Students engage in learning best when you give them a voice and orchestrate conversations where they are able to connect their personal experiences with academic content. Aligned to the C3 Framework’s Inquiry Arc, this one-hour webinar introduces a 3-Step teaching method for holding online SEL conversations with claims, counterclaims, and questions, and shows how to connect these conversations with curriculum. Learn a scalable go-to routine and practical tools for starting and managing an online conversation using a famous quote from women’s suffrage pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton- “Truth is…

Race relations in America impact everyone, including its youngest citizens. Since educators play an important role in children’s lives, it often falls to them to help children unpack the complexities of the society they are growing up in. Many teacher preparation programs fail to address race, resulting in a teaching force that feels uncomfortable addressing issues of race and racism. This webinar will provide information and resources for early childhood and elementary teachers to help them understand simple ways to transform their practice by incorporating anti-racist ideas.

More than 70 exhibitors are displaying the latest educational products, programs, services, and travel opportunities at the 2020 NCSS Virtual Conference. Make sure to spend time in the virtual exhibit hall learning about the large array of organizations serving the professional needs of social studies educators. We thank all exhibitors for their commitment and for joining us at the 2020 NCSS Virtual Conference. The virtual exhibit hall remains open and available for all registered attendees through April 30, 2021.  Please make sure to continue to visit all of the offerings long past the…

Advocacy Modules These modules are professional development modules to support a comprehensive approach to advocacy for social studies. Module 1: Advocacy 101 Module 2: Building Your Message Module 3: Creating Your Advocacy Plan Module 4: Advocacy at the State/Local Level Module 5: Advocacy at the Federal Level Module 6: Sustaining Your Advocacy Plan

Advocacy Identifying, embracing, and promoting a cause in order to shape public perception or to effect change that may or may not require changes in the law. Appropriations Bill (federal level) A bill passed by Congress that provides the legal authority for spending U.S. Treasury funds. There are 12 regular annual appropriations bills, each one covering hundreds of programs or spending lines. In the Senate as well as in the House there is one Appropriations subcommittee for each of the 12 bills. In addition, Congress often passes a supplemental appropriations bill midway through the…

Overview Advocacy Modules These modules are professional development modules to support a comprehensive approach to advocacy for social studies. Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Advocacy 101 Build Your Message Creating Your Advocacy Plan Advocacy at the State/ Local Level Advocacy at the Federal Level Sustaining Your Advocacy Plan   These links identify specific resources found within each module and why that document may be useful for…

Join the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) for our Media Literacy Education Town Hall! This open-access event celebrates Media Literacy Week and delves deep into the vital impact of media literacy in social studies. Recommendations for incorporating media literacy skills will be provided. NCSS members and non-members are encouraged to participate. This special program will be moderated by NCSS Executive Director, Dr. Lawrence Paska, and NAMLE Executive Director, Michelle Ciulla Lipkin * Event time shown is Eastern…

Advocacy for social studies has never been more critical. The marginalization of social studies is well documented. This is not news. Social studies educators across the country have been working to impact change, as has our organization. Recently, a bipartisan bill was introduced that would provide 1 billion dollars to support civic education. This is progress. What we need now is what NCSS Past-President Tina Heafner called a “Sputnik moment” for social studies. We need to recognize that “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” As social studies educators, we are the ones closest to this…

The National Council for the Social Studies Board of Directors (“Board”) held its Fall Meeting online from August 22-23, 2020. Below is a summary of their recent actions which support the Strategic Plan. Task Forces, Operations Committees, and Position Statement Reviews The Board reviewed its 12 current Task Forces to study and recommend future actions in key areas; reviewed 2020-21 charges for Operations Committees (including a new Board Vice-Chair position for each); and plans to update 6 current position statements. Upcoming Position Statement Reviews…