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Autonomy Breeds Change

A Principal's Reflections

History teacher Joe Manzo learned how to use iMovie and created a project on the Vietnam War to engage his students in some of the essential concepts. History teacher Rebecca Millan started her own blog and is now having her students blog as well in Sociology. She also re-wrote the entire Honors English 11 curriculum.

Sociology 407
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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My desire to know exploded.

History 105
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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.

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What Does Blended Learning Look Like in an AP Class?

Catlin Tucker

Can teachers who are teaching an AP course use blended learning models and cover the extensive curriculum? I teach AP Psychology, blended and traditional, at a high school in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. She is a veteran social studies teacher who has taught Sociology, US History, World History, Anthropology, and Psychology.

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Just Another Typical Day

A Principal's Reflections

For years we have embraced the effective integration of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. Millan’s Sociology students learned how to use and create their own blog using Blogger from their Gmail accounts. Groff’s Digital Journalism class researched and wrote stories, as per any other normal day in class.

Sociology 270
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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. government as well.

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Call For Papers: Trauma Informed Anthropology

Teaching Anthropology

How might we recognise and engage with understandings of trauma, and what implications might this have for anthropological research and teaching? This Teaching Anthropology Special Issue will explore approaches to trauma-informed anthropology and to consider key emerging discussions around trauma-informed approaches more broadly.