Classroom, One-Time Use Teachers and professors do not need to pay to photocopy materials for small-scale, educational, non-profit purposes. Examples: classroom handouts to public school students; small-group handouts for teachers at a conference seminar or professional development workday; one copy of an article for a colleague. Course Packets There is a charge for material used in course packets sold in college bookstores or sold by the educator. Professors who want to copy materials for course packets should contact the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), Academic Permissions Service,…

National Council for the Social Studies proudly announces the Carter G. Woodson Book Award and Honor Books for 2010. These works have been chosen as the most distinguished social science books depicting ethnicity in the United States for young readers. The awards will be presented at the 90th NCSS Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. 2010 Elementary Winner Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story by Paula Yoo and illustrated by Lin Wang. Published by Lee & Low Books Inc. Elementary Honor Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S…

Please read the guidelines below as you prepare your paper for Social Education, Middle Level Learning, or Social Studies and the Young Learner. Then submit your work online at www.editorialmanager.com/ncssjournals. After registering, you’ll receive an email with a temporary user ID and password. Follow the steps for uploading a manuscript, title page, figures, tables, or graphics.   Social Education, a peer-reviewed journal, invites author submissions of the following kinds: Substantive articles in anthropology, archaeology, civics, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political…

In the fall of 2016, social studies educators were invited to lead an activity in the classroom encouraging students to register for the My College Options College Planning Program. As part of that process, students and educators provided their attitudes and interests related to social studies, as well as their involvement with NCSS. The data analysis and research findings resulting from this process are shared in this report. Over 52,000 students and 800 educators participated in the survey. Students shared their attitudes, perceptions and interests related to social studies. Educators…

Social Studies and the Young Learner: Children as Civic Agents during the Civil Rights Movement The Newest Monument: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Middle Level Learning:The Green Book: Finding Safe Passage in Jim Crow America Social Education: Cloture Motion on 1964 Civil Rights Bill A Street Named for a King: A Lesson in the Politics of Place-Naming The Meaning of Memory: Establishing the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday.…

This webinar provides an open discussion forum about the non-regulatory guidance entitled: "Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants Guidance" released in October by the U.S. Department of Education. Key aspects of this guidance and its recommendations to leverage Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) grant funding for social studies programs are unpacked. Presenters: NCSS Executive Director Lawrence Paska and Linchpin Strategies President Catriona Macdonald.  

President India currently teaches in the History Department of Lakeland High School in Suffolk, Virginia, where she serves as the Department Chairperson and Lead Teacher for U.S. History. She has taught students at all levels from the virtual to inclusion, to Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment, during her 30-year career. In addition, she has served as an Adjunct Professor of History at Paul D. Camp Community College on both the Suffolk and Smithfield campuses for the past 20 years.  A lifelong visitor to Colonial Williamsburg, India joined the Educational Department in 2007 as a writer/…

Terry Cherry is immediate past-president of National Council for the Social Studies. During his previous term on the NCSS Board of Directors (July 2011-June 2014), Terry chaired several board "ad hoc" committees, visited several congressional offices, and was elected to the Executive Board of NCSS.  A high school teacher for the past 20 years, he has served as Educator Advisor for the 6th Floor Museum in Dallas, the Dallas Holocaust Museum and is active with the Educators Advisory Council of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank.   At the local and state level, Terry has chaired various…

Resources from the NCSS Publications Archive to support your continuing instruction. Teaching Controversial IssuesHow Do Teachers' Political Views Influence Teaching about Controversial Issues?Should Schools Teach Students to Vote? YES! Electoral CollegeDemystifying the Electoral College: 12 Frequently Asked QuestionsTeaching about the Electoral College Supreme CourtIdentifying and Teaching against Misconceptions: Six Common Mistakes about the Supreme CourtSelecting Supreme Court Justices: A Dialogue (Looking at the Law) Polling…

Code of Conduct Candidates must adhere to the NCSS Code of Conduct.  Unacceptable Practices Candidates for elected positions in the NCSS and their supporters may not engage in the following campaign practices: They may not use hospitality rooms or any similar event to solicit votes at the annual NCSS conference or the annual conference of any NCSS affiliated or associated organization. They may not use or distribute posters, displays or other materials that promote their candidacy at any social studies conference. Current members of the NCSS Board of Directors and Officers may not …