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NCSS Summer InstituteTwenty-six educators took part in the Reading Strategies for Social Studies summer institute, held at Goucher College in Towson, MD, July 14-16, 2008. The institute, taught by NCSS past president Peggy Altoff, celebrated its fifth year with a record number of participants, including current NCSS president, Michael Yell. Public, private, parochial, charter and university educators traveled from Texas and Idaho, from Florida and Connecticut, and many points in between to work with like minded individuals to acquire and practice literacy strategies that can be applied in social studies classrooms. (Visit www.socialstudies.org/workshops/) Pictured participants include (L to R): First row-- Megan Bratsman, Kelly Dougherty, Amy Gignesi, and Erika Schwarting; Second Row- Marilyn Erb, Abbe Andrews, Grace Weissmann, Jacqueline Moore; Third row˜Mike Yell, Valore Williams, Nancy Stratman, Mary Murphy; last row˜Gayle Voyles, Peggy Altoff and Bruce Pendleton. Those not present when the picture was taken include: Tanika Barr, Christina Duron, Angela Gabaldon, Holly Garza, Kim Geveden, Alicia Huerta, Gertrude Karabas, Rita Lopez-Rodriguez, Jose Perez, Carmen Seda, Cara Tarone, and Joe Vellucci.
NCSS Communities Network with other NCSS members to seek advice, share your knowledge, and connect with other members who share your concerns. Go to NCSS Communities to read about what each community is doing. They can now conduct business via e-mail all year long, in addition to meeting at the Annual Conference.
NCSS Annual Conference 2008 Join thousands of your social studies colleagues at the NCSS Annual Conference, this November 14 - 16, 2008, in Houston, TX.  Learn more about the conference
Strengthen Your Credentials Our listings of professional development opportunities -- from workshops to calls for participation -- will keep you connected with your colleagues and your career on track. View the latest listings
Celebrate Excellence! Awards & Grants NCSS recognizes the best in social studies education with award and grant programs that highlight teachers, programs, research, service, and more. Learn more about NCSS awards and grants
State and Regional Councils NCSS supports and affiliates with orgainizations of social studies educators that thrive in most of the 50 United States. Go to www.socialstudies.org/community to learn about regional, state, and local councils and their meetings.
Setting the Standards Expect excellence from your students and yourself. The NCSS standards for curriculum--and teacher education--are the framework used nationwide for educational excellence. NCSS Curriculum Standards NCSS Teacher Standards
Literacy Coaching In response to the need to support adolescents as they acquire and use literacy in and out of school, many districts in the United States are hiring "literacy coaches" to lead school-based professional development of subject area teachers in middle and high schools. In a project supported by the Carnegie Corporation, the International Reading Association has joined with the National Council of Teachers of English, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Council for the Social Studies, and the National Science Teachers Association to publish standards delineating what effective coaches must know and be able to do. Learn more about these Coaching Standards
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