/teaching-learning/social-studies Social Studies en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-make-history-exciting-again-for-students/2024/05 National History Day seeks to engage young people in deep examination of the past. Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-make-history-exciting-again-for-students/2024/05 /teaching-learning/video-teachers-try-this-a-method-for-navigating-political-debates-in-social-studies/2024/04 Through the use of primary sources, and students' own critical thinking skills, this Texas teacher navigates the current political climate. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:51:00 GMT /teaching-learning/video-teachers-try-this-a-method-for-navigating-political-debates-in-social-studies/2024/04 /teaching-learning/oral-history-offers-a-model-for-how-schools-can-introduce-students-to-complex-topics/2024/04 Community history projects like a curriculum in Memphis, Tenn. can help students grapple with issues like school segregation, experts say. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:02:56 GMT /teaching-learning/oral-history-offers-a-model-for-how-schools-can-introduce-students-to-complex-topics/2024/04 /teaching-learning/how-these-teachers-build-curriculum-beyond-black-history/2024/04 A pilot to infuse Black history and culture in social studies is gaining ground in New York. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:32:18 GMT /teaching-learning/how-these-teachers-build-curriculum-beyond-black-history/2024/04 /teaching-learning/heres-how-ap-african-american-studies-helps-teachers-get-students-to-think/2024/04 Ahenewa El-Amin in Kentucky is teaching the second year pilot of the College Board's new course set to officially launch this fall. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:15:05 GMT /teaching-learning/heres-how-ap-african-american-studies-helps-teachers-get-students-to-think/2024/04 /teaching-learning/what-students-have-to-say-about-ap-african-american-studies/2024/04 Students at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., share their takeaways from the pilot course that officially launches this fall. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:14:34 GMT /teaching-learning/what-students-have-to-say-about-ap-african-american-studies/2024/04 /teaching-learning/how-ap-african-american-studies-works-in-a-state-that-limits-teaching-about-race/2024/03 Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., is offering the final pilot year of the course before it officially launches this fall. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:28:31 GMT /teaching-learning/how-ap-african-american-studies-works-in-a-state-that-limits-teaching-about-race/2024/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-housework-is-a-topic-worthy-of-study-in-our-schools/2024/03 Keeping housework out of our curricula reflects a broader social indifference toward this traditionally female labor. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-housework-is-a-topic-worthy-of-study-in-our-schools/2024/03 /teaching-learning/help-students-register-to-vote-education-department-urges-schools/2024/02 Schools and universities can help get students registered to vote and help adolescents develop regular voting habits. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:48:25 GMT /teaching-learning/help-students-register-to-vote-education-department-urges-schools/2024/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-black-parents-think-about-how-black-history-is-taught/2024/02 The preferences of Black parents are rarely the focus in debates over Black history instruction. Here’s what these survey respondents had to say. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:03:16 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-black-parents-think-about-how-black-history-is-taught/2024/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-i-wish-i-knew-about-teaching-black-history-before-i-left-the-classroom/2024/02 Bettina L. Love explains how she struggled to portray Black icons as real people in the early days of her teaching career. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:42:36 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-i-wish-i-knew-about-teaching-black-history-before-i-left-the-classroom/2024/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-whos-improving-black-history-education-for-everyone-three-stand-outs/2024/02 Recent highlights in Black history education, from the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education’s LaGarrett J. King. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 20:43:43 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-whos-improving-black-history-education-for-everyone-three-stand-outs/2024/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-i-train-teachers-to-teach-black-history-heres-what-ive-learned/2024/02 Here’s how I’ve tried to reclaim Black history from the margins—and how you can do the same. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:52:19 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-i-train-teachers-to-teach-black-history-heres-what-ive-learned/2024/02 /teaching-learning/how-schools-can-prepare-students-to-vote-for-the-first-time/2024/01 Students want more practical information about voting to prepare them for the polls. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:47:07 GMT /teaching-learning/how-schools-can-prepare-students-to-vote-for-the-first-time/2024/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-the-black-history-that-moves-us-a-resource-list-for-educators/2024/01 Here are some books, documentaries, websites, and social media accounts to help you teach Black history in all its complexity. