Social Education October 2020
Social Education October 2020
Volume:84
Num:5
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The Keys to the White House: Final Prediction for the 2020 Election
The Keys election forecast system predicts a loss for Donald Trump’s reelection bid. Studying the system can give students a more profound understanding of the factors that determine the outcome of a presidential election.
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Research & Practice
Teaching About the 2020 Presidential Election
Teachers can engage students in “thinking politically” this election season with these valuable teaching suggestions and best practices.
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Strongman: The Rise of Dictators and the Fall of Democracy
Teaching students about the history and patterns of authoritarianism can help bolster our own collective awareness of the vulnerability of democracy.
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Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? An Interview with Dr. Alexander Keyssar
This probing discussion of the Electoral College offers new approaches to teaching about this often-perplexing political system.
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Let’s Change Our Narratives about Youth Civic Engagement
By confronting our inaccurate beliefs about youth apathy, we can engage and expand youth voter participation.
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Teaching the C3 Framework
Dining with Democracy: Discussion as Informed Action
A “Dinner with Democracy” event encourages civil discourse, promotes deliberation, and exposes students to different perspectives.
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Lessons on the Law
Supreme Court Check In – Fall 2020
An examination of three recent Supreme Court cases and two that are upcoming can generate stimulating classroom debate on issues ranging from Native American interests to Fourth Amendment rights.
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Sources and Strategies
Enabling Student Wonder to Drive the Exploration of Presidential Papers
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Teaching with Documents
El Punto es Progresar: Examining Slums and the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration
The featured photographs, in conjunction with a New Deal-era report about Puerto Rico, can inspire a provocative classroom debate about the use of terminology, historical vocabulary, and the meaning of “progress.”
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Word Walls in Social Studies: One Solution to the “Vocabulary Conundrum”
Strategically designed word walls can help students build the vocabulary needed to ask and explore important questions in the social studies.
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Research & Practice
Every Place an Historic Place: A Primer
Even without in-person field trips, photographs stored online can stimulate enriching investigations of historic places.
