Members can form an NCSS Special Interest Community by submitting the form below along with a petition. Those forming a community must include justification for formation of the new community, and the names of at least fifteen NCSS members that support that the formation of the community. Please note: there shall be no duplication of intent, purpose or operation with an existing community.  For approval, the NCSS Board of Directors must be able to determine that the proposed community will provide a service to NCSS and the social studies community it represents.

National Council for the Social Studies' (NCSS) professional development newsletter, Professional Development Monthly (PD Monthly), provides an opportunity for NCSS members to showcase their career achievements or advancements in a special section called "The Dean's List." NCSS encourages all members to submit an announcement to The Dean's List.   Dean's List Submission Guidelines Submissions must come from current NCSS Members. Submissions must relate to a recent (within the last three months) career achievement or advancement. Career achievements must pertain to the successful…

NCSS Position Statement Approved by the NCSS Board of Directors, September 2019 Introduction Americans are presently situated within a political, cultural, and social context where collective values and legal rights are being challenged by those who hold power and privilege. While this is not unique to 2019, it is a time in which we, as a society, must recognize the critical importance of historical accuracy and the need to build the skills necessary to discern facts about who we are collectively and as individuals. This is especially true for LGBT+ individuals, whose rights and histories…

The House of Delegates (HOD) provides a forum for the general membership of NCSS, as represented by state councils, communities, and associated groups, to bring ideas, principles, beliefs, and actions regarding social studies education to the attention of the NCSS Board of Directors. Resolutions are the framework through which the NCSS membership at-large makes recommendations to the Board. Any NCSS member may submit a resolution following the guidelines established in the House of Delegates Manual. Resolutions are debated and voted on during HOD meeting at the NCSS Annual Conference.…