamestown School; Christopher Walsh, Archie Cole Junior High School; Barry Marshall and Timothy Bickford, Moses Brown School; Kevin Bartels, Hope High School; David Riley, and Austin Becker, Sloop Providence Curriculum/Standards Project; Joyce Stevos, Social Studies/Arts Administrator, Providence School Department; Special thanks to Diane Di Santo who was Director of the Office of Instruction, RI Department of Education, during an important phase of the development of this document. Rhode Island's social studies educators owe a debt of gratitude to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and Wisconsin's social studies consultant Karen Prickette; Wisconsin's highly regarded state social studies standards document, Planning Curriculum in Social Studies, has served as an important resource for this social studies standards GUIDE. David Woolman, Director of Rhode Island College's Curriculum Resource Center (CRC), has provided outstanding guidance and inspiration throughout every phase of the development of this document; Dr. Woolman's ongoing revision of Part III (Resource Guide) has been a particularly valuable contribution to this document. ii Special thanks to: Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Staff: Cynthia Corbridge, Office of Assessment, for the many valuable suggestions she made in reviewing the Assessment Chapter; Office of Special Needs Services Office of Assessment Thomas P. Di Paola, Director Mary Ann Snider, Director Catherine Schulbaum Ellen Hedlund Ina Woolman James Karon David Sienko Maria Lindia Office of School Improvement & Office of Instruction Accountability Diane Schaefer, Director Kenneth E. Fish, Director Carol Beatrice Susan Rotblat-Walker Zawadi Hawkins Carol Be lair Charlotte Diffendale Sandy Olson Janet Carroll Ruth Furia Priscilla (Pat) Kozaczka Lisa Vieira Office of Teacher Preparation, Gena Walker Certification & Development Anna Diserio Becky Wright Office of the Commissioner Office of Research, High School Reform Stephen A. Nardelli & Adult Education Irene Monteiro Nancy Warren Office of Network & Information Systems Lauren Counts Colleen Strom Rhode Island Skills Commission Marie Gariepy Anne Marotte Rocco Rainone Colleen Callahan iii o' FOREWORD If one examines the official definition and goals of social studies, its central role within the elementary and secondary school curriculum, and the most significant national and state social studies documents from the past few decades to the present, one can readily identify a common thread, i.e., that social studies curriculum should promote civic responsibility and active civic participation. Not only is the overarching significance of civic competence embedded within the 1992 National Council for the Social Studies (N.C.S.S.) definition of social studies as "the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence" but it is also clearly articulated in the 1990 Recommendations of the National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools document Charting the Course: Social Studies for the 21st Century. This social studies GUIDE links directly to other Rhode Island Board of Regents approved frameworks documents as well as to the state's Common Core of Learning. Specifically on the state level, Rhode Island's Common Core of Learning document of 1995 establishes the development of "effective and productive citizens" as the paramount goal of K-12 (kindergarten through Grade 12) education in our state. The challenge social studies educators planning curriculum face is a daunting one: they must select from an ever-growing amount of information, create a context for organizing multiple sources of information, and structure lessons around which students construct knowledge using this information. In presenting this A Standards-Based Guide for Social Studies Programs in Rhode Island Schools, I offer special thanks to Writing Team Members Joseph O'Neill, Maureen Spaight, David Woolman, Melissa Bingmann, SandyJean Hicks, Carolyn Carnevale, and Patricia Jarvis. Moreover, this GUIDE is offered as a reflection of the numerous Rhode Island educators who have contributed to it over its five-year development in hopes that those who use it are assisted in their efforts to plan and develop social studies curriculum and programs in Rhode Island schools. Peter McWalters, Commissioner Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education December, 2001 v TABLE OF CONTENTS i-iii Acknowledgements v Foreword vii- viii Introduction Chapters 1-6 Part I: 1-12 The Social Studies 1. 13-64 Content Standards in the Social Studies Arena 2. 65-78 Assessment in the Social Studies 3. 79-84 Evaluating the Social Studies Program 4. 85-88 Teaching Social Studies in an Inclusive Way 5. 89-100 Sample Criteria to Evaluate Social Studies Materials 6. Sample Units/Lessons Part II: 101 Introduction 103-112 A Geoportrait of Your Community A. A Lighthouse Journey B. 113-130 Teacher's Guide & Student Booklet Meeting of the Minds: (Let's Talk History) C. 131-150 A Journey into the Minds of Famous Women 151-153 Glossary Resource Guide Part Ill: Note: Page numbers for Part III Resource Guide restart at Page One so that Part 111 can be used as a separate document. While acknowledging the value of each standards document insofar as it helps schools and districts accomplish particular goals, RIDE urges districts to compare standards documents in a particular content area and then decide which documents appear to be most complete and appropriate in assisting ALL students to achieve academically. That being done, then essential elements can be added or omitted in order to meet district needs and educational philosophy. Three key features of standards-based school reform that are outlined in the Education Standards in Rhode Island 2001 document and addressed in detail in the GUIDE which follows are: a process for developing standards-based curriculum; a description of a standards-based classroom; and the importance of the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Extensive additions and revisions have been made in this 2001 A Standards-Based Guide for Social Studies Programs in Rhode Island Schools which follows. One of the most significant changes is the inclusion of Part III, a completely revised social studies RESOURCE GUIDE. This revision was done in response to the universally positive feedback received from the field regarding the original Resource section of the 1998 draft version of this social studies GUIDE. Other highlights of this 2001 GUIDE are detailed in a separate Executive Summary. These highlights include: greater emphasis on the critical link between social studies instruction and literacy; significantly expanded Selected References at the end of Chapters 1-6; major revision of the Assessment Chapter and related resources to emphasize the importance of the alignment between curriculum, instruction and assessment; and expanded chapter (Chapter 2) on social studies content standards. In conclusion, I offer thanks to all the people across the entire Rhode Island and national social studies community who have contributed to this social studies GUIDE. Faith Fog le, Social Studies Coordinator Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education viii