Explore a completed model of evidence-centered assessment design for USHC Standard 2. Using the Missouri Compromise as an instructional anchor, this exemplar demonstrates how selected-response (SR), evidence-based selected-response (EBSR), and technology-enhanced (TE) items can align with the Historical Thinking Skill of Causation and appropriate Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels. The resource models the use of historical evidence, provides rationales and expected responses, and illustrates how Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) can inform interpretation of student performance and instructional support. Educators can use the exemplar as a reference when designing or refining EOCEP-style assessments that measure standards-aligned historical thinking.
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Teaching with Instructional Anchors: How to Organize Content to Deepen Thinking and Strengthen Alignment
Learn how to organize coherent, evidence-centered instruction around high-leverage instructional anchors that develop historical thinking and support EOCEP success. This article models a six-step...
View AssetFrom Standards to Success: USHC 2 Lesson Planning Portfolio Designing Coherent, Evidence-Centered Instruction
Use this lesson planning portfolio to design coherent, standards-aligned U.S. History instruction centered on historical thinking and evidence. Educators identify the historical thinking required by a...
View AssetUSHC 2 Lesson Design Exemplar: Designing Coherent, Evidence-Centered Instruction
Explore a model of coherent, evidence-centered lesson design for USHC Standard 2. Using the Missouri Compromise as an instructional anchor, this exemplar demonstrates how to align historical thinking...
View AssetFrom Standards to Success: USHC 2- Content Mapping Chart Template
Use this content mapping template to organize the historical developments surrounding an instructional anchor and strengthen alignment between content, historical thinking, and evidence. Educators...
View AssetFrom Standards to Success: USHC 2 Instructional Anchor Task Planner
Use this planning tool to organize the key components of a coherent, evidence-centered U.S. History lesson. Educators identify the historical thinking required by an indicator, select an appropriate...
View AssetFrom Standards to Success: PLD-Informed Task Scaffold
Use this scaffold to design PLD-informed expectations and instructional supports for a common, evidence-centered U.S. History task. Educators begin with the same rigorous prompt for all students, then...
View AssetFrom Standards to Success: Instructional Anchor Suggestions for USHC Standard 2
Use this quick-reference guide to identify high-leverage instructional anchors for USHC Standard 2. Organized by indicator, the resource suggests anchors such as historical developments, turning...
View AssetFrom Standards to Success: Expanded Historical Thinking Skills Reference
Use this quick-reference guide to clarify the six Historical Thinking Skills (HTS) embedded within the South Carolina U.S. History standards: Comparison, Causation, Periodization, Contextualization...
View AssetFrom Standards to Success: USHC 2 Assessment Design Portfolio
Use this assessment design portfolio to create evidence-centered, EOCEP-style assessment items aligned to USHC Standard 2. Educators design selected-response (SR), evidence-based selected-response...
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