North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Advanced Placement European History
Competency Goal 1: Historical Tools and Practices: The learner will identify, analyze and synthesize the methods and tools valued by historians in order to investigate the themes of history.
Objectives
1.02 Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources to compare views, trace themes, and detect bias.
1.3 Relate psychology, geography, art, literature, political science, sociology, and economics to the study of history.
Competency Goal 2: Formation of Governments and Diplomacy: The learner will investigate the development of European governments, their historical interrelationship, and their connections to Europe today.
Objectives
2.06 Demonstrate an understanding of varying origins, developments, technologies and consequences of war and civil conflicts.
2.08 Evaluate the evolution of political elites and the development of political parties, ideologies and other mass politics.
2.09 Examine domestic and foreign policies and their interrelationship.
2.10 Summarize the extension and limitation of personal, civic, economic, and political rights and liberties, including political persecutions.
Competency Goal 3: Patterns of Social Order: The learner will investigate European social organization from approximately 1450 to the present, in order to understand shifts in power and status.
Objectives
3.01 Trace the shift in social structures from hierarchical orders to modern social classes with an emphasis on the changing distribution of wealth and poverty.
3.06 Identify the changing definitions of and attitudes toward main stream groups and groups, characterized as the “other.”
The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards
2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
d. process data and report results.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.