Examining how Black comedians have used satire as a form of resistance can challenge students to think critically about prevalent narratives of Black history.

In this article, the author considers the use of Asian American digital archives as sources of critical inquiry for the elementary social studies classroom.It includes a brief overview of early South Asian American history, focusing on Punjabi and Bengali migrations, then orients educators to two note-worthy community archives, the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) and the Pioneering Punjabis Digital Archive. A sample lesson on Bhagat Singh Thind, a South Asian pioneer who challenged exclusionary citizenship laws in the twentieth century, is provided. 

Teaching about LGBTQ+ concepts and history helps counter prejudice and creates a classroom environment that is supportive of all students.

The selected websites provide information and lesson plans for educating students about the looming food crisis, soil degradation, and other natural forces threatening humankind.

In this installment of our newest column, a classroom teacher asks how to engage students in informed action when studying the distant past or ancient history.

This special issue of Social Education offers extensive background and teaching activities for incorporating the histories of Asian Americans in the classroom throughout the schoolyear.

The author, who has attended the NCSS annual conference for more than four decades, highlights key websites with outstanding resources from the most recent conference.

After learning about a Polish woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children during World War II, students in Kansas created a play for National History Day that is still being performed today, more than 10 years later.

These recommended websites examine the Common Core Standards Initiative and focus on social studies and citizenship efforts and achievements.

Documents related to baseball players and the military draft can launch a lesson on the American home front during World War I, as the 100th anniversary approaches.