Civic Engagement, Primary Sources and Social Studies

Implementing the Inquiry Design Model for Social Studies in a New Jersey Public School: A Journey of Growth and Discovery

C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

That search led us to the Inquiry Design Model (IDM), an approach that shifts Social Studies from rote memorization to deep, student-driven inquiry. Others worried about the complexities of multilingual learners engaging with rigorous primary sources.

Social Studies

Social Studies Public School Primary Sources Civic Engagement

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

This week’s post comes from Thomas Fulbright, current KCSS president and history teacher at Hope Street Academy, a public charter school in Topeka since 2008. Thomas intends “to spend my entire life convincing them how exciting and important history is.” His bio picture is daughter Claire and Thomas meeting President Lincoln.

Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan Charter School History Library

The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Since all of the projects must incorporate primary sources, students learn how to access online archives such as the Hathi Trus t and newspapers.org. Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement. It’s amazing, really beautiful,” she says.

Social Studies

Social Studies Research Archiving American History

Social Studies Network

Implementing the Inquiry Design Model for Social Studies in a New Jersey Public School: A Journey of Growth and Discovery

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

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