Civics Education in the Virginia Standards of Learning

Provide the framework for teachers and students to

explore history and the social sciences.

Virginia 2001 History and Social Science Standards of Learning:

The Curriculum Framework amplifies the Standards of Learning and defines the content knowledge, skills, and understandings

that are measured by the Standards of Learning tests.

Teachers can use the Essential Questions to develop and frame the unit of study. Essential Knowledge provides the identified

minimum content that all teachers should teach and all students should learn for the course assessment.

The Curriculum Framework amplifies the Standards of Learning and defines the content knowledge, skills, and understandings

that are measured by the Standards of Learning tests.

Teachers can use the Essential Questions to develop and frame the unit of study. Essential Knowledge provides

the identified minimum content that all teachers should teach and all students should learn for the course

assessment.

The Enhanced Sample Scope and Sequence provides sample

instructional activities, sample

assessments, follow-up

extensions, and related

resources.

Organizing Topics for Civics and Economics

Each topic has sessions and instructional activities to support the

content of the Standards of

Learning.

Each organizing topic has extension

activities to support the

content of the Standards of

Learning.

Each organizing topic has

sample assessments for students to review

the content of

the Standards of

Learning.

Test Blueprints

The blueprints serve as a guide to teachers, parents, and students in that they show Standards of Learning covered by a test, reporting categories of test items, number of test items, and general information about how the test questions are constructed.

Teachers and students need to

become familiar with the Test Development

Guidelines.

The test development guidelines can be

found at:

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Assessment/History Blueprints03/

Civics and Economics Blueprint Summary Table

The Virginia Department of Education offers online resources for teachers, students, and parents.

Standards of Learning

Curriculum Framework

Enhanced Scope and Sequence

Test Blueprints

Documents of American History

Civics Education Instructional Resources

Teacher Resource Catalogue

Go to: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/

Look for the blue SOL

Scroll down to

History and Social

Science Standards

of Learning

Resources.

History and Social Science Standards of

Learning Resources

include the Curriculum Framework, the Enhanced

Scope and Sequence, and Test Blueprints.

Documents of American History

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/AmericanDoc99.pdf

Documents of American History

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/AmericanDoc99.pdf

http://k3hss.pwnet.org

http://vastudies.pwnet.org

http://ushistory.pwnet.org

Documents in the Teacher Resource Catalogue

Code of Virginia - Character Education

Code of Virginia - Character Education

If you have any questions please contact us.

Betsy Barton E-mail: Betsy.Barton@doe.virginia.gov

Joel Dexter E-mail: Joel.Dexter@doe.virginia.gov

Beverly Thurston E-mail: Beverly.Thurston@doe.virginia.gov