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WINTER 2011-12 MARYLAND COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES NEWSLETTER
The Winter 2011-12 Chronicle features articles by Maryland educators and students as well as numerous learning opportunities for teachers.
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"HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES: AT THE CORE OF THE COMMON CORE" by MARK J. STOUT, Ph.D
MDCSS would like to highlight this article from the Winter 2011-12 Chronicle written by Past President, Mark j. Stout, Ph.D.
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ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
The Maryland Council for Social Studies urges social studies educators and advocates to write Senator Barbara Mikulski and urge her to be a leader in assuring that language requiring social studies instruction for all elementary, middle and high school students be included in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. We all should be reminded that exclusion from this reauthorization will without a doubt lead to the continued marginalization of social studies in school curriculum across the United States. When added to the NCLB era, this placement of social studies on the periphery of educational priorities will produce a trend of more than two decades. This is a circumstance from which the disciple may never fully recover. Click here for a sample letter to the Senator.
Senator Mikulski's Washington address is:
Senator Barbara Mikulski
503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510
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SOCIAL STUDIES IS INCLUDED IN THE MARYLAND MASTER PLAN PROCESS
Maryland Social Studies State Curriculum requirements serve to articulate the program criteria local public school systems must implement to produce graduates that are college, career, and citizenship ready. Graduates with these attributes are culturally and civically literate, globally aware and able to efficiently access and discriminate sources of information using 21st century technology. Social studies and its disciplines—history, economics, civics, and geography—have long been valued in American education because of their role in helping students participate meaningfully in the democratic process. Additionally, with the emergence of a postindustrial economy that emphasizes creativity, innovation, lifelong learning, and teambuilding, researchers have come to recognize the central role that social studies instruction plays in the formation of these skills (MD Social Studies Task Force Report, 2010).
Questions that School Systems will be asked to respond to:
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Specialists Weigh Common Social Studies Standards
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MDCSS ENCOURAGES YOU TO BE A SOCIAL STUDIES ADVOCATESocial Studies in Maryland FACT SHEET
The Critical Need for a Renewed Focus on Social Studies Education
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THE ADVOCACY OF MARYLAND SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATORS IS BEING HEARD!Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews reports on the outcry regarding the decision to cut the Maryland High School Assessment in Government. The article dated February 20 offers more compelling arguments against this deeply flawed decision.MD teachers' support shows value of civics exam |
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