11/6/17 Humanities Meeting Q1 by Jennifer Dunn https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26 Describe the vision of humanities - what is the big picture? en-us 2017-11-05 22:57:10 UTC 2017-11-06 13:39:10 UTC hello@padlet.com nafisa_rachid https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852437 To build our students' Language Arts skills and integrate those skills with Social Studies AKS. ]]> 2017-11-06 13:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852437 Vision of Humanities karen_e_jones https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852439 I believe that Humanities can be implement if a curriculum is written focusing on the integration of Social Studies and Language Arts. 

During the creation of the curriculum we must focus on the essentials of Language Arts while we take the opportunity to use Social Studies as part of the content to teach Humanities. 
Flexibility is the key to reach the vision of implementing Humanities. ]]> 2017-11-06 13:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852439 Literacy should be a school-wide endeavor simple because there are too many AKS housed in the current humanities curriculum. If humanities is responsible for all of the grade level LA and SS curriculum then DAs need to look different to align with our formatives. Also writing is a huge piece that takes time which we do not have in a AKS classroom. A writing specialist would be golden. https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852451 2017-11-06 13:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852451 jessica_arnold https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852479 To integrate Language Arts and Social Studies; through the use of language arts skills and social studies curriculum. ]]> 2017-11-06 13:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852479 The vision for a Humanities course is for students to learn and utilize English Language Arts skills to develop literacy of the content. ELA serves as a vehicle by which to deepen understanding of the content and provide communication opportunties pervasively within the content. Humanities serves to build global perspective, empathy, and historical knowledge. lissette_mcrea1 https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852484 2017-11-06 13:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852484 Describe the vision... https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852488 The vision of humanities is tricky; but should incorporate both ELA and SS as one unit, but not limiting one for the other.]]> 2017-11-06 13:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852488 Vision https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852518 My vision for humanities would be that both subjects are seamless. Both should be embedded into one another, and should count as one subject. Maybe the curriculum is created over the summer to include all content, but presented as one class. ]]> 2017-11-06 13:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852518 https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852565 I'd like to see Humanities team taught and blocked.  For example, one a traditional four-man team, students would have math and science as 1st and 2nd academic and a Humanities block as 3rd and 4th academic.  That allows for two experts in content in the classroom, two people responsible for the two areas of content, flexibility in splitting into ELA and SS for the day if needed, and removal of the stress of Humanities counting twice for promotion.]]> 2017-11-06 13:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852565 laura_m_cooper https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852578 It should be the blending of those concepts that remind us of what it's like to be human. This should encompass different disciplines such as Psychology, Philosophy, Art, Literature, Sociology, which all strive to give us a deeper sense of empathy.]]> 2017-11-06 13:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852578 To me the vision would be truly get an understanding, vision, and mission statement for Humanities. This may including reviewing all the County and State standards for LA and SS at each grade level, with an eye toward, if we are making a new curriculum, which AKS may no longer be a part of this and which stay. This would also mean different County tests created just for Humanities. It is hard to truly integrate both subjects in the time alloted and still be responsible for all of the AKS for both SS and LA. lisa_dement https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852612 Another thought may be to determine the amount of time given for Humanities classes. The right amount of time needs to be set so that students and teachers can feel they are accomplishing and mastering the vision of Humanities.]]> 2017-11-06 13:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852612 https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852717 Integrated content of language arts and social studies. Equal emphasis on both content areas. Pieces of curriculum not forced in PBL. Content should flow and content for both should not be taught in isolation. ]]> 2017-11-06 13:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203852717 dora_quick1 https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203853096 To see more of an equal focus on both content areas. If there is a continuation of both contents being taught together, write AKS to accommodate that. 

]]> 2017-11-06 13:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203853096 Vision nicole_burch https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203853693 To integrate Social Studies and Language Arts into one. Language Arts should be the focus with text pulled from Social Studies to teach Language Arts. Basic skills have to be taught in LA. ]]> 2017-11-06 13:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203853693 I still believe that it works to teach the skills and strategies of LA through SS. We used to pull texts to teach reading and writing skills--we can use SS texts for it instead. https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203858994 2017-11-06 13:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn30/5sft11aqgn26/wish/203858994