Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Colorado Denver
Social Studies Recommendations
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Here NCTQ outlines (1) the set of courses providing candidates with the content most aligned with what elementary teachers need within current institution and program requirements, and (2) suggestions for courses to fill in gaps where candidates still lack coverage.
"Most Aligned" Set of Courses
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Social Studies Requirement 01
HIST 1361 - U.S. History to 1876
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Social Studies Requirement 02
GEOG 1102 - World Regions Global Context
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GEOG 3412 - Globalization and Regional Development
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Social Studies Requirement 04
ECON 3100 - Economics of Race and Gender
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Social Studies Requirement 05
CLDE 4700 - Social Studies for Multilingual Learners
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
To improve content coverage, the institution or teacher preparation program may need to require additional courses for their candidates to achieve coverage across all topics. Our analysts identified the following courses to cover these topics:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 4032
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: PSCI 1101
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: PSCI 3022
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: PSCI 3035
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: ETST 2155
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1362
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Colorado Denver
Social Studies Recommendations
PrintHere NCTQ outlines (1) the set of courses providing candidates with the content most aligned with what elementary teachers need within current institution and program requirements, and (2) suggestions for courses to fill in gaps where candidates still lack coverage.
"Most Aligned" Set of Courses
HIST 1361 - U.S. History to 1876
GEOG 1102 - World Regions Global Context
GEOG 3412 - Globalization and Regional Development
ECON 3100 - Economics of Race and Gender
CLDE 4700 - Social Studies for Multilingual Learners
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
To improve content coverage, the institution or teacher preparation program may need to require additional courses for their candidates to achieve coverage across all topics. Our analysts identified the following courses to cover these topics:
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
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Economic Principles and Exchange
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The Economy
D
European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)
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The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)
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Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)
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Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
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Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Geographic Representations
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Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 1361
U.S. History to 1876
GEOG 1102
World Regions Global Context
GEOG 3412
Globalization and Regional Development
ECON 3100
Economics of Race and Gender
CLDE 4700
Social Studies for Multilingual Learners
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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