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Include more diversity in the standards that recognizes the cultural diversity of the students and how they are connected to the past.

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CCSS.ELA- Literarcy.RH.11-12.2
Determines the central ideas of information of a primary or secondary source; provides an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

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MAP SKILLS - connects students to the geographical impact of colonization in the new world.

PROCESSING SKILLS - students compares and contrasts and draws conclusions and makes generalizations

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¡A Curriculum Audit reveals the intent and extent to which those within both the school and school district have provided resources that will and can lead to the implementation of sound, and operational curriculum to be used by theeducator for the student.  It provides information that exposes the framework adopted by both the school and school district revealing its positives and negatives.

¡Unit One – Original Thirteen Colonies is a United States Curriculum used to provide instructional materials for standards 1-2.

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Unit One provides a limited array into the colonization of the new world, and their relationship with those that were already present and those that were brought to the new world. The mission, and vision both found on the website and in the AdvanceEd suggest that the goal is to create globally connected students who will be able to make connections and face all challenges, and yet what they learn is limited, and only demonstrates and describes one set of views.

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Priority Terms, Map Skills, various Performance Tasks to meet individual learning needs such as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic tasks. It does recognize the learners individual learning styles.

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Provides both state and national standards (Common Core). A curriculum map, a pacing calendar, performance tasks, sample lesson plans, additional resources, skills matrix, graphic organizers with a pre-assessment and post- assessment.

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The demographics of our students demonstrates a diverse climate.  Students need to know that they are present in history so that they can make relevant connections to themselves and their families.

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The new revised standards does include all regions, but completely removes any connection with the Natives other than to recognize that they were present.

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The standard from Unit One focuses on colonization of the new world. European colonization with a focus on British colonization. Jamestown, Virginia's settlement with a mention of the Native tribe the Powhatan's. Less than a chapter on the events of 1619 which brought slaves, and the creation of chattel slavery in 1676 with more of a focus on Nathaneal Bacon. Although in standard 2 it does discuss the Middle Passage, and African culture this is where it ends, and King Philip's War is barely mentioned.

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Focusing on past and present state test such as the former GHSGT, EOCT and now the GMAS.... 20% of the questions comes from Unit 1 standards 1 - 2. This is typically our lowest pass rate percentage. Our test scores for these standards were at 22% in 2015 and 28% in 2016. The standards has been the same until recently.

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But proves displays that the history provided is limited and cut short, and often ignores connections in order to preserve own ideologies of what should or should not be taught.

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Social Studies is a different BEAST.

The standards are created by the Georgia Department of Education who design and develop standards that provide students with an opportunity to be well informed Georgia Citizens who understand history and our place in the every interconnected world.

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Home to over 249,000 residents, in which over 51,000 are students with a ethnic makeup of 70% African American, 4.6% Asian/Pacific, 3.24% Caucasian, 18.6 Hispanic and 27% multiracial with a purpose to increase academic achievement as mandated by state standards.

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To prepare students to live and compete successfully, providing globally competitive education that empowers students, and provide children with diverse resources, individualize learning, and a comprehensive learning environment.

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SSUSH1 -2: Students will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century, and the students will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.