nava cc oct 2013

REAGAN LIBRARYDISCOVERY CENTER

25,000+

STUDENTS PER SCHOOL YEAR

REAGAN LIBRARYDISCOVERY CENTER

125,000

TOTAL STUDENTS

SINCE OPENING

REAGAN LIBRARYSPEAKER SERIES

6300STUDENTSSINCE 2011

REAGAN LIBRARYSPEAKER SERIES

3000STUDENTS

IN 2013

REAGAN LIBRARYSPEAKER SERIES

8MEDAL OF HONOR

RECIPIENTS

EDUCATOR PROGRAMMING

2000TEACHERS IN 2012-13

REAGAN LIBRARY

CURRICULUM

100,000STUDENTSIN 2012-13

REAGAN LIBRARY

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD

2500STUDENT LEADERS

COVERINGALL 50 STATES

REAGAN LIBRARY

STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

60STUDENTS IN

PILOT PROGRAM

REAGAN LIBRARY

GREAT COMMUNICATOR DEBATES

$35,000IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL

DEBATERS

REAGAN LIBRARY

GE- REAGAN SCHOLARSHIPS$1,000,000+IN SCHOLARSHIPS

TO DATE &11,000 +

APPLICANTS IN 2013

REAGAN LIBRARY

INTERNSHIPS

1,000HOURS WORKED

BY COLLEGE INTERNS

REAGAN LIBRARY

A Few Major Events/ Innovations Since 1998

• Euro Introduced• 9/11 Attacks• Iraq War• Darfur• Human Genome Project• YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Google*• President Obama Elected• Arab Spring• Fukushima• Higgs Boson (God Particle)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS

bit.ly/civicscc

www.socia

lstudies.o

rg/c3

C3 Framework Goals

• enhance the rigor of the social studies disciplines

• build critical thinking, problem solving, and participatory skills to become engaged citizens

• align academic programs to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies

C3 Guiding Principles

• Social studies prepares the nation’s young people for college, careers, and civic life.

C3 Guiding Principles

• Inquiry is at the heart of social studies.

C3 Guiding Principles

• Social studies involves interdisciplinary applications and welcomes integration of the arts and humanities.

C3 Guiding Principles

• Social studies is composed of deep and enduring understandings, concepts, and skills from the disciplines. Social studies emphasizes skills and practices as preparation for democratic decision-making.

C3 Guiding Principles

• Social studies education should have direct and explicit connections to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.