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Social studies

Why social studies instruction may not be coming to the rescue

Matt Zalaznick -
Those hoping that more rigorous social studies instruction in K12 will heal some of the nation's political divisions may be discouraged by what researchers have found in U.S. elementary schools.

Black children come from genius: How to teach Black history joyfully

Gholdy Muhammad -
Five approaches to teaching Black history that unearth our children’s joy by considering their happiness, wellness, beauty, and advocacy.

AP African American Studies course shrinks in scope after outcry

Matt Zalaznick -
Many Black scholars associated with critical race theory, the queer experience, and Black feminism have been removed—along with Black Lives Matter—from the official curriculum, The New York Times reported.

If ChatGPT were a high school student, how would it perform? Let’s find out

Micah Ward -
Out of curiosity, we asked the chatbot to perform several tasks that your average high school student might be given in the subjects of history, writing and math. Needless to say, it outdid itself.

How teaching climate change can be ideal for student engagement

Matt Zalaznick -
It's hands-on, multidisciplinary and has real-world impacts: Teaching climate change appears to tick all the boxes for effective instruction.

How student-focused instruction is working wonders for these districts

Matt Zalaznick -
Allowing students to schedule their own days, grouping them by achievement rather than grade level, and offering them "real life" experiences—such as running an in-school store—are turning out to be extremely successful.

Teachers rank the 10 main reasons to teach civics and citizenship

Matt Zalaznick -
Preparing students for future political engagement ranked last when teachers were asked why civics and citizenship education is necessary; critical and independent thinking top the list.

3 ways an honest history education can heal a fractured country

Fred Fransen -
When done right, American history instruction creates independent thinkers and respectful debaters.

Are K-12 education politics cooling off?

Matt Zalaznick -
There are signs that some of the fury that has boiled up around education politics is beginning to ebb as most schools leave masks and other COVID safety precautions behind.

Research backs these 8 strategies for building reading skills in young students

Matt Zalaznick -
Developing reading comprehension skills in the early grades has been long seen as one of the keys–if not the key–to students' future academic success. What has not been as clear are the best ways to build that capacity.

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