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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes drive the selection of technology. In order for learning outcomes to drive the selection of technology, teachers must first be sure of their desired student learning outcomes. This important direction allows the efficient selection of technology applicable and appropriate for their learning outcomes. Teachers are often compelled to look to outside sources for standards in their practice, and this resource area provides links and descriptions of some of the major national standards for the subject.

Standards for Social Studies
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

URL: http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/toc.html

Description: The Curriculum Standards for Social Studies were developed by a Task Force of the National Council for the Social Studies and approved by the NCSS Board of Directors in April 1994. NCSS has created standards that integrate the many different social studies disciplines.

Benchmarks and Standards

URL: http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp

Description: A comprehensive set of content knowledge standards based on numerous state, regional and national standards. This site lists standards and benchmarks for history (K-4, United States History, World History), economics, geography, and civics.

Sponsoring Organization: Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) www.mcrel.org

Minnesota Academic Standards

URL: http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Academic_Excellence/
Academic_Standards/Standards_in_Social_Studies/index.html

Description: The Minnesota Academic Standards in History and Social Studies for grades K-12 .

Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Department of Education http://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html

Minnesota Electronic Curriculum Repository

URL: http://mecr.state.mn.us

Description: Online performance packages and curriculum materials for all levels of all learning areas designed to assist teachers in graduation standard implementation. Another resource offered by this site is a quality-checked selection of resources submitted by educators.

Sponsoring Organization: Department of Children, Families and Learning http://cfl.state.mn.us

National Standards for History

URL: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/standards/#TOC

Description: This site, developed in 1995 and revised in 1996, includes K-4 History standards and American and World History standards for grades 5-12. These standards form the foundation for many district and state standards in history.

Sponsoring organization: National Center for History in the Schools
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/

The National Geography Standards

URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/
ngo/education/standardslist.html

Description: National Geographic lead the way in 1994 with one of the first set of standards to be published in the field of social studies. These standards still stand as the definitive model in area of geography.

Sponsoring Organization: National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics

URL: http://www.economicsamerica.org/standards/

Description: Created in 1997 by the National Council on Economic Education, twenty K-12 content standards have been delineated. Written for teachers, the economic standards provide benchmarks, guides to applications and teaching suggestions and strategies.

Sponsoring organization: National Council on Economic Education http://www.economicsamerica.org/

National Standards for Civics and Government

URL: http://www.civiced.org/stds.html

Description: Developed as a set of guiding questions with content summaries, these standards are divided by grade level: K-4, 5-8, 9-12.

Sponsoring organization: Center for Civic Education http://www.civiced.org/index.html