Indiana Content Standards for Educators
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
Middle school social studies teachers are expected to have a broad and comprehensive understanding of the knowledge and skills needed for this educator license, and to use that knowledge to help students prepare for the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. This requires the ability to identify, comprehend, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the basic principles, fundamental concepts, and essential content defined in these standards, and to apply that knowledge to the tasks of planning and delivering effective instruction and assessment.
Standard 1: World History
Middle school social studies teachers have a broad and comprehensive understanding of historical concepts and major events and developments in world history.
Standard 2: U.S. and Indiana History
Middle school social studies teachers have a broad and comprehensive understanding of major events and developments in U.S. and Indiana history.
Standard 3: Geography
Middle school social studies teachers have a broad and comprehensive understanding of geographic concepts and systems, places and regions, human-environment interactions, and the uses of geography.
Standard 4: Government and Citizenship
Middle school social studies teachers have a broad and comprehensive understanding of political science terms and concepts; the foundations of government around the world; federal, state, and local government, and international political organizations in the United States; the U.S. election process; and U.S. citizenship and participation.
Standard 5: Economics
Middle school social studies teachers have a broad and comprehensive understanding of economics concepts and systems, the national and international economies, and consumer economics.
Standard 6: Social Studies Literacy and Research Skills
Middle school social studies teachers have a broad and comprehensive understanding of social studies research skills.
Standard 7: Social Studies Instruction and Assessment
Middle school social studies teachers have a broad and comprehensive understanding of content-specific instruction and assessment in social studies.
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