This year, NCSS is pleased to present four summer institutes to keep your professional learning going! We have institutes for K-16 educators, methods professors, and social studies advocates. Preview what's to come and sign up with this edition of TSSP!
Executive Director's Message:
Make a New Resolution
NCSS is pleased to share two vital resources to support your social studies advocacy and leadership: our 2020 House of Delegates (HOD) resolutions approved by the NCSS Board of Directors... Continue reading.
Legislation currently under consideration by numerous state legislatures around the country menaces the academic freedom essential to all classrooms, especially those where history is the focus of discussion and debate. The National Coalition for History, which NCSS is a member of, opposes the passage of so-called “divisive concepts” legislation in these legislatures. Such bills have been introduced in eight states and are designed to limit discussion about racism, sexism, and discrimination in the classroom and/or the workplace. What is especially pernicious about these bills is that they masquerade as legislation defending free speech, but in fact have been purposely designed to curb consideration of subjects controversial and in any way critical of American society and culture. Read the full statement here.
Get inspired at the NCSS Summer Pop-UP! Event. Our sizzling one-day virtual event features rich learning and resources for the hottest topics in social studies. Learn from 24 webinars and four content tracks for just $29! Register.
Register for the NCSS Summer Leadership Institute
July 12-13, 2021
Join us for the NCSS Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) 2021, Think Global - Act Local.As COVID-19 continues to affect us globally and unite us in efforts to combat the pandemic, we have noticed the need to also reconnect locally to create meaningful contributions to our communities. This year’s SLI will showcase ways to build strong connections between NCSS state, regional, and local councils and community organizations who share similar visions to advocate for and promote social studies. Learn more.
Join NCSS and C3 Teachers
For the 2021 IDM Summer Institute
July 19-20, 2021
After a year like none other, our students need the tools of inquiry, and they need us to help them build the confidence to ask and answer the questions before us all. On top of that, more and more states are adopting new standards featuring the C3 Framework and inquiry. The need for designing inquiry learning experiences in social studies is greater than ever!
Join National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and inquirED for a dynamic, two-day virtual exploration of the tools and strategies that educators need to bring inquiry to life in their classrooms and schools. Workshops and sessions will address key inquiry concepts such as generating questions and planning inquiries, facilitating student-led investigations, and designing and implementing informed action projects. Learn more.
Tech + Social Studies LIVE!
In this free virtual conference featuring NCSS Executive Director Lawrence Paska, you will discover interactive techniques, amazing content, fun role-play and so much more. Learn ways to use technology to teach the basic tenets of government, impeaching a president, appointing someone to the Supreme Court, and so much more! See event details.
New Podcast from American Archive of Public Broadcasting
In collaboration with the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, “Presenting the Past” features a series of informed conversations with scholars, educators, industry professionals, researchers, archivists, and others about significant events, issues, and topics documented in the more than 70 years of programming available in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting collection. Listen to episode one here.
PREP Act Introduced
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-01) introduced new legislation to expand access to civics and government education. Learn more.
Free Tools To Teach Budgeting for the Future
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is launching Budgeting for the Future – an interactive suite of tools to educate members of the public and solicit their input about our national budget priorities. Learn more.
Learn About Girl Rising
Girl Rising’s engaging, standards-aligned content has captured the imaginations of educators and young people across the U.S and been used across a range of subjects, grade levels and classroom settings. Join us to learn about these powerful resources.
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