Social Studies Research and Practice: Volume 16 Issue 2

NCSS Notable Trade Book Lesson PlanMemphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

Takisha Durm

Assessing the sustainability of social studies virtual professional learning communities on social media: a quantitative study of “sense of community”

Matt Hensley

The purpose of this study was to investigate the #SSChat community's recognition of cohesion and shared learning goals within the #SSChat community. Specifically, the author…

Mapping the pandemic: teaching critical map literacy with interactive COVID-19 maps

Alan S. Marcus, Thomas H. Levine

This article helps secondary teachers use online maps about the COVID-19 pandemic to develop students' critical map literacy and digital geographic information literacy while…

A study of elementary teacher’s perspectives on professional development for social studies

Katherine Perrotta

The purpose of this study is to ascertain perspectives from pre-service and in-service elementary teachers about challenges they face when teaching social studies, and how their…

Exploring the impact of interactive read-alouds on student perceptions of women’s history

Alyssa J. Whitford

This study aims to investigate elementary students’ perceptions about women’s roles throughout US history, and the extent to which these perceptions can be challenged or expanded…

Transforming social studies curriculum to integrate a social justice framework

Jacquelynn S. Popp, Josh Montgomery, Jodi Hoard, Cynthia Brock

The purpose of this paper is to empower teachers to engage in a process of curricular transformation to integrate a social justice framework, even if it means starting with small…

Supporting quality social studies instruction: the social studies practices continuum

Susan Erickson, Kerry A. Dunne, Christopher C. Martell

This article presents the social studies practices continuum, which is a tool that supports social studies teachers in implementing inquiry-based practices in their classrooms. It…

Accurate, age-appropriate and sensitive: reconsidering how to teach the Utah Studies fourth grade social studies core

Emma Mecham, Eric J. Newell, Shannon Rhodes, Laura J. Reina, Darren Parry

Using integrated, constructivist and inquiry-based curricular experiences to expand student understanding of historical thinking and exposure to Native perspectives on Utah…