[Ohiogift] Education updates - August 2020

Wed Aug 5 14:58:06 EDT 2020

August news from the ODE. Topics include teaching in challenging times; remote/distance learning; race and racism; standards and assessments; resources; and more:

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Updates from the Ohio Department of Education

New learning series: Teaching in Uncertain Times
The Ohio Department of Education’s Office of Learning and Instructional Strategies is hosting a three-day professional learning series, titled Teaching in Uncertain Times, on Aug. 11-13, 2020. Sessions will focus on the Community of Inquiry framework and its three Social, Cognitive and Teaching Presences (Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 2000).Participants are encouraged to attend all three days of the learning series. Certificates of attendance and contact hours are available for attendees. Each session description contains information to join the session. View the session agendas and descriptions here.Please note that some sessions will be in the Microsoft Teams Live format. If you have not yet attended a Teams Live event, please review the Participant Q&A prior to attending.
Virtual Meetups

Prior Meetups

Recordings of Dr. Tyson’s Virtual Meetups on Race and Racism
Recordings of virtual meetups about race and racism, hosted by the Ohio Department of Education’s social studies team and led by Dr. Cynthia Tyson, can be accessed from the Social Studies Resources web page.The two virtual meetups can help educators understand race and racism in the United States today and how to create tools to use in their classrooms to discuss race and racism.   
   - Race and Racism: Developing a Personal Understanding of Race and Racism - This session provided an introduction to race and racism and was presented to educators interested in learning about and teaching about race and racism in their classrooms. Dr. Tyson answered questions for educators about discussing race and racism in the classroom. View the recorded session here.
   - Teaching About Racism: Assembling a Teachers’ Toolkit - This session will help teachers create a toolkit of skills that can be used to teach about race and racism in their classrooms. It is designed for educators who want to teach about race and racism but need more background information, resources and confidence to teach these topics. Watch for the recording to be posted to the website soon.

Upcoming Meetups

Session 101:  Basic tools for Remote Learning in your classroom 
Tuesday, August 18, 3:30This session will provide an overview of the four main tools teachers should master to provide engaging content online during remote learning. Topics of discussion will be screen capture software, virtual meeting places, visual teaching tools, and video tools. The session will have resource links to tutorials for all tools mentioned and all will have a "Free" option for participants.
Session 201: Advanced online tools for Remote Learning in your classroom 
Thursday, August 20, at 3:30This session will overview and provide examples of more free products (some have paid options for more services) that take remote learning up a notch or two. This session will explore how teachers can build and create engaging projects to excite students in a remote environment and see how students can build with these tools to create proof of content learning – in no traditional ways. As with Session 101, tutorials will be provided for all topics addressed, these could, but are not limited to: Peardeck, Thinklink, My Maps, Google Earth Projects, and VR projects.Links for these meetups will be posted here.
Standards and Assessment Updates
All Ohio educators should implement the new social studies standards and model curriculum this school year. The American history and government assessments will be aligned to the new standards. Currently, the end-of-course exams are scheduled to take place as they typically do in a school setting. The legislature would have to change current laws to extend the exemption for end-of-course exams or change the way in which they are administered.
Assessment Updates

   - The half-length practice tests have been updated to reflect the 2018 Ohio’s Learning Standards for American History and American Government.
   - The Practice Test Scoring Guides also have been updated for American history and American government.
   - The American history and American government Test Specifications provide an overview of the structure and content of each test.
   - The Test Blueprints for Ohio's State Tests for Social Studies have been updated to reflect the 2018 Ohio’s Learning Standards for American History and American Government.
   - The Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) have been updated to reflect the 2018 Ohio’s Learning Standards for American History and American Government.
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Other Opportunities

Mock Trial Conference
In the true spirit of 2020, Mock Trial fall professional development is going to look a bit different than years past. With the Law and Citizenship Conference changing shape (more details to come in 2021), this conference will kick off the fall professional development offerings. This one-day conference will be held virtually on Sept. 28, 2020 and is open to high school and middle school teachers and legal advisors. Please contact Danielle Wilmot (dwilmot at oclre.org) with any questions. 
We the People Summer Institute
Congratulations to all teachers who participated in the 2020 We the People Summer Institute! In early July, 11 middle- and high-school teachers and four mentor teachers from across the state joined with the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education (OCLRE) to connect with fellow educators, gain strategies for teaching American history and government, and learn the We the People program. To learn more about the We the People program, contact Kelly Masterson at kmasterson at oclre.org.Read more
Resources

iCivics: Roadmap for Teaching Controversial Topics
iCivics presents resources for teaching difficult or controversial topics in the classroom. The Roadmap helps educators create a setting for respectfully discussing topics that may be polarizing in the classroom.
Free Resources from the Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board is building a bridge to help the U.S. economy recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 shutdown. The Federal Reserve’s actions are complex, but its new infographic series is not. This resource conversationally describes what the Federal Reserve is doing and why.These pieces explain, in plain English, the Federal Reserve’s:   
   - Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility;
   - Municipal Liquidity Facility;
   - Main Street Lending Program;
   - Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility; and
   - Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility.
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