The State Board of Education has adopted the Ohio Revised Standards in Social Studies as part of Ohio's Learning Standards for academic learning. The Kindergarten - Grade 12 standards will be fully in use in Ohio classrooms by 2014-2015.
ElementaryStudents are instructed on grade level standards in heterogeneously grouped classrooms.Teachers use differentiated instruction to meet the academic needs and learning styles of all students. Students in 4th grade will be assessed using the 4th Grade Social Studies Ohio Computer Based Assessment at the end of the year.
Grades 1 - 3: Pearson - My World Social Studieswww.pearsonrealize.comGrades 4 - 5: McGraw-Hill - Ohio Social Studies https://connected.mcgraw-hill.comMiddle SchoolStudents are instructed on grade level standards in heterogeneously grouped classrooms. Teachers use differentiated instruction to meet the academic needs and learning styles of all students. Students in 6th grade will be assessed using the 6th Grade Social Studies Ohio Computer Based Assessment at the end of the year.
Grade 6: Jarrett Publishing – Regions and Cultures of the Eastern HemisphereGrade 7: Holt McDougal – World Historyhttps://my.hrw.com/Grade 8: Holt McDougal - US History Beginnings to 1877https://my.hrw.com/High SchoolStudents must complete 4 full credits of Social Studies to meet the graduation requirement for Northwest Local School District. A typical sequence is listed below with students choosing an elective to take during their senior year. Students must take two End of Course exams, U.S. History and U.S. Government, prior to graduation. Please see the content elaborations in the model curricula for each grade level to view material that will be tested on the End of Course exams.
Typical Course Sequence: World History (Grade 9): Houghton Mifflin – World History: Patterns of Interactionhttps://my.hrw.comU.S. History (Grade 10): McGraw Hill – United States History and Geographyhttps://connected.mcgraw-hill.comAmerican Government (Grade 11): McGraw Hill – United States Government:Our Democracyhttps://connected.mcgraw-hill.com**Students will cover all Financial Literacy standards within this course.
Electives offered- African American History
- Contemporary World Issues
- Economics
- Psychology/Sociology
- Women in American History
AP Courses offered
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- AP European History
- AP Government
- AP Psychology
- AP US History