We can disrupt inequity in the classroom by generating a more expansive understanding of what and who counts as worthy.

Cooperative learning stimulates student engagement and spurs deep thinking and classroom discussion.

When teachers create lessons that include historical sources, it’s important to pay attention to source choice and source attribution. 

The specific scaffolds and strategy instructions outlined in this article will help students engage in the complex task of historical inquiry. 

The exercise of writing opinion pieces allows students to explore real-world issues while challenging their understanding of the past.

The article focuses on making and makerspaces in the elementary classroom. The authors argue that making in the elementary classroom offers a creative opportunity to capitalize on students’ natural sense of wondering and curiosity. They provide a brief background on making and makerspaces and share rich classroom examples of making. Finally, the authors share additional resources and suggestions to get started with making.

Engaging students in inquiry at regular intervals, or looping inquiry, within and across grade levels promotes deeper content knowledge and skills over time.  

Reading and analyzing poetry by World War I American soldiers can reveal a great deal about the life and observations of servicemen.

The Educating for American Democracy initiative introduces an inquiry framework, or roadmap, organized around themes and questions to advance excellence in civic and history education.