Teaching about the American West: Cowgirls

Dime-store novels and Wild West television shows helped construct the stereotypical images of the “white” cowboy and the red-skinned Indian “savages.

The cowboy is viewed as an American icon: rugged rider of the range; champion of the good.

Billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 recovery funds are flowing to American schools.

Clay has been used for many things throughout history, including writing surfaces, money, cooking vessels, and building materials.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted how we have approached educating children.

“The camera doesn’t lie” is often assumed to be true about historical photographs, even though we know that maxim is certainly not true in the twenty-first century.

In the era of big data, social studies classrooms are being transformed in different ways.

March marks Women’s History Month, which is a whole month to celebrate the specific achievements made by women throughout history.

In the primary grades, maps are useful tools to help the young reader put stories into perspective and develop a sense of place.

Adam Smith and his famous book The Wealth of Nations often make lists of things to know about the eighteenth century in economics and history classes.