Social Education November/December 2023
An Inquiry Revolution: The 10th Anniversary of the C3 Framework
Social Education November/December 2023
Special Section:An Inquiry Revolution: The 10th Anniversary of the C3 Framework
Volume:87
Num:6
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Defending History: Educators Stand Up to Protect Virginia’s Social Studies Standards
The story of how Virginia’s educators defended the curriculum on behalf of their students can serve as a model for teachers nationwide in the face of increased efforts to politicize history and social studies education.
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The Hillsdale Effect: South Dakota’s Troubling New Social Studies Standards
South Dakota’s teachers will face difficult challenges of implementation, pedagogy, and content when their state’s new, politically influenced, social studies standards go into effect in 2024.
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Lessons on the Law
The Mighty Commerce Clause: Ebbs and Flows
Exploring the Commerce Clause—a constitutional device used for much more than regulation of commerce—can launch engaging classroom lessons on topics ranging from labor practices, civil rights, environmental policies, and public health.
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Teaching with Documents
Civic Engagement in Primary Sources
The National Archives offers a suite of educational programs through its Civics for All of US initiative that can help deepen students’ understanding of the Bill of Rights and our other founding documents.
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Sources and Strategies
Helping Students Make Deeper Connections to the Local Stories Behind National Desegregation Efforts through Historic Maps
Examining the featured map of Clarendon County, S.C., can springboard into a fascinating lesson on geography, racial segregation, and access to school before Brown v. Board of Education.
An Inquiry Revolution: The 10th Anniversary of the C3 Framework
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The State of the C3 Framework: An Inquiry Revolution in the Making
An increasing number of U.S. states use the inquiry-based C3 Framework when developing new social studies standards, ensuring that more students have the opportunity to engage in ambitious social studies learning.
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The Art of the Blueprint: Inquiry in the Classroom
The one-page blueprint known as the Inquiry Design Model helps teachers outline essential elements of inquiry-based instruction and enables them to plan inquiry experiences for students.
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C3 Teachers: The Heart of the Inquiry
Launched with only 15 teachers to support implementation of the C3 Framework, today C3 Teachers is a network of thousands dedicated to moving social studies in new directions.
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The C3 Framework and the Long History of Inquiry in Social Studies Education
By merging disciplinary inquiry and critical inquiry, the C3 Framework has helped teachers engage students in developing deep content knowledge about issues relevant to their lives.