Standards for the Preparation of
Teachers of
Social Studies (RX) Secondary
Michigan State Board of Education
Approved
June 9, 2009
Social Studies (RX) Secondary Program Standards
Content Guidelines/Standards Matrix
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SOCIAL STUDIES (Secondary)
Code:
RX
Michigan State Board of Education 6-9-09
Completion of a Social Studies group major for secondary education must include a minimum of 36 credit
hours.
Completion of a Social Studies comprehensive group major must include a minimum of 50 credit hours.
To add a Social Studies endorsement to an existing certificate, the program must be at least 36 semester
credit hours.
Completion of the Social Studies endorsement for a secondary certificate will prepare a candidate to teach, in
a 6-12 departmentalized classroom, all social studies content in the Grade Level Content Expectations and
High School Content Expectations.
PROFICIENCY LEVEL RATINGS
A = AWARENESS: Possesses general knowledge
B = BASIC UNDERSTANDING: Ability to understand and apply
C = COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING: High level of understanding, applying, and reflecting
* = THESE STANDARDS DO NOT HAVE LEVELS OF PROFICIENCY: Programs either meet, or do not
meet these standards
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.0
Content knowledge, processes, and
skills
The candidate will demonstrate
comprehensive knowledge, understanding,
evaluative skills, critical inquiry, and ability
to teach the social studies content,
processes, and skills inclusive of those in
Michigan’s
K-12 Curriculum Framework and
Benchmarks, Grade Level Content
Expectations (GLCE) and the High School
Content Expectations (HSCE) in accordance
to the Universal Education Vision and
Principles, and State Board of Education
(SBE) Educational Technology Standards and
Expectations.
1.1
The candidate is able to:
Historical Perspective
Comprehensive Group
Major
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.1
Explain, analyze, and interpret the major
political, economic, social and cultural
movements, and the key concepts, events,
people, and issues inclusive of the following
eras of United States and Michigan history:
Era 1: Americas to 1620
Era 2: First Contact and Colonization
Era 3: Revolution and the New
Nation
Era 4: Expansion and Reform
Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction
Era 6: The Development of an
Industrial, Urban, and Global
United States
Era 7: The Great Depression and
World War II
Era 8: Post World War II
Era 9: The United States in a New
Global Age
Comprehensive Group
Major
All students are required to take HIST204/205 American Experience
I/II which surveys American history from early colonization to the present.
The course currently uses Goldfield, et al., American Journey as its textbook,
which covers the major periods, individuals, and events of the country’s
political, economic, military, diplomatic, and social history. Students also read
Rubenstein and Ziewacz, Michigan: A History of the Great Lakes State, which
provides a survey of Michigan history. Each semester students are given daily
quizzes over this reading and take three examinations. In addition to the two
required texts, students are required to read two articles each semester from
American Heritage and two articles each semester from Michigan History as well
as one additional book of their choice (but approved by the instructor) each
semester that addresses some aspect of American history. Students write
reports on the articles and critical reviews of the books they have read. In
addition to the survey course, students are required to take a minimum of two
upper division courses in American history. The courses from which they choose
include HIST320 Economic History of the U.S.; HIST434 From
HIST435 Union and Disunion, 1789HIST458 Emergence of Modern America, 1865-1939;
HIST468 Multi-cultural America; HIST469 America as a World Power,
Discovery to Nation, 1492-1789;
C
1865;
1939-Present. Students may also fulfill this requirement by applying the
following political science courses to the history major: PLSC365 American
Foreign Relations and PLSC458 American Political Thought. No more than
six credits of selected political science courses may be applied to the history
major. As the course titles indicate, these upper division courses offer the
opportunity for students to study a period or topic of American history in greater
depth than can be accomplished in the survey course. Although requirements
differ from course to course, the upper division courses frequently make
extensive use of primary sources and emphasize variations in historical
interpretation. Several of the courses require students to read articles from the
Journal of American History and the Michigan Historical Review as well as books
chosen by the student (but approved by the instructor) in addition to assigned
textbooks.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.2
Explain, analyze, and interpret the major
political, economic, social and cultural
movements, and the key concepts, events,
people, and issues inclusive of the following
eras of world history:
Era 1: Beginnings of Human Society
Era 2: Early Civilizations and
Cultures and the Emergence
of Pastoral Peoples
Era 3: Classical Traditions, World
Religions, and Major Empires
Era 4: Expanding and Intensified
Hemispheric Interactions
Era 5: Emergence of the First Global
Age
Era 6: An Age of Revolutions
Era 7: Global Crisis and Achievement
Era 8: The Cold War and Its
Aftermath
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST117/118—All majors are required to take
Civilizations & Ideas I/ II in which students write
comparative multicultural essays and take daily quizzes
and three exams each semester requiring them to explain,
analyze, and interpret the major political, economic,
social, and cultural movements and key concepts, events,
people, and issues from Prehistoric times to the present.
In addition to the survey course (HIST117/118),
students are required to take a minimum of one upper
division course in European or other non-U.S. history.
The courses from which students choose include:
HIST414 Renaissance and Reformation, 1300-1648;
HIST415 Absolutism and Enlightenment, 16481789; HIST420 Revolutions and Reaction, 17891917; HIST425 Nationalism and World Wars, 1914Present; HIST450 Holocaust and Society. As the
course titles indicate, these upper division courses offer
the opportunity for students to study a period or topic of
European history in greater depth than can be
accomplished in the survey course. Several of the
European courses require students to read books chosen
by the student (but approved by the instructor) in addition
to assigned textbooks, to critique films, and to write term
papers.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.3
Apply key historical concepts of time,
chronology, cause and effect, change and
continuity, to analyze and explain historical
phenomena and processes within the major
eras of United States and world history.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST117/118
Civilizations & Ideas I/II in which they take daily
quizzes and three exams each semester that include
questions about chapter timelines and chronologies, cause
and effect relationships for major historical events, and
how cultures and civilizations change over long periods of
time from Prehistory to the present. Majors are also
required to take a minimum of one additional upper
division elective European or non-US history course that
examines issues of periodization, causation, change, and
continuity in greater depth and which students are asked
to explain in essay examinations. In addition, all majors
are required to take HIST204/205 American
Experience I/II which requires them to identify and
understand all of the major eras of American history and
the processes of causation, change, and continuity
involved in the movement from one era to the next.
