Thanks to the introduction to Trello, I am rolling with my free inquiry – Current events in the Social Studies. So far I have identified the following questions that I want to explore:

-How could I use current events as the anchor for teaching all aspects of the social studies curriculum in the classroom?

-Will using current events help make the curriculum relevant for students?

-How have experts (i.e. current best practices) thought about using current events in the classroom?

-How are the teachers at the school where I am observing using current events in the classroom?

Here are a few resources I think I am going to want to check out for this project:

https://www.facinghistory.org

https://www.21socialstudies.com/blog/teaching-history-through-current-events-every-day-can-be-a-current-events-day

https://www.backstoryradio.org

http://www.choices.edu/resources/current.php