Do you know what your free speech rights are, in and out of the classroom? Teachers are increasingly facing discipline for voicing unpopular views both inside and outside the classroom. Many states have introduced legislation which seeks to control what perspectives on controversial issues may be presented to students in Social Studies courses.  The program will introduce The National Coalition Against Censorship’s (NCAC) work in support of teachers’ right to free speech. The Coalition is committed to working closely with social studies educators to help them handle challenges to their…

Advocacy for social studies has never been more important. The combination of a deeply polarized country and the continued marginalization of social studies is a recipe for disaster. Although we could argue the continued marginalization of social studies has led to a deeply polarized country but, I digress. Recently, NCSS released an advocacy toolkit to support social studies educators in purposeful and strategic advocacy for social studies in their district/organization, state, and at the federal level. The toolkit includes six modules. Each module includes a set of slides, a notes document…