Majors are also required to take a minimum of one
additional upper division elective American history course
that examines issues of periodization, causation, change,
and continuity in greater depth and which students
explain in essay exams.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.4
Identify, analyze, and compare multiple
historical interpretations of the past to
demonstrate how knowledge of history is
constructed.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST235 Historical
Inquiry which requires students to read Gilderhus,
History and Historians, which provides a survey of
historiography from Herodotus to the present. This course
also requires students to read Davidson and Lytle, After
the Fact, which provides a series of topically defined
essays on the use of evidence and the development of
interpretation within American history. Students take
daily quizzes and an essay examination based on these
works. As noted in 1.1, majors are required to take a
minimum of one upper division course in American
history. At least four of these courses include extensive
reading from a variety of historians, in addition to primary
sources, and require students to write an historiographical
analysis paper which critically evaluates the
interpretations of two or more historians writing about a
similar topic.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.5
Conduct historical inquiry by formulating
historical questions, obtaining historical data
from a variety of sources including digital
and other forms of technology, examining
and evaluating evidence, and identifying
gaps in historical evidence to make sound
interpretations of the past.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST235 Historical
Inquiry which introduces students to the processes of
historical writing, including choosing a subject, developing
a bibliography, evaluating sources, taking notes, and
writing a paper. This course requires the writing of a
short paper (3-5 pp.) based on primary source research.
Majors are also required to take HIST490 Research
Seminar which is devoted to the production of a much
longer research paper (12-15 pp.) based on primary
sources but also incorporating secondary literature. In
producing this paper, students are guided through several
steps: defining a topic, developing a working bibliography
(including the use of electronic databases), extensive
note-taking, writing a rough draft, revisions of the rough
draft, and production of the final paper. In addition to
writing the paper, students also make an oral presentation
based on their research. In addition to formal research
requirements, as noted in 1.1, students write document
analyses in HIST204/205 as well as in several of the
upper division historiographical analyses as well. All
courses require students to write essay exams in which
they organize a variety of historical data to support their
answers to the teacher’s questions.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.6
Analyze and evaluate varying historical
documents and narratives by identifying and
examining the purpose, point of view and
the central question(s) addressed in the
narrative or document, and determining the
historical context and significance of the
work.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST117/118
Civilizations & Ideas I/ II in which they write criticalanalytical essays based on primary documents in the
McKay textbook or historical films shown in class and
examine the differing points of view and historical
contexts of two individuals from different cultures. Majors
are also required to take a minimum of one upper division
course in European or non-US history, which requires
students to write analytical book reviews and comparative
exam essays which critically evaluate historical
interpretations of key events. They are also required to
take HIST204/205 American Experience I/II which
requires two document analysis papers each semester.
These papers ask students to examine such matters as
the purpose, point of view, central question, and
significance in response to a question posed by the
teacher. Also, majors are required to take a minimum of
one upper division elective course in American history; at
least four of these courses use a wide variety of primary
source documents and require a document analysis paper.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.7
Evaluate and describe key decisions made in
history by assessing their implications and
long-term consequences.
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST117/118
Civilizations & Ideas I/ II in which students learn to
evaluate key historical decisions and assess their
implications and consequences through daily class
discussions, blackboard work, and on daily quizzes and
three exams. Majors also take a minimum of one upper
division course in European or non-US history which
examines these decisions and their effects in greater
detail. All majors take HIST204/205 American
Experience I/II which examines the major decisions of
political, diplomatic, and military leaders at major stages
of the country’s history as well as the long-term
consequences of these decisions. Majors take a minimum
of one upper division course in American history, which
examines these decisions and their effects in greater
detail.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.8
Analyze and evaluate major historical issues
and events from the regional, interregional,
and global perspective.
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST117/118
Civilizations & Ideas I/ II in which students learn to
analyze and evaluate key historical issues and events from
regional, interregional, and global perspectives through
daily quizzes, three exams, and on three comparative
analytical essays each semester. They also take
HIST204/205 American Experience I/II which
focuses on North America, though topics such as the
European colonization of the region, wars, and foreign
relations draw American history into a much wider
framework. HIST468 Multi-cultural America examines
the reasons why people chose to leave their home
countries and emigrate to the United States and places
immigration patterns within an international framework.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.9
Analyze and evaluate history from multiple
perspectives, inclusive of race, ethnicity,
social class, and gender.
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST117/118
Civilizations & Ideas I/ II where they learn to analyze
and evaluate history from race, ethnic, gender, and social
class perspectives in daily class discussions, historical
films, and especially on their comparative analytical
essays. They also take HIST204/205 American
Experience I/II which includes the perspectives of race,
ethnicity, social class, and gender. In addition, all majors
are required to take a minimum of one upper division
elective course in American history and one course in
European or non-U.S. history. Many of these courses
require students to read a wide variety of primary source
documents that represent multiple perspectives; one
course, HIST468 Multi-cultural America, focuses on
ethnicity, while in another, HIST404 Adventist
Heritage, students spend four weeks in discussions,
taking at least ten quizzes, and writing several exam
questions dealing with the roles and problems facing
women, Blacks, and other racial and ethnic minorities in
the global Seventh-day Adventist Church. Through
document analyses and essay exams, students are asked
to analyze, explain, and compare the experiences and
responses of various racial and ethnic groups, social
classes, and men and women.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.1.10 Assess and explain the impact of major
theories and interpretive frameworks that
shape history as well as identify the bias
that these frameworks and theories might
present.
C
1.2
Geographic Perspective
Comprehensive Group
Major
In addition to discussion of historical theories and
interpretive frameworks in HIST204/205 American
Experience I/II and upper division American and
European history courses, all majors are required to take
HIST235, which through the reading of Gilderhus’s
History and Historians introduces them to the major
schools of thought that have developed in both American
and European historiography. This volume also introduces
them to speculative (cyclical, providential, and
progressive) and critical (positivist and idealist)
philosophies of history. Students in this course also read
Davidson and Lytle’s After the Fact which contains essays
addressing such issues as Frederick Jackson Turner’s
“frontier thesis,” feminist history, and the influence of the
social sciences on the discipline of history. Attention is
given to the various influences that lead historians to
adopt particular theories and interpretations.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.2.1
1.2.2
Describe and explain the world in spatial
terms:
 physical and human
characteristics of places
 the importance of absolute and
relative location
 movement of people
 materials, products, and
information
 human-environment
relationships and regions
Utilize geographical inquiry and analysis
including the ability to use, make, and
interpret maps, and present and interpret
geo-spatial data.
C
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
GEOG110 – All majors are required to take Survey of
Geography in which students consider geography as a
spatial science having to do with distribution of
phenomena, extent of regions, human behavior, and
relationships between places and processes affecting
these factors. For evaluating these spatial processes,
students learn to recognize qualities of location, direction,
and distance and to distinguish between absolute and
relative relationships. They also examine the effects of
emigration and immigration on populations where people
are leaving and arriving, including innovation and transfer
of artifacts, social practices, and ideas. Majors are also
required to take GEOG260 Cultural Geography which
examines how various world regions differ in regards to
their salient cultural features and the challenges faced by
populations within each.
