We may not know exactly what the Muti-Disciplinary Performance Tasks will look like in 2016, but we do know that this latest iteration of state assessments will ask students to make sense of information that is provided to them.  They will be asked to solve problems, analyze information, and draw conclusions from the evidence that is presented.  That sounds a lot like Document Based Questions (DBQ).  Join Glenn as he shares information about the upcoming changes to Kansas State Assessments and resources to DBQs that will prepare students for these changes and improve classroom instruction.

DBQs:

* Making DBQs Work in Middle School

* Five Step Process for Creating a DBQ

* DBQ Writing Process

* Samples and Resources

* DBQ Samples

* Even More DBQ Samples

General resources:

* Social Studies Central – Primary Sources / DBQ Tools

* Social Studies Central – Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

* Standards and the Common Core in the Social Studies Classroom

Instructional Ideas:

* How to Teach Summarizing

* Teaching with Documents and DBQs Without the Dull Factor

* Using Primary Sources to Spark Student Interest

* Primary Sources: 3 Places to Get Them and 10 Classroom Activities You’ll Love

* The Student as Historian

* DocsTeach

You can contact Glenn at:

Email – [email protected]

Skype – glennw98

Twitter – @glennw98

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