Pre-service teachers in a social studies methods course designed to address issues of inequity and privilege, engaged elementary students in a ten-week inquiry project. Based on this project, this article shares insights about the processes involved in enacting justice-focused pedagogy.

Teaching strategies for highlighting the variety of ways enslaved people resisted using children's literature and primary sources. 

Carol LaVallee, Sarasota County Schools

Michelle Parini and Charles F. WilliamsThe War on Terror is unlikely to have a formal end, which presents unique challenges concerning the detention of suspected terrorists. Here, the authors look at three key cases involving enemy combatants.111Book Review

The use of trade books to foster discussion of historical events and major Supreme Court decisions in the elementary classroom can serve as a powerful method through which elementary students can begin to see themselves as active contributors to the communities and worlds in which they live. In this article and the accompanying lesson plan, the authors share ways to teach about Supreme Court decisions —specifically the decisions that have affected marriage equality—with the C3 Framework.

The National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council are pleased to present this year’s selection of outstanding books for teaching primary, intermediate, and high school social studies.

Here is the complete online edition of the NCSS book, The Human Impact of Natural Disasters—Issues for the Inquiry-based Classroom edited by Valerie Ooka Pang, William R. Fernekes, and Jack L. Nelson. Hard copies can be ordered from the NCSS Online Store. List price: $29.95; member price: $19.95.