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=US Meeting 2014 10 20=

We have five items we need to address in our department meeting. We’ll start with the first item, which is the most important one. I would like to begin by 3:30. I hope to keep the meeting to 60 minutes.

v Members will be responsible for the following: v Share current or recent curricular innovations with other members of their teams v Supplement innovation with selection of resources, examples, and other materials v Visit and observe innovative strategies in action v Debrief on observations and share findings with the large group
 * 1) Gather info for College Guidance sell sheet:
 * a. Broadly, what do we teach and why?
 * History and Social Sciences, Critical thinking
 * World Civ, West Civ, US History, AP US History, a variety of electives in both history, social sciences, and philosophy.
 * Access and interpret a variety of sources including primary sources
 * Research and analytical writing.
 * "Robust Research Curriculum"
 * Argumentation and organizational strategies.
 * we have strong survey courses that teach in depth. Students get a breadth of information in select, in depth.
 * b. Whom do we teach? What are the distinguishing traits of our students?
 * We teach to students who care about learning and academic success.
 * love of learning, broadly interested in the subject
 * want content/skills that are relevant/important to their own lives.
 * c. How well do our students master what we teach?
 * By the time they're done, they've developed analytical skills that allow them to think like historians/scholars.
 * They're prepared to take on college material.
 * d. In what ways do our students distinguish themselves? What counts for excellence in our department/program?
 * Motivated, intellectually engaged and curious.
 * Superb writing and analytical skills; confident public speaking.
 * Global scholars program that is interdisciplinary and has served as a model for Wisconsin DPI.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">e. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How well are they prepared for college level work?
 * Totally prepared. Especially if they take Global Studies Seminar.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">f. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Are they uniquely prepared in any way?
 * Writing Writing Writing
 * Research Research Research
 * meaningful content
 * Self-Advocate
 * diversity of student body, you get to be around people different from you; comfortable around diversity.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">g. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Given your knowledge of like institutions, is our school unique in any way?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Global Scholars
 * we make a difference with a kid who's not sure about him/herself and we provide resources, support to really show them that they can enjoy the life of the mind.
 * there are a lot of opportunities to succeed in different areas.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Discuss comment writing -- Go over sheet, emphasize proofreading and spellchecking
 * Comment should be review. Anything important should have been emailed in advance. (advice)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Ask people to think about summer course offerings
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">Economics
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">AP Art History this summer? (Erin Cermak)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">If people are thinking about new courses for next year, we will have proposal form for them.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">CARP goals:
 * ** Within Department **
 * § ** September: Reflect on experiences with block teaching thus far. Discuss innovation options **
 * § ** October-December: Present lessons, curricular alterations/innovation to one another **
 * § ** Winter: Present innovation. **
 * § ** Spring: Revisit Curriculum; maps. What have we already changed? What more could we do to take advantage of the block schedule? **
 * ** X-DIV **
 * § ** Next CARP on 11/17 **
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We will discuss the overall goal and organize small cross-divisional teams to research, meet, and share innovative strategies.
 * § ** Next CARP on 11/17 **
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We will discuss the overall goal and organize small cross-divisional teams to research, meet, and share innovative strategies.

BROAD CHANGES IN HISTORY CURRICULUM AP SCOPE AND SEQUENCE ELECTIVE OFFERINGS FOURTH YEAR OF HISTORY? CAPSTONE (DONE BY SPRING BREAK)