Social Studies Middle School Guide

● Think about the order of your modules, and what is best for your students. Is it easier for the most recent module to be at the top of your modules page? Or, is it better to have it appear at the bottom. No matter what you choose to do, remember to be consistent and include your structure in the ‘how to’ explanation on the home page. Something to Consider ● Sometimes the amount of modules and content in the modules can be overwhelming. Think about unpublishing modules that are not being used, and/or not ready for student view.

Training Resources

● How do I create a module? ● How do I add content to a module? ● How do I move or reorder a module? ● How do I add a text header to a module?

Assessments (Exemplars) ● Use assessments when appropriate in Canvas such as assignments, discussions, quizzes, and etc. ● Make sure assessments have a unique title. ○ Ex. March 30 - April 3 Assignment #1 ○ Ex. Transmath 3: Unit 2: Lesson 10 -Problem Solving Activity ○ Assessments must have due dates. ■ Due dates populate a To Do list for students, and can make it easier for students to understand what and when assignments are due. ■ Due dates are necessary for passing back assignments to Skyward (secondary). ■ Due dates are needed to view/separate grades for the different grading periods. ○ When grading assessments, provide feedback in the comment section of Canvas. ○ When appropriate use the DocViewer in Speedgrader to provide detailed and individualized feedback. ○ Create and use rubrics for assignments. This allows students to know how they will be graded on assignments, and it provides an easy way to provide feedback on assignments. ○ Unpublish assignments not being used.

Something to Consider ● Use assignment groups to organize and/or weight overall assignments: ○ Ex. Using assignment groups to weight overall assignments

■ Assignments = 20% ■ Assessments = 70% ■ Participation = 10% Or ■ Assignments = 20%