What’s new in

Jennifer Raphaels, Supervisor of Social Studies

?

Congressman Malinowski

and RHS Amnesty

International club

members March, 2019

The goal of the Bernards Township

Social Studies program…

…is to develop in our students the

knowledge, skills, and habits of mind

that will lead to their ability and

desire to become thoughtful,

reasoned, and active participants in

their communities.

Bernards Township Social Studies Scope

and Sequence, Required Program

Grades K-3 Each course includes 3-4 units of

study

Units organized thematically

Example units from each grade

K – Myself and Others

1 – Families are Unique

2 – Citizenship in Communities

3 – Bernards Township and

Geography

Grades 4-6 US History

Chronological units that examine

themes in history

Grade 4 - US 1, part 1

Pre-Columbus to the Am. Rev.

Grade 5 - US 1, part 2

Am. Rev. to the Civil War

Grade 6 – US 2

MP 1 – Civics

MP 2, 3, & 4 – Reconstruction

to today

Bernards Township Social Studies Scope

and Sequence, Required Program

Grades K-3 Each course includes 3-4 units of

study

Units organized thematically

Example units from each grade

K – Myself and Others

1 – Families are Unique

2 – Citizenship in Communities

3 – Bernards Township and Geography

Grades 4-6 US History

Chronological units that examine

themes in history

Grade 4 – US 1, part 1

Pre-Columbus to the Am. Rev.

Grade 5 – US 1, part 2

Am. Rev. to the Civil War

Grade 6 – US 2

MP 1 – Civics

MP 2, 3, & 4 – Reconstruction

to today

SY 2018-2019 saw the implementation of

revised social studies curricula in grades 3, 4, 5

Adopted the TCI Social Studies Alive! program

Grade 3: Our Community and Beyond

Bernards Township and Geography

Culture and Economy

Your Government

Grades 4 & 5: America’s Past

Introduction to US History (pre-Columbus to The Civil War)

Bernards Township Social Studies Scope and

Sequence, Required Program

Grade 6: US 2

Civics: The Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights

US 2: Reconstruction to today

Grade 7: Global Studies and Human Geography

Examines the relationship between humans and their environment by exploring major

geographical regions through an examination of case studies in that region

Grade 8: Global History I

Pre-history to the Eve of Columbus

Grade 9: Global History II (College Preparatory or Honors)

1492 to today

Grades 6-9

Bernards Township Social Studies Scope and

Sequence, Required Program

Grade 6: US 2

Civics: The Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights

US 2: Reconstruction to today

Grade 7: Global Studies and Human Geography

Examines the relationship between humans and their environment by exploring

major geographical regions through an examination of case studies in that region

Grade 8: Global History I

Pre-history to the Eve of Columbus

Grade 9: Global History II (College Preparatory or Honors)

1492 to today

Grades 6-9

Grade 7: Global Studies and Human Geography

Grades 3, 4, 5, & 7

social studies course revisions

Summer 2018

Reframe units of study

Develop essential questions and enduring

understandings

Infuse TCI lessons, simulations, activities, case

study analyses into course

School year 2019-2020

Teach the courses!

Reflect, collect feedback

Grades 3, 4, 5, & 7

social studies course revisions

Summer 2019

Reflect

Modify

Adapt

Accommodate

Differentiate

Summary

K-3: Develop disciplinary thinking and thematic understandings

4-6: Apply those skills to the study of the United States

7-8: Apply those skills with increasing sophistication to the world

K-8: foundational work towards the program goal…

“to develop in our students the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind that will lead to their ability and desire to become thoughtful, reasoned, and active participants in their communities.”

Mindful minute…

Grade 11: History of US Government /

Economics

Historical and philosophical roots of US Government

The Constitution & Federalism

Formal Institutions of Government (3 branches)

Informal Institutions of Government

Political parties, interest groups and PACs, the media

Civil rights and civil liberties

Economics

Policy and the policy making process

Active citizenship / service learning project

The Bernards Township Social Studies

required program

Begins in kindergarten with…

Myself and others

And culminates with…

Myself and others

What are my rights, privileges, & obligations in a democratic republic as the citizen of one nation within a global society?

What are the problems I face at home and in the world?

How do I effect the change I want to see at home and in that world?

History of US Government / Economics

- Active Citizenship / Service Learning

College Preparatory (CP)

students are asked to attend and reflect upon a

public forum in which policy making is

conducted, such as

Township committee meeting

Planning board session

School meeting

History of US Government / Economics

- Active Citizenship / Service Learning

Honors (H) –

Center for Civic Education program

NJ State First Place portfolios:

2018, Suzanne Ward, Mental Wellness

2017, Thomas Liska, Fixing Kyleigh’s Law

2016, Suzanne Ward, STOP Student Health and Mental Stress

2015, Elizabeth Wolf, Stop the PARCC Testing

NJ State Second Place Portfolios:

2013, Jacqueline McCarthy, Lowering the Cost of Higher Education

History of US Government / Economics

- Active Citizenship / Service Learning

Advanced Placement (AP) –

Active citizenship project

Part of new CED

SY 2018-2019 saw the completion of a

reorganization of the “3 in 2” AP sequence:

AP GoPo, AP Macro, AP Micro

2016-2017 (AP Gov/AP Macro) (AP Micro)

11th grade: ½ year AP Macro with ½ year AP GoPo

11th or 12th grade: ¾ year AP Micro with ¼ year Personal Finance (1 AP)

2017-2018

11th grade: Full year AP US Government and Politics (1 AP)

3 RHS students earned a perfect score on the AP Gov exam

116 perfect scores out of over 300,000 tests!

