Investigating the featured 1790 Census in the classroom can spark important discussions on who could be included in the original count as well as the role that population count plays with regard to taxation and representation.  

The featured sheet music of the “Constitutional Centennial March,” can ignite student research into the eight individuals featured on the cover, including George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.  

The 103rd NCSS Annual Conference begins with a special program to celebrate the C3 Framework’s 10th anniversary and kick off the main conference program. Join NCSS President Wesley Hedgepeth for his opening Presidential Address outlining a vision for social studies education – and reflecting on the impact of the C3 Framework and social studies inquiry. From there, NCSS Executive Director Lawrence Paska moderates a panel featuring C3 Teachers - the lead writer and senior advisers of the C3 Framework - who will share their experiences in the process of creating the Framework and reflect on the…

Join us in Nashville for the largest annual gathering of K-12 social studies classroom teachers, college and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, district and state social studies supervisors, international educators, and social studies discipline leaders.   

In 1974, after decades of racial segregation and clear evidence of educational disparities, U.S. District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity ordered the Boston Public Schools to integrate through a court-mandated busing plan. Cross-town busing led to an eruption of explosive racial violence that tore the city apart, setting a tragic course for Boston’s children that still reverberates today. Told through rare archival footage and first-person interviews with community leaders and students who took part in the busing plan, THE BUSING BATTLEGROUND is a definitive reexamination of a tumultuous piece…

Schedule a Meeting with a Legislator How to Schedule an Appointment Contact the office 2-4 weeks in advance to arrange a legislative meeting—do not drop by and expect to meet with someone. Email your meeting request and follow up with a phone call and fax. To find your U.S. House Representative visit: https://www.house.gov/representatives To find your U.S. Senators visit: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm. Submit a Meeting Request & Follow-Up  Submit a meeting request via email. It is important to follow-up on that request with a phone call a week…

Promising practices offer educators opportunities to confront the perspective of white settler colonialism that has permeated the study of the history of Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous sovereignty is an essential component of civics education. Historical and contemporary examples of infringements on the sovereign rights of Native nations exist, in part, due to the disregard of tribal sovereignty, nationhood, and citizenship. Given the aims of inquiry leading to informed action, we see a strong fit for using the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework as an entry to instructional planning about Indigenous sovereignty for upper elementary social studies. In this article, the authors outline a four-part unit that incorporates academic keywords, provides a…

A teacher of second-grade students in an economically disadvantaged and racially and linguistically marginalized elementary school, shares her experience carrying out an inquiry-focused lesson about Indigenous People’s Day.  

Student Handouts for reasearching current issues dealing with indigenous sovereigenty.