GEOG110 – All majors are required to take Survey of
Geography in which students develop a familiarity and
awareness of the importance of various types of maps.
They learn about GPS and GIS equipment and basic
processes employed in GIS presentations on different
types of maps. Map projection variations allow different
presentations to facilitate understanding and varying map
symbols enhance data separation and recognition.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.2.3
Explain and interpret the impact of
geography on the history of the United
States including:
 territorial expansion of the
United States
 economic and social trends
 demographic trends (including
migration)
 the geographic causes and
consequences of conflict and
cooperation, human
environment relationships, and
economic
development/interdependence
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST204/205 American
Experience I/II which includes examination of the
interplay between geography and settlement patterns,
economic development, and national expansion. Attention
is also given to sectional differences and conflicts,
international conflicts (especially regarding Canada and
Mexico), patterns of immigration destinations, and
migration within the nation, as well as other demographic
elements. These courses also give specific attention to
these aspects as they relate to Michigan history. Majors
are also required to take a minimum of one upper division
American history course which examines these issues in
greater depth.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.2.4
Describe and analyze geography in world
history including:
 the rise and fall of empires
 the impact of different
technologies
 the spread of religion, cultures,
and ideas
 the development of agriculture,
industry, and trade
 changes in demography
 settlement patterns and
migration
 geographic aspects of conflict
and cooperation
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST117/118 – All majors are required to take
Civilizations & Ideas I/ II in which students take daily
quizzes and three exams whose questions
comprehensively cover the geography, empires, religions,
cultures, philosophies, agriculture, commerce, migratory
patterns, inventions, and wars of civilizations on six
continents from Prehistoric times to the present. Majors
are also required to take a minimum of one upper division
European or non-Western history course which examines
these issues in greater depth.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.2.5
Demonstrate knowledge of locations and the
ability to compare and contrast the
contemporary human and physical
geography of major places and regions in
the western and eastern hemispheres.
C
1.2.6
Explain world environmental processes and
analyze the patterns they create including
climate, landforms, vegetation, and
ecosystems.
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors take GEOG110 Introduction to Geography
in which they learn about distribution of major physical
features (continents, oceans, mountains, rivers, plains)
and general distribution of human population. They study
population distribution and its relationship to land
distribution, climate, proximity to essential resources, and
technology, and examine urbanization and its effects in
both developed and developing countries. Majors are also
required to take GEOG260 Cultural Geography which
examines how various world regions differ in regards to
their salient cultural features and the challenges faced by
populations within each.
GEOG110 – All majors are required to take Survey of
Geography in which students examine the relationship of
environmental processes to long-term human survival.
They study how climates vary according to latitude and
altitude and the effects of mountain systems, continental
land masses, and temporal changes on insolation and
analyze the effects over time of landform changes,
including those brought about by human activity.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.2.7
1.2.8
Describe and explain contemporary world
human processes and identify the patterns
they create including:
 culture, population
demographics, and settlement
 cooperation and conflict
 economic development and
interdependence
Explain, analyze, and evaluate relationships
between the environment and societies
including how humans have used natural
resources, and adapted to different
environments in different times and places.
B
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST118 – All majors are required to take Civilizations
& Ideas II in which students study four chapters in
McKay and Wells and take four quizzes focusing on the
demographic, cultural, economic, and health-related
problems within “the culture of poverty” throughout the
developing world and the attempts by the UN, NGOs, and
the G8 to meet these needs. Majors are also required to
take BHSC235 Culture, Place, and Interdependence
which examines globalization and how the balance of
power between nation-states, multi-national institutions,
and corporations is being altered by this phenomenon.
GEOG110 – All majors are required to take Survey of
Geography in which students develop an awareness that
environmental conditions exert different degrees of
influence on various cultures. They examine how
industrial development has permitted people to exert
more control over local environments and extend
populations into less favorable environments and how
resource limitations relate to sustainable production.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.2.9
Explain, compare, contrast, and evaluate the
relationships between the environment and
societies, including how human societies
have changed physical systems and can be
impacted by them.
B
1.2.10 Analyze and interpret the United States’ role
in the world and the impact of globalization
on the United States.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST118 – All majors are required to take Civilizations
and Ideas II in which students study four chapters in
McKay and Wells and take quizzes focusing on global
problems relating to over-population, food and water
scarcity, international trade friction, illegal commerce in
arms, drugs, and human slavery, and the various
attempts by the UN, NGOs, and the G8 to meet these
challenges.
HIST205 – All majors are required to take American
Experience II which gives extensive attention to the
growth of American political, military, and economic power
in the world beginning in the late nineteenth century and
the impact of globalization on the nation. Specific
attention is given to the role of, and the effects upon, the
State of Michigan within these contexts.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.2.11 Analyze contemporary global issues
associated with:
 population
 resources
 patterns of global interaction
 conflict and cooperation
 security
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST118 – All majors are required to take Civilizations
& Ideas II in which students study four chapters in
McKay and Wells and take four quizzes focusing on global
problems relating to over-population, food and water
scarcity, international trade friction, illegal commerce in
arms, drugs, and human slavery, and the various
attempts by the UN, NGOs, and the G8 to meet these
challenges. In GEOG110 Survey of Geography students
become familiar with general population distribution in the
modern world and various measures for determining rates
of birth, death, maternal mortality, demographic curves
and population pyramids. They examine the effects of
education, nutrition, war, and technological innovation on
various populations as well as migration patterns. They
study the role of trade and finance at local, national, and
international levels and their relationship to conflict
between peoples and nations and the various
organizations that facilitate discussion and cooperative
activity at all levels of social interaction. Majors are also
required to take BHSC235 Culture, Place, and
Interdependence which examines globalization and how
the balance of power between nation-states, multinational institutions, and corporations is being altered by
this phenomenon. Globalization is also examined in
GEOG260 Cultural Geography which explores its
meaning and implications for the future of nation-states
and for the environment.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.2.1
2
1.3
1.3.1
Explain, assess, and analyze the various
forms of systematic oppression on various
populations as it relates to spatial and
cultural geography.
Economic Perspective
Analyze and explain the six core economic
principles:
 People choose
 All choices involve cost
 People respond to incentives in
predictable ways
 Voluntary trade creates wealth
 Economic systems influence
individual choice and incentives
 All choices have consequences
that lie in the future
B
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
GEOG110 – All majors are required to take Survey of
Geography which provides a preliminary introduction to
social, ethnic, and gender differences and perceptions that
result in repressive patterns and behaviors. Students
study various social and political organizational forms and
their relationship to repression.
