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This set of books offers insight into Canadian aboriginal cultures and the contributions of these groups to the fabric of the nation.
Type: Journal article
Those who would ban or burn books recognize that the threat to their power comes when people learn to think for themselves.
Type: Journal article
Social studies teachers can gain valuable insight from Kathleen Wellman’s book about U.S. and world history textbooks created by conservative Christian publishing houses.
Type: Journal article
The Haitian Revolution was the largest and most successful slave revolt in the world. Why is it rarely discussed or taught in U.S. classrooms?
Type: Journal article
This article posits that children’s literature can present difficult knowledge about wars in a child-friendly way. The author shares transnational children’s literature and a sample lesson to teach about the Korean War in a more critical and complete manner than is usually provided to students
Type: Journal article
Inviting students to ponder the meaning of secure elections can launch an important discussion about public trust in election results.
Type: Journal article
Teaching students about the history and patterns of authoritarianism can help bolster our own collective awareness of the vulnerability of democracy.
Type: Journal article
Part 2 of 2 Become inspired to synthesize content with literacy theory for the purpose of developing your own classroom-ready curricula, including meaningful readings. Learn how to create an engaging and beneficial curriculum around the concept of narrative and connections, in which students can bridge together the short excerpts, aka "dots", provided to read intently in class in order to see and understand the bigger picture. Textbooks are compiled, not written and this creates a problem for teachers who are trying to implement the new Common Core literacy standards.…
Type: Resource
Part 1 of 2 Become inspired to synthesize content with literacy theory for the purpose of developing your own classroom-ready curricula, including meaningful readings. Learn how to create an engaging and beneficial curriculum around the concept of narrative and connections, in which students can bridge together the short excerpts, aka "dots", provided to read intently in class in order to see and understand the bigger picture. Textbooks are compiled, not written and this creates a problem for teachers who are trying to implement the new Common Core literacy standards.…
Type: Resource
The two featured portraits of Revolutionary-era writer John Dickinson next to a book titled “Magna Charta,” can launch an enlightening lesson on the thirteenth-century charter´s influence on America´s founding documents.
Type: Journal article