Earlier this year, as I picked up my seven-year-old son from school, we discussed the normal parent questions about the day - "How was today? Did you have fun? What did you learn?" After answering these questions, he let me know that yet again, he didn’t have any social studies that day. He paused, and then asked, “Mom, does that mean that people don’t care about the world?”  His question astounded me. He knows I am passionate about social studies and knows what I do for my “day job,” but his question was beyond knowing these facts. It got to the core of what all social studies educators also…

The House of Delegates (HOD) provides a forum for the general membership of NCSS, as represented by state councils, communities, and associated groups, to bring ideas, principles, beliefs, and actions regarding social studies education to the attention of the NCSS Board of Directors. Resolutions are the framework through which the NCSS membership at-large makes recommendations to the Board. Any NCSS member may submit a resolution following the guidelines established in the House of Delegates Manual. Resolutions are debated and voted on during HOD meeting at the NCSS Annual Conference.…

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) presents all members with a free, special virtual screening event of the Amazon original movie, All In: The Fight for Democracy! Date: Thursday, December 17, 2020 Time: 8:00 PM EST (Q&A with Carol Anderson, moderated by Brenda Barr) Register now to receive your special access link to a virtual screening room to watch the film at your convenience! Then, join us on Thursday, December 17 at 8:00 PM EST for a special Q&A about the film with Carol Anderson, the Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair of African American…

In the first article of this issue, “News-Group Fridays: Engaging Students in Current Events,” Natasha C. Murray-Everett and Erin Coffield describe how a teacher educator engaged pre-service teachers in a current event project. The authors describe how news groups were effectively used in a social studies methods course, as well as how a local teacher integrated and adapted news groups to help sixth grade students develop critical literacy skills and become more informed and engaged citizens. Erin M. Casey’s article, “What’s My Favorite Landmark? Investigating Pre-Kindergartener’s Interests…