Welcome back to school everyone! I look forward to meeting students again in person and teaching history.
Course Description for U.S. History
As part of the 21st Century Course of Study Expectations, students are expected to complete three units of social studies. Social Studies instruction is based on the Nevada Academic Content Standards for Social Studies.
Course Goals:
The goal of this course is to increase the students' understanding of U.S. History from discovery to the present with the goal of exposing each student to the most rigorous U.S. History class possible.
Course Description for World History
This one-year course examines World History from approximately the 1300s to modern day. This includes the study of geography, history, and culture in global regions, with an emphasis on historical inquiry. Students analyze significant events, individuals, developments, and process across the world within this period. This content area should be taught from multiple and varied perspectives for a vivid and complex picture of history. The emphasis is global in nature with a multicultural approach, rather than a Eurocentric approach. Effective instruction in social studies incorporates both the disciplinary skills and content themes, requires historical thinking, robust academic discussions, and engaging writing instruction. This course fulfills the World History/Geography credits required for high school graduation.
