Sentences with phrase «local social studies standards»

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Among other things, this authenticity addresses the call in the Common Core State Standards for students to «learn to appreciate that a key purpose of writing is to communicate clearly to an external, sometimes unfamiliar audience» and an emphasis in the Michigan second - grade social studies standards on the local community context.

The C3 Framework was developed to serve two audiences: for states to upgrade their state social studies standards and for practitioners — local school districts, schools, teachers and curriculum writers — to strengthen their social studies programs.

Teachers» use of new standards, frameworks, and assessments for English Language Arts and Social Studies: Local cases of New York State primary grade teachers.

One of those involved social studies students» picking a history topic; coming up with a question and thesis; writing a research paper to the standards of The Concord Review, a journal that publishes secondary school students» research work; and presenting what they learned to community members and local experts at a symposium.

While a formal civics course is not offered until high school, kindergarten students learn to «identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility» and third - graders learn to «explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, appointment,» according to the Idaho State Department of Education's social studies standards.22 By the time students reach 12th grade, they are more prepared to learn civics - related topics, such as the electoral process and role of political parties; the methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, than students with no prior exposure to a civics curriculum.

✴ To best support teachers in implementing their core instructional program, the highest quality digital curriculum content is aligned to common core and state standards in the areas of mathematics, science, and social studies and is adaptable to local scope and sequence framework requirements and all program content.

This lack of explicit protection in combination with the long - standing controversial and subjective nature of history / social study standards, give states and local districts have the power to either deny these students a positive, inclusive experience.