How can we design 'good lessons'? --Rethinking social studies classes after reading 'How to Deepen Lesson Planning' by Dr. Eishin Ishii--

When a lesson doesn't go well, what should you reflect on?"Today's lesson didn't go very well..."Sometimes I feel that way ...
Education Week

When It Comes to Social Studies, Elementary Teachers Are on Their Own

Elementary teachers are left largely to their own devices when it comes to social studies instruction, cobbling together materials from different places with little support or guidance from higher-ups ...
EdSurge

The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials ...
Washington Post

Virginia is changing the way it teaches history, social studies. Here’s how.

Over the weekend, the Virginia Department of Education released new standards of learning that, if approved next year, will radically reshape what and how students in the state learn in history and ...
The Conversation

Social studies as ‘neutral?’ That’s a myth, and pressures teachers to avoid contentious issues

With a world literally and figuratively burning around them, high school social studies teachers are charged with engaging students in sensitive topics. Social studies curricula today, for example, is ...