Inquiry-based programs where students analyze primary sources, build evidence-based arguments, and take part in rich discussion, in print and digital.
See the Social Studies overviewSee how TCI engages all learners and provides comprehensive teach support to Bring Learning Alive! in K-12 classrooms.
Active learning, teacher-ready lessons, and a high-quality curriculum have always been at the heart of TCI. The new programs are sharper, more consistent, and built as a true K-12 system.
Bring Science Alive! is phenomena-driven and NGSS-aligned. Every unit opens on an anchoring phenomenon, then students investigate it the way scientists do.
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In this lesson from our Bring Science Alive! Weather and Climate program, students create their own wind, build a balloon barometer, and track atmospheric pressure.
Self-paced courses, live events, and opportunities to connect with or lead other educators — support that continues long after implementation week.
Join Brian Thomas and Loyal Frazier on October 20 at 6 pm ET for practical ways to help students evaluate sources and the growing volume of online and AI-generated information.
Research-backed guidance on the questions districts are actually asking — from HQIM adoption to AI in the classroom.
Michael Washington, a 22-year classroom veteran, sees differentiation as how a lesson itself, built through active learning strategies, can reach every student in the room at once.
Built by teachers, for teachers.
Bringing Learning Alive! since 1989.
Megan Forbes is in her 15th year of teaching, and the program bends to how she wants to teach that day. Some days, that's the textbook and interactive notebook. Other days it's a Video Activity.
Access our on-demand webinar library for expert insights, best practices, and practical tips to support your success.
Join Brian Thomas and Loyal Frazier on October 20 at 6 pm ET for practical ways to help students evaluate sources and the growing volume of online and AI-generated information.
Watch the Recording of Digital Literacy in an AI World
Reaching every student is one of the hardest parts of teaching social studies. In this upcoming webinar, we'll share how active learning strategies give students more than one way into the same rigorous content, without rewriting your lessons.
Watch the Recording of How to Reach Every Learner in Social Studies: Active Strategies That Work
In this engaging edWebinar, subject matter experts reveal how well-designed high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) transform passive learning into active discovery.
Watch the Recording of High-Quality Instructional Materials for Deeper Learning in Social Studies
In our most recent webinar, we brought together district leaders to discuss how making time for social studies can boost engagement, expand content coverage, and reinforce reading and writing skills—all within your existing schedule.
Watch the Recording of Social Studies and Literacy: The Dynamic Duo for K–5 Success
This “Teach the 250” edition webinar explores practical ways to teach primary sources at every grade level. Discover how songs, photos, and documents from 250 years ago can make history vivid and accessible to all learners.
Watch the Recording of Primary Sources for Every Learner: Teach the 250 Edition
Our first webinar of 2026 looked at how the Response Group strategy can transform classroom conversation, helping students grapple with complex historical events, consider multiple perspectives, and thoughtfully debate the consequences of public policies.
Watch the Recording of Think Critically, Discuss CivillyOngoing learning opportunities to help teachers elevate their practice and stay current with new educational strategies.
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