Instructional Materials

General Information

• State Board of Education Adopted Programs
• State Board of Education Adoption Report(DOC)
• 2019 Instructional Materials Revision Process for the 2017 California State Board of Education (SBE) Adopted History–Social Science Programs
• History–Social Science Publisher Contact Information
• Instructional Quality Commission Advisory Report(DOC; 3MB)
  Recommendations to the State Board of Education.
• Reports of Findings
  Review panels' reports of findings for the 2017 History–Social Science Adoption.
• Schedule of Significant Events
  Adopted by the State Board of Education on July 14, 2016.
• Evaluation Criteria(PDF)
  Adopted by the State Board of Education on July 14, 2016.
• History–Social Science Standards for California Public Schools
• History–Social Science Framework for California Public Schools
• Implementation/Local Adoption
  • Guidelines for Piloting Textbooks and Instructional Materials(DOCX)
  • Implementation of Instructional Materials Not Adopted by California | Implementation of Instructional Materials Not Adopted by California(DOC)
    Guidance for school districts which elect to utilize instructional materials not adopted by the SBE.
  • Curriculum & Instruction Committee (CISC) Public Resources
    Resources from the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA).
  • 2016 Selection of Non-Adopted K-12 Materials (Includes Decision Tree) (PDF)
    A helpful toolkit from CCSESA/CISC that includes an instructional materials adoption decision tree flowchart (see page A-1).

Reviewer Information

• Application to Serve on the Review Panel was closed on October 31, 2016.
  
  
• List of Appointed IMRs
  State Board of Education appointed Instructional Materials Reviewers (IMRs) on January 11, 2017.

• List of Appointed CREs
  State Board of Education appointed Content Review Experts (CREs) on January 11, 2017.
  
  
• Panel Assignments
  
  
• Social Content Citation Form (DOC)
• Public Comment Form (DOC)
• Criteria Tally Sheet, 7 Column (DOC)
• Criteria Tally Sheet, 3 Column (DOC)
• Criteria Tally Sheet, Blank (DOC)
• Standard not Met Tally (DOC)

Publisher Information

General Information

• Notice of Intent to Hold the HSS Adoption
• Publisher Frequently Asked Questions

Publisher Briefings

• Publisher Briefing Agenda: Invitation to Submit Meeting, January 18, 2017
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF; 1MB)
  • Intent to Submit Form: due February 1, 2017 (DOC)
    
  • Standards for Evaluating Instructional Materials for Social Content (DOC)
• Publisher Briefing Presentation: September 23, 2016 (PDF)
• Publisher Briefing Notice: July 28, 2016

Publisher Bulletins

• Publisher Bulletin: 2016-01

Standards and Criteria Maps

• Evaluation Criteria Map (DOC)
• Publisher Instructions for Evaluation Criteria Map | Publisher Instructions for Evaluation Criteria Map (DOC)
• Standards Map for Kindergarten (DOC)
• Standards Map for Grade One (DOC)
• Standards Map for Grade Two (DOC)
• Standards Map for Grade Three (DOC)
• Standards Map for Grade Four (DOC)
• Standards Map for Grade Five (DOC)
• Standards Map for Grade Six (DOC)
• Standards Map for Grade Seven (DOC)
• Standards Map for Grade Eight (DOC)
• Publisher Instructions for Standards Maps | Publisher Instructions for Standards Maps (DOC)
  

References

2005 History-Social Science Adoption

• State Board of Education List of Adopted Programs
  Programs adopted by the State Board of Education on November 9, 2005.
  
  
• Price Lists of K-8 Adopted Instructional Materials
  Search by subject.

Grades 9– 12 Standards Map Template and Instructions

• Grades 9-12 Standards Map Templates and Instructions
  Templates are completed with citations by publishers and used by local education agencies in reviews of instructional materials.

Selected History–Social Science Topics

Black History

• Celebrating Black History Rosa Louise Parks (PPT)
• Accessible Alternative Version of Celebrating Black History Rosa Louise Parks

Did You Know About...?

• African-American Miners on the Lower American River
  • The Negro Hill Area
  • Negro Bar
  • Massachusetts Flat
• Key Points in the History of Blacks in the Gold Rush

Brown vs. Board of Education

American Bar Association Division for Public Education

• Dialogue on Brown vs. Board of Education (PDF)
  

Lesson Plans

• Kindergarten Through Grade Three Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas)
• Grades Four Through Six 50th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas)
• Grades Seven and Eight 50th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas)

César E. Chávez

• César E. Chávez Model Curriculum
  Research Center is now available. Contains several thousand primary source documents and more than 500 pictures from historical archives.

Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

• Background
  Includes recommendations for observing this occasion held on September 17 each year.
• Resources
  Includes excerpts from the History-Social Science content standards.

Human Rights and Genocide

• Human Rights and Genocide Model Curriculum (PDF; 2MB)
• The Genocide Education Project
  Resources for teachers on the Armenian Genocide.
• California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education
  Lesson plans and professional development resources for educators
  

Presidential Libraries

• Curriculum Resources at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
  Includes social science, science, and U.S. history lessons.
  
• Classroom Ready Curriculum at the Reagan Presidential Library
  Primary sources and teacher guides related to some of the President Reagan's most famous speeches.
  
• Resources for Teachers at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
  Includes a lesson related to the Panama Canal Treaties and other materials for teachers.
  
• Curriculum at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum
  Includes curriculum materials based on the museum exhibits.
  
• Resources for Teachers at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
  Includes a number of lesson plans for teachers and links to primary sources for students.
  
• Curricular Resources at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
  Includes lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school.
  
• Teacher Resources at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
  Includes the "Eisenhower Life Series", a curriculum for grade five through twelve.
  
• Education Programs at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
  Includes student activities and database of teacher-created lesson plans.
  
• Education Programs and Resources at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum
  Includes materials for students, teachers, and parents, including curriculum guides with supporting YouTube videos.
  
• Curriculum Guides for Education at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
  Includes lesson plans for teachers and materials for students.

September 11, 2001

• Remembering September 11, 2001
  Books, websites and other resources.

Sikhs in California

• Sikhs in America
  Link to resources hosted by Public Broadcasting station KVIE.