Councils for the social studies on university campuses offer unique services and activities and can be a great support to preservice teachers as they launch their teaching careers.

Students become actively engaged with Holocaust survivors through personal narratives on the USC Shoah Foundation website and can embark on video activities that deepen their comprehension of genocides.

A high school history teacher describes her experience on a humanitarian mission in Ukraine and offers a lesson plan for teaching about the war and the experiences of refugees.

These engaging activities can guide students to confront historic examples of harmful propaganda and help them understand the problem and danger of modern stereotypes.  

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.