The School District of Waukesha has adopted the 2019 Wisconsin Social Studies Standards. Within the standards, we are expecting to address some major shifts that will impact our Content Based Paired Biliteracy curriculum in Dual language.
We are fortunate to celebrate that we have aligned CCSS Reading and Writing Standards and expectation to our current curriculum, and that we have several units that address standards within the grade level. The challenge is that some whole grades and several units within grades do not meet the standards of the grade. No worries! Our state social studies representative is very happy we are teaching with the old standards for now. As new standards are developed, new learning and perspectives on the vision of graduate also develops-and will require us to shift, change, and enhance our work. We have found great value in the texts choices made in our BUFs and CLM units and hope to continue the conversation about how learning coalesces for kids across their daily and annual experiences in our classes.
I want to recognize the contribution of each of you in developing a curriculum made with our learners in mind. Because our work has been such a team effort, I felt it extremely important to understand how we could continue to leverage it and access it as we move ahead to implement standards rather than adopting a new curriculum without our work in mind. So, a team got together Monday, September 30th to complete a cross walk between our current Social Studies content and the new standards. One teacher per grade level collaborated cohesively across grades 2-5 to map out SS standards in the areas of History, Geography, Economics, Poli. Sci. and Behavior. As a result of this work, this team is clearer about suggestions to move forward. The work completed this week will inform a larger team on the potential of using Dual Language Curriculum for all learners, as well as adaptations, enhancements or renewal that must occur to ensure that our students are college and career ready.
A social studies multidisciplinary team is meeting throughout this year to continue the work over the
next few years: these members include administrators, coaches, and teachers K-12.
Link to SS Standards
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