SS+-+6th+Grade+-+Meeting+Agendas

Social Studies PLC May 10, 2011 1. Continued Work on P.I.'s 2. Time Crunch/ Where are you in the text? 3. Misc.

Social Studies PLC March 17, 2011 1. Performance Indicators and Common Assessments 2. Misc.

Social Studies PLC March 1, 2011 1. Meeting of Sixth Grade with Matt discussion of meeting between 6th grade and 5th grade teachers a. March 25th? For a possible meeting b. Curriculum Alignment process with NECAP

Social Studies PLC January 28, 2011 1. Meeting w/ Peter Lancia about direction of Maine's Common Core Standards 2. Continued differentiation lesson planning 3. Bill Zima's approach

Social Studies January 20, 2011 1. Trip to Massabessic Middle School to see how target learning is implemented

Social Studies PLC December 16, 2010 1. Grow 13 2. Discussion of where we are in the text 3. Success and Difficulties? 4. Misc.

Social Studies PLC December 6, 2010 1. Completion of Budget for Sixth Grade Social Studies

Social Studies PLC November 22-23, 2010 1. Differentiation 2. Budget Needs 3. Lesson Planning to differentiate 4. What we are already doing to differentiate? 5. What we need to accomplish to serve our students better 6. Misc.

Social Studies PLC November 10, 2010 1. Meeting with Matt Nelson discussion about direction of PLC

Social Studies PLC November 4, 2010 1. Election Results and use of Mock Election 2. Grow? 3. Essential Outcomes for First Trimester 4. Best Practice Discussion 5. Misc.

All 6th Grade PLC Facilitators October 12, 2010 1. Discussion about new format to optimize time 2. Cross Curriculum opportunities 3. Best time to discuss best practices

Social Studies/L.A. PLC September 28, 2010

Large group due to stressed importance on upcoming testing 1. Discuss NECAP preparation and procedure

Social Studies PLC May 4, 2010 1. Notes and Events for timeline

70,000 B.C. Origin of Man “Peking Man” Migration from Africa

9,000 B.C. Agriculture begins in the Fertile Crescent

8,000 B.C. First develop at Jericho and Catal Huyuk

3,500 B.C. Bronze tools are made in Sumer

3,000 B.C. Earliest known writing used in Mesopotamia

2,800 B.C One of the first Greek civilization the Minoans is established on the island of Crete

2,650 B.C. First pyramid is built in Egypt

509 B.C. Roman Republic is established as a representative form of government

508 B.C. Greeks form a democracy with direct rule by the people

400 B.C. Mayans build their first pyramids

326 B.C. Alexander the Great's empire stretches from Greece to India

4 B. C. Jesus Christ, the central figure in Christianity, is born in Bethlehem

117 A.D. Roman Empire reaches its greatest extent

476 A.D. Western Roman Empire falls to barbarian invaders

800 A.D. Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor, controlling most of mainland Europe

860 A.D. Vikings discover Iceland

982 A.D. Erik the Red discovers Greenland

1000 A.D. Leif Erikson leads first group of Europeans to North America

1215 A.D. Magna Carta signed, the document limited the King's power

1325- 1519 A.D Aztec settle at Tenochtitlan in central Mexico the fierce warriors' empire lasted until Spanish conquistadors conquer them

1347-1353 A.D. Black Death spreads through Europe killing approximately 60 percent of the population

1438 A.D. Inca establish Cuzco in South America as the start of empire that would eventually stretch 2,600 miles along the Andes mountains

Social Studies PLC April 6, 2010 1. Share and discuss the events for timeline 2. Brainstorm ideas for drawings to accompany each event 3. Start process of looking for kids who would like to be involved in the construction of timeline 4. Grow 25 5. Where you are in the text. 6. Misc.

Social Studies PLC March 16, 2010 1. Informal meeting about constructing a timeline spanning all 6th grade Social Studies Curriculum a. Brief discussion w/ Art Dept. for possible cross curriculum project b. Started process of picking essential events of each era in Ancient World History

Social Studies PLC March 2, 2010 1. Discussed as a Grade how to create a schedule to utilize teaching time w/Brian and Bob

Social Studies PLC February 23, 2010 1. Discuss where you are in the book 2. Grow 19 3. Use and fine tuning of Amazing Race End of Year Review 4. Storage of supplemental equipt. (care of Sandra Abbott) 5. Misc.

Social Studies PLC February 2, 2010 1. Combined PLC with Science (Presentation of Lightspeed Audio Technologies)

Social Studies PLC January 26, 2010 1. Where are we in text. 2. Amazing new resources and technology 3. New space providing easier access to grade level meetings 4. Grow 16 5. Misc.

Social Studies PLC December 1, 2009 1. Grow 11 2. Social Studies "on the move" 3. Chapter 3 Mesopotamia 4. Gifted and Talented Box of goodies 5. Keynote/ Powerpoint civilizations 6. Misc.

Social Studies PLC November 10, 2009 1. Grow 9 2. Completion of Common Assessment 3. A.D. and B.C. teaching strategies (Math Cross Curric.) 4. Where are you in text? 5. Misc.

Social Studies PLC October 13, 2009 1.Where are you in the text? 2. Supplemental Materials 3. Test One 4. Grow 5 5. Misc.

