Inviting students to ponder the meaning of secure elections can launch an important discussion about public trust in election results.

Project-based learning not only engages and fosters development in young learners, it enables them to see themselves as change agents in their communities.

Incorporating poetry into the social studies curriculum can help students develop reading and writing skills while building their content knowledge.

Teaching students about the history and patterns of authoritarianism can help bolster our own collective awareness of the vulnerability of democracy.

The 2008 award winners describe racial barriers in sports and military institutions, the immigrant experience, and the stories of selected female blues and jazz singers.

Even without in-person field trips, photographs stored online can stimulate enriching investigations of historic places.

Students can learn a great deal about the economic, social, or strategic importance of a place when they examine maps, such as the featured 1910 Sanborn map of South San Francisco.

Literature that reflects the lives of children in LGBTQ families not only validates the children’s experiences but also creates teachable moments for their classmates.

Teachers can advance the literacy skills and civic awareness of their students through the use of children's literature on non-violent campaigns to obtain social justice.