All majors are required to take ECON225 Principles of
Macroeconomics and ECON226 Principles of
Microeconomics which examine the role of choice by
both individuals and businesses, the influence of various
economic systems on these choices, and the implications
of economic decisions and policies.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
Analyze and evaluate the role of prices
in markets, the level of competition in
different market structures, and the impact
of investment on productivity and growth in
national and global context.
Explain how individual business and
government decision makers confront
scarcity, resource allocation, and market
forces.
C
B
Describe and explain how supply, demand,
elasticity, price, equilibrium, and incentives
affect the dynamics of markets.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
ECON225 – All majors are required to take Principles of
Macroeconomics which addresses the role of prices in
the economy and their relationship to supply and demand.
It also examines the factors in economic growth and
international trade. ECON226 Principles of
Microeconomics examines how the level of competition
in a given industry influences the behavior of individual
firms.
ECON226 – All majors are required to take Principles of
Microeconomics which examines the processes by which
individual firms choose the proportion and types of inputs
that they use in production, how much to produce, and
how much to charge within marketplace, governmental,
and societal restraints.
All majors are required to take both ECON225 Principles
of Macroeconomics and ECON226 Principles of
Microeconomics which examine the theory and practice
of supply and demand. ECON226 analyzes in depth how
the interaction of the consumer and the producer in the
market place determine the level of output and of prices.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.3.5
1.3.6
1.3.7
Describe the role of government on the
market, demonstrating how governments
can impact the market through its policy
decisions (e.g. taxation, consumer
protection, property rights, and income
redistribution).
Analyze national markets using national
income accounting, unemployment data,
inflation, business cycles, output, economic
growth, the role of money, interest rates,
and the Federal Reserve System.
Understand and describe how governmental
decisions on taxation, spending, trade
policies (tariffs, etc.), and regulation affect
macroeconomic goals.
B
B
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
ECON225 – All majors are required to take Principles of
Macroeconomics which introduces the role of the Federal
budget and government fiscal policy, while ECON226
Principles of Microeconomics examines in greater
detail how the tax system affects the allocation of
resources and the role that the government plays in the
allocation of these resources.
ECON225 – All majors are required to take Principles of
Macroeconomics which uses simple models to explain
the relationships between such economic variables as
demand, supply, inflation, unemployment, and economic
growth. It also examines the role of money, banking, and
the Federal Reserve System and analyzes economic
policies such as minimum wage legislation, money growth
rate, interest rate policy, exchange rate policy, and
inflation targeting.
ECON226 – All majors are required to take Principles of
Microeconomics which examines how the tax system
affects the allocation of resources and the implications of
shifting the tax burden from one economic agent to
another. It studies the impact of government policies on
supply and demand and the design of the tax system.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.3.8
1.3.9
Analyze and explain the various economic
systems, including free market, command,
and mixed systems including exchange,
production, distribution, and consumption of
goods and services.
Analyze and explain various aspects of the
international economy including the reason
for individuals and businesses to specialize
and trade, and the rationale for
specialization and trade across international
borders.
1.3.10 Analyze and explain the resulting challenges
and benefits of trade and interdependence
for consumers, investors, laborers,
producers, and government.
1.3.11 Examine and describe these systems (free
market, command, and mixed) alongside
and within the context of international trade
and economic organizations (World Trade
Organization, International Monetary Fund),
and transitional or developing economies
throughout the world (e.g. China and India).
C
C
C
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors take PLSC237 Individual, State, and Marketplace
which examines capitalist, command, and mixed economic
systems.
ECON225 – All majors are required to take Principles of
Macroeconomics which examines international trade and
finance as well as globalization. ECON226 Principles of
Microeconomics further analyzes the growing
importance of the global economy and how international
trade and finance affect the national economy.
All majors take PLSC237 Individual, State, and
Marketplace which analyzes the impact that subnational, national, and international economic choices
have on one another, including such issues as
environmental effects and human capital investment.
All majors take PLSC237 Individual, State, and
Marketplace which examines the Bretton Woods System
(IMF, World Bank) and the World Trade Organization. The
course also discusses globalization and the role of
multinational and transnational corporations.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.3.12 Demonstrate how personal decision-making,
money management, investing, credit, and
insurance relate to personal finance.
1.3.13 Analyze and explain how the economic
concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, and
marginal analysis affect individual and
household choices and decision making.
1.3.14 Explain how economic systems impact
different groups of people in the global
economy.
1.4
1.4.1
Political Science Perspective
Analyze and explain the conceptual
foundations of civic and political life across
various political systems inclusive of those in
the United States.
C
C
B
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors take FNCE206 Personal Finance in which
they study how personal decision-making, money
management, investing, credit, and insurance relate to
their personal finances.
All majors take PLSC237 Individual, State, and
Marketplace and ECON226 Principles of
Microeconomics in which they study how the economic
concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, and marginal
analysis affect individual and household choices and
decision making.
All majors take PLSC237 Individual, State, and
Marketplace which examines the impact that subnational, national, and international economic choices
have on various groups of people within the context of
globalization.
All majors are required to take PLSC120 Analyzing
Politics which examines civic culture, concepts of the
state and its exercise of power, various political systems,
political ideologies, and new social movements.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.4.2
1.4.3
Analyze and describe the origins of
constitutional government in the United
States including colonial governmental
practices, republicanism, and liberalism in
seventeenth and eighteenth century
European thought.
Analyze and explain the structure, function,
and consequences of multiple forms of
government inclusive of liberal democratic
state, semi-democratic state, authoritarian,
and totalitarian regimes.
C
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
Majors elect to take either PLSC225 Comparative
Politics or PLSC230 International Relations.
PLSC225 provides an introduction to the general theories
and methods of comparative politics through case studies
of both advanced industrialized and developing countries.
It examines a variety of governmental structures and
analyzes their historical emergence, natures, forms, and
dynamics. PLSC230 examines various forms of
government and their impact on international relations.
Majors elect to take either PLSC225 Comparative
Politics or PLSC230 International Relations.
PLSC225 provides an introduction to the general theories
and methods of comparative politics through case studies
of both advanced industrialized and developing countries.
It examines a variety of government structures and
analyzes their historical emergence, natures, forms, and
dynamics. PLSC230 examines various forms of
government and their impact on international relations.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.4.4
1.4.5
Analyze and explain the structure and
functions of government in the United States
including the structure and functioning of
national, state and local governments,
government powers and limits on powers.
C
Explain the United States’ foreign policy, the
United States role in world affairs, and the
basic dynamics and organizations of global
politics.
