Lookout Point: Preparing Young People for Longer Lives in an Aging Society Donna P. Couper and Fran Pratt Visiting and Interviewing Older Adults: Service-Learning in the Sixth Grade Alison Parker Using Political Cartoons: An Activity for Students of Every Ability Dwight C. Holliday and Janice A. Grskovic Critical Thinking and Logical Argument James A. Duplass and Dana L. Ziedler Book Review: The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote Lisa L. Owens Aging in America Donna P. Couper and Steven S. Lapham

Cynthia Williams Resor, Exploring Vacation and Etiquette Themes in Social Studies: Primary Source Inquiry for Middle and High School (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017) 134 pages, hardcover $60; paperback and ebook $30. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475831986/Exploring-Vacation-and-Etiquette-… This book "introduces a thematic approach to social history that connects the past to the daily lives of students. Historical overviews of vacation and manners spanning from the ancient world to twentieth century United States provide detailed context for the teacher, emphasize issues related to…

Implementing 25-minute instructional blocks when teaching online can help learners develop stronger inquiry skills and prevent the zombie-like effects of staring nonstop at a screen.

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Walt Whitman’s featured letter on the conditions at a Union army camp when he went in search of his wounded brother can serve as an engaging launch point for a classroom lesson on the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Civil War.

This third installment of our year-long project exploring thematic teaching using trade books at the I-3 Academy in Birmingham, AL addresses the COVID slide and how the students are rebounding and experiencing academic growth. The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on learning has been felt in schools throughout the world. Schools in lower- and middle-income nations report that 70% of ten-year-olds are unable to read; pre-pandemic the number was 53% (UNICEF, 2022). Although the United States is a wealthy nation, we have not been immune to COVID learning slides. States are reporting learning losses…

The results of the featured research study can help teachers become practiced communicators when presenting African American history to their students.

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