Social Education September 2010
Social Education September 2010
Volume:74
Num:4
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Editors Notebook
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The New World of Campaign Finance
The upcoming midterm elections offer a prime opportunity to study the effects of money and politics following the recent Supreme Court campaign finance decision.
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Advocating for Abolition: Staging an Abolitionist Society Convention
This simulation illustrates for students that the most complex debates in American history are not necessarily between those for and against social change, but among those who agree on the goal, but disagree on the means.
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A Different Way of Viewing History Teaching: Balancing Competing Intellectual Challenges
Focusing on three intellectual challenges at the core of historical understanding—time; scale; and pattern—will help teachers promote a more meaningful understanding of history for students.
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What I Learned (And Didn't) At NCSS 2009
These noteworthy Web 2.0 resources and software demonstrated at the NCSS annual meeting will help teachers design stimulating projects, courses, and curricula.
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Grab 'em While They're Young (Before They Become Disillusioned and Cynical)!
Three new lessons plans—for the elementary, middle, and high school levels—will help actively engage students in the upcoming election process.
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Education or Indoctrination? The Development of Social Studies Standards in Texas
At a public hearing before the final vote on the Texas standards, NCSS's president elect makes a plea for social studies standards that allow students to examine a range of viewpoints and come to independent conclusions.
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Excerpts from the Revised Social Studies Standards
NCSS is about to publish National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: A Framework for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. These revised national standards continue to be based on the ten themes of social studies, but offer a stronger focus than the original standards on Purposes, Questions for Exploration, Knowledge, Processes, and Products.
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The Revised NCSS Standards: Ideas for the Classroom Teacher
The revised social studies standards offer invaluable strategies for teachers to plan powerful units and create engaging lessons.
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Using the NCSS National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: A Framework for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment to Meet State Social Studies Standards
The revised national standards are a great framework for meeting state standards while making learning relevant and meaningful for students.
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Using Social Studies Themes to Investigate Modern Egypt
The topics described here will help refocus the study of Egypt to expand students' perceptions of Egyptian history and introduce contemporary society.