Social Education May/June 2022
Social Education May/June 2022
Volume:86
Num:3
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Editor's Notebook
Editor's Notebook May/June 2022
Literature and the arts offer vivid and creative ways of engaging students in many important social studies subjects. In this issue of Social Education, our readers will find valuable suggestions for using these methods to enhance their social studies classes.
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Crip Camp and Rethinking Disability in the Social Studies Classroom
The groundbreaking documentary Crip Camp offers an engaging way for students to examine disability history in the social studies classroom.
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Welcome to Zinctown: Bringing Salt of the Earth (1954) to Your Classroom
The Cold War-era American film Salt of the Earth, which features a Latinx community, centers on a labor strike, interrogates unjust economic systems, and provides an excellent entry point for exploring difficult histories in the classroom.
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Finding Pride: Teaching Trans History in Secondary Social Studies
The authors share their experiences teaching trans history and offer an interactive lesson that highlights trans historical figures in the United States.
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“The Farmer and the Cowman” in the Classroom: From Light-Hearted Hook to Critical Inquiry
Analyzing the lyrics and historical context of a classic Oklahoma! song can deepen student thinking about the multiracial nature of our society and the ways this diversity is often erased.
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The Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 2022
For nearly 50 years, the National Council for the Social Studies has presented the Carter G. Woodson Book Award to texts that accurately and sensitively depict the experience of one or more historically marginalized racial/ethnic groups in the United States. The award originated in 1974, named to honor distinguished scholar Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, the Harvard-trained historian whose scholarship and dedication to making Black History known and visible led to the eventual creation of Black History Month. Texts must be non-fiction, published and set in the United States, written for elementary through high school-aged young people, and must accurately reflect and represent the racial/ethnic group(s) portrayed.
Here are presented the 2022 Carter G. Woodson Book Award winners.
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The Septima Clark Women in Literature Award, 2022
2019, NCSS established the Septima Clark Book Award to recognize notable, high-quality trade books that center on the challenges and accomplishments of women, both in the United States and internationally. The award encourages authors and publishers to create accurate, authentic non-fiction texts for elementary to high school readers portraying women’s experiences.
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Elementary Education
An Expansive Understanding of Peace
Three Lines in a Circle: The Exciting Life of the Peace Symbol
by Michael G. Long; illustrated by Carlos Vélez (Louisville, KY: Flyaway Books, 2021)
This picture book history of the peace symbol can help expand elementary students’ understanding of peace and introduce them to historical peace movements.
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Teaching the C3 Framework
How Do We Discuss Controversial Issues that Confront Injustices?: Three Approaches to Framing Critical Inquiries
Three key discussion options offer social studies teachers a choice of approaches for navigating controversial issues in the classroom.
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Sources and Strategies
Fostering Student Analysis of Newspaper Poetry Related to the Influenza Pandemic of 1918
Examining the featured newspaper poems about the flu pandemic can launch a cross-disciplinary lesson on the historic role poetry has played in raising public awareness about current events.
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Civics Diploma Seals: Energizing Civic Education for Students
High school civics diploma seals offer an excellent means of invigorating students’ civic education and engagement.
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Lessons on the Law
Title IX at 50
A classroom study of the gender-neutral statute known as Title IX can spark an engaging discussion on the law’s impact.
