Dept Chair Update 11 2009

Secondary Social StudiesDepartment Chairperson

MeetingNovember 9, 2009

September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 2

Looking at the data TAKS Grade 8

• Increased met standard % to within 2 points of the state [89%]

• Commended increased by more than 400% [8% to 33%]

• Af-Am and Hispanic Commended increased 300%; LEP by 1000% [1% to 11%]

• Gap between Af-Am/Hisp and White reduced from 20 points to 10 points.

September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 3

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• Increased met standard % by 13 points and closed gap with the state to within 3 points

• Commended increased by 300% for all students from 10% to 30%

• Af-Am, Hispanic and LEP gap with White students is closing and commended for these groups is up 300, 400, and 500% respectively

Looking at the data TAKS Grade 10

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• % met standard is equal to the state for the last two years.

• Commended increased by 600% from 7% to 42% for all students.

• Af-Am commended increased from 2 to 32%; Hispanic commended increased from 3 – 37% and LEP commended increased from 0 to 10%. White commended in 2009 was at 70%

• Commended for all sub-groups was at or above the state average in 2009.

Looking at the data TAKS Grade 11

September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 7

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September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 8

• Ranking in the 62nd percentile, the highest overall performance rankings were found in eleventh grade social science.

• The lowest performance ranking was ninth grade social science with results at the 37th percentile.

• In the spring of 2009, the highest percentage of HISD non-Special Education students scoring at or above the 50th percentile was found in ninth grade math and eleventh grade social science (69%). The lowest percentage was found in sixth grade social science (34%).

Looking at the data Stanford 10

September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 9

• The 3-year mean NCE gains at grades 6 [-3.0] and 10 [-2.4] represent negative growth.

• Ninth grade mean NCE gains [-0.6] did not achieve growth in 2009.

• Issues: −Stanford objectives and HISD/TEKS based

curriculum are not aligned; − lack of social studies instruction in

elementary impacts grade 6; −comparing Stanford in grade 9 to TAKS in

grade 10 could have impact on the grade 10 results;

−EVAAS data for Social Studies is based on Stanford data which was low for Grades 6 and 9 in 2009.

Looking at the data EVAAS

September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 10

Estimated District Mean NCE Gain

Grade: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11Mean NCE Gain over Grades Relative to Growth Standard

Growth Standard: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2007 Mean NCE Gain:   2.8 G 3.1 G -0.7

R*7.1 G 2.2 G 4.1 G

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3.2 G 2.4

Std Error:   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1

2008 Mean NCE Gain:   2.1 G 1.4 G -3.7

R*7.7 G 3.5 G 3.4 G

-2.9 R*

5.5 G 2.1

Std Error:   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

2009 Mean NCE Gain:   3.9 G 1.3 G -4.7

R*7.3 G 0.8 G

-0.6 R*

-1.8 R*

7.6 G 1.7

Std Error:   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1

3-Yr-Avg NCE Gain:   2.9 G 1.9 G -3.0

R*7.4 G 2.2 G 2.3 G

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5.4 G 2.1

Std Error:   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Estimated District Mean NCE Scores

Grade: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

State Base Year (2006): 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0

2006 Mean: 40.4 40.4 39.9 35.7 38.5 38.6 41.5 37.3 40.5

2007 Mean: 43.2 43.1 43.5 39.2 42.8 40.8 42.7 38.9 40.5

2008 Mean: 44.6 45.3 44.5 39.8 46.9 46.3 44.1 39.8 44.4

2009 Mean: 46.7 48.5 46.6 39.8 47.2 47.7 45.7 42.3 47.4

2009 Houston District Value Added Report for TAKS/Stanford Social Studies

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September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 12

Where are we going?Curriculum 2009 - 2010

• Revised HAPGs in place

− alignment to TEKS− emphasis on concept-based learning− essential understandings and guiding questions− Literacy Leads the Way strategies

• Work on PRE-AP/AP vertical alignment of strategies/skills

− Comprehension and document analysis strategies− Synthesizing information− Writing Skills in DBQs, Free-Response and Essays− Increasing rigor

September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 13

TEKS Revisions• TEKS Revisions – SBOE will:

− discuss the latest draft of the Social Studies TEKS on 11/18 (during its next 3-day meeting)

• Latest Revisions are located at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=3643

− conduct hearings and cast a "first-reading" vote on the Social Studies TEKS at its Jan. 13-15, 2010 meeting

− post the "first-reading" Social Studies TEKS for review and comment in Feb. 2010

− conduct hearings and cast a "second-reading" vote on the TEKS at its Mar. 10-12, 2010 meeting (a majority affirmative vote will mean final adoption of the new TEKS)

September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 14

• World Geography high failure rates – 1/3 of high schools have >20% failure rates− Increasing work with WGS teachers to improve

instruction− Emphasis on conceptual learning vs. memorization− Trial use of Geography Alive! materials to supplement

the curriculum and improve engagement strategies• Lesson Study model

− A planning and observation protocol with 45 teachers from the grant cohort to develop lesson models

• Workshops for teachers on the use of Interactive Student Notebooks to increase student engagement and other topics of need/interest.

Where are we going?Instruction 2009 - 2010

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• CBAs− Develop items and create CBAs for eight secondary

social studies courses [42 tests]− Use focus groups of teachers and student

achievement data to improve the tests

• EOCs− Increase awareness of the EOC exams affecting

students entering grade 9 in 2011 – 2012− Encourage voluntary administrations of the USH

and WGS End of Course exams – More information about registering for this administration at the February Department Chair meeting.

Where are we going?Assessment 2009 - 2010

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Preparing for Stanford 10 Social Studies • Review the appropriate test objectives and

specifications.

• Looking horizontally: Put a star by each objective included in the curriculum.

• Looking vertically: Examine the vertical pattern of

courses and working as a group put an arrow beside content that transfers

• Examine the vocabulary of the objective highlighting words that may be problematic

• Give students a copy of the objectives and have them follow a process to identify what they know and don’t know [including vocabulary terms] to create their own study sheet.

September 2009 HISD Secondary Social Studies 17

• Texas Teachers Teaching American History [T3AH]− A $1.3 million three-year grant from the US Dept. of Ed [this

is the fourth TAH grant HISD has received since 2001]− 45 teachers in the grant cohort representing 37 HISD schools− 8 additional teachers serve as peer facilitators− Presentations scheduled at three national conferences:

NCSS, the TAH Directors Conference and ATE • History Fair

− Emphasis on Doing Research the History Day Way − Workshops and instructional strategies emphasizing

research methodology, writing and developing quality projects

• ABRAZO − Support of new teachers through collaboration with the

Social Studies ABRAZO team• Partnerships with Universities

− UT at Austin – Muslim Histories and Cultures project involving 25 teachers over the past 5 yrs.

Where are we going?Other Initiatives 2009 - 2010