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An inquiry approach to studying the 1940s Mendez racial segregation case can counter a narrative that centers the triumph of heroes and instead prompt students to explore larger issues related to colorism, racism, and language segregation.
Type: Journal article
An inquiry-based approach to tackling hard history such as the one outlined in this article helps mitigate the instructional challenges presented by our current political climate.
Type: Journal article
Incorporating hip-hop lyrics into the social studies classroom increases curricular relevance and fuels engagement by centering student knowledge and lived experiences.
Type: Journal article
Rather than fight student use of artificial intelligence for schoolwork, we can incorporate techniques like lateral reading to teach learners how to fact check information from the chat bots.
Type: Journal article
Teaching high school history with picture books can enliven social studies content, advance students’ higher-order thinking skills, and help facilitate differentiated instruction.
Type: Journal article
In this article, the authors share how a third-grade teacher supported students in crafting and researching their own inquiry questions using a process known as the Question Formulation Technique to scaffold students’ development of supporting questions. Hughes and Heckart provide the reader with suggestions and resources for supporting student-initiated inquiry.
Type: Journal article
In this article, the author examines how the New York State Social Studies Resource Toolkit supports argument discourse in social studies and then explores a primary teacher’s curricular and instructional decisions regarding the development of children’s argumentation skills. The study provides insights into how teachers can involve some of our youngest students in authentic, inquiry-based social studies learning that fosters argument discourse.
Type: Journal article
In today’s “datafied” society, social studies teachers must provide instruction in data literacy to ensure that students become informed, competent citizens.
Type: Journal article