Guide: 3 Components to Strengthen North Carolina Social Studies


Take a look at these 3 components you need to strengthen North Carolina’s social studies content: diverse perspectives, inquiry, and content coverage.

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Engage students in the practices of historians and social scientists with social studies instruction that reflects changing demographics keeps students engaged and the content relevant.
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Empower teachers with authentic content that includes primary sources and supporting questions, and instructional resources aligned to the College, Career and Civic Life (C3) developed inquiries.
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Learn how Newsela Social Studies can provide teachers with content to teach to the new standards, and save them time searching for content.

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North Carolina’s recently approved 2021 K-12 Social Studies Standards marks a time of instructional shifts. However, this change may be tricky to keep up with, resulting in gaps in social studies core materials and a reliance on unvetted sources on the internet. The need for academic recovery resources and a drive towards inquiry-based instruction to teach the full spectrum of historical events reflects the shifting needs of the state to foster a rigorous and engaging learning environment.

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