NCSS is proud to announce Stefanie Wager, a social studies consultant at the Iowa Department of Education in Des Moines, Iowa, began a one-year term as president of the NCSS Board of Directors on July 1, 2020. Please join us in welcoming her! Read her full biography here.
President Wager's First Message to the NCSS Community
Earlier this year, as I picked up my seven-year-old son from school, we discussed the normal parent questions about the day - "How was today? Did you have fun? What did you learn?" After answering these questions, he let me know that again, he didn’t have any social studies that day. Continue reading.
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President Wager Featured on Education Talk Radio
NCSS President Stefanie Wager discussed advocacy, race, equity, and inclusion in social studies with host Larry Jacobs and NCSS Executive Director Lawrence Paska. Listen here.
NCSS Welcomes New Board Members
Please join us in welcoming the following new members to the NCSS Board of Directors: Kristin Ayala, Alex Cuenca, and Tina Ellsworth. Learn more.
NCSS and National Assessment Governing Board
Discuss NAEP and Social Studies
On July 13, 2020, NCSS President Stefanie Wager, NCSS Past President Tina L. Heafner, and NAGB Board Member Patrick Kelly participated in A Conversation on NAEP and Social Studies, a Twitter chat discussing data from the 2018 NAEP Grade 8 social studies assessments. The discussion can be viewed on the NCSS Twitter page. Click here to read the chat.
NCSS and C3 Teachers to Hold Virtual IDM Institute
The IDM Institute introduces the Inquiry Design Model (IDM) and features hands-on opportunities to develop inquiry materials for use in the classroom and to join a larger community of educators who are invigorating their classrooms through inquiry-based teaching and learning. Learn more.
NCSS Signs Letter Urging Funding for ESSA Act
As a member of the COVID-19 Education Coalition, NCSS signed-on to a letter from the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) which urges members of Congress to fully fund Title II-A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These funds support states and districts in providing professional development for educators. Read the letter.
TRSE Receives 2019 Impact Factor
Last year, Theory & Research in Social Education was selected for inclusion in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), which made it eligible for an official impact factor.
Taylor & Francis has informed the staff of Theory and Research in Social Education that the 2019 Impact Factor was 2.351, putting the journal in the top quartile of journals in the field. Please join us in congratulating them!
