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Professional Development Monthly

July 31, 2024 | August 2024 Edition (#48)

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Until Next Year: The 2024 NCSS Summer Leadership Institute

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Above: SLI Attendees attend a special tour of the National Rotunda. Click to view our SLI album!

NCSS recently wrapped our 2024 Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. We were proud to host a team of educators from the Puerto Rico Department of Education, as well as leaders from 12 NCSS affiliated councils for this multi-day experience of tours, congressional updates, discussions and networking. Learn more about the Summer Leadership Institute Experience from fellow NCSS members here. 

Hear From The Experts At The 104th NCSS Annual Conference

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As our discounted hotel rooms and flights begin to fill up, our all-star lineup for #NCSS2024 continues to grow. Don't miss your chance to learn from Black Panther writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, documentarian Ken Burns, and more authors, leaders, and activists. Register now to take advantage of our special advance rates, or check your eligibility for a First-Timer Scholarship. 

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Zany & Brainy Nonfiction from Dr. Seuss

Foster a love of reading and learning with Dr. Seuss’s the Cat in the Hat Learning Library. With rhyming text, these zany nonfiction books are perfect for curious young minds. 
Sponsored by Random House Children's Books.

Free August 14 Webinar on the Power of Public Policy

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Join NCSS Partner Institute for Humane Education (IHE) for a timely, energizing webinar packed with powerful civic tools and takeaways from Zoe Weil's new book The Solutionary Way. You’ll leave with a toolbox of strategies to impact public policy and help write the next chapter of good, just history no matter who wins in November! Register here.

 

The IHE is also now accepting applications for a free Solutionary Micro-Credential Course for Social Studies Educators.

Through this 12 week online professional learning opportunity, educators will:

  • Learn how to transform their classrooms with strategies to increase curiosity, compassion, inspiration, and engagement,
  • Learn how to empower students to become skilled and hopeful solutionary changemakers,
  • Meet other motivated social studies teachers, and
  • Become a part of an expanded learning community

Apply here. 

New Episode: Visions of Education Podcast

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In episode 207, Dan and Michael chat with Tadashi Dozono about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Eugenic ideology and the world history curriculum: How eugenic beliefs structure narratives of development and modernity.”
Listen here.
Read the TRSE article here. 

2024 Nominations: NSSLA Mel Miller Leader of the Year Award

The NSSLA Board of Directors established the Outstanding Social Studies Leader Award to recognize members who best exemplify the leadership qualities of a social studies professional. Submit a nomination at socialstudiesleaders.org by August 15, 2024. Learn more about the award qualification process here. 

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Zany & Brainy Nonfiction from Dr. Seuss

Foster a love of reading and learning with Dr. Seuss’s the Cat in the Hat Learning Library. With rhyming text, these zany nonfiction books are perfect for curious young minds. 
Sponsored by Random House Children's Books.

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