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take PLSC104 American
Government which examines the functions and
structures of the three branches of the national
government, federalism, the rise of political parties,
bureaucratic institutions, and the electoral process.
Students may elect to take PLSC350 State and Local
Government which analyzes politics at the state, county,
and municipal levels in the United States.
All majors are required to take PLSC104 American
Government which includes examination of the process
and structure of American foreign policy, the role of the
United States in world affairs, and its relationship to
international organizations. Students may also elect to
take PLSC365 American Foreign Relations which
studies the formation and conduct of American diplomacy
in the light of major themes, including the diplomacy of
human rights, globalization, and the American relationship
with Islamic states. They may also elect to take
PLSC230 International Relations, which explores the
role of such organizations as the United Nations, European
Union, and NGOs.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.4.6
Identify and explain foundational principles
in the Mayflower Compact, Articles of
Confederation, Declaration of Independence,
and the Constitution.
C
1.4.7
Describe and explain the foundational values
and principles of democratic citizenship,
including the knowledge, civic skills, and
dispositions (e.g. trust, tolerance) that have
been important to political participation
historically and in contemporary public life.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take PLSC104 American
Government which examines the development of
American government, closely analyzing key documents,
including the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of
Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S.
Constitution, and selections from the Federalist Papers.
Students may also elect to take PLSC458 American
Political Thought which analyzes major primary source
documents in greater depth.
All majors are required to take PLSC120 Analyzing
Politics which addresses such issues as democratic
participation, civil engagement, government legitimacy,
and citizens’ trust in government.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.4.8
Analyze and explain the use, interpretation,
enforcement, and impact of law in United
States government, and how individuals and
groups can use the political process to
change the law and influence government.
C
1.4.9
Analyze and explain the meaning, rights,
responsibilities, and dispositions of
citizenship in the United States, inclusive of
civic inquiry and public discourse.
1.4.10 Describe and explain the various stages of
creating public policy and the various
positions that impact the implementation of
public policy.
C
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take PLSC104 American
Government which includes examination of the legal
system from the role of police through the various levels
of the courts. It also studies the process by which
individuals and groups can influence legislatures to change
laws and legal institutions to modify enforcement of
existing laws. Students may also elect to take PLSC260
Introduction to American Law which more extensively
studies the roles that law and the legal system play in
American life.
All majors are required to take PLSC104 American
Government which includes examination of the meaning
of citizenship and its role in American civic and political
life. Another required course, PLSC120 Analyzing
Politics, also examines the meaning and implications of
citizenship in a democratic society.
All majors are required to take PLSC435 Public Policy
(formerly PLSC425) which examines the interaction
between policy development and institutions and various
theoretical models of policy making.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
1.4.11 Describe examples of conflict and
cooperation between the United States and
other governments.
B
2.0
Interdisciplinary Connections
Candidates are required to demonstrate
knowledge of the principles, concepts, and
skills in each of the four core disciplines
(history, geography, political science, and
economics) of Social Studies GLCE and
HSCE. Candidates will also demonstrate
their understanding of the interdisciplinary
and integrative nature of social studies.
2.1
The candidate is able to:
Describe and integrate basic content and
concepts from history, geography,
economics, and political science.
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST204/205 American
Experience I/II which includes examination of the wars
in which the United States has been involved, the role of
American diplomacy in resolving international disputes,
and American participation with other governments
through such organizations as the United Nations and the
International Monetary Fund. Students may also elect to
take PLSC365 American Foreign Relations which
studies examples of conflict and cooperation between the
United States and other governments in greater depth.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
Describe and explain the interrelatedness of
major political, economic, and geographic
concepts throughout the major eras of
United States history.
Describe and explain the interrelatedness of
major political, economic, and geographic
concepts throughout the major eras of world
history.
C
C
Describe and explain the interrelatedness of
major world demographic, political,
economic, and cultural regions.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST204/205 American
Experience I/II which examines the interrelationship of
political, economic, and geographic aspects of each of the
major eras of American history.
All majors are required to take HIST117/118
Civilizations & Ideas I/II which examines the
interrelationship of political, economic, and geographic
aspects of each of the major eras of world history.
All majors are required to take GEOG110 Survey of
Geography which identifies and analyzes the major world
demographic, political, economic, and cultural regions.
Majors also take GEOG260 Cultural Geography which
studies how various world regions differ in regards
to their salient cultural features and the challenges faced
by populations within each region.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
2.1.4
Explain the impact of government on local,
national, and global trade as well as the
various types of economic systems.
B
2.1.5
2.1.6
Analyze major components of the
constitutions of the United States and
Michigan and the possible impacts on
citizens.
Describe and explain the role of civic
engagement and the rights of citizens in the
United States and Michigan.
C
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take PLSC237 Individual,
State, and Marketplace which examines the relationship
of government and various economic systems to local,
national, and global trade. ECON225 Principles of
Macroeconomics also examines international trade and
finance as well as globalization. ECON226 Principles of
Microeconomics further analyzes the growing
importance of the global economy and how international
trade and finance affect the national economy.
All majors are required to take PLSC104 American
Government which analyzes both the American and
Michigan constitutions and their implications for citizens.
All majors are required to take PLSC104 American
Government which includes examination of the meaning
of citizenship and its role in American civic and political
life.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
2.2
All majors are required to take HIST204/205 American
Demonstrate the use of an interdisciplinary
approach to explain the context, causes, and
consequences of issues and events.
B
3.0
Application of Social Science
Perspectives
Candidates will demonstrate the ability to
apply the social studies procedures and skills
outlined in the Social Studies GLCE and
HSCE: reading and communication, inquiry,
research and analysis, public discourse and
decision making, and citizen involvement.
The candidate is able to:
Comprehensive Group
Major
Experience I/II in which they use historical, political,
economic, and geographical perspectives to analyze major
issues and events. All majors also take PLSC435 Public
Policy (formerly PLSC425) in which they write a position
paper that requires them to examine an issue from
historical, political, economic, and geographic
perspectives.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
3.1
Acquire and organize information from a
variety of sources and use a variety of
electronic technologies to assist in assessing
and managing information.
C
3.2
Critically read, interpret, and clearly
communicate both orally and in writing the
meaning and significance of information in
the social sciences including maps, charts,
graphs, and timelines.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST235 Historical
Inquiry which introduces students to the processes of
historical writing, including choosing a subject, developing
a bibliography, evaluating sources, taking notes, and
writing a short paper (3-5 pp.) based on primary source
research and HIST490 Research Seminar which is
devoted to the production of a much longer research
paper (12-15 pp.) based on primary sources but also
incorporating secondary literature. In producing this
paper, students are guided through several steps: defining
a topic, refining a research question, developing a working
bibliography (including the use of electronic databases),
extensive note-taking, writing a rough draft, revision of
the rough draft, and production of the final paper.
