Pullout to Accompany

With nearly four decades of NCSS conferences under his belt, the author reflects on the valuable networking and stimulating sessions, and highlights key educational websites from the increasingly technologically-adept exhibits.

Ted EngelmannA close analysis of the Chieu Hoi pass, dropped over areas of Viet Nam to encourage enemy surrender, provides a unique approach to studying the Viet Nam war.

A new National Archives partnership has made thousands of additional federal records available online free of charge.

The highlighted websites offer lesson plans and classroom activities to advance the skills needed in a participatory democracy.

The C3 Framework recognizes that inquiry is at the heart of social studies and that social studies classrooms should develop the ability to apply content knowledge to real-life issues.

C. Frederick RisingerThe author provides a list of innovative projects that bridge the gap between traditional K-12 subject areas and are likely to stimulate student interest and involvement.151

—Diana HessAs policymakers look for an escape route from the controversy about teaching intelligent design as science by passing this hot potato into social studies, are they creating more problems than they can solve?14