Social Studies
Overview
The Macomb Intermediate School District
offers assistance in social studies
curriculum and professional development for
the twenty-one school districts in Macomb
County, Michigan.
Conferences
Michigan Council for Social Studies.
http://www.michcouncilss.org/
Core
Democratic Values
Core democratic values are the basic beliefs that unite
all Americans. These values are found in the Declaration of Independence,
the U.S. Constitution and other important documents of our nation.
Curriculum
Planning Process
Phases of the Curriculum Planning
Process.
Geography
5 Themes of Geography.
Graduation
Requirements - Social Studies
Section 380.11666 of the School Code
requires all high school graduates to take a
". . . 1-semester course of study of 5
periods per week in civics which shall
include the form and functions of the
federal, state, and local governments and
shall stress the rights and responsibilities
of citizens."
The proposed new Social Studies
graduation requirements passed by the State
Board of Education (December, 2005) include:
- Government/Civics
.5 credit
- Economics
.5 credit
- U.S. History (including geography)
1 credit
- World History (including geography) 1
credit
TOTAL: 3 credits
NOTE: Nothing is mandated
until/unless the legislative acts.
Similar high school graduation requirement
bills are making their way through the House
and Senate Education Committees.
MEAP
Information
Information on the following: MEAP
Vocabulary, MEAP Test Format, MEAP Extended
Response Items, MEAP Inquiry
Items, Extended Response Scoring Rubrics, International
Organizations used in MEAP tests, Due Process MEAP Items,
MEAP Hispanic Names, and How a School
District Can Best Prepare for the Social Studies MEAP.
Olympiad - Michigan Social Studies
Link to Michigan Social Studies Olympiad
website.
Powerful
Social Studies Traits
Social Studies best prepares children when it
incorporates these five powerful traits.
Macomb
County Social Studies Core Curriculum
Sequences of Study from Kindergarten to
High School.
Skills
- Social
Studies 
PDF file listing the Essential Skills for
Social Studies.
Textbook
Evaluation
PDF of Social Studies K-12 Textbook
Evaluation Form.
Web Resources
Links to the following websites:
Michigan Department of Education, Social
Studies Assessment Models, Authentic
Assessment of Social Studies, The History
Themes Project, Michigan Council for the
Social Studies, National Council for the
Social Studies, Model MEAP Tests, Michigan
Content Standards and Benchmarks, Released
MEAP Items, MI CliMB, SCoPE (The Sample
Curriculum and Plans for Education), Social
Studies Glossary and addresses for Social
Studies Tool Kits, Core Democratic Values,
Michigan History Themes and Five Themes of
Geography, History Themes Timeline Posters
and K-12 Financial Literacy Resource Guide.
Workshops -
available through the MISD
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Studies
Contact
Kim Meade, Social Studies Consultant
586.228.3465
Click on name of contact if you wish to
send an email message
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