A recent Supreme Court decision legalizing sports betting throughout the United States can serve as an excellent springboard into a lesson on the Tenth Amendment and states' rights.
A personal letter from President Eisenhower to his older brother brings to light a number of issues ripe for classroom exploration ranging from Eisenhower's views on the Constitution to U.S. actions in 1953 aimed at securing access to Iranian oil.
An annotation by Thomas Jefferson in his copy of The Federalist can fuel intriguing questions for student exploration on The Federalist Papers and the meaning of the term federalist.
This special issue of Social Education highlights established methodologies, research, and resources to enhance students' critical thinking and media literacy.
Three educational approaches outlined in this article help young people develop the capacity to judge the accuracy and credibility of online information.
In this assessment, students examine a YouTube video, excerpts from an opinion article, and a webpage screenshot, before answering questions about each source's credibility and point of view.
There is no silver bullet for combatting the forces that seek to mislead online, but we can equip students with a digital tool belt stocked with strategies.
If our students are to become engaged citizens, they must learn to ask questions about accuracy, credibility and bias, and to reflect on their own biases.
When we recognize our own biases and encourage young people to do the same, we help students understand that there is a continuum of options between not trusting anybody and blindly trusting selected experts.
The First Amendment provides crucial context and offers a perfect lens for teaching students the skills of accessing, analyzing, and evaluating information.