Walter Parker is Professor of Education and Political Science Emeritus in Seattle. He has been an educator for 42 years, and his expertise is in K-12 social studies.

Reading the highlighted novel about immigrant and LGBTQ+ experiences during a unit on the Cold War can provide a deeper understanding of this period in U.S. history. 

NCSS's greatest resources to advocate the importance of social studies education are our members and Affiliated Councils. Together, we can protect and grow precious teaching time, scarce budgets, and the content and critical thinking skills that are part of instruction. With the best understanding of social studies, our members and Affiliated Councils can develop and deploy relationships to help us advocate for our profession by using the resources below.  

Below are National Council of the Social Studies partners, as well as special projects and coalitions of which NCSS is proud to be a member. Click each logo to be directed to the respective organization's website.    

The College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) is the associated group of NCSS member teacher educators, researchers, and advocates. CUFA is a space for members to gather and promote current scholarships, converse, and collaborate on issues pertaining to social studies teaching, learning, and teacher education. Anyone interested in impacting the direction of social studies research and practice (in both the P-16 context and informal learning contexts) is welcome to join. Concurrent NCSS membership is required.  Membership dues are $60 for regular membership and $15 for student membership…

NCSS is a powerful voice for our members, their profession, and for social studies. We are trusted and respected because, through the strength and breadth of our membership, we have a unique understanding of the challenges our world is facing. Working together, we have the knowledge and expertise to address those challenges and change the way we research and teach social studies and more broadly understand society. Our status as the leading collective and authoritative voice on social studies underpins our ability to advocate on behalf of our members, to represent the interests of the…