The Social Studies Professional | May 6, 2025 | No. 446

A Message from NCSS President Jennifer Morgan

Dear NCSS Members and Fellow Social Studies Educators,

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Thank you for your unwavering dedication to helping our students grow into engaged, thoughtful global citizens—today and for the future. Your work inspires curiosity, critical thinking, and a commitment to understanding the world around us.

In recent times, we’ve faced countless challenges, but your resilience, creativity, and passion have shown that we are stronger together. If no one has told you recently: Thank you for all you do. Your efforts make a profound difference, and we appreciate you more than words can express.

With gratitude,

Jennifer Morgan

Middle School Social Studies Educator

NCSS President

Free Virtual Conference for Holocaust Education

Registration is open for the 2025 Belfer National Conference for Holocaust Education, taking place June 23-25. Attend sessions that demonstrate how to integrate Holocaust history into both ELA and social studies instruction. Learn how to use classroom resources, find inspiration in new ideas, and grow with peers dedicated to teaching about the Holocaust. Register for free here.

Visions of Education Podcast: Cherokee Storytelling

In episode 212 of Visions of Education, education professor Dan Krutka and high school teacher Michael Milton chat with Traci Sorell about her fiction and nonfiction books for young people. Best-selling author and Cherokee Nation citizen Traci Sorell is a two-time Sibert Medal and Orbis Pictus honoree, and eight of her books have received awards from the American Indian Library Association.
Listen to the Episode Here.
Find Traci's Work Here.

YA Nonfiction at Its Best

From the master of narrative nonfiction, Candace Fleming, comes this true story of murder and betrayal that Kirkus Reviews calls “extraordinary and illuminating.”

Sponsored by Penguin Random House

Free Learning Opportunity: Teaching with Primary Sources

Teaching with Primary Sources Methods Academy Institute

NCSS invites methods professors, doctoral students, and classroom teachers to the NCSS Teaching with Primary Sources Methods Academy Institute, an in-depth experience in using primary sources to create meaningful social studies inquiries. Choose Normal, IL or Denver, CO as your event location and register today. This event is sponsored through a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program.

Save the Date: Smithsonian National Education Summit

The 2025 Smithsonian National Education Summit takes place July 15th–17th, 2025 — offered both virtually for a global audience and in-person in Washington, D.C. Learn More.

Upcoming NCSS Events

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