At the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee, educators discussed how the culture wars are reshaping their work at a time when simply teaching the subject ...

In this explainer, Education Week breaks down the role social studies and science play in the elementary school classroom, why time is allocated the way it is, and how current policy debates may ...

Effective staging lessons help make a new unit seem relevant to students and also set the stage for critical thinking.

Kaka still covers social studies standards and methods of assessment. But now, she also coaches prospective teachers on how to square best practices in social studies education with the growing ...

The Social Studies Secondary Education Program at the University of Delaware is an outstanding place to learn how to become that teacher! It is a rigorous four-year program that prepares you to gain ...

Starting this fall, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will offer a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the University’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach, Miss. Qualified students ...

The bill from Ohio House Democrats would use existing social studies standards to create a model curriculum that includes more multicultural information and views, while a Republican-backed bill ...

From the founding of the U.S., public schools were seen as a key way to develop an informed, active citizenry. Social studies educators struggle to achieve that goal today.

Starting this fall, the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will offer a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the university’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. Qualified students will ...

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