National Council for the Social Studies
Thematic Standards

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1. CULTURE AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Social Studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of Culture and Cultural Diversity.

2.TIME, CONTINUITY, AND CHANGE

Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities , and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of Time, Continuity and Change.

3.PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS

Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of People, Places, and Environments.

4.INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTITY

Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of Individual Development and Identity.

5.INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND INSTITUTIONS

Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of interactions among Individuals, Groups, and Institutions.

6.POWER, AUTHORITY, AND GOVERNANCE

Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of Power, Authority, and Governance.

7.PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMPTION

Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of how people organize for the Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Goods and Services.

8.SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Social Studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of science, technology, and society.

9.GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Social Studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of Global Connections and Interdependence.

10. CIVIC IDEALS AND PRACTICES

Social studies teachers should possess the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school level for the study of Civic Ideals and Practices.

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