On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus Disease 2019 (abbreviated as COVID-19) as a pandemic. In response, NCSS created a landing page as a resource for social studies educators, administrators, and professionals to stay informed on the latest updates from the U.S. Department of Education, the current containment status of the pandemic, prevention tips, school closures, and teaching resources for classroom or virtual usage. View the NCSS COVID-19 landing page daily.
Executive Director's Message:
COVID-19 and Our Priorities in Action
Our global society has undergone rapid transformations in how we live, work, and play – all in the span of a few weeks. When I wrap my head around these changes, I begin to wonder which will endure, and how they will impact our civic life, our general human connections, and our roles, responsibilities, and values. Read more.
NCSS Offers Free COVID-19 Webinars
Sign up for new COVID-19 webinars:
When COVID-19 Closes Your School: Ideas and Suggestions for Social Studies Instruction (Tonight!) NCSS President Tina L. Heafner joins inquirED for this special webinar on best practices for online social studies instruction. Register now.
An NCSS Response to COVID-19: A Historic Shift to Online Learning and How to Respond (March 31, 2020) Participants will connect with a panel of NCSS leaders who will share their perspectives and strategies on transitioning social studies to online learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Register here.
More Deadly Than War: How Do We Teach the Lessons of Pandemics — While We Are in One? (April 2, 2020) features Kenneth C. Davis, who will discuss the history of pandemics, focusing on what the Spanish flu pandemic during World War I meant in America and around the world. Register here.
COVID-19 Curricular Resources Published
The World History Digital Education Foundation (WHDEF), in partnership with NCSS, has published a special teaching module focused on COVID-19 for students in grades 9-12. Access here.
ISTE Provides Free
COVID-19 Resources
NCSS supports a coalition of education organizations that is curating free tools, strategies, tips and best practices for teaching online. Learn more.
World101 helps teachers explain the fundamental issues and concepts of international relations, including Globalization, Climate Change, Migration, Global Health, and more. Get started.
NCSS Celebrates Women's History Month and
Irish-American Heritage Month
Celebrate Women's History Month and Irish-American Heritage Month by exploring these articles, recordings, podcasts, and collections from National Council for the Social Studies, StoryCorps, Library of Congress, National Archives, and Visions of Education. Plus, view NCSS's position statement on Supporting Curricular Promotion and Intersectional Valuing of Women in History and Current Events.
Apply to be an Editor for Social Studies and the Young Learner and the Editor Selection Committee
NCSS invites members to become an editor for Social Studies and the Young Learner. The Editor plans issues, solicits articles, organizes the manuscript review process, and cooperates with NCSS publications staff to produce a high-quality journal. Click "Call for Editors" on this page.
NCSS also invites members to serve on the Editor Selection Committee, a virtual volunteer opportunity which will help shape the future of Social Studies and the Young Learner. Click "Call for Expertise" on this page.
Narrow the Knowledge Gap with Natalie Wexler
Learn about the knowledge gap and how to to narrow it from education writer and author Natalie Wexler in a special NCSS webinar on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 7:00 PM EDT. Register for free now!
FREE online mini-course explores the changes to U.S. laws, from Constitutional Amendments to Supreme Court cases, that impacted the course of Civil Rights in the U.S. Sign up: www.izzit.org
