By Summer of 2010, my plan is to implement a course structure for all Summer School Social Studies courses in which students take a pre-test based on the State Core Standards. Since the Summer School courses are remediation courses, it will be assumed that any student who demonstrates proficiency on certain parts of the core does not need remediation in those areas. Students will then complete assignments in the other areas of the core to demonstrate proficiency.
For this course, the state core standards as identified by a team of BESD teachers are as follows:
- Beginnings of Civilizations / Early Civilizations
- From foragers to civilization
- Major characteristics of early civilizations
- Classical Civilizations
- India
- China
- Greece
- Rome
- Ancient Colonization & Trade
- Middle Ages
- Islam
- Trade & Conflict
- Colonies
- Toward European Dominance
- Rebirth, Reform, Rethink
- Revolution
- Changes in Economy
- Western Imperialism
- World Interaction & Conflict
- Toward Global Conflict
- Cold War
- Global Integration
- Terror