Social Studies PLC September 29, 2009 1. Grow #3 and #4 2. Seven Continents Common Assessment 3. Lat. Long. Materials 4. Cross Curric. w/ Science 5. Misc.

Social Studies PLC September 15, 2009 1. Discuss goals for PLC 2. Review/fine tune common assessments 3. Grow #2 4. Timeline: personal

Social Studies June 9, 2009 1. Tie up loose ends 2. Grow 34 3. End of year crunch 4. Looking towards next year (more developing and fine tuning of common assessments)

Social Studies May 25, 2009 1. PET NO MEETING

Social Studies May 12, 2009 1. Grow 31 and 30 2. Collect Timeline Assessment Data 3. The End of an Empire 4. Germanic Tribes and Vikings 5. Misc.

Social Studies April 28, 2009 1. Grow 29 2. Data on Timline Assessment(collect the order of events handout) 3. Supplemental work in Rome 4. 3-d Rome a flop 5. "Engineering in Rome" History Channel DVD very informative 6. Misc.

Social Studies April 7, 2009 1. Grow 27 2. Timeline Common Assessment 3. End of the Year "Amazing Race" Review (Under Construction) 4. Misc.

Social Studies March 31, 2009 1. Grow 26 2. Ancient Rome Supplemental Materials 3. Reminder of Timeline Common Assessment 4. Smartboard Use? 5. Misc.

Social Studies March 17, 2009 1. Grow 24 and 25 2. Pass out time line generator for Ancient Rome (essential outcome) 3. Smartboard Lesson on Alex the Great to share 4. Misc.

Social Studies March 10, 2009 1. Resources for Ancient Greeks and Romans 2. Grow 23 3. Supplemental Readings to enhance learning (cross curric.) 4. Technology 5. Timeline for A.D. and B.C. as common Assessment 6. Misc. Social Studies March 3, 2009 1. MEA's no meeting

Social Studies February 10, 2009 1. Common Assessment for Trimester Two 2. Grow 21 3. 2-3 weeks left in trimester (feeling the crunch) 4. Update on virtual tour of Coloseum 5. Misc.

Social Studies January 27, 2009 1. Common Assessments 2. Grow 19 3. Where are you in text? 4. Egypt supplemental materials to enhance text 5. PLC Facilitators meeting 1/26.

Social Studies PLC December 16, 2008 1. Grow 15 2. Social Studies standards work done at central office 3. Geography Bee 4. Interesting Cross Curriculum opportunities 5. Misc.

Social Studies PLC December 2, 2008 1. Grow 13 2. Where are you in the text? 3. Trouble shooting in the text of problem areas. 4. Cuneiform website 5. Budget concerns 6. Misc.

Social Studies PLC Nov 18, 2008 1. Grow 12 2. Technology in Social Studies (per yesterday's Content Area meeting) 3. Where are you in the text? 4. Blast from the past 5. MISC.

Social Studies PLC Nov 4, 2008
 * 1) Combined group PLC with Science to discuss FOCUS group triumphs and downfalls

Social Studies PLC Oct. 21, 2008
 * 1) Grow 8
 * 2) Mock Electction Sheets and Sites
 * 3) Technology in Social Studies (Attainment of technology standards)
 * 4) Something new to share

= __Social Studies PLC Oct. 7, 2008__

Social Studies PLC= =__Sept. 30, 2008__ = =1. Grow 5= =2. Mock Elections? = =3. Landforms Cross Curriculum w/ Science = =4. Share ideas/ Strategies = = = =Social Studies PLC = =Sept. 23, 2008 = 1. Grow 4 2. First Trimester Essential Outcomes 3. New methods of common assessment? 4. Share Ideas/Strategies 5. Misc. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Social Studies PLC= =May 27, 2008= 1. Grow 33 2. The Americas/ Supplemental reading? 3. Assessment on Mideval Times 4. Time Crunch 5. Misc.
 * 1) Grow 6
 * 2) Mock Election Update
 * 3) Early Release
 * 4) Where are you in text?
 * 5) Interactive lessons that heighten student learning
 * 6) My Study Space

= = =Social Studies PLC= =May 13, 2008= 1. Grow 30 2. How did timeline assessment for B.C. A.D. turn out? 3. Mideval times project ideas 4. The Americas 5. End of the year 6. Misc.

=Social Studies PLC= =April 15, 2008= 1. Grow 28 2. Dates to accompany the Timeline B.C./A.D. 3. Chapter 9 Test 4. Alternative Assesments 5. April Break filler =Social Studies PLC= =April 8, 2008= 1. Grow 27 2. Teaching Christianity in the Roman Empire 3. Roman Timeline as an assessment? 4. Educational Film to supplement Roman Unit 5. Other =Social Studies PLC= =April 1, 2008= 1. Grow 26 2. Alternative Assessments 3. Student Difficulties w/ concepts? 4. History Channel "Alexander" 5. Cross Curriculum ideas w/ LA or otherwise 6. Team Blackbear share field trip highlights =Social Studies PLC= =March 18, 2008= = =
 * 1) Grow 24
 * 2) Chapter 8-9 ...... Where are people at in the text?
 * 3) Creative ideas/projects for what is yet to come in the text?
 * 4) How did everyone do on forms of government common assessment?
 * 5) WIKI USE
 * 6) Topics of interest for next mee