Standards in American History Education

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Standards in American History Education

• Presented by Nelson Flores

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The History War

• Traditionalhistory as patriotism

• Progressive critical and multiculturalism

• Middle Groundnational history standards

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The National Standards for History
Content

• Era 1Three Worlds Meet (Beginning to 1620)
• Era 2Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
• Era 3Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
• Era 4Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
• Era 5Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
• Era 6The Development of Industrial United States
  (1870-1900)
  
• Era 7The Emergence of Modern America
  (1870-1900)
  
• Era 8The Great Depression and WWII (1929-1945)
• Era 9Postwar United States (1945-1970s)
• Era 10Contemporary United States (1968present)

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The National Standardsfor American History
Concepts

• Chronological Thinking
• Historical Comprehension
• Historical Analysis and Interpretation
• Historical Research Capabilities
• Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision-Making
• Putting Historical Thinking Skills to Work

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PA State Standards for American History

• Content (Grade 3, 6, 9, 12)
• Identify contributions of individuals and groups
  to American History
  
• Identify and describe primary documents, material
  artifacts, and historic sites important in
  American History
  
• Identify important changes in American History
• Identify conflict and cooperation among social
  groups and organizations in American History
  

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PA State Standards for American History

• Concepts
• Understanding chronological thinking
• Develop an understanding of historical sources
• Understand fundamentals of historical
  interpretation
  
• Understand historical research

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The Future of American History

• American Historys future is uncertain
• Social Studies not high priority in many schools
• Philadelphia is one example

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What Should They Know?

• Polls show that students do not know American
  History well
  
• Facts need to be de-emphasized

• Critical Thinking skills need to be more
  emphasized