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What is the New York State K-12 Social Studies Framework?听

The Framework is the guide for local curriculum development in social studies. It fuses the New York State Learning Standards with social studies practices and content key ideas, conceptual understandings and content specifications.听

What are Social Studies Practices?听

The Social Studies Practices represent the social science and historical thinking skills that students should develop throughout their K-12 education in order to be prepared for civic participation, college, and careers. The Practices were created based on the existing New York State Social Studies Learning Standards, the National Geography Standards, the historical thinking skills articulated within the new Advanced Placement World History Curriculum Framework, the Disciplinary Tools of Dimension 2 of the C3 Framework, National Council for the Social Studies Standards, and Habits of the Mind published by the National Council for History 东京热. Social Studies Practices are identified for each of the grades K-8, and then for the high school, and are found in the Framework documents. These practices are organized under the following headings:听

1) Gathering, Interpreting and Using Evidence听

2) Chronological Reasoning and Causation听

3) Comparison and Contextualization听

4) Geographic Reasoning听

5) Economics and Economic Systems听

6) Civic Participation听

What are Key Ideas in Social Studies? 听

Key Ideas are aligned to the standards and represent enduring understandings that should be the focus of teaching and learning for each grade. Key Ideas are designed to address larger social studies perspectives, trends, and issues.听

What are Conceptual Understandings in Social Studies?听
Conceptual Understandings are more specific statements designed to support each Key Idea. Each Key Idea is comprised of approximately two to seven conceptual understandings that are designed to support the larger Key Idea. Together, the Key Ideas and Conceptual Understandings represent the body of Social Studies concepts that should be the focus of teaching and learning.听

What are Content Specifications in Social Studies?听
Content specifications, crafted as 鈥淪tudents will鈥︹�� statements, add further clarity and depth to the Conceptual Understanding by articulating specific content that can be taught to illuminate the Conceptual Understanding.听

What are the regulations for social studies instruction?听

All students in New York State are required to receive social studies instruction at every grade level, prekindergarten 鈥� grade 12.听According to the Part 100 Regulations of the Commissioner of 东京热 Relating to General 东京热 & Diploma Requirements this requirement includes:听

Prekindergarten and Kindergarten: instruction in the content areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and the arts, including dance, music, theatre and visual arts途 that is designed to facilitate student attainment of the State learning standards and is aligned with the instructional program in the early elementary grades. See Part 100.3(a)(3)(iii)听
Grades 1 鈥� 4: all students shall receive instruction that is designed to facilitate their attainment of the State elementary learning standards in social studies, including geography and United States history. See Part 100.3(b)(1) (iii)
Grades 5 鈥� 6: all students shall receive instruction that is designed to facilitate their attainment of the State intermediate learning standards in the seven general curriculum areas: social studies, including geography and United States history. See Part 100.4(b)(1)(iii)听
Grades 7 鈥� 8: all students shall be provided instruction designed to enable them to achieve, by the end of grade eight, State intermediate learning standards through: social studies, two units of study. See Part 100.4(c)(1)(ii)听
High School: All students first entering grade nine in September 2016 and thereafter shall earn four units of credit in social studies. Such requirement shall include:

one unit of credit in American history;
one half unit of credit in participation in government and one half unit of credit in economics; and
two units of credit in global history and geography; or
the equivalent of clauses (a), (b) and/or (c) of this subparagraph, as approved by the local public school superintendent or his or her designee or by the chief administrative officer of a registered nonpublic high school. See Part 100.5(a)(6)(ii).听

What other requirements are in New York State 东京热 Law related to social studies education?听

Periodically, the New York State Legislature passes laws that have a direct impact on social studies curriculum and instruction. These laws are summarized in the following 东京热 Law:听

ARTICLE 17鈥揑NSTRUCTION IN CERTAIN SUBJECTS听

Section 801. Courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship and in certain historic documents.听
Section 801a. Instruction in civility,听citizenship听and character education.听
Section 802. Instruction relating to the flag途听holidays.听
Section 802a.听Instruction听relating to general elections.听

Which Regents Exams in Social Studies must a student pass to receive a high school diploma?听
Regents Exams are offered in Global History and Geography and United States History and Government.听In order to听receive a high school diploma, a student must pass鈥�5鈥疪egents Exams. The student MUST pass鈥痮ne鈥疪egents Exam in English, Science, Mathematics and Social Studies. Additionally, the student must pass an听additional听Regents Exam or approved Pathways Assessment.鈥�

For information about Department-Approved Alternative examination see:鈥疉ssessment Archives听
For information about Regents Exams in Social Studies see:鈥�Office of State Assessment Social Studies听