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Hello authors, educators, and social studies professionals! We’re looking for writers to submit blog posts on the topics below. If you are interested in writing for us, please follow the steps below to submit a topic. We’ll get in touch in 2-3 days to let you know if you are approved to begin writing.

These topics will change frequently so check back soon if none of the topics appeal to you. You can also submit a pitch on an original topic using the form below, but please make sure it falls within one of our categories: Building a Curriculum, Literacy & Social Studies, Digital Social Studies, U.S. History, World History, Professional Learning, Hands-on & Social Studies, Geography and Social Studies.


1. Choose a topic:

  Due Date
  • Are you a BIPOC? Do you have opinions you’d like to share about representation in education or your personal reflection about the Black Lives Matter movement? (More information here.)
Ongoing
  • Elementary social studies: how do you fit a curriculum into the STEM world?
Ongoing
  • Remote teaching and distance learning: How has this affected your teaching strategies?
Ongoing
  • Using holidays to celebrate diversity and teach global studies in the classroom. Focus on Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo, etc.
Ongoing
  • How can we effectively teach diversity in the classroom and make sure all sides of history are represented equally?

Ongoing

  • Do you have a strong perspective and opinion about current events? How do you incorporate lessons about society and current events into your curriculum?

Ongoing

  • Modernizing your classroom. What modern techniques and resources are useful to help engage students?
12/31/2021
  • College, career, and civic life. How can you effectively prepare your students while utilizing the C3 framework?
12/31/2021
  • What are some creative ways to use a globe in your social studies classroom and in activities in class?
12/31/2021
  • What are some creative ways to expand depth of knowledge in the classroom?
12/31/2021
  • What are some social and emotional activities to use in the social studies classroom to support student well-being?
12/31/2021
  • 8 things only social studies teachers understand
12/31/2021

 

2. Submit your topic

Elementary

  • Maps: Primary: ELS
  • Maps: Primary: Readiness
  • Maps: Primary: Outline World Map
  • Maps: Intermediate: Physical
  • Maps: Intermediate: Political
  • Maps: Intermediate: Continents and Oceans Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Wealth of Countries Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Precipitation Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Temperature Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Time Zones Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Land Use Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Population Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Outline World Map
  • U.S. History:1 Native Americans
  • U.S. History:2 Spanish Explorers
  • U.S. History:3 Explorers
  • U.S. History:4 The Great Exchange
  • U.S. History:5 European Settlements
  • U.S. History:6 Thirteen Britishi Colonies
  • U.S. History:7 Slevery In the Americas
  • U.S. History:8 Revolutionary War
  • State Map

Secondary

  • Maps: Intermediate: Physical
  • Maps: Intermediate: Political
  • Maps: Intermediate: Continents and Oceans Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Wealth of Countries Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Precipitation Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Temperature Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Time Zones Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Land Use Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Population Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Outline World Map
  • Maps: Secondary: Land Use Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Population Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Political Relief
  • Maps: Secondary: Land Cover
  • Maps: Secondary: Scupltural Relief
  • Maps: Secondary: Growing Seasons Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Climate Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Tectonic Plates Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Precipitation Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Outline World Map
  • State Map

U.S. History

  • Native Americans
  • Spanish Explorers
  • Explorers
  • The Great Exchange
  • European Settlements
  • Thirteen British Colonies
  • Slavery in the Americas
  • Revolutionary War
  • American Expansion
  • Explorations of the West
  • Trails West
  • War with Mexico
  • Slavery Divides the Nation
  • Slavery and the Economy
  • Union and Confederacy
  • Civil War
  • Conflicts with Indians
  • Railroads Tansform the West
  • Industrial United States
  • Immigrants 1895–1929
  • World War I in Europe
  • Great Depression and Dust Bowl
  • World War II in Europe 1939–1942
  • World War II in the Pacific 1941–1945
  • Great Migration 1940–1970
  • Korean War
  • Cold War
  • Vietnam War
  • Persian Gulf War
  • A Shifting Population
  • Immigrants Sinve 1970

World History

  • New Babylonian Empire
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Chinese Dynasties
  • Ancient India
  • Athens and Sparta
  • Alexander’s Empire
  • Roman Empire
  • Barbarians and the Roman Empire
  • Silk Road and Eurasian Trade
  • Byzantine Empire
  • Charlemagne’s Frankish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire
  • Spread of Islam
  • World of the Crusades
  • China in the Middle Ages
  • Mongol Conquest
  • Rise and Fall of Shogun Japan
  • Exploration
  • Maya, Aztec, and Inca
  • European Exploration and Land Claims
  • African Empires and States
  • Rise of Ottoman Empire
  • Reformation and Counter Reformation
  • European Trading Empires
  • Rise and Fall of Mughal Empires
  • Independence in the Americas
  • Napoleon’s Europe
  • Europe After the Congress of Vienna
  • Africa Under Foreign Rule
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Cold War
  • World Conflicts Since 1991

Texas

  • Spanish Explorers
  • Western Explorations
  • Trails West
  • War with Mexico
  • Indian Wars
  • Railroads & The West
  • Great Migration
  • population Loss and Growth
  • Native Americans in TX
  • Spanish Settlements
  • Republic of Texas
  • Energy Resources of TX
  • Texas Readiness Map
  • Texas Desk Map
  • Texas State Map