Standards

National Standards **Social Studies ** (National Council for the Social Studies, 2010) 2. Time, Continuity and Change: Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the past and its legacy. 3. People, Places and Environments: Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of people, places, and environments. 5. Individuals, Groups and Institutions: Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions. 9. Global Connections: Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of global connections and interdependence. 10. Civic Ideals and Practices: Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic. **History Standards ** (Organization of American Historians, 1995) Part I. Students engaged in activities of the kinds just considered will draw upon skills in the following five types of historical thinking: 1. Chronological Thinking 2. Historical Comprehension 3. Historical Analysis and Interpretation 5. Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision-Making <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Part II: United States History Standards- Time Periods <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Standard 2 __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">: How the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Standard 3 __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">: The origins and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the U.S. role in world affairs **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Technology Standards **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> (International Society for Technology in Education, 2007) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">1. __Creativity and Innovation__: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">2. __Communication and Collaboration__: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">5. __Digital Citizenship__: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">English-Language Arts **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> (National Council of Teachers of English, 1996) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">2. Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">6.Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">8. Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Resources for Standards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">International Society for Technology in Education. (2007). National Education Technology Standards. Retrieved October 23 from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">National Council of Teachers of English (1996). //Standards for the English Language Arts//. Retrieved October 23 from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">National Council for the Social Studies. (2010). //National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.// Retrieved from October 23 [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Organization of American Historians. (1995). //National History Standards//. Retrieved October 23 from []