A teacher at an International Baccalaureate school in Brazil describes how a human rights unit exploring U.S. or UN decisions from multiple viewpoints helped reinvigorate his social studies courses.

These basic tips can help educators obtain travel and research grants and experience some of the best professional development opportunities available.

The 2012 Carter G. Woodson Award winners include books about Native American resistance to assimilation, race relations during World War II, and composer Leonard Bernstein's struggle against anti-Semitism. Center Pullout Section (This file is available for members in the Notable section of the publication archive.) 7703/notable2013.pdf

Examining a well-chosen science fiction film in the classroom can serve as an excellent entry point for exploring the psychological and social effects of technological advancements.

The unusual correspondence between the white author of Gone with the Wind and the president of a black college in Atlanta in the 1940s offers students a unique perspective on segregation.

Two elementary units on the Great Depression and on civil rights illustrate how historical fiction can advancel iteracy while bringing history to life for students.

A class lesson on Walker v. Birmingham, the legal case related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest in Birmingham, can lead to a stimulating exploration of civil disobedience and its role in a democratic society

The 1775 deposition from a militia commander at Lexington, featured in this article, can be used to spark student inquiry about why the American colonials decided to go to war.