National Social Studies Conference Honors Excellence in Teaching and Research SILVER SPRING, Md. (Dec. 1, 2023) – National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is pleased to announce its award-winning social studies educators and researchers for 2023, each of whom were honored today by President Wesley Hedgepeth at the opening ceremony of the 103rd NCSS Annual Conference in Nashville. NCSS Outstanding Teachers of the Year were awarded to educators for demonstrating exceptional ability as a social studies teacher. Teresa Roets from Thornell Road Elementary…

The NCSS Board of Directors has approved the following slate of candidates for the 2023-2024 Board of Directors and Officer elections. The election ballot opens December 4, 2023 and closes January 15, 2024. NCSS members in good standing as of October 15, 2023 are eligible to vote, and will receive instructions and credentials by email for accessing the online ballot starting December 4, 2023.  The slate of nominees presented here was drawn by the Nominations & Elections Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. President-Elect Jennifer Morgan (…

Teachers can engage students in “thinking politically” this election season with these valuable teaching suggestions and best practices.

Inviting students to ponder the meaning of secure elections can launch an important discussion about public trust in election results.

Making media in the social studies classroom is an ideal way to teach students to be truly media literate.

There is no silver bullet for combatting the forces that seek to mislead online, but we can equip students with a digital tool belt stocked with strategies.

The First Amendment provides crucial context and offers a perfect lens for teaching students the skills of accessing, analyzing, and evaluating information.

These articles and resources have been selected from Social Education, Middle Level Learning, and Social Studies and the Young Learner.