Examining newspaper articles such as the featured one from 1913 about parents intentionally exposing children to measles can highlight for students the critical connection between science literacy and citizen behavior.

Congress Investigates: Pearl Harbor and 9/11 Congressional Hearing Exhibits Studying the two featured documents in this article will illustrate for students the importance of Congress’s power to investigate as part of a system of checks and balances established by the Founders. A free article by Christine Blackerby from Social Education, September 2011.   A World War II Oral History Project for Eighth Graders This free issue of Middle Level Learning includes "Wandering Behind: Talking About Pearl Harbor" by Daniel J. Ferri; "Oral History Research: Internet Resources and Reports" by…

This 2020 issue of Social Education, marking the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, seeks to broaden understanding of the suffrage story in several ways: by considering the strategies and tactics used by the suffragists to foment their agitation; by acknowledging the ways in which further work was needed to secure voting and other rights for all women; by acknowledging the need for women in positions of political leadership and for stories about their accomplishments; and by placing the U.S. women’s suffrage story within the context of the larger struggle for women’s rights…

March 15, 2022 School districts, the most active battlefield in the American culture wars today, are facing an unprecedented number of calls to remove books from schools and libraries, false claims about “obscenity” invading classrooms, the elimination of teaching about evolution and climate change, challenges to the need for making sense of and critiquing our world in the mathematics classrooms, and legislation redlining teaching about racism in American history. These actions are putting excessive and undue pressure on teachers, who are caught in the crossfire of larger political conflict…

  NCSS is proud to open its Spring Seed Funding Event from March 21, 2019 through April 4, 2019 to grow dollars that provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators! Your tax-deductible contribution will plant the seeds to advocate and build capacity for high-quality social studies instruction and professional development. We invite you to consider investing in NCSS and the brightest future possible for our students and our educators!   This Spring we also help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tinker v. Des Moines. The landmark court case upheld students’…

Join us in celebrating the evolution of the C3 Framework. This session highlights curriculum inquiries and C3-related projects and programs from members of the original Advisory Working Group of Behavioral and Social Science Professional Organizations. This is part of a special NCSS webinar series is a celebration of the C3 Framework’s first decade! Each C3 Framework Inquiry Showcase webinar highlights different organizations and members active in the development and implementation of the C3 Framework. Share in examples of curriculum inquiries, books, professional development programs, or…

Join us in celebrating the evolution of the C3 Framework. This panel discussion highlights curriculum inquiries and C3-related projects and programs from members of the original Task Force of Professional Organizations. This is part of a special NCSS webinar series is a celebration of the C3 Framework’s first decade! Each C3 Framework Inquiry Showcase webinar highlights different organizations and members active in the development and implementation of the C3 Framework. Share in examples of curriculum inquiries, books, professional development programs, or other instructional resources and…

Join us in celebrating the evolution of the C3 Framework. This session highlights curriculum inquiries and C3-related projects and programs from members of the original C3 Framework writing team. This is part of a special NCSS webinar series is a celebration of the C3 Framework’s first decade! Each C3 Framework Inquiry Showcase webinar highlights different organizations and members active in the development and implementation of the C3 Framework. Share in examples of curriculum inquiries, books, professional development programs, or other instructional resources and support (for teachers,…

Join us in celebrating the evolution of the C3 Framework. This session highlights curriculum inquiries and C3-related projects and programs from members of the original Critical Voices who reviewed the C3 Framework prior to its publication. This is part of a special NCSS webinar series is a celebration of the C3 Framework’s first decade! Each C3 Framework Inquiry Showcase webinar highlights different organizations and members active in the development and implementation of the C3 Framework. Share in examples of curriculum inquiries, books, professional development programs, or other…