In several required courses—HIST117/118
Civilizations and Ideas I/II, HIST204/205 American
Experience I/II, PLSC104 American Government,
GEOG110 Survey of Geography, ECON225 Principles
of Macroeconomics, and ECON226 Principles of
Microeconomics—students read and interpret maps,
charts, graphs, and timelines and communicate their
understanding both orally and in writing.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
3.3
Conduct investigations by formulating a
clear statement of questions; gathering,
organizing, and evaluating information from
a variety of sources; analyzing and
interpreting information; and reporting
results both orally and in writing.
C
3.4
Engage in reasoned and informed decisionmaking, state issues clearly as questions of
public policy, trace the origins of the issues,
analyze various perspectives people bring to
the issue, and evaluate possible ways to
resolve the issue.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST235 Historical
Inquiry which introduces students to the processes of
historical writing, including choosing a subject, developing
a bibliography, evaluating sources, taking notes, and
writing a short paper (3-5 pp.) based on primary source
research and HIST490 Research Seminar which is
devoted to the production of a much longer research
paper (12-15 pp.) based on primary sources but also
incorporating secondary literature. In producing this
paper, students are guided through several steps: defining
a topic, developing a working bibliography (including the
use of electronic databases), extensive note-taking,
writing a rough draft, revision of the rough draft, and
production of the final paper. In addition to writing the
paper, students also make an oral presentation based on
their research.
All majors are required to take PLSC435 Public Policy
(formerly PLSC425) which requires students to write a
policy paper that examines the origin of a particular issue,
analyze a variety of perspectives, and explain the means
of resolving these differences.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
Identify and explain core democratic values
inclusive of the public or common good,
individual rights, major constitutional
principles, and additional beliefs such as
justice for all, equal opportunity, respect and
appreciation for diversity, and patriotism.
Engage in constructive conversation about
matters of public concern by clarifying
issues, considering opposing views, applying
democratic values, anticipating
consequences, and working toward making
decisions.
Compose coherent written essays that
express positions on public issues and justify
the positions with reasoned arguments
supported by evidence.
Demonstrate an understanding of how an
individual’s actions affect other people, how
one acts in accordance with the rule of law,
and how one acts in a virtuous and ethically
responsible way as a member of society.
C
C
C
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take PLSC104 American
Government which examines the basic values of a
democratic society, including concepts of the common
good, individual rights, justice, equal opportunity,
diversity, and patriotism as well as the fundamental
principles of the U.S. Constitution.
All majors are required to take PLSC435 Public Policy
(formerly PLSC425) which focuses on policy development
in a democratic society concerning such issues as
education, health, social security, economics, taxation,
and the environment. Students learn how to clarify
issues, fairly examine opposing views, anticipate
consequences, and move toward the making of decisions.
All majors are required to take PLSC435 Public Policy
(formerly PLSC425) which requires students to write a
paper that takes a position on a policy issue and provides
rational and evidence-based arguments in its support.
All majors are required to take PLSC104 American
Government which examines the relationship between
the individual and society, the role of law, and the
meaning of citizenship.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
3.9
4.0
Demonstrate and communicate information
using a variety of traditional and digital
means.
Instruction
The candidate will demonstrate the ability to
design, present, and assess social studies
instruction for diverse learners in accordance
to Universal Education Vision and Principles
and utilize innovative technology in
accordance to SBE Educational Technology
Standards and Expectations.
The candidate is able to:
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
All majors are required to take HIST490 Research
Seminar which requires presentation of research through
both a written paper and an oral presentation that
includes PowerPoint.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
4.1
Implement the Social Studies GLCE and
HSCE in curricular planning and instruction.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
learn how to implement the social studies Grade Level
Content Expectations and High School Content
Expectations by preparing lesson and unit plans for grades
7 through 12.
EDTE459— All majors are required to take Secondary
Teaching Methods, in which students learn how to
implement the Grade Level Content Expectations and High
School Content Expectations by developing a repertoire of
teaching strategies that encourage a variety of learning
outcomes in secondary students by blending theory
(examination of several teaching models) and practice
(observation and teaching one’s subject specialty in the
high school classroom).
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
4.2
Apply various teaching methods, organize
curriculum, and manage resources and
instructional materials appropriate to social
studies.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
study a variety of didactic, reflective, and affective
teaching techniques and demonstrate their mastery of
these by preparing lesson and unit plans, quizzes, and
exams for grades 7-12 classes in the various disciplines of
the social studies.
EDTE459— All majors are required to take Secondary
Teaching Methods in which students whose content
teaching area is secondary social studies learn various
teaching methods, strategies, and models through
demonstration, practice, peer coaching, and group
feedback. They also learn how to organize their course
curricula and manage resources and instructional
materials by participating in micro-teaching groups and in
actual secondary classroom teaching settings.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
4.3
Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to
construct learning environments inclusive of
collaborative teaching methods that engage
students with different learning styles,
diverse needs, varying cultural backgrounds,
and special needs as outlined by the
Universal Education Vision and Principles.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
learn how to construct didactic, reflective, and affective
learning environments by preparing lesson and unit plans
adaptable to multi-grade, multicultural, and differing
ability levels within the classroom.
EDTE459— All majors are required to take Secondary
Teaching Methods in which students whose content
teaching area is secondary social studies learn how to
construct learning environments inclusive of collaborative
teaching methods that engage students with different
learning styles, varying cultural backgrounds, and special
needs by mastering various teaching methods, strategies,
and models through demonstration, practice, peer
coaching, and group feedback.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
4.4
Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate
technology, especially content-specific
technology, to engage all learners inclusive
of assistive and adaptive technology.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
spend three weeks developing lesson plans utilizing
information gleaned from over three dozen historical and
social studies websites on the Internet.
EDTE476— All majors are required to take Methods for
Integrating Instructional Technology in which
students study various teaching technologies such as
computer hardware and software, multimedia, distance
learning, and virtual reality environments, and
demonstrate their understanding of these technologies by
developing lesson plans for using web sites, creating
templates, and planning educational activities on LiveText.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
4.5
Design and implement instructional
strategies that promote higher order
thinking, deep knowledge, substantive
conversations, the enhancement of
intercultural competence, and connections to
the world beyond the classroom.
C
4.6
Design and implement instructional
strategies and resources to develop social
studies knowledge, processes, and skills set
forth in the Social Studies GLCE and HSCE.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
study a chapter on teaching strategies for higher-level
skills and prepare lesson plans focusing on frame-ofreference, mystery, and controversy strategies.
