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Social studies

How Chicago’s 200 student voice committees solve problems

In Chicago, students as young as elementary age learn to organize and build civic leadership skills within the district’s 200 student voice committees.

COVID-era SEL means preparing students for the unknown

Clayton County Public Schools near Atlanta has created school-level teams to serve as SEL coaches for teachers as classes resume.

How students can run robotics missions remotely

The shift to online learning did not short circuit students’ ability to embark remotely on some multidisciplinary robotics missions in their Compton USD classrooms this summer. 

Why social-emotional learning must come first when schools reopen

Social-emotional learning will guide students and their teachers in having potentially controversial discussions about their experiences of COVID, the killing of George Floyd and other pressing issues.

How students in Chicago Public Schools make their voices heard

Before Chicago Public Schools steeped itself in student voice, educators there realized their young learners had far more influence on their lives outside the classroom.

Black Lives Matter offers teachers a free social justice curriculum

Black Lives Matter at School offers free K-12 curriculum for teachers covering racism, social justice and diversity as protests over George Floyd's death continue.
Wed Jun 3rd, 2020

How student activism guides future citizenship

Some may grumble that encouraging activism indoctrinates students with certain political beliefs, but experts say civic engagement teaches key skills.

Mon Jan 27th, 2020

How teaching of Native American history is growing

Report: 87% of state history standards do not mention Native American history after 1900, and 27 states make no mention of a single Native American in their K-12 curriculum.

Wed Dec 4th, 2019

Curriculum association news roundup

From student assessment changes and innovative science teaching awards to board appointments and leadership training, here’s what K-12 educators need to know about what’s happening at ACTFL, ACTE, NCSS, NCTM and NSTA.

Tue Nov 19th, 2019

How to harness the power of podcasts

Trucks, and working on them in the Walmart parking lot, is what the boys in Lindsay Johnson’s sixth-period English class mostly wanted to discuss last school year. So Johnson helped the students channel their enthusiasm into a podcast.
Fri Nov 1st, 2019

How civics inspires students to get involved

Students care deeply about their schools and communities. They might seem disinterested because they haven’t been given the right opportunity to take action.
Fri Nov 1st, 2019