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MHS SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY

Key Understandings

Key Understandings


To fulfill our educational vision, the Social Studies Department of Mundelein High School is committed to ensuring that all students:

•	Develop an understanding of past events in order to comprehend present issues.
•	Prepare to be informed and involved citizens in our democracy.
•	Explore other cultures in order to understand their role in an interconnected global community.
•	Develop the ability to analyze the motivations and consequences of human behavior.

Key Skills


The Social Studies Department is committed to helping all students develop the following skills to contribute to their academic success:

•	Reading comprehension
	includes analysis and identification of primary and secondary sources, both historical and contemporary
•	Verbal communication
	includes ability to participate meaningfully in classroom discussions and debates
•	Critical thinking and analysis
•	Use of technology (i.e. internet, power point, video/audio product)
•	Written communication
	including but not limited to expository and persuasive writing.
•	Research skills

Instruction


Students will develop skills and knowledge through the following pedagogical modalities:

•	Simulations/experiments
•	Whole and small group discussion
•	Discovery learning
•	Student led instruction
•	Use of course themes
•	Reading and writing strategies
•	Technology in the classroom
•	Cooperative learning

Environment


Teachers and students will contribute to the classroom environment by fulfilling the following expectations:

•	Students and teachers will help create an environment that upholds the values of trust, communication, responsibility, and respect.
•	Students will be active, engaged learners in a very supportive, open, challenging, and structured academic environment.
•	Students will participate in a learning community that embraces its own diversity.
•	Teachers will encourage discussion that encompasses and is respectful of viewpoints from all students.