[Next Course of Study] How will 'Social Studies' change? Breaking away from 'rote memorization and comprehensive coverage' and the deep learning created by 'whit…

IntroductionAs I read through the 'Summary of Deliberations (Draft) for the Next Course of Study, etc.' issued by the ...
Education Week

What Makes for a Good Social Studies Curriculum?

When Ben Zulauf started looking for a social studies curriculum just over two years ago, he wasn’t quite sure where to begin. Zulauf, the director of literacy and social studies in the Cicero School ...
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 ...
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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 ...