RMP, Lesson Plan, UbD, Unit, and Capstone Templates and Exemplars
Pedagogical Theory Related to Departmental and LHS PD (Bloom and Cognitive Processes, Rigor, Growth Mindset and others)
Literacy and Communication Skills Goals for LHS year-long history courses
Skill building exercises across history courses (this is a Google Drive Link; Lowell Public School teachers must be signed into their school Google account to access these materials)
Specific Courses and Course Clusters
World History (Grade 9):
SOC.4121/4122 (C-Essentials and Topics of World History)
SOC. 4141/4142 (H-Survey of World History A/B)
SOC.4161/4162 (HH-Survey of World History A/B)
U.S. Civics (Grade 11)
SOC.4226 (American Civics Past and Present)
US History (Grades 10 through 12)
SOC.4221/4222 (C-Essentials and Topics of U.S. History 1)
SOC. 4223/4224 (H-Survey of U.S. History A/B)
SOC.4225 (C-Topics in U.S. History 2)
SOC.4261/4262 (AP U.S. History 1)
SOC.4361/4362 (AP U.S. History 2)
Civics, Citizenship, and Communities Pathway (Grades 10 – 12)
Pedagogical Theory Related to Departmental and LHS PD (Bloom and Cognitive Processes, Rigor, Growth Mindset and others)
Literacy and Communication Skills Goals for LHS year-long history courses
Skill building exercises across history courses (this is a Google Drive Link; Lowell Public School teachers must be signed into their school Google account to access these materials)
Specific Courses and Course Clusters
World History (Grade 9):
SOC.4121/4122 (C-Essentials and Topics of World History)
SOC. 4141/4142 (H-Survey of World History A/B)
SOC.4161/4162 (HH-Survey of World History A/B)
- World History curriculum maps
- World History (Survey A/Essentials of World History)
- focus areas for the WH PLC semester 1
- World History (Survey B/Topics in World History)
- focus areas for the WH PLC semester 2
- These maps are tied to the 2003 MA Frameworks. Updated maps aligned with the new 2018 frameworks are being worked on by the LHS World History PLC this year.
- Materials for World History (this is a Google Drive Link; Lowell Public School teachers must be signed into their school Google account to access these materials)
- World History (Survey A/Essentials of World History)
U.S. Civics (Grade 11)
SOC.4226 (American Civics Past and Present)
- Scope and Sequence Document (Course curriculum being developed AY 2019-20 for formal implementation during the 2019-2020 school year)
- Materials for American Civics (this is a Google Drive Link; Lowell Public School teachers must be signed into their school Google account to access these materials)
US History (Grades 10 through 12)
SOC.4221/4222 (C-Essentials and Topics of U.S. History 1)
SOC. 4223/4224 (H-Survey of U.S. History A/B)
SOC.4225 (C-Topics in U.S. History 2)
SOC.4261/4262 (AP U.S. History 1)
SOC.4361/4362 (AP U.S. History 2)
- US History curriculum maps
- US History semester 1 (Survey A/Essentials of US History)
- US History semester 2 (Survey B/Topics in US History).
- These maps are tied to the 2003 MA Frameworks. Updated maps aligned with the new 2018 frameworks are being worked on by the LHS US History PLC this year.
- Materials for U.S. History (this is a Google Drive Link; Lowell Public School teachers must be signed into their school Google account to access these materials)
- General US History Primary and Secondary Resources
- Teaching American History Primary Source Documents (weblink to the TAH site; free and available in downloadable .pdf format. We have copies in our departmental Google Drive. Click here to access the .pdfs. You must be signed into your LPS Google account to access these materials.)
- Pathways Reading Guides (Google Drive Link; teachers must be signed into your school Google account to access these materials)
- Other Pathways Materials (Google Drive Link; teachers must be signed into your school Google account to access these materials)
- Relevant Links
- Specific to Essentials & Topics
- Resources
Civics, Citizenship, and Communities Pathway (Grades 10 – 12)
- Description
- Internships
- DE Psychology
- DE Sociology
- Description
- Internships (in LPS elementary schools starting spring 2020)
- Civil Rights & Jim Crow
- The Civil War
- The Cold War and Global War on Terror
- Diversity in America – Seminar
- Economics
- Education in America
- Facing History
- Lowell - Immigration & Industrialization
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Cambodia: Culture and Conflict