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History Standards
Consumer's Guide to High School History Textbooks is
offered by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and provides recommendations for
texts in both American and world history. Excellent for districts about to
change texts for the upcoming school year.
Draft Standards for Social Science from the KSDE is
now available by using the hyperlink. The standards are comprehensive and cover
Kindergarten through high school. If you have any questions or concerns, please
contact Kim Rasmussen or check with future editions of the
Von Ranke Express for the latest news. Educating Democracy: State Standards to Ensure a Civic Core by Paul Gagnon explains the essence of the standards movement and is available from the Albert Shanker Institute. Effective State Standards for 2003 and is general report card provided by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. Kansas Curricular Standards for the teaching of U.S. History (also including civics, economics, world history, and government) are available as a PDF file from the Kansas Department of Education and will help all teachers in Kansas become better prepared in their classrooms. National Standards for History offered from the Center for History in Our Schools in 1996 covers such topics as historical thinking, developing standards, as well as standards for world history. The Social Studies Homepage provides list of indicators, sample questions, and other useful materials concerning the standards for Kansas and is a product of your advocate in the KSDE, Ms. Kim Rasmussen. Terrorists, Despots, and Democracy is an essay from the Thomas B. Fordham foundation in how teachers can deal with teaching the events surrounding 9/11. What Should Children Learn? An essay by Paul Gagnon from Atlantic first published in 1995. Where Did Social Studies Go Wrong? A report available on the internet from the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. |
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