Teaching About COVID-19 and Justice

This blog post by history educator Christopher Martell provides inquiry questions and online resources for social studies teachers seeking to teach about COVID-19, focusing on the central question of the role of injustice in people’s experiences during the pandemic.

Christopher C. Martell is an Assistant Professor at the College of Education and Human Development, University of Massachusetts Boston. His research focuses on social studies teachers in urban and multicultural contexts, and how they use culturally sustaining pedagogy, historical inquiry, and teach for social justice.