Birmingham and the Human Costs of Industrialization: Using the C3 Framework to Explore the “Magic City” in the Gilded AgeJeremiah Clabough and John H. Bickford III The 1848 Women’s Rights Convention: Where was Frances Seward?Alan Singer

How to Be an American This article contains two video resources. (also linked below) Judge Lucy Koh: “Be Fully Engaged in Democracy”Karen Korematsu: “You Can Make a Difference” Conflict, Service, and Civic InvolvementSarah K. Anderson

The Global Challenge of Equal Access for Girls to an Education: An Investigation Using Inquiry Heather N. Hagan and Carolyn A. WeberWithin These Halls: In situ Primary Sources in Your Own School Benjamin R. Wellenreiter

Fred Korematsu Speaks Up: Using Nonfiction with the Inquiry Arc of the C3 Framework Kristy Brugar and Jeremiah Clabough

The books that appear in this annotated list were evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee appointed by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled in cooperation with the Children’s Book Council (CBC). NCSS and CBC have cooperated on this annual bibliography since 1972. Books selected for this bibliography were published in 2015 and were written for children in grades K-12. The Book Review Committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or…

Civilians worldwide are increasingly the targets of war crimes. This unprecedented series examines the evolution of postwar justice in investigating genocide, ethnic cleansing and other atrocities, and in prosecuting the perpetrators. (The episodes show March 13, 14, 15). Learn more at http://pbsinternational.org/programs/dead-reckoning.

Teaching resource and background articles on teaching about gun violence from NCSS, members, colleagues, and news outlets: Out of Range: An Interview with Mark Tushnet on the Second Amendment (Looking at the Law) Social Education (Sept. 2007) Tracking Congress: Issues, Interests, and Democracy in Action Social Education (Jan./Feb. 2018) The Atlantic, “Gun Control from Around the World: A Primer.” Overview of the social science and public policies globally (Jan. 12, 2016). The Atlantic, "The Parkland Students Aren't Going Away." The relevance of race in the history of the issue (Feb. 24,…

The year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the Spanish flu epidemic, which killed about one-third of the human population on Earth. We also have, this year, an especially virulent strain of the flue to contend with. How society prepares for, and responds to, infectious diseases is the topic of these teaching resources. Raphael Mazzone and Lee Ann Potter, “Documents Related to the Flu Pandemic of 1918,” Social Education 70, no. 7 (November/December 2006): 393–396. *** As World War I neared its end, a worldwide epidemic claimed more victims than the war itself. The two featured documents…

Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspectives is a free, on-line magazine that includes articles, podcasts, short “milestones,” and Top Ten lists produced by some of America’s leading historians -- and all connecting the past with the present. Origins covers the globe. The magazine is designed for use in high school and college classes in American history, world history, current events, and contemporary politics. It is a joint production of the history departments at Ohio State University and Miami University. You and your students can find it at origins.osu.edu.

The Center on Representative Government at Indiana University has launched "Engaging Congress," an interactive game that uses primary-source documents to explore the workings of American government and the challenges it faces in contemporary society. The app-based game is available to middle school and high school government, history, language arts and social studies programs as a fun tool for teaching the basic tenets of representative government, using documents and materials from the Library of Congress and other sources.The game features five thematic stories: "Fair Is Not Always Equal,"…