With the number of global refugees at its highest level since World War II, creating a safe and inclusive school environment for displaced learners is more important than ever.
The highlighted UNHCR teaching materials offer explanations of terminology, facts and figures, lesson plans, and videos for bringing the topic of refugees into the classroom.
As educators, we should combat the culture of low expectations for students coming from difficult backgrounds, but we should also understand the impact of trauma and offer relief.
The facts and statistics outlined in this article can help launch an engaging classroom discussion about myths that pertain to refugees in the United States.
Involving students, particularly resettled refugee youth, in civic issues can help reduce the stress experienced in high school and can foster integration into a new community
Beyond simply encouraging students to vote, we should be providing the foundation for young people to research, speak out, and take informed action locally.
<p>Engaging students in a structured inquiry offers an excellent approach to bridging the tension between a fact-based civics test and inquiry-based learning.</p>
Examining statistical atlases from the nineteenth century offers students a unique opportunity to practice geographic thinking and data literacy skills.
A close look at documents related to the case of Mabel Ping-Hua Lee can serve as a springboard into an engaging classroom lesson on the Chinese Exclusion Act and its impact on the voting rights of women in the United States.
<p>The upcoming anniversaries of the Fifteenth and Nineteenth amendments offer an ideal opportunity to facilitate a classroom debate on whether these suffrage amendments succeeded in guaranteeing the right to vote.</p>
The NCSS Carter G. Woodson Book Award Committee is pleased to present a new award in honor of civil rights pioneer Septima Poinsette Clark for books that reflect the experiences of women.