EDTE459— All majors are required to take Secondary
Teaching Methods in which students design and
implement a variety of instructional strategies that
promote higher order thinking, deep knowledge,
substantive conversations, the enhancement of
intercultural competence, and connections to the world
beyond the classroom by creating lesson plans that meet
various student ability levels, by peer teaching and microteaching, through group coaching as well as selfcritiquing, and then provide feedback to others (students,
parents, etc.) about their teaching.
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
use lesson and unit plans, bulletin boards, films, minilectures, discussions, and various collaborative learning
techniques at different skill levels to implement
instructional strategies set forth in the Social Studies
Grade Level Content Expectations and High School
Content Expectations.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
4.7
Successfully complete early and ongoing
structured field experiences, prior to and
including student teaching, in diverse
learning environments.
*
Comprehensive Group
Major
EDTE459— All majors are required to take Secondary
Teaching Methods in which students learn the methods and
strategies for successful classroom teaching by creating lesson
plans for different ability levels, peer teaching, micro-teaching,
group coaching, self-critiquing, and providing feedback to each
other and to grade 7-12 students about their teaching.
EDTE487— All majors are required to take Student Teaching
Seminar in which students complete structured field
experiences prior to student teaching by learning success
strategies and procedures for making the transition from preservice to in-service teaching a successful one. They have faceto-face class meetings, group discussions, establish personal
goals for their student teaching experience, assess their
teaching effectiveness, and appraise their progress toward
attaining the program competencies.
EDTE488— All majors are required to take Student
Teaching—Secondary Level in which students give their full
participation in teaching high school level social studies classes
by applying the teaching theories, methods, and strategies they
have learned in HIST459, EDTE459, and EDTE487 to actual
classroom experience under the supervision and with frequent
feedback from the high school classroom teacher, the university
Teaching Learning and Curriculum supervisor, and the History
and Political Science secondary methods teacher.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
4.8
4.9
5.0
Design and implement lesson plans that
apply geographic knowledge and skills to the
study of history.
Design, implement, reflect, and evaluate a
service learning project that enhances the
understanding of the importance of civic
engagement.
Assessment
The candidate will demonstrate knowledge
of and ability to utilize various levels of
formal and informal assessment strategies
and ability to ensure continuous intellectual,
social, and physical development of learners.
The candidate is able to:
C
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
design lesson plans that apply their geographic knowledge
to the study of history after studying two chapters dealing
with geographic and environmental education.
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
plan a history field trip, working with local museum and
historical site personnel to prepare pre-visit, on-site, and
follow-up evaluative experiences.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
5.1
Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to
implement a variety of formative and
summative assessment strategies
appropriate to social studies.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459 — All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
learn how to prepare didactic, reflective, and affective
questions for quizzes and exams and how to utilize and
evaluate information-based, document-based, and
perception-based questions, measure student feelings and
viewpoints, and evaluate the results for reliability, validity,
and fairness using a variety of tools, including rubrics.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
5.2
Demonstrate the ability to use formative and
summative assessment data to improve
instruction, student learning, and curriculum
planning.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
learn how to apply didactic, reflective, and affective
teaching methods to lesson plans, quizzes, and exams and
then to evaluate the results using formative and
summative assessment data to improve their instruction
and student learning.
EDTE424 — All majors are required to take Classroom
Testing and Evaluation in which students demonstrate
their ability to use formative and summative assessment
data to improve instruction, student learning, and
curriculum planning by writing effective course and
instructional objectives in student performance terms
using various levels of thinking skills, read and critique
articles on assessment from professional journals, analyze
standardized tests from various sources and prepare
reports based on them, demonstrate in assessment plans
strategies for meeting the needs of individual learners,
develop and use a variety of classroom assessment
techniques (including performance assessment, rubrics,
checklists, and projects), define and apply the concepts of
validity and reliability, and then construct actual
classroom tests that measure a variety of intended
learning outcomes.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
5.3
Demonstrate the ability to interpret
assessment results and communicate
assessment data to students,
parent(s)/guardian(s), and other school
personnel.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
EDTE424 — All majors are required to take Classroom
Testing and Evaluation in which students learn how to
prepare classroom tests to attain their objectives and
study concepts of reliability and validity and simple item
analysis. They interpret data from standardized tests and
other data in cumulative folders and learn sociometric
procedures and how to grade and report the results to
students and parents orally and in writing.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
5.4
Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate
assessment tools, and implementation
strategies with appropriate accommodations
that align with state expectations, as
exhibited through state assessment and
policy documents.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
EDTE424 — All majors are required to take Classroom
Testing and Evaluation in which students demonstrate
their ability to use several assessment tools and
implement strategies with appropriate accommodations
that align with State expectations by writing effective
course and instructional objectives in student performance
terms using various levels of thinking skills, read and
critique articles on assessment from professional journals,
analyze standardized tests from various sources and
prepare reports based on them, demonstrate in
assessment plans strategies for meeting the needs of
individual learners, develop and use a variety of classroom
assessment techniques (including performance
assessment, rubrics, checklists, and projects), define and
apply the concepts of validity and reliability, and then
construct actual classroom tests that measure a variety of
intended learning outcomes. They also discuss current
trends and issues in educational measurement as
exhibited in State of Michigan assessment and policy
documents.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
5.5
Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of
assessment tools allowing students to
evaluate their own academic progress and
set goals.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
EDTE424 — All majors are required to take Classroom
Testing and Evaluation in which students demonstrate
knowledge of a variety of assessment tools that allow
students to evaluate their own academic progress and set
goals by writing effective course and instructional
objectives in student performance terms using various
levels of thinking skills, read and critique articles on
assessment from professional journals, analyze
standardized tests from various sources and prepare
reports based on them, demonstrate in assessment plans
strategies for meeting the needs of individual learners,
develop and use a variety of classroom assessment
techniques (including performance assessment, rubrics,
checklists, and projects), define and apply the concepts of
validity and reliability, and then construct actual
classroom tests that measure a variety of intended
learning outcomes.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
6.0
Comprehensive Group
Major
Professionalism
Teacher preparation institutions provide
candidates with opportunities to develop the
dispositions and characteristics of a
reflective practitioner who continually
evaluates the effects of his/her choices and
actions on others (students, parents, and
other professionals in the learning
community), and who actively seeks out
opportunities to grow professionally
including continued enhancement of
technology related knowledge and skills.
6.1
The candidate is able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of current research
and best practice in social studies education.
B
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
read Zevin, Chapter 16 (trends, countertrends,
professional identity, professional organizations,
publications, instructional resources for social studies
teachers) and Chapter 17 (professional issues, trends and
prospects in social studies) and then write essays
regarding how to develop their professionalism, what
awards for excellence in teaching should include, and
where they would like to be in five to ten years as
professional teachers.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
6.2
Demonstrate knowledge of current curricular
requirements, issues, and trends in social
studies at the state and national level.