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:56:23 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-black-history-that-moves-us-a-resource-list-for-educators/2024/01 /teaching-learning/should-students-vote-for-school-boards-the-case-for-lower-voting-ages-in-local-elections/2024/01 Doing so can give students more time to build lifelong voting habits, some advocates say. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:54:20 GMT /teaching-learning/should-students-vote-for-school-boards-the-case-for-lower-voting-ages-in-local-elections/2024/01 /teaching-learning/celebrating-black-history-education-a-collection This year’s special °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Opinion project celebrating Black History Month focuses on what is going well in Black history education. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:21:09 GMT /teaching-learning/celebrating-black-history-education-a-collection /teaching-learning/opinion-what-the-countrys-first-mandatory-black-history-course-can-teach-us-today/2024/01 Decades before AP African American Studies came along, Black women were the driving force behind an unprecedented education reform. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:14:54 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-the-countrys-first-mandatory-black-history-course-can-teach-us-today/2024/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-the-instructive-story-of-this-jim-crow-era-black-history-contest/2024/01 What an overlooked initiative in the segregated South tells us today about teaching Black history to white students. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:14:30 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-instructive-story-of-this-jim-crow-era-black-history-contest/2024/01 /teaching-learning/how-this-state-is-creating-an-asian-american-curriculum-and-why-its-doing-so/2024/01 In Connecticut, students and teachers worked together to develop model lesson plans for K-8 Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:08:50 GMT /teaching-learning/how-this-state-is-creating-an-asian-american-curriculum-and-why-its-doing-so/2024/01 /teaching-learning/civics-is-about-skills-not-just-facts-how-do-schools-measure-students-readiness/2023/12 Most state assessments aren't testing how students civically engage in their communities, a new report finds. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:45:37 GMT /teaching-learning/civics-is-about-skills-not-just-facts-how-do-schools-measure-students-readiness/2023/12 /teaching-learning/opinion-whose-land-are-you-on-how-to-get-started-teaching-native-american-history/2023/12 It's easy to feel as if a handful of lessons once a year in November about Native American art or storytelling isn't enough. It isn't. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 15:35:38 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-whose-land-are-you-on-how-to-get-started-teaching-native-american-history/2023/12 /teaching-learning/the-revised-ap-african-american-studies-whats-been-changed-and-why/2023/12 The new framework, published Dec. 6, will be used for the course's official launch next fall. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/the-revised-ap-african-american-studies-whats-been-changed-and-why/2023/12 /teaching-learning/ap-african-american-studies-whats-in-the-newly-revised-course-framework/2023/12 The new framework comes after public debate from both political leaders and scholars over what topics should have been included or excluded. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/ap-african-american-studies-whats-in-the-newly-revised-course-framework/2023/12 /teaching-learning/opinion-theres-a-major-conflict-at-the-heart-of-our-democracy-civics-education-should-embrace-it/2023/11 A civics expert explains how rubbernecking and traffic jams can help students understand some of our thorniest issues. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-theres-a-major-conflict-at-the-heart-of-our-democracy-civics-education-should-embrace-it/2023/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-we-exist-how-to-learn-about-native-americans-through-native-lenses/2023/11 A Navajo scholar offers both perspective and resources for making Native American Heritage Month part of your classroom. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:49:10 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-we-exist-how-to-learn-about-native-americans-through-native-lenses/2023/11 /teaching-learning/killers-of-the-flower-moon-covers-painful-history-can-oklahoma-teachers-teach-it/2023/10 The crime epic illuminates hard history in Oklahoma. State restrictions could complicate teachers' efforts to draw on it in class. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:52:12 GMT /teaching-learning/killers-of-the-flower-moon-covers-painful-history-can-oklahoma-teachers-teach-it/2023/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-why-public-schools-must-bolster-civics-instruction/2023/09 Our students are among the youngest voters in the country. Are they being targeted as pawns in an illicit political game? Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:37:29 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-why-public-schools-must-bolster-civics-instruction/2023/09 /teaching-learning/this-popular-high-school-civics-requirement-doesnt-boost-voting-habits/2023/09 More than a dozen states require students to take the U.S. Citizenship exam, but it doesn't seem to boost turnout. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:07:50 GMT /teaching-learning/this-popular-high-school-civics-requirement-doesnt-boost-voting-habits/2023/09 /teaching-learning/childrens-voting-habits-could-influence-their-parents-political-participation/2023/09 A new study finds a two-way relationship between parents' and teens' civic engagement. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 19:12:36 GMT /teaching-learning/childrens-voting-habits-could-influence-their-parents-political-participation/2023/09