Social Studies. Social studies education involves the exploration of the social sciences and humanities, including geography, civics and government, economics, and history in order to develop responsible, informed, and engaged citizens. Effective teaching and learning in social studies rely heavily on the usage of multiple primary and secondary sources and research. While the Provider is not required to provide educational content, Bidders must describe the tools and functionalities included in the solution that will support the teaching of and learning of the outcomes described by Maine’s Learning Results for Social Studies with a particular emphasis on fostering civic, global, historical, geographic, and economic literacy and the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills; investigation, research and reading skills; oral and written communication; presentation skills; and collaboration skills.
Social Studies. The Social Studies test provides evidence of a candidate’s ability to analyze and evaluate various kinds of social studies information. The test uses materials from a variety of content areas, including history, political science, psychology, sociology, anthropology, geography, and economics.
Social Studies. 24 semester hours in social studies, distributed appropriately in the subjects to which the teacher is assigned. Teachers of highly specialized elective subjects shall have had training and/or experience sufficient to qualify them for assignment to teach such specialized electives, subject to the approval of the State Committee.
Social Studies. E. Electives (i.e. Foreign Language, Business, GED, Art, Physical Education, Computers, Health, Personal Development, etc.)
Social Studies. The School will deliver a Social Studies curriculum that will prepare students to achieve mastery of Social Science ICS as well as content area literacy standards for all grades. Social Studies education will promote loyalty and love of country and community, and it will prepare students to participate intelligently in public affairs. Its component disciplines xxxxxx in students the knowledge and skills needed to understand current political and social issues. Social Studies education will provide students with an understanding of the democratic principles and ideals upon which good citizenship is founded and an understanding of the world beyond their borders. The comprehensive Social Studies program will: • Emphasize content, concepts, and skills from the social sciences, the humanities, and, where appropriate, mathematics, and the natural sciences; • Reflect a clear commitment to democratic beliefs and values; • Encourage civic responsibility and active participation; • Promote high expectations for all students; • Incorporate a multicultural perspective; • Reinforce the development of a global perspective; • Promote understanding of social, political, and economic institutions; • Encourage student involvement in community service; • Focus on the identification of the potential solutions to local, national, and world problems; • Involve students in their learning by using a variety of teaching strategies and instructional materials; and • Promote an interdisciplinary approach to learning. The school will use school-created pacing guides for K-8 to support mastery of ICS and incorporate the following topics in the Social Science curriculum: • African-American History (K-8) • Holocaust Education (K-8) • Hispanic Contributions to the United States (K-8) • Women’s Contributions to the United States (K-8) • Sacrifices made by veterans in protecting democratic values (K-8) • History of Idaho (K-8) • History and content of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution (K-8) • Digital Citizenship (K-5) • Multicultural education (K-8) • Character Education (K-8) • Economic Education (6-8) • History of the U.S., including the period of discovery, early colonies, the War for Independence, the Civil War, the expansion of the U.S. to its present boundaries, he world wars, and the civil rights movement to the present (Grade 8) Instructional Strategies Use visuals such as graphs, maps, information and digital materials (google earth) in social science instr...
Social Studies. Students follow the basic elements of the Idaho State Department of Education curriculum with a focus on local, state, national, and world history. Additionally, there is an emphasis on community service and humanitarian projects in all grades giving the students the opportunity to apply their understanding of, and contributions to, the world around them. Students discover and experience their responsibilities and rights as members of our democratic community.
Social Studies one (1) teacher from each elementary building, one (1) teacher from each of the secondary buildings, one (1) special education teacher, one (1) elementary building administrator, one (1) middle school building administrator, and one (1) high school administrator. If a social studies instructional specialist(s) is employed by the District, he or she will be a member of the Social Studies Subject Area Committee.
Social Studies. The School uses Ohio’s Model Curriculum for social studies, supplemented by Study Island, for social studies.
Social Studies. Category - maximum of 6 semester classes for this category 4 U.S. History
Social Studies. The Charter School’s social studies and science curriculum is organized around Minnesota state standards and is supported by Social Studies Alive a comprehensive elementary school social studies curriculum. Our roots in IB curriculum has led to a strong inquiry based social studies program of study.
