Building the ToolkitThe Process Continues

S. G. GrantBinghamton University

The good news….We are on schedule

The better news….The inquiries are turning out well

The best news….Teachers are embracing the design and the process

The Toolkit Components

• Conceptual Foundations• Grade-Level Inquiries• Professional Resources

How an Inquiry gets made (84x)

Writer writesSG (ES), John

(MS, Kathy (HS)Internal Review

CAP/SED ReviewContent/

Pedagogical Review

TCC Pilot & Review

SG, John Kathy Revision

Second targeted review (if

necessary)

Permissions & Layout

Internal Productio

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External Review

Final Productio

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Triangulate Data

Final SED/P

MT

Where are we with the Inquiries? Grade Annotat

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K Scarcity Holidays Rules Civic Rights

1 Global Citizen

Fairness Econ Choices Families

2 Rules Econ. Systems

Ind/Groups Communities

3 Human Rights

Diversity Globalization Cultures

4 Where are we

Industrialization

Rights Immigration

5 DOI Adv. Societies Bananas Colonization

6 AgriculturalRev

Black Death Religious Freedom

Leaders

7 Civil War Great Compromise

Native Americans

Women’s Rights

8 Internment Suburbs Vietnam War Labor Reform

9 Aztecs China India Marco Polo

10 French Rev Industrial Rev Apartheid Japan/France

11 Civil Rights Immigration Constitution Slavery

12G Policy-ACA Federalism First Amendment

Electoral College

12E Wage Gap Free Trade Economic Happiness

Great Recession

The IDM PD – Questions

NYSCSS Toolkit Sessions

Session #1Introducing the New York Social Studies ToolkitTime: 1 hourNumber of participants: 200+Presenter: S.G. Grant

Session #2Digging deeper on the New York Social Studies Toolkit project Time: 2.5 hoursNumber of participants: 200+Presenters: SG Grant, John Lee, and Kathy Swan

Sessions #3 and 4Designing Inquiry for Social StudiesNumber of participants: 25Time: 1 hourPresenters: SG Grant, John Lee, and Kathy Swan with writers and TCC members

Sessions #5-7Visions of the Possible: Inquiries for (elementary / middle / secondary) Social StudiesNumber of participants: 100 eachTime: 1 hour eachPresenters: SG Grant, John Lee, and/or Kathy Swan along with writers

Session #8Teacher Collaborative Council Panel Number of participants: 100Time: 1 hourFacilitators: John Lee, Jill Gradwell, Lorrei DiCamillo along with TCC members

Session #9Taking Informed Action: A ConversationNumber of participants: 100Time: 1 hourFacilitators: Kathy Swan with writers and TCC members

Timeline for Project