Common Core Standards + Social Studies

Herff Jones | Nystrom
Common Core Standards and Social Studies Content

This article by Dr. Kristen Swanson on Common Core Standards gives K12 educators strategies to infuse Social Studies content in with the Standards.  Reading through her suggestions may spark other ideas for K12 educators teaching in a variety of other content areas.  The first step is knowing what Core Standards a teacher needs to address.  The next step is aligning and working to weave these standards into regular classroom instructional planning.

Unfortunately, it does not just happen.  I guess if it did, teachers would not have to continually study these "best practices" on how to teach and encourage students to learn.

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