Social Education October 2022
Social Education October 2022
Volume:86
Num:5
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Teaching the C3 Framework
The Political Immersion Project: Differentiated Experiential Inquiry in Civics Education
Encouraging students to participate in local civic activities for a classroom project enables them to develop real-world connections to social studies content.
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Lessons on the Law
U.S. Supreme Court Check-In: One Monumental Term Rolls Into Another
Examining the recent monumental Supreme Court rulings on abortion, gun rights, and religious freedom can spark important classroom discussions on their legal, political, and social implications.
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How Do We Ensure that Elections are Free and Fair?: An Inquiry-Based Mini-Unit
Teaching students about the U.S. processes and security safeguards that ensure fair elections can foster youth civic engagement and help counter voter suppression.
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Rethinking the Role of Direct Instruction in History Education
Spotlighting a sample lesson on the expansion of Islam in West Africa, the author demonstrates the important role that direct instruction plays in fostering inquiry-based instruction.
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Thinking Like an Activist in the History Classroom
When students learn history through the lenses of political and social movements, they gain a more accurate understanding of the past and how it informs the present.
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Teaching with Documents
From Warm Springs to the White House: FDR, Disability Activism, and the Polio Epidemic
Examining the featured letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to a doctor treating a patient with polio can be an excellent jumping off point into a lesson on FDR, disability rights, and the history of this infectious disease.
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Research & Practice
Deindividualizing Evil and Good in Social Education
Social studies narratives that portray individuals as either heroes or villains not only stifle students’ feelings of civic agency, but they minimize the role of community in creating social change
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Sources and Strategies
Helping Students Build Knowledge with a Photograph and Article Related to an Early Telecommunications Milestone
The featured photograph of Alexander Graham Bell and a related article about the first long distance phone call between New York and Chicago can launch a fascinating lesson on Bell's invention and its impact on history.
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Riding a Humanitarian Bus in Ukraine
A high school history teacher describes her experience on a humanitarian mission in Ukraine and offers a lesson plan for teaching about the war and the experiences of refugees.
