The Social Studies Professional | September 5, 2023 | No. 406
NCSS Present Wesley Hedgepeth gives a warm welcome to the new school year, and invites you to recognize and nominate your peers during this year's awards season. Let's celebrate excellence!
Apply to serve on an NCSS Awards Subcommittee! Our Awards Subcommittees review nominations and select recipients of NCSS awards and grants. The application deadline is September 15, 2023, and you must be a NCSS member to apply.
Our 1787 Prize Winners
"My name is Julia Betz, and I recently graduated in June 2023 from MAST Academy in Miami, Florida... In September 2023, I will be studying Neuroscience while attending the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Thank you so much for this opportunity, I have always loved the subject of government and politics, but I can attribute my most recent passion for history to my teachers during my senior year."
"My name is Nicholas Valyayev. From a young age, I always had an interest in history, which was heavily encouraged by several fantastic social studies teachers I had throughout my middle and high school careers... Currently, I'm a rising freshman at the College of William & Mary, and I plan to study government with a potential double major in either history or international relations."
My name is Avery Sisson, and I am currently a first year environmental engineering major at Georgia Tech. I’ve been very passionate about environmentalism and sustainability after acting as co-President of my high school’s (Creekview High School) environmental club...I’m incredibly grateful to be selected as a recipient of the 2022-2023 Rho Kappa Scholarship! This award will help and encourage me in my studies as I go through this new and exciting chapter in my life!
High school senior members of Rho Kappa are eligible to apply for the $1,500 grant. Interested in starting a Rho Kappa Charter? Learn more here.
#NCSS2023 Is Coming Up!
We're less than 3 months away from the 103rd NCSS Annual Conference, Social Studies:Working in Harmony for a Better Tomorrow? Don't forget, signing up early nets you savings. Register now, or share this opportunity with your educator network. We'll see you in Tennessee!
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is Here to Help You Teach 9/11
The free 9/11 Anniversary Digital Learning Experience provides first-hand accounts and a live chat with Museum educators who can answer your students’ tough questions. Register now.
Annual European Union Educators' Summit
An opportunity for U.S. educators to participate in the education outreach activities of the Delegation of the EU to the U.S. Participants will be
Teachers, supervisors, and/or administrators of 9th/10th grade students in a classroom or school activity/club; 9-12th graders in Title 1 setting
The National Media Literacy Alliance (NAMLE) is currently running their State of Media Literacy survey to learn how people are teaching media literacy. As a NAMLE member, NCSS encourages you totake this 15 minute survey to build a better, more media literate future for students!
Preparing Future Voters Learning Series
As a proud member of the Teaching for Democracy Alliance, NCSS is pleased to share this opportunity for K-12 school leaders in the US South.Apply here for the chance to attend this 3-part learning series on promoting informed voting education in your communities and receive a $300 stipend. The application deadline is September 22nd, 2023.
A reminder that our NCSS membership messaging platform, CONNECTED, is currently paused for upgrades. We invite you to preview the new platform mid-September to see how it can help you to cultivate community with others here at your professional home, to advocate for social studies with an authoritative voice, and to innovate for tomorrow. If you have questions about how this will affect your summer projects within your Operations Committee, Special Interest Community, or Associated Group, please email Tim Daly, Director of Operations, at tdaly@ncss.org.
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