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History and Social Science Instructional Guides 

The History and Social Science Program is pleased to announce the updated history and social science instructional guides with embedded resources from external partners are now available. These resources will be linked within the Additional Resources component of each instructional guide through the #GoOpenVA platform. Professional learning in support of these new resources will be made available to educators and leaders throughout the year.

Instructional guides are companion documents to the 2023 History and Social Science Standards of Learning – amplifying each standard by defining the core knowledge and skills in practice, supporting teachers and their instruction, and serving to transition classroom instruction from the 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning to the newly adopted standards. The local History and Social Science curriculum should include a variety of information sources, readings, learning experiences, and forms of assessment selected to create a rigorous instructional program. 

Instructional guides include five distinct sections, inclusive of dynamic and interactive components: Changes and Revisions, Understanding the Standard, Supporting Questions, Skills in Practice, and Concepts and Connections aligned to each standard. Moving forward, instructional guides will include enhancements with aligned resources directly within the content of the guide for quick accessibility. 

Educators should continue to monitor this webpage and Virginia Education Update newsletters for additional information.  

High School Voter Registration

In 2020, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that requires all Virginia public high schools to provide to any enrolled student who is of voting age or otherwise eligible to register to vote access to Virginia voter registration information and applications, or access to the Virginia online voter registration system on a school-owned computing device, and the opportunity to complete such application during the normal course of the school day.  The history and social science program at the VDOE has an informational presentation to provide additional information for schools. 

 

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For additional information on History and Social Science Resources for Instruction, Resources for Assessment, and Professional Learning – navigate using the following buttons.