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Check out these new books for K-8!
New Books That Make Us Think and Wonder

“California has more immigrants than any other state. California is home to more than 10 million immigrants— about one in four of the foreign-born population nationwide. In 2015, the most current year of data, 27% of California’s population was foreign born, about twice the US percentage. Foreign-born residents represented more than 30% of the population in eight California counties; in descending order, they are Santa Clara, San Mateo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Alameda, Imperial, Orange, and Monterey. Half of California children had at least one immigrant parent.” Public Policy Institute of California, 2017

It is the obligation of the state of California to provide all students with an engaging and relevant history–social science education that will shape how they participate in their world. - History-Social Science Framework for
California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Twelve, 2016

Exploring the Role of Immigrants - Suggested Resources and Lessons for Elementary and Secondary from SFUSD Humanities

K-12 History-Social Science Entry Points to the Undocumented, Unafraid and United Students SFUSD Board Resolution - This resolution calls for teachers to: Provide information to all students regarding the role of immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, in the history and economics of California and the United States. The History Social Science staff has identified historical events and periods within the California Social Studies Standards related to the role of immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, in the history of California and the United States for inclusion in the ongoing work on the History–Social Science curricula as stated below.

2018 SFUSD K-8 Comprehensive Approach to Literacy Summer Institute
When: Wednesday, June 13th – Thursday, June 14th, 2018 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Guided Reading will be offered June 12th-June 14th 9:00am- 3:00 pm
About the Summer Institute:
The Humanities Department is offering a 2-day Summer Institute for K-8th grade teachers. There is an introduction session available for Middle School E/LA teachers and an Introduction to Guided Reading for 1st-3rd grade teachers. The other institute topics are designed for teachers who have already attended introductory sessions in Reading and Writing Workshop.
Teachers may choose to attend EITHER the Guided Reading 3 full day Sessions or the Multi-Topic Two Day Workshop Sessions. Click here for the workshop descriptions.
Space is extremely limited! Please submit your application to attend before April 27, 2018. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis; participants will be notified of their registration status by May 4th.
Participants will be compensated at the agreed upon rate per UESF.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY

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The danger of a single story*
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. - TED Talks
(accessed April 10, 2018)
* This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the TED home page.

Our Mission
“In SFUSD all English language arts and social studies classrooms provide high quality instruction for all our students in alignment with our SFUSD E/LA PK-12 Core Curriculum with embedded Common Core State Standards for Literacy. In addition, we believe that all our students must receive rich literacy experiences every year in every setting with every teacher, not merely in some years in some settings with some teachers.” –Humanities Team

Our Beliefs
The principles for the SFUSD E/LA PK-12 Core Curriculum are informed by the operating beliefs used in defining the role of central office which include the following:

Students are at the center of all our work
We will differentiate our service to schools in order to achieve the non-negotiable student outcomes at all schools
Adopt and adapt – we will roll things out, they will not be perfect, and we will make changes based on feedback from the field
We will be transparent about our expectations and commitments
We will focus on building people’s knowledge and skills and on recognizing internal assets
We will model our values of equity and access and these principles in every action we take, i.e., how we allocate resources and how we make decisions
We will do whatever it takes to “walk the talk” of our Strategic Plan

Guiding Principles

Professional Development

California Common Core State Standards

California ELA/ELD Framework

Check out the Fall 2017 issue of the Humanities Newsletter! Click on the icon above to access the newsletter directly. All issues of the newsletter are accessible in our newsletter archive!
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Designed by the Sacramento County Office of Education, eStandards correlate the ELD Standards to the E/LA & Literacy Standards. eStandards apps are available for iPhone and Android.

Humanities Job Announcement:
Site-Based Literacy Coach
Do you have a passion for literacy and teacher learning? You might be a great candidate for the position of site-based Literacy Coach. Consider applying if you meet the minimum requirements: Possession of a valid Teaching Credential with English Language Learners authorization (CLAD or BCLAD) | Certification as "Highly Qualified" per the Elementary Secondary Education Act of 2001 | Outstanding and/or Highly Satisfactory Summary Evaluations | At least three years of classroom teaching experience with demonstrated effectiveness in the subject matter, use of standards-based curriculum, instruction and assessment | Legal authorization to work in the U.S. To view job posting and apply, visit http://goo.gl/Ig2f8x or log in to SearchSoft and search for requisition number 139218. To see a full job description, please CLICK HERE.