A design experiment illustrates that one way to transform civic learning is to engage young people with civic questions that are timely and relevant to their lives.

Philip E. Molebash and Bernie DodgeThe World Wide Web offers a plethora of resources to engage students; WebQuests and Web Inquiry Projects are two ways teachers can leverage these vast online resources.164

David Hicks, Peter E. Doolittle and E. Thomas EwingThe authors present a strategy for helping students interpret primary sources.226

The early years of National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) set the tone for its later development. Launched to bridge the gap between school teachers and the social sciences, NCSS was conceived by its early leaders as an organization that would provide an umbrella for educators in a variety of academic disciplines. It sought close ties with existing educational associations active in the various social scientific fields. A primary goal for early NCSS officials was to expand the membership as rapidly as possible and the new organization caught on with teachers soon after its…

As social studies teachers, we play an essential role in preparing the next generation with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to become informed and engaged citizens.

What makes an event worthy of the history textbooks? In this lesson, students study a little-known Civil War battle to broaden their understanding of historical significance.

Hearing the personal stories of young people directly impacted on September 11, 2001, can engage and connect today’s students to this important event as we mark the twentieth anniversary.  

Teaching students to make an effective claim is a critical step in establishing a culture of inquiry in the social studies education.