Teaching difficult histories has many challenges but it also offers important opportunities.

We must move beyond the “conqueror narratives” of our teaching because the struggles and resistance of colonized peoples are part of our national story.

A featured lesson plan invites students to consider the tension between private wealth and common wealth through a debate on healthcare.

Lisa Prososki/PBS NewsHour ExtraThis lesson plan helps students understand the significance of midterm elections, learn about election issues in depth, and create projects that teach their fellow classmates about selected issues.

The specific scaffolds and strategy instructions outlined in this article will help students engage in the complex task of historical inquiry. 

The recently launched Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Roadmap reflects an awareness of how institutions, including our legal system, have shaped and defined multiple narratives of the American story.  Almost every EAD theme has a legal connection to the law, providing an effective means for student engagement. The author demonstrates how each theme might be incorporated within classrooms using a legal perspective. 

The House of Delegates (HOD) provides a forum for the general membership of NCSS, as represented by state councils, communities, and associated groups, to bring ideas, principles, beliefs, and actions regarding social studies education to the attention of the NCSS Board of Directors. Resolutions are the framework through which the NCSS membership at-large makes recommendations to the Board. Published here are the resolutions approved by the NCSS Board of Directors at its Winter 2019.