Recently added articles from The Social Studies:
Editor's note.(Reprint)
Jul 01, 2009; ... The world is my lab! That's how I feel as a social studies educator when I travel to distant places to observe firsthand what I have read and taught about this incredible world of ours. Of course, some trips are more memorable than others, and some have been downright transformative. Such ...
"Never Forget the Sacrifice": a visit to Chu Van An High School in Hanoi, Vietnam.(Reprint)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Our Social Studies Education Delegation to Vietnam, a group of American educators sponsored by the Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People International, was well received the afternoon that we visited Chu Van An High School, located in the Ba Dinh District of Hanoi. We were greeted ...
Constructing rubrics and assessing progress collaboratively with social studies students.
Jul 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT. When social studies students have a role in the processes of designing assignments, constructing rubrics, and conducting assessments, they participate in authentic democratic principles relative to their own learning. When given voice, choice, and ownership in their education, ...
Setting out the (un) welcome mat: a portrayal of immigration in state standards for American history.
Jul 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT. This article frames history education as a social construction designed to create a national identity through the inclusion, exclusion, and treatment of various societal groups. Using this lens, the author analyzes curriculum standards from nine states that annually assess ...
Imagining a world beyond genocide: teaching about transitional justice.
Jul 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT. The study of the ways in which societies emerging from violent conflict and repressive regimes achieve peace and reconciliation through forms of transitional justice, such as truth commissions, tribunals, systems of reparations, and memorialization of the past, offers an ...