History-Social Studies

Connecting the past to empower the future.

Engaging students in history and social studies is vital for developing critical thinking, cultural understanding, and informed citizenship. MCOE is dedicated to supporting schools and teachers with resources, professional learning, and strategies to create meaningful and relevant learning experiences that connect the past to the present.

The California History-Social Science Framework provides instructional guidelines focused on content, literacy, inquiry, and citizenship. Four key elements of the discipline that are interwoven throughout the framework: 

1. Content
2. Inquiry
3. Literacy
4. Citizenship

The framework features ways to guide students through an investigation of the discipline, using the lenses of economists, geographers, historians, and political scientists. 

• California History-Social Science Framework
• California Content Standards for History-Social Science
• California Common Core State Standards

• Professional Learning 
• Coaching for educators
• Curriculum review, piloting, adoption and implementation support
• Thought partnership or support for Site Leaders

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