Published on Mon, 12/16/2024
"Whose Independence?" 5th grade lesson features reflections of the U.S. Declaration, including the 1989 Disabled People's Bill of Rights & Declaration of Independence - Cheryl Anne Amendola - National Middle Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year 2023. Link to slides from the lesson plan.
Published on Sun, 07/07/2024
Leah M. Bueso, University of Illinois Springfield, and Rich Cairn, Emerging America published a groundbreaking foundation and guide to organizing student-led civic engagement projects that are fully accessible to and inclusive of students with disabilities and all learners.
Published on Wed, 03/13/2024
Purchase this new book on Teaching with Primary Sources from Teachers College Press.
Published on Thu, 01/25/2024
Post by Rich Cairn and Ross Newton
"Court cases are great for teaching history because they often deal with concrete details from everyday life."
- Ross Newton, High School History teacher, HEC Academy.
Published on Mon, 12/11/2023
Effective implementation for all learners, especially the 7.5 million Special Education students in the United States, requires careful consideration of accessibility. In particular, educators must pay attention to critical accessibility principles:
Published on Sat, 04/15/2023
High quality social studies education is an essential tool to maintain and advance American democracy. American history teachers follow rigorous professional standards because they understand this enormous responsibility. The organizations and principles below aim to support teacher in the challenging environment that many of them face across the United States today.
Students will practice summarizing interpretations of Freedoms of Speech under
the First Amendment.
This teaching resource is a blog post that receives periodic updates. Its introduction reads, in part:
On this page, we feature resources for teachers of History, Social Studies, and Civics who are designing curriculum in the context of the pandemic, both for students who may be learning from home, and for students navigating a changing environment no matter where teaching and learning happens.
Among these resources are many that provide guidance for increasing the accessibility of digital teaching resources.
Published on Wed, 10/05/2022
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