This is a draft of the Goals 2000 Proposal for Riverdale High School.
Please send your comments and questions to Mark Oldani.

Goals 2000 Proposal - Riverdale High School

Statement: Social studies skills such as gathering data, data analysis, and interviewing are essential for acquiring and understanding social studies content. The seniors at Riverdale High School must produce an exhibition where they display skills such as data analysis, public speaking, research techniques, interviewing, and technology. This plan gives students the support for developing the skills necessary for planning, researching, and creating their exhibition.

Question: Will the teaching of skills like data analysis, public speaking, research techniques, interviewing, and use of technology through the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades improve the quality of the senior exhibitions?

Action Proposal:
First, based on research and current practices, the social studies teachers will develop a list of skills necessary for a quality senior exhibition.

Second, teachers would make a scope and sequence of these skills for 9th, 10th, and 11th graders.

Third, the scope and sequence would be implemented in Spring 2000 in the 9th 10th, and 11th grades for students to create a mini-exhibition. This mini-exhibition would be a presentation to prove the mastery of the concepts and/or skills taught.

Fourth, teachers would work with students at each grade level to develop scoring guides on which exhibitions will be judged. They would also develop a self-reflection process in which students can judge their confidence and competence at learning the skills and producing their mini-exhibition.

Predicted Outcome: The social studies teachers will develop a list of skills necessary for a quality senior exhibition. Students will show their understanding of the skills by producing a mini-exhibition in the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades. Teachers, parents, and other students will score the senior exhibitions. Students at all grade levels will reflect on how they view their confidence and competence at completing long term project.

Data Collection/Analysis:
1. Develop the scope and sequence for 9th, 10th, and 11th grades
2. Score senior projects
3. Analyze student self-reflections
4. Use the class of 2000 as a base year by which to judge improvement in senior exhibitions in subsequent years

Reporting:
We will report our progress at the Goals 2000 conference in the Spring. When our work is complete this year we will report our results to the Riverdale School Board.

Budget

4 teachers x 15.5 hours x $16.00/hour to list skills and develop scope and sequence. $992
Resources, if necessary and food for meetings. $100

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