CB South Social Studies Department

 

The CB South Social Studies Department will develop students who use social studies understanding and skills to be self-directed learners, critical thinkers, and effective citizens in a globalized and democratic society.

The students will have regular opportunities to:

• investigate topics in depth and make meaning of their learning,
• demonstrate their strengths and exercise responsibility by choosing topics of interest for inquiry, and
• connect American and global history, the history and culture of diverse social groups, and the community that surrounds them to their lives.

Social studies learning will;

• be built on the prior knowledge of their lives and communities,
• involve exploration of questions that challenge student thinking and require problem solving about significant human issues,
• involve students inactive participation and cooperative learning in the classroom and wider community,
• include engaging real-world resources and technology beyond textbooks,
• involve students in researching, analyzing, writing, discussing, and deliberating about authentic topics, and
• reflect the importance of students’ thinking in the discipline, their preparation to be responsible citizens and ability to transfer learning, rather than emphasizing memorization of decontextualized facts.