To help students develop research skills, the author has drawn on the best ideas of experienced educators and artists.

Learning about how the world's population grew to seven billion helps students understand contemporary challenges and discuss dwindling global resources.

The authors outline two sets of guiding questions that can help students judge the credibility of sources found on the Internet.

Action-oriented projects that address local issues like gang violence, hunger, or school closings can motivate students academically while preparing them to be active citizens in a democracy.

The recommended websites include both traditional world history content and contemporary issues for more effective lessons in global studies.

An excellent way of teaching students to think geographically is to question the logic by which we divide the world into continents.

Eleanor Roosevelt's fearless advocacy of the rights of African Americans, and the public controversy this created, offer students an excellent window into the society and politics of the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.

The featured letter from an emancipated slave to his former master illuminates the historical transition from slavery to freedom and is an excellent resource for classes in both history and literature.

The new Supreme Court case line up promises constitutional fireworks with lawsuits dealing with Medicaid, tracking suspects with a GPS, as well as expletives and nudity on TV.