Join KDE for the ‘Update on Standards Resources’ Webcast
The ‘Update on Standards Resources’ webcast will take place 9 a.m. ET. Jan. 9. The webcast will highlight new resources to support Kentucky Academic Standards implementation, including the Implementation Guidance Documents, which will help support next steps for schools and districts.
You can access the live webcasts by going to the KDE Media Portal and clicking on the EdCast Video icon at the bottom of the page. The livestream will be on the “Home” tab. You can get your questions answered during the webcasts using GoSoapBox with the access code: KAS.
An archive of the webcast and slides will be made available on the Standards Webcast webpage shortly after the original air date.
World Language Advisory Panel to meet Jan. 16
The World Language Advisory Panel (AP) will meet 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ET Jan. 16 at the Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Blvd., Room 527, in Frankfort.
Senate Bill 1 (2017) calls for the Kentucky Department of Education to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards and aligned assessments. The schedule calls for one or two content areas to be reviewed each year and every six years after that on a rotating basis.
The World Language AP is comprised of nine members, including elementary, middle and high school teachers from across the state.
Building a Culture of Learning Online Study Begins Jan. 13
Join KDE professional learning coordinators for a self-paced study that will give teachers and leaders from across the state an opportunity to dig deeper into how professional learning communities can help build a culture of learning in schools and districts.
For more information, including the registration link, see this Building a Culture of Learning Online Study information sheet.
The deadline for registration is Jan. 10.
New Social Studies Series of Courses Now Available
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has created a new three-course social studies series as an additional option for schools and districts to meet the minimum high school graduation requirements for social studies: Social Studies 1, 2 and 3.
The minimum high school graduation requirements include three social studies credits. These credits must incorporate all of the Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies: the inquiry practices of questioning, investigating, using evidence and communicating conclusions, and the four social studies disciplines of civics, economics, geography and history and the standards therein. Districts and schools can arrange the essential content within the three credit requirement to best meet their need.
In order to be civically engaged, socially responsible and culturally aware, students must be able to engage with the inquiry practices, have knowledge of each of the four social studies disciplines and appreciate the interconnectedness of all four disciplines. This is central to students’ preparation for a successful transition into civic life. The new social studies courses are intended to:
- Offer schools an additional, integrated way to meet minimum high school graduation requirements for social studies; and
- Offer a pathway to ensure that students receive instruction in all of the Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies during the course sequence.
Any educator who holds a secondary social studies certification will be eligible to teach these courses.
459805 Social Studies 1
Social Studies 1 requires students to analyze how the accomplishments, conflicts, migrations and interactions of the early modern world established the foundations of modern society. Students will compare various forms of government and analyze the role of comparative advantage in international trade of goods and services. Students will analyze how cultural, economic and environmental factors contribute to migration patterns and population distribution at multiple scales. Students will assess how inter- and intra-regional interactions shaped the development of empires and cultures in multiple global regions between 1300 and 1750.
459805 Social Studies 1 Course Standards
459806 Social Studies 2
Social Studies 2 requires students to continue to understand the development of the modern world by analyzing political and economic revolutions, shifts in culture and global power, the emergence of global conflict and how changes on the global scale attempted to prevent future conflicts. Students will assess how the expansion of civic virtues, democratic principles, constitutional rights and human rights influence the thoughts and actions of individuals and groups. Students will explain how international economic trends and policies affect political, social and economic conditions in various nations. Students will analyze how the forces of cooperation and conflict within and among people, nations and empires influence the division and control of Earth’s surface and resources. Students will analyze the role of the United States in global compromises and conflicts and analyze changes and continuities regarding views of government power and accepted sources of legitimacy in multiple regions between 1750 and 1945. Students also will explore discipline-specific Kentucky studies to understand Kentucky’s impact on the world.
459806 Social Studies 2 Course Standards
459807 Social Studies 3
Social Studies 3 challenges students to investigate competing viewpoints and the changing cultural components of the present. Students will explain how active citizens can affect the lawmaking process locally, nationally and internationally. Students will evaluate how values and beliefs help form different types of economic systems. Students will explain how people create natural and cultural regions to interpret Earth’s complexity. Students will analyze the role of the United States in global affairs. Students will analyze methods used by state and non-state actors seeking to alter the global order that emerged during the post-World War period from 1945 to the present. Students also will explore discipline-specific Kentucky studies to understand Kentucky’s role in the world to better inform how they can confront today’s problems and make sense of the interconnected world around them.
459807 Social Studies 3 Course Standards
It is important to note the following: Districts and schools can arrange the essential high school social studies content within the three-credit requirement to best meet the needs of their students. A local board of education may substitute an integrated, applied, interdisciplinary or higher-level course for a required course if the alternative course provides rigorous content and addresses the same academic expectations.
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