The New Mexico Social Studies Standards were redeveloped through a transparent process using research on current evidence-based practices and sound data to create a culturally responsive set of standards that focus on the knowledge and skills critical to ensure ALL students in NM are college, career, and civic ready. The work started with a visionary committee who created guiding principles. Stakeholders including educators, business and community leaders, higher education representatives, and parents continued to be involved throughout the adoption process. The writing began when a team of educators from across the state applied in response to a call from PED. They were selected to convene and analyze the old standards, receive training in standards writing, and examine standards from across the country. The standards were written and a subset of this working group later convened to revise the proposed standards after considering responses from public hearing and comments
Standards Review Timeline
Strands and Anchors at a Glance
| Civics | Economics/Personal Financial Literacy | Geography | History | Ethnic, Cultural, and Identity Studies | Inquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Standard 1 Civic And Political Institutions | Anchor Standard 5 Economic Decisions Making | Anchor Standard 11 Geogrpahic Representations and Reasoning | Anchor Standard 15 Historical Change, Continuity, Context, and Reconciliation | Anchor Standard 20 Diversity and Identity | Anchor Standard 23 Construct Compelling and Supporting Questions |
| Anchor Standard 2 Processes, Rules, and Laws | Anchor Standard 6 Incentives and Choices | Anchor Standard 12 Location, Pleace, and Region | Anchor Standard 16 Cause and Consequence | Anchor Standard 21 Identity in History | Anchor Standard 24 Gather and Evaluate Sources |
| Anchor Standard 3 Civic Dispositions and Democratic Principles | Anchor Standard 7 Economic Systems and Models | Anchor Standard 13 Movement, Population, and Systems | Anchor Standard 17 Historical Thinking | Anchor Standard 22 Community Equity Building | Anchor Standard 25 Develop Claims |
| Anchor Standard 8 Money and Markets | Anchor Standard 14 Human-Environmental Interactions and Sustainability | Anchor Standard 18 Critical Consciousness and Perspectives | Anchor Standard 26 Communicate and Critique Conclusions | ||
| Anchor Standard 9 Global Economy | Anchor Standard 19 Power Dynamics, Leadership, and Agency | Anchor Standard 27 Take Informed Action | |||
| Anchor Standard 4 Roles and Responsibilities of a Civic Life | Anchor Standard 10 Personal Financial Literacy |
From the Guiding Principles, the Following Major Shifts Emerged:
- Moving away from a singular dominant narrative
- Crafting questions that spark and sustain inquiry
- Integrating skills and content purposefully
- Providing opportunities for communicating conclusions through productive student discourse and taking informed action
- Empowering students to develop agency and pride in their identities
If you have additional comments, please email PED.helpdesk@ped.nm.gov