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Standards Alignment The Global Classrooms® curricular units in Peacekeeping, Human Rights and Sustainable Development have been designed to work within an existing course such as American or world history, global studies, participation in government (civics), law or English language arts. The units can be used as the sole resource for an elective course or as an addition to existing course syllabi.
On the national level, the Global Classrooms curricula are aligned with the National Council for the Social Studies Standards, national geography content standards, and the national standards for civics and government.
In Texas, the curricula are aligned with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) content standards for social studies, world history studies, world geography studies and other subjects. The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills can be found here.
Below is a sampling of the TEKS standards as they align with Global Classrooms curricula:
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and Global Classrooms
The Global Classrooms curricula / program facilitate the achievement of the following TEKS:
§113.22. Social Studies, Grade 6.(6.1) History. The student understands that historical events influence contemporary events.
(6.3) Geography. The student uses maps, globes, graphs, charts, models and databases to answer geographic questions.
(6.4) Geography. The student understands the characteristics and relative locations of major historical and contemporary societies.
(6.5) Geography. The student understands how geographic factors influence the economic development, political relationships and policies of societies.
(6.6) Geography. The student understands the impact of physical processes on patterns in the environment.
(6.7) Geography. The student understands the impact of interactions between people and the physical environment on the development of places and regions.
(6.8) Economics. The student understands the various ways in which people organize economic systems.
(6.9) Economics. The student understands the role factors of production play in a society's economy.
(6.10) Economics. The student understands categories of economic activities and the means used to measure a society's economic level.
(6.11) Government. The student understands the concepts of limited governments, such as constitutional and democratic governments, and unlimited governments, such as totalitarian and nondemocratic governments.
(6.12) Government. The student understands alternative ways of organizing governments.
(6.13) Citizenship. The student understands that the nature of citizenship varies among societies.
(6.14) Citizenship. The student understands the relationship among individual rights, responsibilities, and freedoms in democratic societies.
(6.15) Culture. The student understands the similarities and differences within and among cultures in different societies.
(6.16) Culture. The student understands that certain institutions are basic to all societies, but characteristics of these institutions may vary from one society to another.
(6.17) Culture. The student understands relationships that exist among world cultures.
(6.18) Culture. The student understands the relationship that exists between artistic, creative and literary expressions and the societies that produce them.
(6.19) Culture. The student understands the relationships among religion, philosophy, and culture.
(6.20) Science, technology and society. The student understands the relationships among science and technology and political, economic and social issues and events.
(6.21) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology.
(6.22) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral and visual forms.
(6.23) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others in a variety of settings.
§113.33. World History Studies.(1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in world history.
(2) History. The student understands how the present relates to the past.
(6) History. The student understands the major developments of civilizations of sub-Saharan Africa, Mesoamerica, Andean South America and Asia.
(7) History. The student understands the impact of political and economic imperialism throughout history.
(8) History. The student understands causes and effects of major political revolutions since the 17th century
(9) History. The student understands the impact of totalitarianism in the 20th century.
(10) History. The student understands the influence of significant individuals of the 20th century.
(11) Geography. The student uses geographic skills and tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
(12) Geography. The student understands the impact of geographic factors on major historic events.
(14) Economics. The student understands the historic origins of contemporary economic systems.
(17) Citizenship. The student understands the significance of political choices and decisions made by individuals, groups and nations throughout history.
(18) Citizenship. The student understands the historical development of significant legal and political concepts, including ideas about rights, republicanism, constitutionalism and democracy.
(19) Culture. The student understands the history and relevance of major religious and philosophical traditions.
(20) Culture. The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created.
(21) Culture. The student understands the roles of women, children and families in different historical cultures
(22) Culture. The student understands how the development of ideas has influenced institutions and societies.
(23) Science, technology and society. The student understands how major scientific and mathematical discoveries and technological innovations have affected societies throughout history.
(24) Science, technology and society. The student understands connections between major developments in science and technology and the growth of industrial economies and societies in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
(25) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources, including electronic technology. (26) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral and visual forms.
(27) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others in a variety of settings.
§113.34. World Geography Studies.
(1) History. The student understands how geographic contexts (the geography of places in the past) and processes of spatial exchange (diffusion) influenced events in the past and helped to shape the present.
(2) History. The student understands how people, places and environments have changed over time and the effects of these changes on history.
(5) Geography. The student understands how political, economic and social processes shape cultural patterns and characteristics in various places and regions.
(6) Geography. The student understands the types and patterns of settlement, the factors that affect where people settle and processes of settlement development over time.
(7) Geography. The student understands the growth, distribution, movement, and characteristics of world population.
(8) Geography. The student understands how people, places and environments are connected and interdependent.
(9) Geography. The student understands the concept of region as an area of Earth's surface with unifying geographic characteristics
(10) Economics. The student understands the distribution and characteristics of economic systems throughout the world.
(11) Economics. The student understands the reasons for the location of economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary) in different economic systems
(12) Economics. The student understands the economic importance of, and issues related to, the location and management of key natural resources.
(13) Government. The student understands the characteristics of a variety of political units.
(14) Government. The student understands the geographic processes that influence political divisions, relationships and policies
(15) Citizenship. The student understands how different points of view influence the development of public policies and decision-making processes on local, state, national, and international levels
(16) Culture. The student understands how the components of culture affect the way people live and shape the characteristics of regions.
(17) Culture. The student understands the distribution, patterns, and characteristics of different cultures.
(18) Culture. The student understands the ways in which cultures change and maintain continuity.
(19) Science, technology and society. The student understands the impact of technology and human modifications on the physical environment.
(20) Science, technology and society. The student understands how technology affects definitions of, access to and use of resources.
(21) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology.
(22) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral and visual forms.
(23) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others in a variety of settings.
§113.32. United States History Studies Since Reconstruction.(1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in US history from 1877 to the present.
(6) History. The student understands the impact of significant national and international decisions and conflicts from World War II and the Cold War to the present on the United States.
(8) Geography. The student uses geographic tools to collect, analyze and interpret data.
(9) Geography. The student understands the impact of geographic factors on major events.
(10) Geography. The student understands the effects of migration and immigration on American society.
(11) Geography. The student understands the relationship between population growth and modernization on the physical environment.
(13) Economics. The student understands significant economic developments between World War I and World War II.
(14) Economics. The student understands the economic effects of World War II, the Cold War and increased worldwide competition on contemporary society.
(15) Government. The student understands changes in the role of government over time.
(18) Citizenship. The student understands efforts to expand the democratic process
(19) Citizenship. The student understands the importance of effective leadership in a democratic society.
(20) Culture. The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created.
(21) Culture. The student understands how people from various groups, including racial, ethnic and religious groups, adapt to life in the United States and how these groups contribute to our national identity.
(22) Science, technology and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on the economic development of the United States
(23) Science, technology and society. The student understands the influence of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on daily life in the United States.
(24) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources, including electronic technology. (25) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral and visual forms.
(26) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others in a variety of settings.
§113.38. Special Topics in Social Studies. (Global Classrooms as an elective.)(1) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology.
(2) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral and visual forms.
(3) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others in a variety of settings.
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