The Great Lakes Social Studies Journal (GLSSJ) features practical and research articles on social studies instructional practices, with a particular focus on inquiry. Articles will feature interactive links, videos, and images to bring the practices and research to life. The Michigan Council for the Social Studies launched the GLSSJ in 2021, but has now expanded to include other Great Lakes states—Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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Current Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2 (2025)
Front Matter
From the Editors
Michele Phillips and Linda Doornbos
Articles
Promoting Empathy for the Natural World Through Integrating Social Studies and STEAM
Patrick Keegan and Jessica Ivy
How do Average Citizens Solve Civic Problems? A Lesson from an Interdisciplinary, Inquiry-Based Curriculum
Taylor Hamblin
Teaching about the Michigan PBB Disaster
Jessica Zaker
Lines on a Map, Lives on the Ground: Teaching Borders and Empathy in the Scramble for Africa
Mark T. Johnson
The State of Elementary Social Studies in Michigan
Annie McMahon Whitlock
What Happens When Teaching Mandates Go Your Way? Challenges of Reimagining History Teaching and Curricula in Blue States
Richard Hughes and Sarah Drake Brown
Braving the Storms: The Power of Informal Professional Learning Communities for Social Studies Educators
Heather Nicholson-Bester
Full Issue
The Great Lakes Social Studies Journal Volume 5, Issue 2 Full Issue
Michele Phillips, Linda Doornbos, Edric C. Johnson, Patrick Keegan, Jessica Ivy, Josef Donnelly, Taylor Hamblin, Jessica Zaker, Mark Johnson, Annie Whitlock, Richard L. Hughes, Sarah Drake Brown, and Heather Nicholson-Bester
