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

Charles F. WilliamsWhile commentators speculate on emerging Supreme Court ideological trends, Looking at the Law reviews some of the Court’s recent surprising decisions, and looks at upcoming cases.352Teaching with Documents

In this article, we discuss how virtual reality (VR) can be used to provide learning experiences across time and space. After a brief introduction to VR technology, we discuss how VR can be used as a part of College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) inquiry in your elementary classroom, including management, materials, instructional considerations, and lesson examples.

An inquiry-based approach to tackling hard history such as the one outlined in this article helps mitigate the instructional challenges presented by our current political climate.

In this article, the author discusses the work of a public-school teacher in New York City whose commitment to social justice has led to the design and teaching of a lesson that directly addresses the meanings and manifestations of social class with her fourth- and fifth-grade students.

The author's first-hand accounts of war in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan offer a jumping off point for a discussion of human rights and world responsibility in the classroom.

The stories of these four state programs on civic learning will provide educators around the country with valuable information on how to advocate for restoring the civic mission of schools.

An interview with three experts on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty can serve as a jumping off point to explore with students the legal issues surrounding nuclear weapons.

When they work together, teachers may gain rights de facto that they have not yet gained de jure.