Social+Studies+-+6th

7/9

The following was discussed:

- Current curriculum pacing - field trips - common assessments

7/23

The following was discussed

- United Streaming almost painless guide to the Constitution - Current Events/Critical Thinking Skills in the book - Current event presentations in class - Reading in the content areas - Using the National Park Service as a resource

12/9

Discussed

-The need to keep track of commonly missed questions on common assessments. -Will the common assessments be reviewed this summer along with social studies curriculum? -Pacing -Organization of different media. (United streaming videos can be downloaded and saved. Will this take up too much memory on computer....check with Robin and/or John.) -Need to teach test taking strategies. -Special Ed study guides