K-12 HGSS Resources & Links
Standards and Implementation
New - KS History, Government Social Studies Standards
High School Psychology Standards Document
Best Practices and Literacy Expectations in new standards
C3 Framework for Social Studies
The C4 framework −collect collaborate create communicate - classroom resources based on new common core and SS standards
Resources
Follow Kansas Social Studies Education at the following links
Kansas Council for the Social Studies http://www.kcss.info/
Kansas Council for History Education https://sites.google.com/a/usd260.com/kche/
Kansas Geographic Alliance http://www.k-state.edu/kga/
Kansas Council for Economic Education http://kansas.councilforeconed.org/
Kansas Bar Association Law-Related Education http://www.ksbar.org/?educator_resources
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.- Esri inspires and enables people to positively impact the future through a deeper, geographic understanding of the changing world around them.
ArcGIS systems Website - Comprehensive system that allows people to collect, organize, manage, analyze, communicate and distribute geographic information.
Kansas Geographical Alliance - Organization of teachers and professional geographers dedicated to advancing geographic literacy in Kansas.
Geography Awareness Week - the official website for Geography Awareness Week (GAW)
Kansas Historical Society - Resources for Kansas History and social studies classrooms as well as guided tours available
Social Studies School Service - resources for the classroom
Social Studies Central Website - Social Studies Central provides resources with a focus on Social Studies, supports teachers as they improve their instruction and helps educators engage kids in learning. You will find lesson plans, new web sites, links to standards and assessment advice, technology integration resources and information about workshops and staff development
National Museum of Natural History -
Colonial Williamsburg Website - classroom resources for a variety of topics
Google Lit. trips - Google Lit Trips are free downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. At each location along the journey, there are placemarks with pop-up windows containing a variety of resources including relevant media, thought-provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary information about “real world” references made in that particular portion of the story. The focus is on creating engaging and relevant literary experiences for students. I like to say Google Lit Trips “3-dimensionalize” the reading experience by placing readers “inside the story” traveling alongside the characters; looking through the windshield of that old jalopy in The Grapes of Wrath or waddling alongside Mr. and Mrs. Mallard’s duckling family in Make Way for Ducklings
Assessment Information
KSDE HGSS Assessment Website Page
CETE KAP HGSS Page - this is the content area page in the Kansas assessment program website
CETE KAP HGSS Formative Assessment Tools page - this is formative tools in KAP website for HGSS
January 2016 HGSS Update from Don Gifford
December 2015 HGSS Update from Don Gifford
Assessment Update from October 20th, 2014 KSDE meeting - instructs you how to access formative practice questions in the KITE system as well as the MDPT information
April HGSS Update from Don Gifford
February HGSS Update form Don Gifford
January Assessment Update from Don Gifford
January Update from Don Gifford
December 4th update from Don Gifford
November update from Don Gifford
Early October update Don Gifford
Updated Information about the Multidisciplinary Performance Assessment Tasks (MDPT)
Links to Sample Performance Tasks & Exemplary Lessons (all content areas)
Preparing Students for Writing on Demand
KSDE Rubric for MDPT Grade 3-5 - Opinion
KSDE Rubric for MDPT Grades 6-8 - Argument
KSDE Rubric for MDPT High School - Argument