Goal #2 Consider offering advanced science and social studies courses at the middle school level. by Michelle https://padlet.com/michelle_ball/HA2SS Curriculum & Instruction en-us 2016-09-11 02:29:54 UTC 2016-10-25 20:22:55 UTC hello@padlet.com We already offer advanced Science and Technology Courses at the middle school that are open to all students.  In order to offer advanced social studies courses at the middle school, we will need to add staff for which we will need approval from the superintendent. gene_sweeney https://padlet.com/michelle_ball/HA2SS/wish/129362930 2016-10-09 21:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_ball/HA2SS/wish/129362930 https://padlet.com/michelle_ball/HA2SS/wish/129475083 Would it be possible to keep the high ability kids that are already clustered for math and language arts clustered for science and social studies and accelerate and enrich the curriculum for that class only? That is how I took this goal.]]> 2016-10-10 11:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_ball/HA2SS/wish/129475083 I do think that it is possible to place them in the same track together in the core areas.                                                                                                               In so far as Social studies goes, I  think that we could integrate something for them that is much like a combination of the Pre-IB curriculum offering theory of knowledge and their current curriculum.                                                                   In so far as science goes I think that we could integrate some of the stem and pre-engineering work with their current curriculum.  gene_sweeney https://padlet.com/michelle_ball/HA2SS/wish/129506921

]]> 2016-10-10 13:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_ball/HA2SS/wish/129506921 Comment rochelle_leinin https://padlet.com/michelle_ball/HA2SS/wish/132974291 We did this in the past and one reason we struggled with it was that science and social studies teachers may need some extra support. Just telling them to do it will not work; we need to help them establish what a high ability class should look like and be expected to do. ]]> 2016-10-25 12:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_ball/HA2SS/wish/132974291