In just over a month, we will be in Nashville for the103rd NCSS Annual Conference! Follow @NCSSnetwork for highlights and updates on highly anticipated sessions like the ones below. Plus, download the Preview Guide to see everything #NCSS2023 has to offer.
Teaching Voices of a People’s History of the United States in the 21st Century: Documents of Hope and Resistance and Why it Matters
Anthony
Arnove
Jesse
Hagopian
Haley
Pessin
Editors Anthony Arnove, Haley Pessin, and contributor Jesse Hagopian highlight Voices of a People’s History of the United States in the 21st Century as a teaching resource for every classroom. This text from Seven Stories Press brings to life social movements through speeches, essays, poems, and calls to action from Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, Indigenous struggles, immigrant rights activists, the environmental movement, disability justice organizers, and frontline workers during the global pandemic. Learn more.
Vital Issues Panel Imperatives of Queer Resistance: Speaking Back and Troubling Landscapes of Dehumanization and Injustice
Veronika
Electronika
Marisa Richmond
Sarah Calise
J.B.
Mayo
This compelling panel sheds light on the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in Tennessee and across the nation. Hear firsthand from queer representatives spanning K-12 education to the entertainment industry, sharing their personal encounters with injustice and their proactive stand against oppression. Engage in a dialogue on promoting social justice and discover how you can be an ally and advocate for marginalized communities. Learn more.
Nominate Yourself and Others for the DEI Awards
Co-sponsored by NCSS and the Kaur Foundation, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Awards recognize the work of outstanding educators, administrators and institutions to promote inclusion by powering cultural and religious literacy in their classrooms and schools. Further details and criteria on each award may be found here.
As a partner on this program with the Education Development Center (EDC),NCSS is pleased to announce Supporting Readiness through Vital Civic Empowerment (SRVCE), funded by the Department of Defense. Create an account to access this freenew high school civics curriculum that blends inquiry-based civic learning, media literacy education, and exploration of public service careers to prepare high school students to be active citizens.
NCSS Celebrates U.S. Media Literacy Week
October 27, 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET: Register for Free» Looking Forward to It: A Conversation with the National Media Literacy Alliance About Media Literacy in the Year Ahead Speakers:Larry Paska, Susan Friedman, Stephanie Flores-Koulish, Ph.D., Emily Kirkpatrick View a full calendar of Media Literacy Week events here.
View The Session Recording
NCSS Executive Director Lawrence Paska recently spoke at the Flagler College Fall Conference, "The Freedom to Teach: Confronting Complex Themes in Contested Spaces". View the recording of his panel, "Teaching the Truth in Contested Times: What are Educators Experiencing?" here.
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