12th grade: AP Microeconomics/Personal Finance (1 AP)

2018-2019 (AP Gov) (AP Micro/AP Macro)

11th grade: Full year AP US Government and Politics (1 AP)

11th or 12th grade: AP Micro/AP Macro/Personal Finance* (2 APs)

*Personal finance is being phased out of this course. Beginning with the Class of 2023, the course will no longer satisfy the NJ State Financial Literacy graduation requirement

Social Studies Electives

Full-Year Electives

AP Economics/Pers. Finance* (11, 12)

AP European History (10-12)

AP Human Geography (10-12)

AP Psychology (11, 12)

AP United States History (11, 12)

Current Issues in Contemporary

America (12)

Introduction to Psychology (11, 12)

Semester Electives

Current Issues (8)

Ethics: What’s the Right Thing to Do?

(10-12)

Genocide and Human Behavior (11, 12)

History of the Middle East (11, 12)

Human Geography (10-12)

Human Rights (10-12)

Psychology (11, 12)

U.S. History through Film (11, 12)

*Personal finance is being phased out of this course. Beginning with the Class of 2023, the course will no longer satisfy the NJ State Financial Literacy graduation requirement

Social Studies Electives

Full-Year Electives

AP Economics/Pers. Finance* (11, 12)

AP European History (10-12)

AP Human Geography (10-12)

AP Psychology (11, 12)

AP United States History (11, 12)

Current Issues in Contemporary

America (12)

Introduction to Psychology (11, 12)

Semester Electives

Current Issues (8)

Ethics: What’s the Right Thing to Do?

(10-12)

Genocide and Human Behavior (11, 12)

History of the Middle East (11, 12)

Human Geography (10-12)

Human Rights (10-12)

Psychology (11, 12)

U.S. History through Film (11, 12)

*Personal finance is being phased out of this course. Beginning with the Class of 2023, the course will no longer satisfy the NJ State Financial Literacy graduation requirement

Social Studies Electives

Full-Year Electives

AP Economics/Pers. Finance (11, 12)

AP European History (10-12)

AP Human Geography (10-12)

AP Psychology (11, 12)

AP United States History (11, 12)

Current Issues in Contemporary America (12)

Introduction to Psychology (11, 12)

Concurrent enrollment course

Students who satisfy RVCC entrance requirements and successfully complete the course will be awarded 3 transferable college credits by RVCC.

Semester Electives

Current Issues (8)

Ethics: What’s the Right Thing to Do?

(10-12)

Genocide and Human Behavior (11, 12)

History of the Middle East (11, 12)

Human Geography (10-12)

Human Rights (10-12)

Psychology (11, 12)

U.S. History through Film (11, 12)

But wait…there’s more

In addition to the curricular opportunities

to achieve the Bernards Township Social

Studies program goals, social studies

teachers at WAMS at Ridge commit

themselves to offering extra-curricular

opportunities to further students’ progress.

Extracurricular activities

Christian Soto

WAMS Speech and Debate

Christine Corigliano

WAMS homework Club

Colleen Bodine

Amnesty International Club

More than Me

Reach Out – Get Ready

Mary Piasecki

Key Club

Ridge Gives Back

Sireen Hashem

Girl Up (United Nations organization)

Greg Zande

Kids for Peace

Make a Wish

Relay for Life

Barbara Dwyer

FED Challenge Club

National Econ Challenge

Dan Norris

Devil’s Advocate (RHS Newspaper)

UNICEF – Ridge Chapter

Dennis Drake

Ridge Political

Review

Jennifer Lamberti

Support Your Troops

Lauren Vail

Ridge Ethics Club

Suzanne Ward

Ridge Gives Back

Tom Liska

Ridge Film Club

The Goal…

to develop in our students the knowledge,

skills, and habits of mind that will lead to their

ability and desire to become thoughtful,

reasoned, and active participants in their

communities.

Bernards Township Social Studies

Program Philosophy

Looking forward…

Curricula revisions

continue this summer

with year 2 projects in

Grades 3, 4, 5, & 7

AP Gov/AP Econ

reorganization

New Course

Development

Intro to Psychology,

concurrent enrollment

Standards based report

cards and common

assessments

K-3

Common assessments

4-8

Looking forward…

“Articulation” projects continue

6-8

9-12

Program Evaluation

9-12 Social Studies Program

US History across the Curriculum

Representatives from each grade in which US History taught

3, 4, 5, 6, and 10

Grades 6 and 10 course revisions are on the horizon

Questions?

What questions do you have about Bernards Township Social

Studies….

Goal?

Courses?

Required program grades K-5, 6-8, 9-11?

Elective program grades 8-12?

Extracurricular activities?

Thank you!