Social Education September 2014
Social Education September 2014
Volume:78
Num:4
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Editor’s Notebook
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Letter to the Editor
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Encouraging Student Interest in the Economic Context of the Constitution with Continental Currency
A close look at the featured currency issued by the Continental Congress can launch a lesson on the economic problems that preceded the drafting of the Constitution.
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What Constitution Day Means and Why it Matters
Constitution Day offers an opportune time for students to explore the evolution of the founding document and examine its provisions for citizens’ rights and rules of government.
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Implementing the C3 Framework: Monitoring the Instructional Shifts
The strategies outlined by the author for implementing the C3 Framework will help teachers strengthen the study of civics, economics, geography, and history.
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Re-Establishing Social Studies as a Core Subject
The C3 Framework recognizes that inquiry is at the heart of social studies and that social studies classrooms should develop the ability to apply content knowledge to real-life issues.
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The C3 Framework: One Year Later
In the first year since its release, many states have integrated the C3 Framework into their standards while others are in the process of incorporating the key tenets — inquiry, disciplinary literacy, student agency, and civic engagement — into state policy documents.
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Turning Students into Voters: What Teachers Can Do
Teaching about the voting process and discussing current congressional campaign issues can boost student turnout for decades to come.
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Building the Civic Potential of Immigrant Youth
Social studies teachers can play a critical role in fostering the civic development of immigrant youth.
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Equal Protection, Immigration, and Education: Plyler v. Doe
This lesson on the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment will give students a deeper understanding of the issues framing the current immigration debate.
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Teaching about Personal Finance: The National Standards for Financial Literacy
The financial literacy standards can help educators establish an academic base for the discipline of personal finance.
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Teaching about World War I: “The War to End all Innocence”
The highlighted websites offer important resources for teaching students about World War I during this hundredth anniversary year.
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Maleficent Reborn: Disney’s Fairytale View of Gender Reaches Puberty
Recent Disney movies spotlighting intelligent female characters who work hard and do not define themselves in terms of men illustrate a major change from the formulaic fairy tales portraying female inferiority and dependency.
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