Social Education
Teaching about Racial Segregation in Postwar America using [em]Black Like Me[/em]
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 12:54pm--Richard L. Hughes
The memoir of a white journalist who disguised himself as an African American in the pre-civil rights South provides students with greater insight into the evolution of segregation in American society.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7501/75011122.pdf
Draft of the Constitution (August 1787) and Schedule of the Compensation of the Senate of the United States (March 1791) / TWD
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 12:30pm--Michael Hussey and Stephanie Greenhut
The two featured documents can serve as a starting point for a lesson on public service while students debate the amount of pay that public servants should receive.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7501/75011107.pdf
Cloture Motion to Cease Debate on 1964 Civil Rights Bill (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 12:19pm--Lee Ann Potter
Students will gain a deeper understanding of legislative tactics like the filibuster when they study the featured document—the Senate motion that broke a 55-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7406/740610288.pdf
Advocating for Abolition: Staging an Abolitionist Society Convention
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 12:22pm--Andy Robinson and Joan Brodsky Schur
This simulation illustrates for students that the most complex debates in American history are not necessarily between those for and against social change, but among those who agree on the goal, but disagree on the means.
*http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7404/
Even Wars Have Laws: Upholding an American Tradition
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 12:16pm--TJ Adhihetty
The earliest American leaders upheld basic protections for civilians, prisoners of war, and sick and injured combatants. Such principles can serve as a guide today as we address difficult questions like the treatment of detainees and the issue of torture.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7405/7405259.pdf
A Bus Ride Across the Mason-Dixon Line in the Era of Jim Crow
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 12:14pm--John A. Stokes with Steven S. Lapham
Students gain a deeper understanding of the segregation period through this classroom simulation, in which randomly-assigned cards determine whether volunteers sit or stand during a long, interstate bus trip.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7405/7405266.pdf
The Bystander’s Dilemma: How Can We Turn our Students into Upstanders?
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 10:54am--Lauren Woglom and Kim Pennington
By studying moments in history where bystanders made a difference, teachers can motivate students to think critically in the face of social dilemmas.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7405/7405254.pdf
Supreme Court Review (Looking at the Law)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 10:40am--Charles F. Williams and Catherine Hawke
Recent Supreme Court decisions generated surprising controversy, from gun control to First Amendment issues. In 2011, the Court will weigh in on cases dealing with the hiring of illegal immigrants, protests at soldiers’ funerals, and selling violent video games.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7405/7405243.pdf
Memorandum about the First Nixon-Kennedy Debate (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 10:33am--David L. Rosenbaum
A memo from John Kennedy’s press secretary to Richard Nixon’s press secretary prior to the first televised presidential debate in history serves as a jumping off point for studying the major issues of the 1960 election.
A Living History Classroom: Using Re-Enactment to Enhance Learning
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 10:16am--Mark L. Daniels
Teachers and students can bring history to life by donning period clothing or carrying objects common in past eras to engage students and enhance classroom presentations.
