Social Studies Education

Student Resources: Helpful Links

• National Council for the Social Studies
• South Carolina Council for the Social Studies
• South Carolina Social Studies Standards (pdf - 1,144 KB)
• South Carolina Social Studies Standards Support Documents

General Teaching Resources:

Inquiry Learning

• C3 Teachers: College Career & Civic Life
• Resources for Using the C3 Framework
• Project Based Learning

Content Area Resources:

Economics/Financial Literacy 

• Council for Economic Education
• NEA, Resources for Teaching Financial Literacy
• My Classroom Economy

Geography

• National Geographic, Teaching Resources
• Story Maps

Government/Civics

• iCivics — Resources for Teaching Government and Civics

History

• Stanford History Education Group
• National History Education Clearinghouse
• Historical Thinking Matters
• Edsitement!, History & Social Studies
• National Archives, Educator Resources
• Library of Congress, Teachers

Psychology

• National Standards for Psychology Curricula
• American Psychological Association, Teaching Resources

Sociology

• National Standards for High School Sociology (pdf - 4,965.21 KB)
• American Sociological Association, Teaching and Learning Resources

World Religions

• American Academy of Religion, Guidelines for Teaching about Religion (pdf - 1,921.96 KB)

Social Justice

• Teaching Tolerance
• Facing History and Ourselves
• The Choices Program
• Echoes and Reflections

• National Council for the Social Studies
  
  • The College, Career, and Civics (C3) Framework (pdf)
  • National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
• South Carolina Council for the Social Studies
• South Carolina Department of Education — Standards and Learning
• Library of Congress