Collaborative and Leadership Opportunities for Social Studies Professionals
We are pleased to present opportunities for social studies educators, administrators, and professionals to collaborate with your fellow members and colleagues. This TSSP edition shares opportunities to join NCSS Leadership, become a trade book reviewer, and advocate for social studies!
Call for NCSS Vice President and
the Board of Directors Nominations
Nominate yourself or recommend another NCSS member who has experience with advocacy and leadership in social studies education for a position as NCSS Vice President or on to join the NCSS Board of Directors. NCSS encourages all members to recommend possible candidates. Learn more and submit a nomination before the April 15, 2022 deadline.
Sponsored Message
Join us for our 33rd Institute in Abiquiu, New Mexico
Learn Islamic faith, practice, history, and culture. Get resources for teaching. Meet and collaborate with colleagues.
Become a Notable Social Studies Trade Book Reviewer
NCSS is seeking members to serve on our Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Book Committee. The book committee consists of 15 members who review, evaluate, and select social studies trade books for our annual bibliography "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People." Learn the requirements and apply by April 15, 2022.
2022 NCSS Inquiry and Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Institute
June 16 - 17, 2022 | 8:30 - 5 PM ET Daily
NCSS is proud to invite all methods professors to a special, free professional learning institute this summer! You can look forward to:
Receiving a high-level overview and exploring the use of the two online methods texts currently under development;
Learning how to construct social studies inquiries using digital primary sources from the Library of Congress;
Creating model curriculum inquiries using sections of the draft texts; and
Providing critical insights towards enhancing each text prior to their final online publication.
Get engaged with this professional development opportunity! Register today.
NCSS Summer Leadership Institute 2022
July 19-20, 2022
NCSS invites you to join us for our Summer Leadership Institute (SLI), Navigating the Political Landscape of Social Studies. Registration is free for NCSS Members!
You will learn about the current legal and political challenges confronting social studies educators and work collaboratively on approaches, tools, and structures that can be put in place at the classroom, local, state, and national levels to navigate the current political landscape. Register today.
Engage Your Students with the
Democracy 2022 Youth Film Challenge
Civic Life Project is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to empower and advance young adult civic engagement through the use of video storytelling, nurturing democracy for generations to come. Their Democracy 2022 Youth Film Challenge is a global film competition for students to generate civics-oriented videos that ultimately create a groundbreaking movement for young Americans to get engaged in our Democracy and to vote – to bring young people together as a community and provide a digital platform for them to be heard. Learn how your students can win up to $5,000 by creating a short film.
Call for Applications:
Teaching for Equitable Democracy Fellow at CIRCLE
NCSS is a member of the Teaching For Democracy Alliance (TFDA), which is currently seeking a new fellow. This is a part-time position for someone with experience in K-12 civic education to work with TFDA members over the course of the next 10 months. There is a $1,300 monthly stipend for approximately 26-32 hours/month. Apply by March 25, 2022, here.
.png?upscale=true&width=600&upscale=true&name=TSSP-2022-v-final%20(1).png)
-2.jpg?upscale=true&width=752&upscale=true&name=unnamed%20(1)-2.jpg)
