Social Studies

Students care deeply about their schools and communities. They might seem disinterested because they haven't been given the right opportunity to take action.

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.

Educators need to consider numerous issues when trying to implement ethnic studies, including the lack of funding and professional development, and the debate over what content is appropriate to include.

Students can now better explore the state's geography, history, agriculture and natural resources without leaving the classroom.

Civics—a mainstay in public schools for generations, but widely sidelined in recent years—is making a comeback. At the federal level, pending Senate legislation would require federal grant recipients to teach the U.S. Constitution—vital for students to understand the "fundamental principles and values on which our system is based" says Chuck Quigley, executive director for the […]

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2018 Nov. 16-18 New Orleans actfl.org LINK TO MAIN ARTICLE: K12 curriculum roundup: More than words National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 Chicago socialstudies.org Emily Ann Brown is associate editor.