History / Social Science Content Standards

This course was developed in alignment with the Curriculum Standards for Social Studies developed by the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Standards for History developed by the National Center for History in the Schools as well as with the McREL Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks.

NCSS Curriculum Standards
http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/

NCHS National Standards for History
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/standards/#TOC

McREL Online Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks
http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp

In addition to these national social studies curriculum standards, course participants will explore their State History/Social Science content standards using the following resources:

Education World: State Standards
http://www.education-world.com/standards/state/index.shtml

Developing Educational Standards
http://edStandards.org/Standards.html

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