Get your copy of this FREE religious studies resource available from Tanenbaum and made possbile by The Sy Syms Foundation. Aligned with the National Curriculum Standard for Social Studies, Religions in My Neighborhood helps teachers instruct students about different religions and respecting others' religious beliefs with lesson plans and extension activities for different types of learners. This resource makes it easier to teach about religion and helps to cultivate global citizens. Hard copies are available for first 30 people!   Learn how to get your free copy from Tanenbaum here.

Learn about gentrification and urban renewal throughout the United States with articles and teaching activities from NCSS peer-reviewed publications Social Education and Social Studies and the Young Learner. Then check out the new exhibit at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum, "A Right to the City," open now through April 20, 2020 in Washington, D.C.  "Investigating a Neighborhood: An Activity Using the C3 Framework," Social Studies and the Young Learner  "Whose Place is This Space? Exploring Place Perceptions and the Cultural Politics of Place through a Field-Based Lesson," Social…

JSTOR Daily publishes new stories daily on historical and news-related topics. All of the stories feature research from the digital library and database JSTOR (which stands for "journal storage"). The organization negotiates the rights to also open up the underlying research (news and journal articles, etc.), so that anyone can download it for free. Visit daily.jstor.org. Here is a sampling of topics and stories from recent JSTOR posts. * JSTOR Daily Celebrates Black History Month (Dozens of stories on African American history, culture, and politics) https://daily.jstor.org/black-history-…

Examine the literary double life of this celebrated author, who wrote scandalous works under a pseudonym. The Alcott family was a hub of antebellum reformist thought in Massachusetts. Led by her father, Amos Bronson Alcott, members of the family advocated radical ideas for the time: Abolition, vegetarianism, women's suffrage, and public education. Some of these ideas echoed in his daughter's narratives. (Elizabeth Marvel and Jane Alexander star in the film). Visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/louisa-may-alcott-the-woman-beh…

SIS offers free social studies—history, sociology and geography—resources to K-12 teachers and students to help them understand the value and everyday use of statistics. These materials include standards-based activities based on a range of historical eras and a variety of topics. Visit www.census.gov/schools to access all of the Census resources for educators. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that statistics-related jobs will increase by more than 30 percent between 2014 and 2024. This research shows that there is a need for greater statistics knowledge in today’s data-driven…

The New York Fed’s Educational Comic Book Series teaches students about basic economic principles and the Federal Reserve’s role in the economic system. Created for educators and students at the middle school, high school, and introductory college levels, the series can help promote economic literacy. The comic books are free, available as download, or as printed classroom sets that are mailed to you. Lesson plans and associated material are also available to help incorporate the content into the classroom. See the series at https://www.newyorkfed.org/outreach-and-education/comic-books…

Registration is now open. The 9/11 Memorial Museum invites teachers and students to participate in "Anniversary in the Schools," a free webinar commemorating the 17th anniversary of 9/11. The webinar, broadcast from inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum, connects students and teachers from around the world with museum staff and guest speakers to learn about the attacks and the importance of commemoration. Participants will be introduced to exhibitions within the museum, hear personal stories about the attacks from first responders and survivors, and have the opportunity to ask questions through a…

With intimate and unprecedented access, Peter Bratt’s documentary "Dolores" tells the story of Dolores Huerta (1930 - ), among the most important, yet least-known, activists in American history. Co-founder of the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez, she tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century.See local listing for exact dates and times of broadcast. For a limited time: "The FULL FILM (1:35:39) | IN DRAMATIC Available until 4/24/2018." This webpage has a 30-sec trailer and 3-min clip: http://www.pbs.org/…

Celebrate Earth Day with these popular resources from Social Education, Middle Level Learning, and Social Studies and the Young Learner.   From Social Education Iftikhar Ahmad, "Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai: Connecting Trees, Civic Education, and Peace," Social Education 69, no. 1 (January/February 2005): 18-22,  Marisa A. Martin, "'Standing': Who Can Sue to Protect the Environment?" (Looking at the Law) Social Education 72, no. 3 (April 2008): 113-117,  Bruce Bustard and Lee Ann Potter, “Photographs from the Environmental Protection Agency’s DOCUMERICA Project,” Social Education…

The Miller Center offers a free, teacher- and student-friendly collection that's about all of the U.S. presidents and key public issues of each period. "Each president's page includes carefully crafted essays by experts, quick facts, presidential speeches, interviews with scholars, relevant publications, and more." Students can read detailed content about the presidents' lives before they came into office, their campaigns, the domestic and foreign issues they faced during their administrations, and their lasting legacy on American history. For example, here is a video about a current…