New Hampshire Curriculum Frameworks

Revised June 14, 2006

NH Curriculum Frameworks

On June 14, 2006, the NH State Board of Education adopted revised curriculum frameworks for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

Social Studies Framework

Social Studies Revision Process Began October 30, 2003- recruitment

Revision Committee Organizational Meeting December 8, 2003

Content Sub-committees (Policy, History, Civics, Geography, and Economics) meet from January to June, 2004

Thirteen public input sessions held from February to May, 2004

Public Input Sessions(Phase 1)

Plymouth- one Sunapee- one Hampton- one Bristol- one Manchester- one Keene- two Concord- three Durham- one Bow- one Nashua- one

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Grade Span Sub-committees (Primary, Middle, High) meet July-August, 2004

Three additional public input sessions are held, September 2004 in Plymouth, Nashua, and Concord

Policy sub-committee reviews summer revisions, October 2004

Content sub-committees review summer revisions, October 2004

Policy Sub-committee adopts draft and recommends to State Board- October 29, 2004

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NH State Board of Education adopts framework “as a draft”, December 2004

NHDOE is instructed to make “stylistic” changes to the draft, April 2005

Framework revision sub-committee meets at CSI, Bartlett, July 25-27, 2005, to revise Middle and High School portions of document

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Primary Grade portion revised, October 2005 Two Public Input sessions held in Concord,

March 8-9, 2006 Draft framework sent to State Board, April

2006 State Board adopts new Social Studies

Framework, June 14, 2006

Social Studies Framework

Eighteen Public Input Sessions in all: Plymouth- two Sunapee- one Hampton-one Bristol- one Manchester- one Keene- two Concord- six Durham-one Bow- one Nashua- two

Social Studies Framework

Curriculum substance adopted Format and numbering of four documents

needs to converge- revision of format and numbering still in progress

Roll-out of framework once posted and published

Social Studies Framework

Framework possible basis of revived state-level Social Studies assessment- including in proposed DOE budget

Tri-state assessment remains a hurdle If approved, pilot in Spring 2009 Assessment resumes in Spring 2010

Social Studies Framework

Five Strands, not Four History, Geography, Civics, and Economics

replaced with World History and Contemporary Issues, US and NH History, Geography, Civics, and Economics

Increases role of History, and of World History

Social Studies Framework

Expectations are conceptual, but with grounding in facts

Attempt to retain spirit of “such as, but not limited to”

Examples, not a “laundry list”

Old Framework- 1995

“Demonstrate a basic understanding of the origin, development, and distinctive characteristics of major ancient, classical, and agrarian civilizations including the Mesopotamian, Ancient Hebrew, Egyptian, Nubian (Kush), Greek, Roman, Gupta Indian, Han Chinese, Islamic, Byzantine, Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Incan Civilizations” Standard 18- Grade 6

New Framework- 2006

“Understand the tension over land use between settled farmers and nomadic herders using using examples, e.g. ancient Mesopotamia, Asian steppe lands, or 20th century Africa”

Economic Systems & Technology 7.4.6.2 Grades 5-6

Old Framework- 1995

“Describe the migration of large groups of people into and throughout the United States from the first arrival of humans to the present.”

Standard 17 Grade 6

New framework-2006

“ Describe the similarities and differences in the immigrant experience for various ethnic groups, e.g. the English or Chinese”

Social/ Cultural 6.5.6.4 Grades 5/6

New Framework- 2006

Encourages thematic, inter-disciplinary thinking

Supports alternative curriculum structures such as “Global Studies”

Supports development of interconnections in traditionally structured curriculum such as infusing economics into history, or geography into literature

New Framework- 2006

Ten Interdisciplinary Themes– Themes/Strands Grid– Themes/ Social Science Grid

– Essential Skill Expectations– Cross-cutting competencies

New Framework- 2006

New Content Emphases in response to Public Input

Personal Finance Standard 4.6– Grades 7/8

Holocaust Studies 7.1.8.3– Grades 7/8

New Framework- 2006 New Content Emphases in Response to Public Input

Personal Finance Standard 4.6– Grades 7-8

Holocaust Studies 7.1.8.3

- Grades 7-8