NCSS Curriculum Standards Revision

About the Task Force

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NCSS Curriculum Standards Revision

Executive Summary

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Why this Update?

The NCSS curriculum standards were first published in 1994. Since then, the standards have been used widely and successfully as a framework for teachers, schools, districts, states, and other nations as a curriculum alignment and development tool. However, much has changed in education and the world in the years since these curriculum standards were published. This revision aims at greater articulation and consistency in sections of the document, incorporating current research and suggestions for improvement from many dedicated practitioners. It is the result of a re-examination of educational thinking, as well as maintaining continuity of curriculum expectations that focus on the essentials that an effective social studies program Pre-K - 12. read more »

NCSS Curriculum Standards Revision

II. Time, Continuity, and Change--- Draft Learning Expectations

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For citizens to be functional contributing members of a democracy, they must have a clear concept of how events of the past influence their lives. read more »

NCSS Curriculum Standards Revision

Sample Snap Shots of Practice: Theme X-CIvic Ideals and Practices

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CIVIC IDEALS AND PRACTICES

Snapshots of Practice – Early Grades

Example #1

NCSS Curriculum Standards Revision

Draft--Theme I--Culture

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Culture—Learning Expectations

Early Grades

Purposes: