Social Studies

The Department of Social Studies, as part of the Office of Elementary Education and Reading and the Office of Secondary Education, is responsible for providing support to educators throughout the state in the implementation of Mississippi’s College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Social Studies. The 2022 MS CCRS for Social Studies reflect national expectations while focusing on postsecondary success, but they are unique to Mississippi in addressing the needs of our students and teachers. The Department of Social Studies will provide resources for teachers, and deliver statewide school-based professional development centered around four practices: conceptual understanding, fostering inquiry, collaboration, action, and integration of cultural inclusivity with content skills.

2022 Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards for Social Studies

Resources by Disciplines

African American History/Studies

Mississippi Department of Archives and History – Digital Archives
Mississippi Department of Archives and History – Mississippi History Now
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum/MDAH – Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Mississippi Arts Commission - Mississippi Blues Trail Curriculum
National Endowment for the Humanities - African American History and Culture in the United States
U.S. National Archives – African American Heritage
Library of Congress – African American History Online: A Resource Guide
University of Washington – African American: Primary Sources
National Museum of African American History and Culture – Learning Lab
National Park Services – African American History (Teaching with Historic Places)

Asian American and Pacific Islander History

TeachAAPI (K-12) – All Resources
Library of Congress – Japanese American Internment
National Archives – Hawaii Primary Sources (Spanish American War to Present Day)
Mississippi Department of Archives and History - Chinese in Mississippi
Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum – Chinse Heritage Museum
National Endowment for the Humanities – AAPI Perspectives within Humanities Education
Delta State University – Mississippi Delta Chinese Oral History

Civics/Government

The White House – The White House
Bill of Rights Institute- Bill of Rights Institute
National Conference of State Legislatures – Civic Education Resources
National Constitution Center – Classroom Resources
Stanford History Education Group – Civic Online Reasoning
iCivics – iCivics
The Constitutional Source Project – The Constitutional Source Project
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government (K-4) – Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government
Digital Civics Toolkit – Digital Civics Toolkit
National Archives – Civics for All of US
Center For Civic Education – Center for Civic Education
Youth Leadership Initiative – Youth Leadership Initiative
KidCitizen (K-5)- KidCitizen

Disability History

Mississippi School for the Deaf and the Blind – Resources
Emerging America – Reform to Equal Rights
Museum of disABILITY History (PK-12)– Educational Resources (Note: This is how the museum writes disability.)

Economics

Mississippi Economic Council – The State Chamber of Commerce Mississippi Economic Council
Mississippi Council on Economic Education – Mississippi Council on Economic Education
Council for Economics Education – Council for Economics Education
Economics and Personal Finance Resources for K-12 - EconedLink
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – Money Smart

Geography

Mississippi Department of Archives and History – Historical Maps
Mississippi Department of Archives and History – Historic Resources Inventory Databases
National Park Services – Teaching with Historic Places
National Geography – Education Resources
National Council for Geographic Education – Teacher Resources
Google Earth – Google Earth

U.S. History

Mississippi Department of Education – U.S. History Resources
Mississippi Department of Education – U.S. History Digital Practice Test
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (Elementary) – Colonial America to Reconstruction
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History – Affiliate School Program
History Mysteries (K-5) – History Mysteries
American Battlefield Trust – The Civil War Curriculum
PBS – Teaching the Civil War
The Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi – Educator Resources
Stanford History Education Group – Reading Like a Historian
Stanford History Education Group – Beyond the Bubble
National Humanities Center – Primary Sources
Library of Congress – Teacher’s Guides and Analysis Tool
Wyzant – History& Politics OutLoud
Digital History – Digital History