MTTC Social Studies (084) case studies
MTTC Social Studies (084) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Social Studies (Secondary) (084) is a Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) subject assessment, listed on the official program site with endorsement code RX. It is intended for candidates who are preparing to teach social studies at the secondary level in Michigan, usually taken late in an educator preparation program or when adding the endorsement to an existing certificate. The MTTC Social Studies (084) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,674 words.
1Sourcing the Boston Massacre Without Turning Documents Into True/False Items
At a ninth-grade team meeting, two teachers disagree about a three-day document-based question on the Boston Massacre. The department has 28 students, one-to-one laptops, and no subscription database.
765 words, about 4 min2Teaching the Columbian Exchange When the Data Disagree
During a five-day unit on the Columbian Exchange, a tenth-grade team uses a textbook chapter, a sixteenth-century missionary account, and a data table with three competing estimates for central Mexico's population in 1519: roughly 25 million, 15 million, and 8 million, with all three dropping to between 1 and 2 million by 1605. The state standard requires comparison and causation.
729 words, about 4 min3A School Renaming Debate in U.S. History Class
An eleventh-grade U.S. history class is studying a local renaming debate.
721 words, about 4 min4The Mercator Map Complaint
A seventh-grade world geography teacher receives an email from a parent complaining that the classroom Mercator wall map 'makes Africa look small and teaches a Eurocentric view of the world.' The principal asks for a written response and a plan. The teacher has six 45-minute periods, a globe, one equal-area wall map, and no budget for new materials.
753 words, about 4 min5Rebalancing a Civics Test Without Sacrificing Reliability
A ninth-grade civics team of five teachers serves 150 students. An item analysis of the last unit test shows that 72 percent of the points came from multiple-choice recall items, and 85 percent of students passed.
706 words, about 4 min