C3 Framework

The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards

The result of a three-year state-led collaborative effort, the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards was purposefully designed to provide guidance to states to enhance the rigor of K-12 civics, economics, geography, and history to prepare students for college, career, and civic life in the 21st century. It is also a powerful resource for teachers at the local level to increase the rigor and relevance of current history-social studies standards while meeting the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

For more information, please contact Michelle M. Herczog, Ed.D., Consultant III,
at (562) 922-6908 or at Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu

Programs & Initiatives

History-Social Science Main Page

California Democracy Schools

History Day L.A.

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Grade One Close Reading for Social Studies

Grade Five Close Reading for Social Studies

C3 Framework

The C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards

The C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards REVISED 2017

NCSS C3 Webinars

Introductory Overview of the C3 Framework for Educators

Tips and Tools for School Leaders

What Every Administrator Should Know

What are the Instructional Shifts of the C3 Framework for Social Studies Teachers?

Meeting the Common Core: Reading Informational Text ...
This webinar and investigation will identify ways to tap into informational texts that make texts readable, engaging, inviting, and at an appropriate level of complexity for each grade band. The presenters will focus on four strategies that promote the vision of complex text integration defined in the crossover of the Common Core State Standards and the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework.

C3 Framework Rubric

C3 Framework and Common Core ELA

Elementary Social Studies and ELA

Dimension 1: Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries

Dimension 2: Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Tools

The C3 Framework and the Common Core for ELA ...
This webinar is an introduction to an investigation designed to answer the compelling question of “Why should teachers integrate literacy (using ELA CCSS) and social studies instruction (C3 Framework)?” Just as the C3 promotes inquiry-based learning, our investigation today will similarly support you as teachers and learners to use disciplinary concepts, tools, and sources to communicate your conclusions to this question so that you can take informed action in planning and utilizing the C3 in your school and classroom.

Dimension 3: Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence

Dimension 4: Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action ...
How can students effectively communicate conclusions? What can they do to take informed action? What role does self- and peer-critique play in strengthening students’ conclusions? The purpose of this webinar is to explore Dimension 4: Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action across the disciplines of social studies.

Develop Your Own C3 Lessons

Argument Writing in Social Studies

Literacy for English Learners

Why Vote? 5th Graders Taking Informed Action

Upcoming Events

C3 Overview Webcast and Materials
This is an archived webcast that provides an overview of the C3 Framework featuring the architects and leads of the project. Guidelines for using the webcast along with instructional planning guides for professional development can also be found here....Read more
Webcast - C3 Framework: Implications for History Education
This webcast discusses the impact of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards on history education with Michelle Herczog, NCSS President, Fritz Fischer, Prof. of History, Univ. of Northern Colorado, and Chauncey Monte-Sano, Assoc. Prof., School of Education, Univ. of Michigan....Read more
Webcast - C3 Framework: Implications for Civic Learning
This webcast features a lively discussion about the importance of preparing students for civic life - the story of Mary Beth Tinker, the landmark 1969 Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District provides the inspiration and tools...Read more
Webcast - C3 Framework: Implications for Geography Education
This webcast features a lively discussion about the instructional pedagogy of the C3 Framework and how it impacts the teaching of geography in the social studies classroom....Read more
Webcast – C3 Framework: Implications for Economics Education
This webcast features a lively discussion with economics education experts Jim Charkins and Brian Held about the teaching of economics in the social studies classroom and how it aligns to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards...Read more

Resources

Lesson Plan Template, Grades K-2 ...
Instructional Planning Guide

Lesson Plan Template, Grades 3-5

Lesson Plan Template, Grades 6-8 ...
C3 Grade 6-8 Guide

Lesson Plan Template, Grades 9-12

C3 Framework Q&A

Monitoring the C3 Instructional Shifts ...
Implementing new standards or frameworks frequently obliges teachers to update their practices, build content knowledge, acquire new resources, and prepare for new ways to assess student learning.

Preparing for Civic Life

C3 One-Page Flyer ...
C3

C3 Lesson Plan Checklist

C3 Classroom Observation Form

For Instructional Leaders

C3 Building Capacity

C3 Discussion Guide

C3 Getting to Meaningful Metrics

C3 Reflect on Actions

Web Links

National Council for the Social Studies C3 Resources

C3 Teachers