Incorporating the familial economic knowledge and experiences of students in dual language pro-grams can promote social studies learning that is student-centered, relevant, and engaging.

Benjamin F. Jones and Stephen Jackson present distinct perspectives on inquiry-based learning and content-rich pedagogy in the context of South Dakota’s new social studies standards.

A Rho Kappa chapter at your high school provides national recognition for your outstanding students, and encourages an interest in, understanding of, and appreciation for the social studies.  

These recommended books and teaching activities highlight the diversity of Asian American experi-ences and offer a valuable counter narrative to traditional American textbooks.

Examining the featured poem about child labor through a range of disciplinary lenses can spring-board into an engaging lesson on the Progressive Era and social reform movements.

A close look at the featured documents about the Olympics in Nazi Germany can launch an interest-ing lesson about World War II and prompt a student debate about the pros and cons of boycotts as civic action.

The spotlighted documentary about an alliance of farmers, Native Americans, and Japanese Americans defending water rights can be an excellent entry point into a study of the legacy of colonization and an exploration of environmental justice.

The selected Septima Clark Award books cover a range of topics from an animal rescuer in India, a renowned chef of Southern cooking, and the 1975 Icelandic women’s strike.