The Wisconsin Social Studies/Civics 6-8 Suggested Scope & Sequence is divided by grade. The writing team decided this because they wanted to be able to build upon previous learning, and if the three courses were listed at any grade, educators would not be able to count on what was happening the year before. Therefore, we offer the
following order of courses:
• 6th Grade: Geography & Cultures of the World: Yesterday and Today
• 7th Grade: Civics & Our Contemporary World
• 8th Grade: Wisconsin & U.S. Studies (Thematic, 1924 – Present Day)

Civics and Social Studies are integrative by nature. Focusing on themes over dates, names, and battles can help students visualize the connections between strands of social studies better and learn to see the bigger picture while still meeting our state standards and expectations. Instead of viewing events in isolation, a thematic approach allows
students to better see connections and patterns across time. In addition, it assists teachers in helping students make connections to their own lives, identities, and current issues.

Each course is thematic, based in inquiry, has a civics lens, and is aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies and the National Council for the Social Studies Themes of Social Studies. The courses all have the same units, focused on the strands of social studies (Inquiry, Behavioral Sciences, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science) in a thematic manner through the subject area. Every year starts with an inquiry unit to build inquiry skills and dispositions.

Each unit is further divided into planning ideas tied to middle school indicators from the Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies (2018). These planning ideas include:
• Potential Essential Questions, aligned to the standards
• NCSS theme of this unit
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• Focusing Questions for the Topic
• Recommended Inquiry Topics
• Specific Social Studies Indicators met with this unit
• Important Terms and Points to Consider
• Supporting Resource Providers to Consider

The essential and focusing questions are meant to help guide instruction and determine quality resources and lessons for use in the classroom. The recommended inquiry topics are provided to assist specific content choices for the unit.

We recognize this work is not as complete as the K-5 recommended scope & sequence. Where the K-5 team started with a framework similar to this document, the 6-8 started from scratch. We anticipate a more robust 6-8 document similar to the current released K-5 to be released by summer 2024.

For more information about career pathways in your region, contact your Regional Career Pathway Coordinator. You can find their information and more resources on this DPI web page: https://dpi.wi.gov/pathways-wisconsin/regional-pathways-project

For more information about career pathways in your region, contact your Regional Career Pathway Coordinator. You can find their information and more resources on this DPI web page: https://dpi.wi.gov/pathways-wisconsin/regional-pathways-project

For more information about career pathways in your region, contact your Regional Career Pathway Coordinator. You can find their information and more resources on this DPI web page: https://dpi.wi.gov/pathways-wisconsin/regional-pathways-project

For more information about career pathways in your region, contact your Regional Career Pathway Coordinator. You can find their information and more resources on this DPI webpage: https://dpi.wi.gov/pathways-wisconsin/regional-pathways-project

For more information about career pathways in your region, contact your Regional Career Pathway Coordinator. You can find their information and more resources on this DPI web page: https://dpi.wi.gov/pathways-wisconsin/regional-pathways-project

For more information about career pathways in your region, contact your Regional Career Pathway Coordinator. You can find their information and more resources on this DPI web page: https://dpi.wi.gov/pathways-wisconsin/regional-pathways-project

The template is aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Dance and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Disciplinary Literacy Tools. Dance indicators for each grade band is available within the online resource. Click the link to make a copy and then store and edit on your own device.

Once your district has determined their ACP/Career Readiness goals based on the ACP Implementation District Self Assessment Tool, use this template to:
-Check off the goals that your team identified as priorities for your district and rank the top 2 goals.
-For each of your district goals, find the corresponding Resource Learning Guide for that goal
-Copy and paste the professional development resources into the chart below.
-Use these resources to create your own benchmarks for success.
-Scroll to the PD calendar to plan when you’ll meet, who should be invited to each meeting, topics that you will cover and any other notes on next steps to achieve your Career Readiness goals!

This is the newly-revised Energy RCP template. Districts interested in adopting and customizing this template for district use should contact their regional career pathway coordinator for more information.

Addressing equity in the Academic and Career Planning (ACP) process goes beyond offering a
scope and sequence of ACP activities that are available to all students. It’s important that you
meet the needs of each learner. Every child will approach the ACP process differently and will
require an individualized level of support to be successful.

Therefore, it’s essential that school leaders responsible for implementing ACP explore equity
issues. The following are short activities that can help ACP or career readiness teams and leaders
encourage their own stakeholders to learn more about what equity means, how to explore who
they are, what beliefs and assumptions they hold, identify their values, and consider how all of this
can impact the learners and families they serve. The goal of each activity is to help educators learn
a little more about their students and themselves and to leave with one simple action step to
improve equity within their district.

The outline includes recommendations for both a one semester (18 week) course and a full-year (36 week) course. The full-year course suggests analyzing topics in greater depth and engaging in additional projects and simulations. Selection of appropriate textbooks is the responsibility of individual districts and schools. It is recommended that teachers begin with Unit 1, but after that, the units can be done in any order.

Each of the five units are organized around “driving questions.” These questions relate to the key concepts and core materials (largely primary sources) that help students engage with relevant material to answer the driving questions. Further, each unit contains connections to modern topics so that students can relate their historical understandings
to the world in which they live, and there are recommended assessment activities that utilize higher order thinking and inquiry skills. A significant number of recommended resources can be found on WISELearn, the DPI Open-Educational Resources (OER) platform, with materials specifically aligned to this scope and sequence. Each unit is also supported by associated standards building out detailed content recommendations related to the theme.

Finally, teachers should utilize the Wisconsin Recommended Civics Education Pedagogy and Practices in designing their course, to ensure that the course utilizes these research-based and standards-aligned approaches for teaching civics in an engaging and culturally responsive way.

I CAN Statements - Download these copies onto your desktop. The I CAN statements are aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Art and Design and allow for edits within the document to create classroom, student friendly posters. There are slight variations between the grade bands for formatting to show multiple versions. Feel free to adjust the format to support your classroom.

I CAN Statements - Download these copies onto your desktop. The I CAN statements are aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Art and Design and allow for edits within the document to create classroom, student friendly posters. There are slight variations between the grade bands for formatting to show multiple versions. Feel free to adjust the format to support your classroom.

I CAN Statements - Download these copies onto your desktop. The I CAN statements are aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Art and Design and allow for edits within the document to create classroom, student friendly posters. There are slight variations between the grade bands for formatting to show multiple versions. Feel free to adjust the format to support your classroom.

I CAN Statements - Download these copies onto your desktop. The I CAN statements are aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Art and Design and allow for edits within the document to create classroom, student friendly posters. There are slight variations between the grade bands for formatting to show multiple versions. Feel free to adjust the format to support your classroom.

I CAN Statements - Download these copies onto your desktop. The I CAN statements are aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Music and allow for edits within the document to create classroom, student friendly posters. There are slight variations between the grade bands for formatting to show multiple versions. Feel free to adjust the format to support your classroom.

I CAN Statements - Download these copies onto your desktop. The I CAN statements are aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Music and allow for edits within the document to create classroom, student friendly posters. There are slight variations between the grade bands for formatting to show multiple versions. Feel free to adjust the format to support your classroom.

I CAN Statements - Download these copies onto your desktop. The I CAN statements are aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Music and allow for edits within the document to create classroom, student friendly posters. There are slight variations between the grade bands for formatting to show multiple versions. Feel free to adjust the format to support your classroom.

I CAN Statements - Download these copies onto your desktop. The I CAN statements are aligned to the Wisconsin Standards for Music and allow for edits within the document to create classroom, student friendly posters. There are slight variations between the grade bands for formatting to show multiple versions. Feel free to adjust the format to support your classroom.