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title: TSSP - The Black History Month Edition (2021)
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The included lesson plans, blogs, and events in this edition are selected resources for teaching black history today and every day!

| View in browser   Sponsored Message   February 9, 2021 \| Number 344 \| e-Newsletter   The Social Studies Professional The Black History Month Edition NCSS Celebrates Black History Month National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is proud to celebrate Black History Month. The included lesson plans, blogs, and events in this edition are selected resources for teaching black history today and every day!   President Wager's Message: Using the New Advocacy Toolkit Advocacy for social studies has never been more important. The combination of a deeply polarized country and the continued marginalization of social studies is a recipe for disaster... Continue reading. See NCSS President Stefanie Wager and NCSS Board of Directors Member Alex Cuenca on YouTube Live from 1-3pm ET on 2/13/21 during the Where Are the Women? Summit.      NCSS Spotlight: Sandy Rattley Executive Producer of Unladylike2020 and Host of Where are the Women? Summit  Sandy Rattley is the executive producer, director and writer for the Unladylike2020 project exploring the underrepresentation of women in the U.S. history curriculum She will also be hosting the upcoming Where are the Women? Summit on YouTube Live Saturday, February 13, 2021. See it live! We asked her about her inspiration for creating the project, what teachers can expect to receive from the summit, and her significant discoveries made while producing the project and event. Read it here.   The summit is presented in partnership with PBS American Masters, National Council for the Social Studies, National Women’s History Museum, and other social studies organizations with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.   NCSS Offers Resources for Black History Month NCSS editors have curated a list of articles and resources from Social Education, Middle Level Learning, and Social Studies and the Young Learner to celebrate Black History. Access it here.   Events and Resources for African American History Month from U.S. Institutions   The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, and other United States institutions have compiled resources and exhibits to celebrate and teach about African Americans who faced adversity to achieve full citizenship. View the journey.   Celebrating Black History with the National Museum of African American History and Culture   Read this blog from the National Museum of African American History and Culture to learn more about Carter G. Woodson and the museum's upcoming events. Read it here.   NCSS Rejects Proposed State Legislation that Bans The 1619 Project and Other Resources   Several states have threatened to cut funding to K-12 schools for using specific curricular resources, such as The 1619 Project. NCSS strongly rejects the development of these proposed bills in state legislatures which are designed to censor specific curricular resources from being used for instruction in K-12 schools. Read the statement.   200+ Hours of Social Studies Available On Demand! The #NCSS2020 Virtual Conference sessions you loved, plus the ones you missed, are now available to attendees on demand until April 30, 2021!  Already have access? Log in here. Need to purchase access? Click here.    Discussing Advocacy with Education Talk Radio NCSS President Stefanie Wager and Executive Director Lawrence M. Paska, Ph.D., discuss advocating against the marginalization of social studies on this week's edition of Education Talk Radio. Listen here.   Lawmakers Push to Ban ‘1619 Project’ From Schools (Edweek; 2/2/21) Republicans on NC Education Board Attack Social Studies Plan (WSOC; 2/2/21) Shepherd Students, Professor Attend Virtual National Social Studies Conference (The Journal; 2/1/21)   Resources & Connections NCSS Professional Learning NCSS COVID-19 Page Start a Rho Kappa Chapter Start a Junior Rho Kappa Chapter   The Social Studies Professional — known as TSSP — is the official e-newsletter of National Council for the Social Studies and is published twice a month.   You are receiving this email as one of your NCSS membership benefits.  To learn more about TSSP, visit http://www.socialstudies.org/publications/tssp.   Editors: Joy Lindsey, Director of Marketing and Membership Andrew Oglander, Digital Marketing Manager   Rachel Barkin, Advertising, rbarkin@townsend-group.com Copyright © 2020 National Council for the Social Studies, All rights reserved. National Council for the Social Studies, 8555 16th Street, Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States, 301-588-1800 Manage preferences |
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