How to Use Essential Questions to Focus Instruction in Social Studies

Before we as educators are able to make thinking visible to students we have to first make the processes and procedures of thinking visible to ourselves.

Students not doing the reading assigned for homework seems to be an eternal challenge for every teacher.

“We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us.

“It is no coincidence that, on all four sides, in all four corners, the borders of the Roman Empire stopped where wine could no longer be made.

Students are required to learn several hundred new words each year.

As educators we strive to provide students with hands-on learning opportunities as much as we can.

Let’s face it, ancient history isn’t the easiest subject to get middle and high school students excited about.

“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

I have wondered, especially this past year, why many Americans dislike their government because they think it intrudes on their freedom, and why many Mexicans and Latin Americans mistrust their governments because they think they are corrupt and abuse their power.

This article covers the influence of Catholicism in shaping the form and philosophy of government in Latin America, affecting how Latino students and their families think and feel about government.