Jennifer Carey writes: "In this article, I am highlighting several websites that focus on providing primary sources for educators and students. These sites are all excellent resources for educators in the Social Studies with a broad range of topics: American History, World History, World Religions, Language, Literature, Art, and Politics."  (Image via Wikimedia)

The mission of the Bill of Rights Institute is to educate young people about the words and ideas of America’s Founders, the liberties guaranteed in our Founding documents, and how our Founding principles continue to affect and shape a free society. It is the goal of the Institute to help the next generation understand the freedom and opportunity the Constitution offers. 

Your assignment is to prepare to write an article to accompany the image you were given. Take time to carefully study the image details. Then brainstorm a list of questions you would need answered in order to write the article about this image.

"When I teach history, I look for the perspectives, the agenda, and the spin. I want students to know who’s telling the story and what they want us to believe. This is a challenge for students. It’s far easier to demand a right or a wrong answer."

America in Class® is designed to promote the analytical skills called for in the Common Core State Standards for English language arts and literacy in history and social studies:

identifying and evaluating textual evidence,determining central ideas,understanding the meanings of words,comprehending the structure of a text,recognizing an author’s point of view, andinterpreting content presented in diverse media, including visual images.

There's a cool buzz running through the history education world. Primary sources. Documents. Using evidence. Solving problems. Historical thinking. And that's a good thing. But I know that it can b...

4 Phases of Inquiry-Based Learning: A Guide For Teachers

Wondering how to get your students to use and analyze primary sources instead of their beloved Wikipedia? Here are some great resources for primary sources.

As the new school year starts, there is value in asking all of our middle and high school students (at least) to think about something most will have heard of, but not thought about very deeply. Why?

Search millions of objects in the collections including photographs, artworks, artifacts, scientific specimens, manuscripts, sound records, and transcripts. These represent Art, Design, History, Culture, Science and Technology.