Finding A Standard and Bringing it to Life

For this semester I will be targeting Content Standard 5: United States Constitution and Government from Social Studies Grades 5-8. I intend to link in-class projects, and homework around this standard. This will be difficult, because unlike other standards it has clear outcomes that are difficult when teaching for social justice, as is my plan. However, I choose it because I hope to employ technology to help teach all groups ways to connect with our nations government. As a result, I hope they will become more active citizens that understand America is an ideal as well as a place – and through our government, day after day we are to challenge the status quo, and try to make that ideal a reality. 

STANDARD
United States Constitution and Government

Content Standard 5: Students will apply knowledge of the U S Constitution, how the U S system of government works and how the rule of law and the values of liberty and equality have an impact on individual, local, state and national decisions.   http://tinyurl.com/6cseutg