The Historian Monthly

I would love to visit this river and the iconic Victoria Falls. The country of Zambia, in terms of natural resources, is one of the wealthiest countries on the African continent.

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All Scope and Sequences have been updated in the District Curriculum Course. If you are running into issues with dates etc., please email me.

K-2: Performance Assessments for Reporting

3-5: CSAs in PDF (translated in English and Spanish) (Can be taken online in Schoolcity)

6-8: CSAs as Item Bank Assessments (Can be taken online in Schoolcity)

High School: CSAs as Item Bank Assessments (Can be taken online in Schoolcity)

This session will be offered as a Zoom/Virtual Meeting. We will be reviewing the testing options in Schoolcity and providing a general overview of Schoolcity. Please come with your questions!

Date: September 23

Time: 3pm

Eduphoria sign up: https://littleelm.schoolobjects.com//wshop/default.aspx?cid=3629

Zoom Information:

Meeting ID: 847 1076 5613

Password: schoolcity

I am typing daily to get them entered. Please review the final copies and if you find any typos etc, please email me. Any questions or concerns, please reach out.

If you or your team would like to schedule a one on one session based on using this resource, please email me.

Below, you will find a link to add the SS Required Celebrations and Observations Calendar. This calendar details all the dates we are required to observe in public schools. When you click on the event, you will find a potential announcement your campus could use, during your morning announcements, to ensure we are in compliance (see the attached picture for an example).

Link to add the Calendar: Click here

1. Task: The culminating assignment-a product or performance task

1. The culminating task gives the students the opportunity to read for and write with specific textual evidence and to meaningfully apply the standards. This is different from just writing what one has read. The best tasks give students the opportunity to address authentic need and an authentic audience related to the topic.

2. Text: The complex text that students will read closely, and additional text that ensure students experience a volume of reading at their independent reading levels.

1. The text is the primary vehicle through which the topic is taught. Attention to text selection ensures that the complexity levels met or exceed the students needs and ensures that students can practice specific literacy standards so that they have deep access to this topic and learning going forward. Choose text judiciously to ensure it is worthy in terms of knowledge it will help students build about the world and the opportunities it presents for students to master specific literacy standards.

Talk: Talking and listening are key first steps toward fostering historical discourse, where the teacher must pose purposeful questions, elicit student thinking, and facilitate meaningful discourse. Teachers must find the balance between allowing students to express thinking freely while keeping the focus on the learning goal(s). As such, it is imperative that we provide opportunities for each and every student to talk and to have their ideas heard during historical lessons.

Please review the draft we discussion at our January Learning Day and send feedback. If you would like assistance in planning and designing in this format, please email me.

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American Cuisine: How Has It Changed Over Time?

In the latest installment of our Current Events series , students will gain an understanding of American cuisine from colonial times to the present, including the ethnic and cultural influences that make up the American diet.

Utilizing close reading, research, and project-based learning, students will:

• learn about the history of American cuisine from early colonial times to present

• analyze various historical and cultural recipes for their ingredients and ease of preparation

• develop a multicultural, historical menu that reflects American cuisine and students’ tastes