A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also rely on left-leaning materials, and a handful have turned to conservative ...

We social studies teachers are going to have our hands full this year with the many state laws restricting what can and cannot be taught. This series is sharing some ideas that might help us all.

In this lesson, students consider what qualifies as a national emergency and decide how much power presidents should have. By Natalie Proulx Students react to news that Britain plans to enfranchise 16 ...

SUNY Cortland professors are teaching during an unprecedented semester created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through all of the challenges, faculty members have stayed dedicated to their craft in attempt ...

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Susan Scheel is in her second year teaching Social Studies at North Ridge Middle School in Danville after working as a ...

An overhaul of what Minnesota's K-12 students learn in social studies classes has gained widespread attention as the state aims to update and expand the subject matter in a particularly heated moment ...

All North Carolina social studies teachers have new guidance for teaching social studies, to complement their new standards, via documents approved by the State Board of Education on Thursday. The ...

The new question of the week is: What are your suggestions for how to make social studies classes culturally responsive? There are so many reasons why we need to make our classes culturally responsive ...

The State Board of Education voted Friday to approve a social studies plan that would teach more Texas history across school grades and deemphasize other subjects like world history, cultures and ...