History-Social Studies

Graduation Requirement

No Changes with the New Graduation Requirements:• 6 Semester Credits (3 years)• 2 Semester Credits of World History• 2 Semester Credits of United States History• 1 Semester Credit of Government• 1 Semester Credit of Economics • Or Advanced Equivalent

“Knowledge of our Constitution is not handed down in the gene pool. Each generation must learn about our system of government and the citizen's role.”

-Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner

Students will graduate from the San Diego Unified School District with the knowledge and the skills necessary to become informed and participatory citizens within a democratic nation. These skills can only come as students develop a deep understanding of the history, institutions, people, cultures, and principles which have helped shape the nation and the world.

Goals for Student Achievment-2

Course SequenceLower Elementary

• Kindergarten: Learning and Working Now and Long Ago

• Grade 1: A Child’s Place in Time and Space

• Grade 2: People Who Make a Difference

Course SequenceUpper Elementary

• Grade 3: Continuity and Change (local history)

• Grade 4: California: A Changing State• Grade 5: US History and Geography:

Making a New Nation

Course SequenceMid-Level

• Grade 6: World History and Geography: Ancient Civilizations

• Grade 7: World History and Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times

• Grade 8: US History and Geography: Growth and Conflict

Course SequenceHigh School

• Grade 9/10: World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern

World• Grade 11: US History and Geography:

Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century

• Grade 12: Principals of American Democracy/ Principals of Economics

High School Course Offerings

Taken as part of a board-approved high school-community college agreement

CTE Course; does not meet A-G requirements

The State of History-Social Science

Measuring Student Success

• CST– Grade 8 History CST– Modern World History End-of-Course Exam– Grade 11 History CST

• Advanced Placement Exams

Grade 8 History CST

Modern World History CST

Grade 11 CST

Comparative Gov’t.

Euro Human Geography

Passing Tests 2 312 10Total Tests Taken 2 651 10

Macro Economics

Micro Economics

Psychology

Passing Tests 41 3 476Total Tests Taken 89 30 688

US Gov’t. US Hist. Wld. Hist.Passing Tests 301 538 249Total Tests Taken 608 988 614

History-Social Science AP Exams

Foundational Skills for Success

• Chronological Thinking• Historical Comprehension• Historical Analysis and Interpretation• Historical Research Capabilities• Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision Making

Thinking about:

Counseling for students

Counseling for parents

Counseling for teachers

How do the conversations you have with/ the work you do with these groups relate to the the information you have learned today?