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Professional Development Monthly

August 30, 2023 | September 2023 Edition (#37)

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Ready for Nashville? The 103rd NCSS Annual Conference, Social Studies: Working in Harmony for a Better Tomorrow will be here in just over 3 months. As we progress towards it, you can look forward to regular social media and e-mail highlights and updates on highly anticipated sessions, such as:

Vital Issues Panel

Building Strong Foundations
The Research Case for Elementary Social Studies

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Shanti Elangovan
Shanti Elangovan is the founder and CEO of inquirED, an education startup focused on ensuring all students have the opportunity to engage in high-quality inquiry-based learning. More...

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Julia Kauffman
Julia H. Kaufman is the Associate Research Department Director for the Behavioral & Policy Sciences Department and  senior policy researcher at RAND. More...

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Natalie Wexler
Natalie Wexler is an education writer and author of The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System—And How to Fix It (Avery 2019). More...

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Sam Wineburg
Sam Wineburg is the founder and Executive Director of the Stanford History Education Group and Stanford's Ph.D. program in History Education. More...

NCSS & InquirED: Fall Webinar Series

Join InquirED and the National Council for the Social Studies as we examine the current state of K–8 social studies and explore efforts to define and implement high-quality instruction. Click each listing below to learn more.

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Visions of Education

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Episode 196

Historical Empathy Through Virtual Reality
Is this the real life? Is this just empathy? In this episode of Visions of Education, Dan Krutka and Michael Milton chat with Timothy Patterson about his article Theory & Research in Social Education, “Virtual reality for the promotion of historical empathy: A mixed-methods analysis", and really everything else you want to know about. Listen here. 

Read the article here. 

Starting Soon! - Upcoming Webinars

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Sep 12 + 14, 7 PM - 8 PM EST. Learn More and Register

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Sep 19, 7 PM - 8 PM EST. Learn More and Register

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Sep 21, 7 PM - 8 PM EST. Learn More and Register

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Sep 26, 7 PM - 8 PM EST. Learn More and Register

Want more webinars? View the full list of upcoming professional learning events here, or browse our On-Demand Video Library at any time.

Upcoming Events, Institutes, Summits

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NCSS is proud to be an Event Partner for this Fall conference for classroom teachers, scholars, journalists, and researchers, hosted September 28 - October 1 at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL. Presenters will share strategies for teaching difficult history, the problems educators encounter, and the importance of their work. Online and In-Person Registration Options.

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NCHE and NCSS are uniting for a fourth virtual Equity Summit on October 7th, in support of our history and social studies educators and students, with a focus on book-banning and censorship. Educators from all levels are welcome to attend. The event is free, but registration is required. Sign Up Now!

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As a NAAEE ee360+ dissemination partner, NCSS is pleased to announce that Registration for the #NAAEE2023 Annual Conference & Research Symposium is now open! Check out the exciting keynotes and pre-conference workshops, and register for this virtual event here. 

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The 2023 TXCSS conference promises to be one you will never forget! Teachers will meet in Houston on October 26-29 at the Royal Sonesta Galleria. This year’s theme, Inquiry and Rigor in Social Studies, focuses on the importance of creating meaningful engagement and learning experiences for students and educators at every level, and content area. Register Now. 

See all NCSS Upcoming Institutes and Programs Here! 

NCSS Associated Group Opportunities

The Mel Miller Social Studies Leadership Award 

A final reminder that nominations for this award are due TOMORROW, September 1st, 2023. Join NSSSA, learn more, and apply!

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