Prepare for Your Meeting What You Should Know Before You Go Here are some things you should know before you attend your legislative meeting: Who are your Senators? Who represents your district in the House of Representatives (home and school)?​ What is their party affiliation? What are their Committee assignments and do they hold a leadership position within the Senate or House of Representatives? Additionally, it’s helpful to know the following information about your Senator or Representative: Contact information and links to their web and social media pages (official web page,…

  California The 2019-20 issue of the Social Studies Review (SSR) will investigate the theme, Preparing our Students for College, Career, and Civic Life. If you are interested in writing a short article on this topic, please contact the editor of the SSR, Al Rocca. His email is: arocca@simpsonu.edu North Carolina The North Carolina Council for the Social Studies (NCCSS) is excited to announce the launch of our their new website. NCCSS President, Paige Garza, stated that "Our new website provides us with a foundation for  increasing communication and creating more digital…

Do you have a good idea for teaching civics or encouraging students to develop civic dispositions?  Education Week, as part of its ongoing Citizen Z initiative, is looking to gather 100 good ideas for teaching civics. These can be quick lessons, after-school activities, community projects, tips—you name it. We hope to capture short videos of contributors sharing the best of these good ideas during the annual meeting of the National Council for the Social Studies. If your idea is chosen—and you are attending the conference—we will contact you to set up a time for filming. The goal is to create…

Remain Active In order to remain a nationally recognized Rho Kappa chapter, all chapters must: Have a chapter advisor. Induct new members annually (See Selecting and Inducting Members for instructions) Pay a $150 Charter Fee, then a $75 renewal fee annually (the year begins September 1 and ends August 31). Submit an annual chapter report.  Submit an Annual Chapter Report Please click the "download" button at the bottom of this page, complete the induction list, and send it to rhokappa@ncss.org. Inactivity/Loss of Charter Any chapter that fails to submit annually:  Current membership…

About Online Accounts Q: How do I access my online account? A: Chapter advisors can email rhokappa@ncss.org, and your login and password will be emailed to you. Access the Rho Kappa website using your login and password at www.rhokappa.org. Chapter advisors can access their account at www.rhokappa.org. From the left panel, click the link that says ‘Your Rho Kappa Chapter Account’ and enter your username and password. Q: Why can’t I login? A: There are three reasons why you might not be able to log in You’re attempting to log in to the NCSS website,…

Establishing the Chapter Faculty Selection Committee Each chapter needs a Faculty Selection Committee that is responsible for selecting new members, and removing members if warranted. The Faculty Selection Committee shall consist of the chapter advisor and other faculty members within the school. Enrolling New Members Membership in Rho Kappa is an honor bestowed upon students for their accomplishments in the field of social studies and overall academic achievement. Each local chapter assembles a faculty selection committee in the school where the chapter resides to select the memberships…

NCSS Position Statement Approved by the NCSS Board of DirectorsMarch 2019 As young children engage in their play and daily activities, they show a natural interest in the world around them. Early childhood educators may capitalize on these interests and carefully plan a variety of experiences with social studies in mind, cultivating and extending young children’s diverse skills and abilities to form and voice opinions, identify and solve problems, negotiate roles, perceive diversity and inequality, and recognize the consequences of their…

NCSS Position Statement Approved by the NCSS Board of Directors December 2018 “Participatory politics are interactive, peer-based acts through which individuals and groups seek to exert both voice and influence on issues of public concern” (Kahne, et al., 2016, p. 3) Introduction The use of social media saturates the everyday lives of young people, offering complex, rich challenges and opportunities for cultivating their skills with and disposition toward online participatory politics in “a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world ” (National Council for the…

2003 NCSS Resolutions 03-01 Social Studies in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Supported: California, Ohio, New Mexico, Missouri, New York, Kentucky, Illinois, New Hampshire, Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, Oregon, Florida, Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennessee, ATSS/UFT Rationale: NCLB requires that secondary teachers be "highly qualified" in a "core academic" area, which does not currently include social studies. Whereas: The NCSS definition of social studies is: Social Studies is the integrated study of the Social Sciences and the Humanities to promote civic competence. Whereas: NCLB requires that…