Power Basics: Empowering Diverse Learners in Social Studies

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr.

Have you ever found yourself looking out the car window as you drive to visit family, take the kids to the beach, or even just to go grocery shopping? Have you wondered about how geographically different it might have been in the past? Maybe you wondered how history shaped the present or how the geography […]

The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Pride Month is a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, recognizing the struggles and achievements of those who have fought for equality and acceptance.

Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, is a significant holiday in the United States dedicated to honoring the men and women who have died in military service to the country.

Revolutions: they change the world and they can create and destroy entire nations or societies.

March marks Women’s History Month, which is a whole month to celebrate the specific achievements made by women throughout history, but these accomplishments can be highlighted throughout curricula all school year long! While there are many historical contributions of women that teachers can highlight, consider taking a multi-disciplinary approach and celebrate women in science.

As an effort to support our Social Studies School Service community of administrators and educators, we are now providing reflections from our webinars.

The Holocaust was a genocide perpetrated by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party where over 12 million people (Jewish and non-Jewish) were killed, and millions more were forced into hiding.