Update+History

=**Update History**=

**Week of May 7th:**
Making changes to the overall navigation of the website. Resource pages are now located on the left.

**Weeks of April 16th, 23, 30th:**
On the road conducting the Close and Critical reading trainings. Keep checking the Close and Critical page for updates.

**Week of** April 9th
3 new Close and Critical Lessons uploaded: Marbury v Madison, the UN Charter, and a reading on the Great Depression! Beginning to consolidate the look of the website

Week of March 5th 3rd Grade is receiving my attention this week.

Week of February 27th, 2012
No Updates

Week of February 13th, 2012
==// This week was spent preparing for the PLC "It's About Time" Approximately 12 full lessons at various grade levels were created at this training which are in the editing process and will post to the wiki shortly. A recap of the day is available here. The Close and Critical Reading page is located here. In addition, lessons will be added to the applicable grade level pages on the Wiki. A HUGE thanks to the teachers at the Wexford Missaukee training for their hard work, and their willingness to share the lessons for the benefit of teachers across the consortium! //==

Week of January 30th, 2012 Added COOR Roundtable page to the PD section Added Smarter Balanced presentation and video to COOR Roundtable page Added Close and Critical Reading of Declaration of Independence Close and Critical walkthrough video 4th Grade Unit 3 has several new resources and ideas added.

Added Close and Critical lesson: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere to 4th and 5th Grade Added Close and Critical lesson: The Declaration of Independence (draft) to 5th and 8th grade, and HS US Created and stocked PLC Professional Development page for forthcoming trainings
 * Week of January 23rd **

8th Grade will be receiving my attention this week.
 * Week of January 16th **

Continued updating 6th Grade
 * Week of January 9**

6th and 7th Grade are receiving my attention this week.
 * Week of January 3rd **

**Week of December 11**
CCRS Resource Alignment complete for 6th and 7th grade

= = Removed the bottom bar of each page (the CCRS) and replaced with PDF versions of CCRS brochures specific to each grade level.
 * Week of December 5**

Added CCRS Alignment to previously identified Economics resources
Added CCRS Alignment to previously identified Government resources Added Engage NY Social Studies exemplar to HS US History and 8th grade US History pages

**Week of November 28**

 * Social Studies and the Career and College Readiness Standards PD day digitally archived**

Added to every page a list of sample writing prompts and ideas, submitted by the Mason Lake Oceana ISD Social Studies Network! This is a fantastic resource!
Big update to resources on H.S. Civics Page. CCRS Alignment coming soon. Updated H.S. US History page. CCRS Alignment coming soon Updated 7th Grade Page. CCRS Alignment coming soon. Updated 6th Grade Page. CCRS Alignment coming soon. Updated Kindergarten Page with CCRS Alignment...Unit 1 Done!


 * Week of November 7 **

Big updates to 5th Grade!
6th Grade Updated


 * Week of October 31st**: I'm on the road this week, so no updates are planned...however, site statistics say that the 1st and 4th grade pages are receiving the most hits, so expect more resources there by the middle of next week.

Week of October 24th

 * Added resources to HS US History**
 * Added resources to HS Civics**

Resources added to HS Civics and Econ
Resources added to 1st Grade Updated How to use website video to reflect loss of menu bar on side.


 * Week of October 10, 2011**

Added "Assessment" page with information on the assessments available from the Northern Michigan Learning Consortium
Added resources to 7th Grade Unit 1 Added resources to 2nd Grade Unit 1 Added Kingsley PD Overview video to 4th grade. Added resources to HS US History


 * Week of October 3, 2011**

Added 4th grade resources to Unit 1
Added 1st grade resources to Unit 1

Added resources to HS World History Added icons to distinguish between MC3 Units and changed Resource icon
 * Week of September 26, 2011**

Page Updates: 8th Grade Added resource icons to available resources to help break the pages up. Fixed front page resource icons to be in rows rather than one giant list. Added tutorial to homepage on how to use the website
 * Week of September 19, 2011**

Added: Vocabulary for each grade level Added: "I Can" statements to each grade level Added: Navigation to main pages from homepage (As more pages are added it would be harder to find a grade level page, hence the new navigation options.
 * Week of September 13, 2011**

Added 2 resources to 5th grade. Added Content Expectations for each grade level organized via Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum (MC3) unit. College and Career Readiness standards (CCRS) for each grade level attached to each member page. Created pages for each grade level for resources. Site created
 * Week of September 6, 2011**