Lorena Germán, Adeyemi Stembridge, Stephen Lazar, Jen Schwanke and Aubrie Rojee share their ideas on how to handle so-called "controversial" topics in the classroom.

The new "question-of-the-week" is: What are good strategies teachers can use when exploring "controversial" topics?

Jennifer Hesseltine, Kenny McKee, Erik M. Francis, Wayne Journell, and Dave Stuart Jr. contribute their ideas about the Social Studies connection to the Common Core Standards.

Sarah Cooper, Michael Fisher, Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, Jody Passanisi and Eugenia Mora-Flores share their thoughts on the impact of the Common Core Standards on Social Studies classrooms.

The new "question-of-the-week" is: What do the Common Core Standards look like in Social Studies classrooms?

Randi Weingarten, Barnett Berry, Morgan Polikoff, Erik M. Francis, and Jacki Gran write how they believe The Every Student Succeeds Act will affect classroom practice.

The new "question-of-the-week" is: What practical impact do you think The Every Student Succeeds Act will really have in the classroom?

Today's final post in a four-part series on metacognition includes answers from Howard Pitler, Tan Huynh, Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire,John Larmer, Mike Janatovich, Matt Townsley, Thomas Armstrong and Anna Crowe.

Erik M. Francis, Pam Ferrante, Frank Lyman, Kathy Dyer, and Amber Chandler contribute their thoughts on metacognition in the classroom.

Today, Dan Rothstein, Mark Estrada, Diane Friedlaender, Bena Kallick, Allison Zmuda, Donna Wilson, and Amy Benjamin answer the question, "What is metacognition and how do we teach it?"