Students who have the opportunity to construct knowledge, rather than simply reproduce what they have been given, experience far greater learning, engagement, and achievement.

The constraints created by NCLB and under-performing textbooks mean that teachers have to devise new ways to advance education for democracy.

What makes an event worthy of the history textbooks? In this lesson, students study a little-known Civil War battle to broaden their understanding of historical significance.

Faced with the challenge of a school move, eleventh-grade students take on the roles of photographers, mapmakers, researchers, artists and public speakers to help prepare their school community for the transition.

The selected websites provide information and lesson plans for educating students about the looming food crisis, soil degradation, and other natural forces threatening humankind.

Teaching Activity by Tiffany Willey

The documents presented here will help students imagine Baghdad at its height as a hub of civilization under the Abbasid Empire.

The featured letter from a nine-year-old boy to JFK will highlight the need to promote physical fitness in our schools, and can ignite class discussions of issues such as federalism, Title IX, and the overall health of Americans.

Today's educators must deliver instruction that is forward-looking to equip our students with the skills and perspectives needed in this fast-changing world.