B
6.3
Demonstrate knowledge of professional
organizations and resources to support and
improve teaching, and to encourage
professional development in social studies
education.
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
read Zevin, Chapter 16 (which deals with the National
Council for Social Studies, state and local organizations,
social science discipline associations, and special interest
groups) and write an essay about how they can grow
professionally through professional memberships, further
study, travel, reading, etc.
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
read Zevin, Chapter 16 in tandem with Appendix A
(Organizations and Resources for the Social Studies) and
Appendix B (Social Studies Education, Social Science, and
History “Good Reads for Big Ideas”) and, after exploring
three dozen on-line professional web sites, write nine
three-page essays on how they would adapt the
information they’ve learned to lesson plans for classroom
use.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
6.4
Demonstrate appropriate communication
and collaboration skills to interact with
school colleagues, parent(s)/guardian(s),
and others in the larger community to
support student learning and growth
(i.e. Individual Education Plan).
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
write lesson plans for a field trip that requires them to
work with school officials, parents, and community
museum/historical site personnel to create pre- and postlearning experiences for students that include evaluation
components.
EDTE459— All majors are required to take Secondary
Teaching Methods in which students demonstrate
appropriate communication and collaboration skills to
interact with school colleagues, parents, and others in the
larger community to support student learning and growth
by sharing their lesson plans, strategies, assessment
tools, and student outcomes (where appropriate) with
individual 7th-12th-grade students, parents, and classroom
supervising teachers in parent-teacher conferences and
professional interviews.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
7.0
Technology
Teacher preparation institutions provide
candidates with the opportunities to develop
and demonstrate application of the
technology competencies of the Professional
Standards for Michigan Teachers, and
prepare candidates to assist students to
meet the SBE Educational Technology
Standards and Expectations for the
appropriate grade level in social studies.
The candidate is able to:
Comprehensive Group
Major
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
7.1
Identify, evaluate, and apply current
technology in social science that include
using appropriate technology tools for
research, data acquisition and analysis,
communications, and presentation.
C
7.2
Identify and apply a wide array of content
specific, adaptive and assistive technological
resources, and evaluate for accuracy and
effectiveness in the classroom.
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
spend three weeks on the computer exploring over three
dozen social studies websites and developing mini-lesson
plans applying what they’ve learned to practical classroom
experiences for 7th to 12th-grade students.
EDTE476— All majors are required to take Secondary
Teaching Methods in which students demonstrate
appropriate communication and collaboration skills to
interact with school colleagues, parents, and others in the
larger community to support student learning and growth
by sharing their lesson plans, strategies, assessment
tools, and student outcomes (where appropriate) with
individual 7th-12th-grade students, parents, and classroom
supervising teachers in parent-teacher conferences and
professional interviews.
EDTE476— All majors are required to take Methods for
Integrating Instructional Technology in which
students study various teaching technologies such as
computer hardware and software, multimedia, distance
learning, and virtual reality environments, and
demonstrate their ability to use these tools in the
classroom by developing lesson plans based on at least 15
annotated web sites, creating templates and planning
educational activities for grades 7-12 on LiveText.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
7.3
Demonstrate and support the ethical and
responsible use of technology.
B
7.4
Evaluate and demonstrate knowledge of
basic geographic technology including
accessing, presenting and using Geographic
Information System, Global Positioning
System, and remote sensing images.
Use technology to:
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
EDTE476—All majors are required to take Methods for
Integrating Instructional Technology in which
students learn how to support the ethical and responsible
use of technology by demonstrating their awareness of
privacy and safety issues on the Internet and developing
an understanding of International Society for Technology
in Education’s National Educational Technology Standards
(NETS) for Students.
GEOG110 – All majors are required to take Survey of
Geography in which students develop a familiarity and
awareness of the importance of various types of maps.
They learn about GPS and GIS equipment and basic
processes employed in GIS presentations on different
types of maps. Map projection variations allow different
presentations to facilitate understanding and varying
map symbols enhance data separation and recognition.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
7.5
Develop higher order skills such as critical
thinking, problem solving, self-directed, and
collaborative learning.
C
7.6
Address diverse student needs and learning
styles including utilizing assistive and
adaptive technologies.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
spend three weeks on the computer exploring a wide
variety of history and social studies websites and
developing mini-lesson plans applying what they’ve
learned to help 7th-12th-grade students develop such
higher order skills as critical thinking, problem solving,
self-directed and collaborative learning in a variety of
creative classroom experiences.
EDTE476— All majors are required to take Methods for
Integrating Instructional Technology in which
students study various teaching technologies such as
computer hardware and software, multimedia, distance
learning, and virtual reality environments, and adapt
these tools to diverse student needs and learning styles
by developing lesson plans for using web sites, creating
templates, and planning educational activities on LiveText
that demonstrate appreciation for the perspectives and
learning styles of others.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
7.7
Develop social studies knowledge,
processes, and skills set forth in the Social
Studies GLCE and HSCE.
B
Comprehensive Group
Major
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
develop social studies knowledge, processes, and skills as
set forth in the Social Studies Grade Level Content
Expectations and High School Content Expectations by
researching social studies web sites and preparing minilesson plans applying what they’ve learned to practical
classroom experiences for 7th-12th-grade students.
EDTE424— All majors are required to take Classroom
Testing and Evaluation in which social studies majors
go on-line to explore the Grade Level Content
Expectations for the K-12 curriculum, study the Michigan
Curriculum Standards, and learn what the MEAP test
assesses.
No.
Guideline/Standard
Level of
Proficiency
Narrative Explaining how Required Courses and/or
Experiences Fulfill the Guidelines
Group Major
7.8
Facilitate effective formative and summative
assessment strategies.
B
7.9
Create and evaluate content-specific online
learning experiences to enhance student
learning.
C
Comprehensive Group
Major
EDTE424— All majors are required to take Classroom
Testing and Evaluation in which students facilitate
effective formative and summative assessment strategies
by utilizing computer programs to write instructional
objectives, study standardized tests available on-line,
prepare classroom assessments to measure the
attainment of those objectives (through rubrics,
checklists, and projects), apply concepts of reliability and
validity and simple item analysis, and interpret the data
from standardized tests. They also go on-line to explore
the Michigan Curriculum Standards and understand what
the MEAP test assesses.
HIST459— All majors are required to take Special
Methods of Teaching Social Studies in which students
study on-line history and social studies websites and then
create content-specific mini-lesson plans to creatively
enhance student learning at grades 7-12 levels.