The social studies curriculum provides many opportunities for highlighting ethical issues. Through reflections on history, students can critically explore ethical topics including the factors that led ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What has been the best social studies lesson you have taught and why do you think it was so good? We’ve all taught bad lessons and we’ve all taught good ones. This ...

In 1970, the Sewings were one of the first African-American Families to buy a house in Johnson County. Future social studies students will be introduced to 2020 as the year of coronavirus, distance ...

We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Peter Philpott, age 16. By The Learning Network In this lesson, we walk students ...

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 ...

A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also rely on left-leaning materials, and a handful have turned to conservative ...

Several University of Mount Union education students presented their original lesson plans at the Ohio Council for the Social Studies (OCSS) annual conference in early October. They shared a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Educators think it’s important to teach science and social studies to ...