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Standard 4 Checklist

NC- North Carolina DPI Elementary Education Specialty Area Standards
Standard: Standard 4: Elementary teachers have a broad knowledge and understanding of the major concepts in social studies.
Indicator: Indicator 1: Teachers have a basic knowledge and understanding of the tapestry of world cultures. Teachers:
Detail: Know and appreciate creative works of world cultures,
Detail: Value the contributions of world cultures and religions,
Detail: Have an awareness of, an appreciation for, and sensitivity to diverse cultures, and
Detail: Recognize the impact of social diversity in a complex world.
Indicator: Indicator 2: Teachers understand the social science disciplines. Teachers:
Detail: Understand the interdisciplinary nature of social studies,
Detail: Know spatial and temporal concepts and their relationships,
Detail: Are aware of the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizenship, and
Detail: Acquire new knowledge in the social sciences.
Indicator: Indicator 3: Teachers know and understand the developmental progression from the individual to the nation: Self and family, home and school, neighborhoods, communities, state, nation.
Indicator: Indicator 4: Teachers have knowledge of and appreciation for multicultural children’s literature. Teachers select appropriate literature that is free from racist and sexist bias.
Indicator: Indicator 5: Teachers have a basic knowledge of local and national traditions.
Indicator: Indicator 6: Teachers understand basic geographic concepts and how they can be integrated including:
Detail: Map, globe and chart skills
Detail: Five Themes of Geography
Detail: Six Essential Elements of Geography
Detail: Environmental issues and concerns
Indicator: Indicator 7: Teachers understand basic economic concepts, including:
Detail: Supply and demand
Detail: Interdependence/international trade
Detail: Limited resources, resource allocation
Detail: Opportunity cost
Detail: Economic Systems (Free enterprise/market economy, planned/command economy, mixed economy)
Detail: Industrialization and technology
Indicator: Indicator 9: Teachers have a knowledge of political science, including:
Detail: Comparative governments (Government in a democratic society)
Detail: Local, state, and national governments
Detail: International relations
Indicator: Indicator 10: Teachers demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of physical, regional, and cultural geography and their effects on the relationship between people and their environments.
Indicator: Indicator 11: Teachers promote the basic principles of being a citizen as vital to the development of responsible members of society by promoting an understanding of character development, including: Responsibility, Integrity, Self-discipline, Caring, Respect, Perseverance, Courage, and Citizenship.
Indicator: Indicator 12: Teachers present historical perspectives. Teachers:
Detail: Link current events to past events and future trends
Detail: Highlight continuity in the human experience
Indicator: Indicator 13: Teachers enhance understanding of global interdependence. Teachers:
Detail: Develop an understanding of our nation’s place in the global economy
Detail: Foster an understanding of our nation’s role in global politics
Detail: Shape an understanding of world environmental problems
Indicator: Indicator 14: Teachers apply content to life skills. Teachers:
Detail: Provide an environment that fosters critical thinking and effective use of information
Detail: Emphasize the use of maps for practical purposes
Detail: Require consideration of multiple views
Indicator: Indicator 15: Teachers develop spatial perspectives. Teachers:
Detail: Develop a sense of place - human and physical
Detail: Aid understanding patterns of distributions among people, ideas, and resources
I met Standard 4 through several courses taken through Guilford Technical Community college and Appalachian State University. My minor is in Social Studies which gave me the opportunity to take a variety of courses elaborating on United States, European History, Geography, Cultures, and Eastern religions. I submitted this assignment to my CI 3110 professor in Block II which is Dr. Claire Mamola.
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Author: Deborah Hinshelwood
Last modified: 11/14/2006 4:39 PM (EST)