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=//RIH Social Studies Curriculum Forum//= Welcome! The goal of this WIKI is to facilitate discussion between our two departments on the curricular impact of the new New Jersey social studies standards. Everyone's input is necessary on what impact those changes will have on our current curriculum and how best to develop creative and credible solutions to the impending questions. It may be necessary to incorporate the principles of //Understanding By Design// models toward instruction and curriculum development. Our Director of Curriculum and District Superintendent have a clear objective to do just that, as evidenced by the district's hosting of the Grant Wiggins seminar. Any adjustment to our current curriculum may incorporate learning strategies to achieve all of the research, skills, content, and study goals we set forth for our students.

This is a collaborative wiki environment
The pages of this WIKI are subject to change by all department members, either by directly fixing errors, adding content, making suggestions for changes to any page, or even creating new pages from scratch. If you feel the overall design or organization of the WIKI could be improved upon, don't hesitate let me know. Your input is always our most valuable resource!

Remember; //your help is needed// to develop and maintain this wiki as a great resource! Some of the pages in this wiki may not have any content at all yet! All of the wiki pages have editing enabled, so if you see errors or have content you believe your fellow faculty could benefit from, you are encouraged to change or add to the pages. Don't worry about messing up; mistake-saves are easy to revert. Since this is a shared environment, please do your best to keep all information clear and organized—this resource is for everyone. Also, if you have ideas or questions //relating// to a page, please consider leaving the page as-is, but creating an open dialog about the page; each page has its own "Discussion" page, accessed via the tab at the top.

Still nervous about making changes? Have content that isn't quite ready for the real world? New to the //Wikispaces// editing environment? Each member of this wiki gets their own user sandbox page—a personal page, unrelated to curriculum, which can be experimented with and edited freely.

Core Curriculum Work and Ideas
The NJ Social Studies Standards (original: [|Word Format]) Curricular Direction: Idea Page Essential Questions 6.3 Active Citizenship in the 21 st Century Project-Based Learning Beginning of the Year Skill Assessment and Activity End of the Year Digital Assessment

Subject-Specific Curricula

 * ~ ===US I & US II=== ||~ ===World Civ=== ||
 * Colonization & Settlement (1585-1763) || Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, & Enlightenment (1350-1700) ||
 * Revolution & the New Nation (1350-1700) || Global Interactions & Colonialism (1350-1770) ||
 * Expansion & Reform (1801-1861) || Political & Industrial Revolutions, Imperialism, Reform, & Global Impact (1750-1914) ||
 * Civil War & Reconstruction (1850-1877) || The Era of the Great Wars (1900-1945) ||
 * Industrial Development (1870-1900) || Modern Challenges (1945-today) ||
 * Progressive Reforms (1890-1930) || Contemporary Issues (today) ||
 * World War I (1890-1930) ||  ||
 * The Roaring Twenties (1890-1930) ||  ||
 * The Great Depression (1929-1945) ||  ||
 * The New Deal (1929-1945) ||  ||
 * World War II (1929-1945) ||  ||
 * Cold War (1945-1970s) ||  ||
 * Civil Rights (1945-1970s) ||  ||
 * Domestic Policy (1970-today) ||  ||
 * International Policy (1970-today) ||  ||
 * Interconnected Global Society (1970-today) ||  ||