Recent education reforms such as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Common Core standards movement have kept the spotlight on mathematics and reading, overshadowing other vital subjects such ...
The events of 2020 make it clear that violence, racism, vocal extremism and political polarization have risen to a breaking point. There are multiple currents of people moving within the American ...
Learn strategies for teaching citizenship from specialist Helen Blachford – from navigating tricky issues to developing media ...
Who will miss our freedoms if we don't know what they are? About 15 years ago, I began presenting professional-development workshops on student rights, social responsibilities, and how teaching the ...
After 26 years of teaching, I recently retired. So what lessons have I learned? I now believe in teaching good citizenship skills. We need to be taught how to live together to become a wholesome, ...