History/Social Science
CCCOE History-Social Science
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CCCOE History-Social Science
CCCOE supports history and social science in Contra Costa County through the CCCOE subcommittees. Dates for the 2024-2025 school year are:
- September 19, 2024
- November 21, 2024
- January 30, 2025
- March 7, 2025
- May 9, 2025
UC Berkeley History/Social Science Project
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UC Berkeley History/Social Science Project
The CCCOE Subcommittee is supported by Jason Muñiz, Associate Director, UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
We are committed to supporting district leaders, coaches, and classroom teachers in implementing the California H-SS Framework, which was adopted in Summer 2016. We provide learning opportunities to improve and expand history instruction in K-12 classrooms.
Our services include
- Support for Professional Learning Communities
- Guidance in Curriculum Development
- Coaching and Leadership Support
State Seal of Civic Engagement
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State Seal of Civic Engagement
The State Seal of Civic Engagement honors graduating students who have demonstrated excellence in civics education and participation with an understanding of the United States Constitution, the California Constitution and the democratic system of government.
State Seal of Civic Engagement Criteria
The five criteria presented below are meant to provide LEAs with a framework for making determinations of student qualifications required to earn the SSCE, based on their own local contexts. The criteria are written to ensure that no student is excluded from an opportunity to earn the SSCE based on academic ability, alternative school settings, or unique or unconventional expressions of civic engagement.
The student must:
- Be engaged in academic work in a productive way;
- Demonstrate a competent understanding of United States and California constitutions; functions and governance of local governments; tribal government structures and organizations; the role of the citizen in a constitutional democracy; and democratic principles, concepts, and processes;
- Participate in one or more informed civic engagement project(s) that address real-world problems and require students to identify and inquire into civic needs or problems, consider varied responses, take action, and reflect on efforts;
- Demonstrate civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions through self-reflection; and
- Exhibit character traits that reflect civic-mindedness and a commitment to positively impact the classroom, school, community and/or society.
The State Seal of Civic Engagement is awarded by individual districts. For information on your district's process, please contact your local school site.
Additional information can be found at the CDE website:
History/social science links
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History/social science links
Content Standards
All of the state content standards, including history-social science. Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.
All of the state content standards, including history-social science. Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.
History-Social Science Framework
The State Board of Education adopted the History-Social Science Framework on July 14, 2016. Curriculum frameworks provide guidance to educators, parents, and publishers, to support implementing California content standards.
The State Board of Education adopted the History-Social Science Framework on July 14, 2016. Curriculum frameworks provide guidance to educators, parents, and publishers, to support implementing California content standards.
National History Day (NHD) is a premier competition that engages more than half a million students nationally. As part of NHD, Contra Costa County History Day allows students to participate in authentic, challenging, project-based learning that lasts an entire school year. Students select topics and research them as historians would – by using libraries, archives, museums and oral history interviews. They then have the opportunity to explore creative outlets to bring their research to life as a documentary, dramatic performance, podcast, website, poster, exhibit, etc.
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