Join us in celebrating the evolution of the C3 Framework. This session highlights curriculum inquiries and C3-related projects and programs from additional 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…

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 Editorial Committee. 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…

Terry L. Cherry It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for…

In July, I published a guest blog in Education Week, “A Summer of Global Learning.” In it, I reflected on the study tours and institutes I saw many of our NCSS members and my friends take this summer to immerse themselves in learning and new adventures. There are so many opportunities now – both at home and abroad – that you could probably spend your entire teaching career filling your summers with a new experience each week and not even find a fraction of them. There are more strong programs, lasting from a single day to a month or longer, than can be listed in a single post. At the start of…

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Unladylike2020 is convening the Where Are the Women? Summit, in partnership with PBS American Masters, WNET, National Women’s History Museum, National Council for the Social Studies, National Council for History Education, National Women’s Hall of Fame, and National Women’s History Alliance, and in collaboration with PBS LearningMedia, with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to investigate why women are vastly underrepresented in U.S. history and social studies curriculum. Inspired by a 2017 report published by the National Women’s History Museum, Where Are The Women? will…

(check local listings) PBS/ Boston Film & Video Productions This is the first film (and companion book) to be produced about the immigrant hospital on Ellis Island. Opened in 1902, the hospital grew to 22 medical buildings that sprawled across two islands adjacent to Ellis Island, the largest port of entry in the United States. Massive and modern, the hospital was America's first line of defense against contagious, often virulent disease. In the era before antibiotics, tens of thousands of immigrant patients were separated from family, detained in the hospital, and healed from illness…

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 Teacher Collaborative Council who reviewed early drafts of 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…

Students can gain important citizenship skills by practicing argumentation and evidence use, examining their own thinking, and speaking to those with whom they disagree.