Performance-Based Curriculum for Social Studies

Performance-Based Curriculum for Social Studies offers you a unique model for creating school district or classroom curricula that shifts the focus—from content alone — to a more balanced one that aligns curriculum quality and context with content. Here’s a framework for designing your own performance-based curriculum. Based on the standards set by the National Council for the Social Studies this guide presents examples drawn from real-life contexts with specific benchmarks for Grades 3 5 8 and 12. These practical tools help you assess your program’s effectiveness on a continuing basis.The benchmarks and examples will allow you to teach your students how they can:Identify the problem to be solvedUse multiple problem-solving strategiesApply what they learn to other problemsBe able to show how and why as well as what