Examining how Black comedians have used satire as a form of resistance can challenge students to think critically about prevalent narratives of Black history.

Join the 9/11 Memorial & Museum for a free evening of music and storytelling with Grammy award-winning songwriters from Nashville on Saturday, December 2. Peek behind the curtain with songwriters Joe Leathers, Stephanie “Steevie” Steeves, and Michael Farren as they share the stories and creative process behind their songs during this musical journey. The program includes a reception, conversation with the artists, and live performances in honor of educators.

A Position Statement of National Council for the Social Studies Approved by the NCSS Board of Directors November 2023 A central belief of the public school system is that all children have the right to an education. This is reflected in the writings of Jefferson and Franklin who argued that a free public education open to all children was a cornerstone of the creation of a thriving and sustainable democracy. A free public education for all is integral to the upholding of the United States’ democratic laws and traditions. Since its foundation, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)…

These articles and resources have been selected from NCSS publications to help you teach about Thanksgiving during Native American Heritage Month. The Mythic Mayflower Compact: What to Commemorate for Year 400 Although many myths have surrounded the Mayflower Compact of 1620, it made a major contribution to the American constitutional tradition by rejecting the concept of a state- sanctioned church. Howard Kaplan, Social Education November/December 2020"Now You Can’t Just Do Nothing: Unsettling the Settler Self within Social Studies Education" Promising practices offer educators opportunities…

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion guide the policies, procedures, and educational practices of NCSS as we engage in collaborative action that values differences and includes underrepresented voices to promote a holistic understanding of humanity, cultures, and the world around us. Diversity is the acknowledgment, acceptance, and appreciation of human differences from a broad range of characteristics and traits, including but not limited to race, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, language, religion, (dis)ability, age, national origin, ethnicity…

The National Archives offers a suite of educational programs through its Civics for All of US initiative that can help deepen students’ understanding of the Bill of Rights and our other founding documents.

Examining the featured map of Clarendon County, S.C., can springboard into a fascinating lesson on geography, racial segregation, and access to school before Brown v. Board of Education.

In this article, the author describes one way to teach about religion in elementary school social studies using the C3 Framework IDM model. The compelling question that guides the lesson focuses specifically on whether Judaism is a race, religion, or ethnicity. Each compelling and supporting question in the lesson is connected to one or more picture books that complicate student understandings of what it means to be Jewish. Students use these texts to develop answers to the questions. Throughout the lesson, students are asked to engage in formative performance tasks, but teachers are also…