The views of several experts on new, stricter voter identification laws can spark a lively student debate on whether such laws are necessary.

In this article, the authors share how children’s literature can be used to center the contributions of Asian Americans to the ongoing work of civil rights activism while disrupting harmful/racist stereotypes about Asian Americans.

What does it mean to teach with the Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Roadmap? Join us as we, along with our iCivics EAD National Teacher Fellows, introduce our approach to EAD curriculum development. We will focus this session on curating rich and diverse primary sources that offer multiple entry points to inquiry, a priority of the EAD Roadmap.

This probing discussion of the Electoral College offers new approaches to teaching about this often-perplexing political system. 

Join Dr. Corey Sell, Professor and Department Chair for the Elementary Education & Literacy Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver, as he reveals how inquiry can make history more powerful and purposeful for students by centering the stories and narratives that are often overlooked. Educators will explore tools and strategies for teaching social studies within our pluralistic society. And while geared towards K-6, this session is applicable for any civics educator looking for new approaches to civics education that reflect our diverse citizenry. All Times Eastern

In this presentation, Dr. Packer will discuss strategies for approaching government, history, and citizenship. She will share ways to make topics relevant, relatable, and fun for middle and high school students. Educators will walk away with tangible examples for teaching civics alongside current events, making the connections for students between classroom content and their broader social and political world. Guest Speaker: Tiffany Packer is an Assistant Professor of History at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and was named 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year. She…

For a pre-kindergarten (preK) class, designing a 3-D map of a newly constructed playground offered authentic opportunities to participate, deliberate, and solve an authentic problem. Responding to the compelling question—“How do we build community spaces that are welcoming to, representative of, and sustaining for all community members?”—the class was able to reimagine the purpose of a neighborhood park with the help of scaffolded inquiry. Through active deliberation (e.g., voting what items to include in the park) and participation (e.g., surveying classmates and families about what they…

M. Gail Hickey, ed. Reflecting on Service‐Learning in Higher Education. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. 230 pages. $80.0 cloth; 79.77 eBook.This book examines forms of pedagogy such as service‐learning, experiential learning, and problem‐based learning in order to determine how students make connections between and among abstract academic concepts and real‐life issues. This edited collection is divided into three sections—“Reflecting on Community Partnerships,” “Reflecting on Classroom Practice,” and “Reflecting on Diversity”—so as to represent interdisciplinary…

Teachers can engage students in “thinking politically” this election season with these valuable teaching suggestions and best practices.