Social Education November/December 2020
Social Education November/December 2020
Volume:84
Num:6
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Research & Practice
Black History is Not American History: Toward a Framework of Black Historical Consciousness
It’s time to reject historical uniformity and historical integration. Black history has its own historical entry points, historical timelines, and historical perspectives.
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Contextualizing Octavius Catto: Studying a Forgotten Hero who Bridges the Past and Present
Studying the nineteenth-century educator and civil rights leader Octavius Catto can help students move beyond the simplistic U.S. narrative of racial progress to a more complex understanding of race and resistance in America.
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Teaching with Documents
The NAACP Equalization Strategy and the Dismantling of Segregation in Virginia’s Public Schools
Engaging students in an examination of historical segregation in Virginia can ignite an important discussion about the ongoing reality of segregation in the United States today.
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Teaching the Haitian Revolution
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?
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Research & Practice
When Some Students are Undocumented, and Some are Not: Teaching Civics in Mixed-Citizenship Classrooms
Some important concepts and strategies can help social studies educators teach civics in an inclusive manner when not all students in the classroom are formal citizens.
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Lessons on the Law
The Mythic Mayflower Compact: What to Commemorate for Year 400
Although many myths have surrounded the Mayflower Compact of 1620, it made a major contribution to the American constitutional tradition by rejecting the concept of a state-sanctioned church.
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Teaching the C3 Framework
Blueprinting an Inquiry-Based Curriculum: Planning with the Inquiry Design Model
The authors describe five types of inquiry that keep students engaged, promote student agency, and meet the need of teachers for curriculum flexibility.
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Sources and Strategies
Encouraging Student Exploration of Political Symbolism in Suffrage Cartoons
The authors describe five types of inquiry that keep students engaged, promote student agency, and meet the need of teachers for curriculum flexibility.
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Poetry Re-Imagined: Reading and Writing Poetry in the Social Studies
Incorporating poetry into the social studies curriculum can help students develop reading and writing skills while building their content knowledge.
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Point of View
Teaching World History During an Uprising for Racial Justice
One way to facilitate productive classroom discussions about racism and unequal power structures is to engage students in developing the discussion guidelines. This demonstrates respect for students’ needs and a willingness to share power.
