Updated Standards Implementation Guidance Documents Provide Map for Professional Learning
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) recently updated the Standards Implementation Guides documents for the Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading & Writing, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science, in addition to a General Standards Implementation Guide.
Schools and districts may be in various stages of the standards implementation process, and the Standards Implementation Guides provide a list of resources by content area that may be used at each stage.
These guides can help districts and schools plan for summer professional learning opportunities around standards implementation that utilize the most current resources.
Social Studies Featured Resource: 'Minding the Gap' Module
The coronavirus pandemic has brought many challenges, including the need to accelerate student learning. The "Minding the Gap” professional learning module helps educators meet this need by providing guidance for identifying and closing gaps in their social studies program.
The goals of this module include:
- Build a shared understanding of the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Social Studies progressions and grade-level expectations.
- Begin to map the expectations of the KAS for Social Studies to current practice and curricula.
- Identify gaps and overlaps between the KAS for Social Studies and current practice and curricula.
- Identify and prioritize existing gaps and consider available curriculum resources, time allocation for each content area and any additional solutions to eliminate gaps.
- Create a proposed plan of action to successfully implement the 2019 KAS for Social Studies and close gaps.
This Facilitator’s Guide provides suggestions for structuring each section of Module 2, recommended activities to prompt meaningful investigation of the KAS for Social Studies and guidance on talking points to use with the provided slideshows. Additional resources needed to engage with this module are the accompanying PowerPoint and Module at a Glance document.
KDE Announces the 2022 Kentucky Student Civics Symposium
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is sponsoring the 2022 virtual Kentucky Student Civics Symposium for students and educators to collaborate on ways to improve their local, regional or global communities.
This conference will focus on providing educators and students in grades K-12 with resources, ideas and experiences that will improve the civic engagement culture of their schools. Students from across the state will share how they are making a positive impact on their communities.
Overview: The 2022 Kentucky Student Civics Symposium is a three-day virtual conference designed for elementary, middle and high school students to share how they are demonstrating their knowledge and skills of the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Social Studies to improve their local, regional and/or global community. Each day of the conference will focus on a particular grade band.
Compelling Question: How are you and/or your classmates improving your local, regional and/or global community?
Overview of requirements: Students and teachers will work together to identify a problem in the community and produce a product that communicates student conclusions about how they are improving their local, regional and/or global community. Products may include, but are not limited to, the following: argumentative writing and/or products, explanatory writing and/or products, discussions, multimedia presentations and podcasts.
Time Frame: The conference will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ET on March 22-24, 2022, with a 30-minute break for lunch.
Proposal Submission: In order to participate in this event, students and teachers must work collaboratively to complete the 2022 Kentucky Student Civic Symposium Proposal Submission Form. Prior to submitting this form, teachers must confirm that students have parent and/or guardian permission to participate in this event by completing the Parent Consent for a Virtual Conference form.
Proposal submissions will be accepted at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year and must be submitted by Sept. 3, 2021; no late submissions will be accepted. In this proposal, students will need to identify an issue or issues from their community that they will share with other Kentucky students and teachers. This proposal is designed to capture the real-life success stories of how students are improving their local, regional or global communities.
For more information on eligibility guidelines and project requirements, see the Overview Requirements document.
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