Social Studies Research
General
Learning Social Studies: An Evidence Based Approach - Provides an overview of best practices in the teaching and learning of social studies.
Speaking Up for Science and Social Studies - Dr. Nell Dukes describes why science and social studies is so important for literacy instructions.
Elementary
Elementary Social Studies: Strategies for Strengthening Teaching and Learning - A white paper describing the problems facing elementary social studies education and works to address these problems.
Content-Specific
How Students Learn: History in the Classroom
Six Proven Practices for Effective Civic Learning
Equity in Social Studies
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in the Early Elementary Classroom
Teaching materials from the Minnesota Historical Society give examples of equity-focused curriculum and classroom instruction.
AEA Social Studies Contacts
| AEA | Name | Social Studies Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Rivers | Keith Halverson | khalverson@centralriversaea.org | https://www.centralriversaea.org/educators/curriculum-instruction-assessment/social-studies/ |
| Grant Wood | Andrea Compton | acompton@gwaea.org | https://www.gwaea.org/educators/content-area-resources/social-studies |
| Great Prairie | Seth Denney | seth.denney@gpaea.org | None |
| Green Hills | Andrea Danker | adanker@ghaea.org | https://sites.google.com/ghaea.org/socialstudies/home |
| Heartland | Alex Glade | aglade@heartlandaea.org | None |
| Keystone | Patricia Lehmann | plehmann@aea1.k12.ia.us | https://www.keystoneaea.org/classroom-support/social-studies |
| Mississippi Bend | Aaron Mauer | amaurer@aea9.k12.ia.us | None |
| Northwest | Judy Sweetman | jsweetman@nwaea.org | https://www.nwaea.org/educators/curriculum-instruction/social-studies/ |
| Prairie Lakes | Rachel Brown | rbrown@plaea.org | None |
Blogs/Social Media
- #sschat
- #iasocialstudies
Blogs
- Doing Social Studies
- History Tech
- National Council for the Social Studies
- National Geographic Education Blog
- Voice from the Field
- Iowa History
Professional Organizations
- Iowa Council for the Social Studies (ICSS)
- Geographic Alliance of Iowa
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- National Council for History Education (NCHE)
- National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)
- American Psychological Association
- American Sociological Association
- Association of American Geographers
- American Association for State and Local History
- American Political Science Association
- Foundation for Teaching Economics
- Center for History and New Media
- Center for Civic Education
- National Center for History in the Schools
- History Relevance Campaign
- Organization of American Historians
- World History Association
- State Historical Society of Iowa