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Standards should be considered before planning a lesson.

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We use standards as a guideline so that students are getting an equal education.

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Standards aim at standardizing education so that each kid in the same grade studies the same content all over the states.

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Standards are beneficial because they give teachers and students guidelines as to what is important in lesson planning and ideas that are great for learning.

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•We use standards today so that we can have a clear idea of what our students should leave our classrooms knowing and being able to do.
•The difference between teaching to the standards and teaching to a test is that the students are learning and mastering certain skills rather than being focussed on short-term memorization/learning.
•You consider your standards at the beginning of you lesson planning so that you can backwards plan with the end in mind. Having the standards in mind will allow you to find various ways to teach a subject.
•Additional resources that have supported my understanding of how to use history standards are other grade level teachers who have built thematic units as well as GLAD strategies.

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We use standards so we know what needs to be taught and so that students are able to have equal opportunities for their education among different cities and states

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We use standards today to help gain depth of knowledge as opposed to what America has done, which is to have the thought process of having knowledge a football field long but only an inch deep.

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Why do we use standards today?

What is the difference between teaching to standards and teaching to a test?

At what point in the lesson planning process do you consider the standards?

Share any additional resources that have supported your understanding of how to use history standards in teaching and learning.

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We use standards to structure our lesson planning. It gives us a detailed guide about what topics/subjects to teach.

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To help me focus on what to target in my lesson plans. Helps me organize big ideas in a way to makes sense to students

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Standards should be the first thing to be considered before planning a lesson

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We use standards to make sure students are getting an equal education.

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To keep teaching uniform amongst the grades so each child potentially receives the same.

Teaching the standards is making sure the requirements are met. Teaching to the test is making sure the kids have the answers.