Fighting for the Field Trip Dollar: Effective Exhibit Planning and Educational Programming for the School

1. Fighting for the field trip dollar: Effective Exhibit Planning and Educational Programming for the School Audience Christy Spurlock March, 2010

10. I have an idea for an exhibit subject. How do I figure out who ( if any ) my target school demographic is? Where do I start first?

11. What subjects are taught in which grades ? Let’s just go with one content area- Social Studies . What is taught in 1 st grade? 2 nd ? 3 rd ? 4 th ? 5 th ? 6 th ? 7 th ? 8 th ?

12. Curriculum Maps and Core Content* We will come back to this

13. OK, so now I know the following . . . K-3 rd Government grade Historical Perspective Cultures & Societies Economics Geography 4 th grade KY History

14. 5 th grade US History 6 th grade Geography-The World and its people 7 th grade World History 8 th grade US History *Through Reconstruction

15. What is taught in Social Studies during 9 th ? 10 th ? 11 th ? 12 th ? What are the Social Studies requirements to graduate in KY?

16. Three credits for social studies are required for high school graduation. These credits must incorporate the five social studies disciplines of U.S. history, economics, government, world geography, and world civilization. Districts and schools can arrange the essential content within the three-credit requirement to best meet their need.

18. How do I find out specifically what 4 th graders are studying in KY history?

22. Tested? how is it being tested? Testing drives the curriculum! Sample questions from the test. * We will come back to this

23. Now I am ready to start planning my exhibit!

25. State Department of ED Website

26. Audience?

27. Current Textbooks

28. Let’s do lunch!

29. NO Bubble-IN Surveys!!!

31. Gifts! Teachers Love Gifts!

34. Suggestions? Hands-On Activities? Things you have seen elsewhere that you can adapt to your exhibit?

37. AKA Senate Bill 1 (SB1) 2009 SB1 passed and it changes KY’s assessment 2009-2011 Transition period 2012 New State Test Debuts