The Tennessee Council for the Social Studies is an association devoted to providing information, resources, and support for all those involved in social studies education. This includes K-12 teachers, supervisors of instruction, and college professors, in the various disciplines interested in and involved in the social studies.
Information about and applications for the 2014 TCSS Annual Conference are now available. Click on the "Upcoming TCSS Events" link to the left.
State Social Studies Standards Adopted
After receiving feedback and insight from educators in Tennessee, reviewing national exemplars in social studies education and two sets of draft standards, the State Board of Education on July 26, 2013 approved on second read the new social studies standards. These standards will begin in the 2014-15 school year. Educators can find the new standards at http://www.tn.gov/education/curriculum.shtml.
Currently teachers with the Geography endorsement are not qualified to teach the world history course. Under the new standards, teachers with a History 7-12 endorsement or a Geography 7-12 endorsement will be qualified to teach both the U.S. History and Geography course and World History and Geography course starting in 2014-15.
During the 2013-14 school year teachers will continue to teach the current social studies standards. There will be social studies TCAP and EOC exams during the 2013-14 school year, and the tests will continue to be based on the current standards. The results of social studies assessments are not a component of the school and district accountability measures; however, the assessments are included in teacher's TVAAS effect scores. The 2013-14 school year will be the final year of testing based on the previous standards. The department will provide more information on the social studies assessments for the 2014-15 school year and subsequent school years; this information will be released in the coming months.
Currently teachers with the Geography endorsement are not qualified to teach the world history course. Under the new standards, teachers with a History 7-12 endorsement or a Geography 7-12 endorsement will be qualified to teach both the U.S. History and Geography course and World History and Geography course starting in 2014-15.
During the 2013-14 school year teachers will continue to teach the current social studies standards. There will be social studies TCAP and EOC exams during the 2013-14 school year, and the tests will continue to be based on the current standards. The results of social studies assessments are not a component of the school and district accountability measures; however, the assessments are included in teacher's TVAAS effect scores. The 2013-14 school year will be the final year of testing based on the previous standards. The department will provide more information on the social studies assessments for the 2014-15 school year and subsequent school years; this information will be released in the coming months.
College, Career, and Civic Life Framework for Social Studies State Standards
These standards have now been released. You can find information them at the NCSS site: http://www.socialstudies.org/news_and_advocacy/c3update
and you can find the link to the standards themselves from the National Geographic Site :
www.natgeoed.org/C3Framework
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and you can find the link to the standards themselves from the National Geographic Site :
www.natgeoed.org/C3Framework
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