Social Education March/April 2014
Social Education March/April 2014
Volume:78
Num:2
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Editor's Notebook
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Prompting Students to Contemplate Effective Communication with a Visible Speech Chart from the 1870s
The featured document publicizing a nineteenth-century phonetic writing system can spark classroom research and exploration of communication tools from Visible Speech to Twitter and Google Translate.
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Is Baseball Essential?: World War I and the National Pastime
Documents related to baseball players and the military draft can launch a lesson on the American home front during World War I, as the 100th anniversary approaches.
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Apartheid on Trial: Mandela’s Rivonia Speech from the Dock, Half a Century Later
Nelson Mandela’s words 50 years ago praising the ideal of a democratic society can serve as a jumping off point into a study of the anti-apartheid struggle.
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Action Civics in the Classroom
Direct civic engagement enables students to learn through citizenship rather than simply about citizenship and empowers them to take effective action in the future.
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Undoing Quantitative Easing: Janet Yellen's Tiger Ride
The change in leadership at the Federal Reserve offers an opportunity for an exploration of economic policies such as quantitative easing and philosophies such as the Keynesian school of thought.
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College Councils for the Social Studies: How to Support Our Newest Colleagues
Councils for the social studies on university campuses offer unique services and activities and can be a great support to preservice teachers as they launch their teaching careers.
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A Website Buffet: Social Studies Sites that Encourage Higher-level Thinking
These websites, gleaned from readers, personal research, and exhibits at NCSS, offer useful resources for teachers to encourage higher-level thinking and skills.
Special Section on Instructional Technology
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Democratic Twittering: Microblogging for a More Participatory Social Studies
Social media services such as Twitter can be used to promote engaging, student-centered activities that facilitate a deeper understanding of content.
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From Freedom Riders to the Children's March: Civil Rights Documentaries as Catalysts for Historical Empathy
These four documentary films can engage students in historical thinking, expand their capacity for empathy, and hone discussion and writing skills.
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Bringing the Cybersecurity Challenge to the Social Studies Classroom
Engaging students in inquiries that explore the historical, ethical, and legal aspects of cybersecurity will increase their ability to address this pressing global issue.