5 Ways to Teach Disability History in Social Studies Class
Kara Newhouse - KQED - Mind/Shift
In this insightful article, Newhouse explores practical approaches and resources to integrating disability history into teaching about:
- The U.S. Civil War
- Immigration
- Eugenics in the Progressive Era
- Civics
- Education History
She interviews teachers who have taught lessons from the Reform to Equal Rights: K-12 Disability History Curriculum and relates how particular parts of lessons address each topic.
"The students were really intrigued to learn kind of the hard history and the connection to the present." - Ross Newton, history teacher, HEC Academy
MindShift is a regular feature of KQED that explores in depth how teaching is evolving to better meet the needs of students in today's shifting education environment.
