Teaching Social Studies to Multilingual Learners in High School

Mark Newman is professor of social science education at National College of Education, National Louis University. He has published books and articles on primary sources, visual culture, geography, and visual literacy. He has directed Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources and National Endowment for the Humanities grants. Newman won the National Louis Distinguished Teaching Award in 2016.Xiaoning Chen is assistant professor of ESL/bilingual education at National College of Education, National Louis University. She has published articles and book chapters on multimodal analysis of visuals in science textbooks, translation issues in dual language children’s literature, and visual literacy and English language learners. Her research focuses on leveraging visuals and visual literacy to provide equitable access to content for multilingual learners. She has directed the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Grant to enhance multilingual students’ engagement in STEM.

Embracing ALL learners in social studies classrooms, Mark Newman and Xiaoning Chen provide important insights into how to make social studies teaching and learning more inclusive, equitable, and engaging. Blending an embrace of students of every background with their visual framework, Teaching Social Studies to Multilingual Learners in High School: Connecting Inquiry and Visual Literacy to Promote Progressive Learning adds important and engaging approaches to every social studies teacher’s toolkit.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Exploring Social StudiesChapter 2. Working with Multilingual Students in High SchoolChapter 3. The Visual Literacy FrameworkChapter 4. Teaching CivicsChapter 5. Teaching U.S. HistoryChapter 6. Teaching World HistoryChapter 7. Teaching GeographyChapter 8. Teaching Economics and Social ScienceAbout the Authors