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Heafner, Tina Lane – Social Education, 2020
This article, which was completed in January 2020, expands the author's presidential address, which was delivered at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference in Austin, Texas, on November 22, 2019. In her address, Heafner discusses the new ecology of social studies and focuses on concerns over the civic health of our…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Activism, Conferences (Gatherings), Speeches
Tavares, Laura – Social Education, 2018
A recent report from the Democracy Project found that "confidence in our governing institutions has been weakening over many years, and key pillars of our democracy, including the rule of law and freedom of the press, are under strain." In the recently published book "The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Global Approach, Foreign Countries
McAvoy, Paula; Lowery, Arine; Wafa, Nada; Byrd, Christy – Social Education, 2020
Jeremy Thomas and Russell McBride are social studies teachers in North Carolina and, until recently, were colleagues at a charter school outside of Raleigh, serving students in grades 6-12. After learning about the Inquiry Design Model (IDM), both teachers implemented it into their classrooms and immediately saw how the blueprint helped deepen…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Inquiry, Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods
Lo, Jane C. – Social Education, 2021
Built as a national effort to promote excellence in history and civics for all learners, Educating for American Democracy (EAD) brought together content experts, civic education organizations, and school district leaders to identify and outline disciplinary concepts that are essential for robust civic education. The EAD steering committee sought…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democracy, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Nader, Ralph – Social Education, 2018
Civic skills need to be practiced to keep the democracy strong, and civic training materials should be exciting and linked to real-world activities. Today, teaching government and social studies can be, must be, about students' real lives. A unit of study on "Tracking Congress" would offer an opportunity to connect civics and government…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Legislators, Democracy, Legislation
Kiesa, Abby; Bueso, Leah; Hodgin, Erica; Kahne, Joe – Social Education, 2022
This article shares lessons from committed and inspirational educators from across the country with whom the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) worked in 2020. Their experiences reinforce that nonpartisan teaching about democracy is possible (i.e., not teaching who to vote for, but rather how the system…
Descriptors: Elections, Teaching Methods, Democracy, Political Attitudes
Sdunzik, Jennifer; Johnson, Chrystal S. – Social Education, 2020
After a 72-year struggle, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote in 1920. Coupled with the Fifteenth Amendment, which extended voting rights to African American men, the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment transformed the power and potency of the American electorate. This article invites the…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Voting, Females
Duncan, Kristen E.; Hoover, Jania – Social Education, 2022
Voter participation in elections is the cornerstone of U.S. democracy, yet there is a history of voter suppression and intimidation tactics that specifically target Black Americans which did not cease in the twenty-first century, it merely transformed. Teachers can help students get ahead of voter suppression efforts by making sure students…
Descriptors: Voting, Deception, Misinformation, United States History
Swan, Kathy; Grant, S. G.; Lee, John; Danner, Andrew; Cartner, Christy; Stringer, Grant – Social Education, 2021
This article examines three examples of inquiry-based curricular loops, each of which focuses on a particular social studies concept. The article begins with a civics teacher (Andrew Danner) who uses a series of structured inquiries highlighting the concept of power as it relates to the three branches of government and the role of citizens in a…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Social Studies, Civics, Teaching Methods
Kahne, Joseph; Cortés, Carlos E. – Social Education, 2023
The authors feel there is a need of a new and different kind of classroom conversation about free speech--one that not only considers the legal and aspirational dimensions but also weighs the practice and impact of speech in daily life. Two factors make this new conversation particularly urgent. First, the avalanche of social media communication,…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Authentic Learning, Democracy
Engebretson, Kathryn E. – Social Education, 2020
The amplification of women's voices and enfranchisement of their rights is a global issue that has gained momentum in the last century alongside the expansion of democracy. Women have seen their political presence increase in recent history, whether it be through suffrage and voting rights, parity of representation in governmental bodies, or…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Global Approach, Females, Citizen Participation
Killham, Jennifer E.; Chandler, Prentice – Social Education, 2016
An examination in the classroom of well-chosen tweets not only illustrates how social media engages citizens in participatory democracy, but can spark enriching debates on current events.
Descriptors: Social Media, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Lucianek, Christine – Social Education, 2014
This article describes a lesson in which students will examine several views expressed by the founders to understand the context for including freedom of the press in the First Amendment. Students will be asked to think about the role that the news media and the need to be an informed citizen continue to play in our democracy. Students will…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Freedom of Speech, Constitutional Law
Pace, Judith L. – Social Education, 2021
With the eruption of political, racial, and pandemic-related conflicts and unprecedented threats to U.S. democracy, educators have raised their voices about the need to teach controversial issues in social studies classrooms. However many teachers feel unprepared to take up this challenging practice. They may also avoid it because they fear loss…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses
Justice, Benjamin; Stanley, Jason – Social Education, 2016
This article discusses how the divisive rhetoric of presidential candidate Donald Trump presents a challenge for teachers covering the presidential primaries in their classrooms. This article discusses democracy and the challenge of demagoguery, as well as pedagogical issues that teachers face while teaching in the time of Trump. The article…
Descriptors: Presidents, Teaching Methods, Democracy, Attribution Theory