Classroom, One-Time Use Teachers and professors do not need to pay to photocopy materials for small-scale, educational, non-profit purposes. Examples: classroom handouts to public school students; small-group handouts for teachers at a conference seminar or professional development workday; one copy of an article for a colleague. Course Packets There is a charge for material used in course packets sold in college bookstores or sold by the educator. Professors who want to copy materials for course packets should contact the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), Academic Permissions Service,…

Listen to an exclusive interview with the sister and brother team of Claire and Ralph Nader! These two longtime civic leaders and advocates for social, economic, and legal justice talk with James Damico, Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at Indiana University, about Claire’s recent book, You Are Your Own Best Teacher! Sparking the Curiosity, Imagination, and Intellect of Tweens. In this video, Claire and Ralph cover a range of topics and questions, including: Learning about your body The Commons How to wage peace What does it mean to be smart? Historical…

Published in Social Education November/December 2001 65(6)   Zeina Azzam Seikaly If they find out that the attackers were Arab, will they put us in internment camps like the Japanese in World War II?” An Arab American boy posed this question to his parents in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. His fears were not laid to rest in the week after the tragedy, when hundreds of hate crimes were perpetrated against Arab Americans, both Muslim and Christian. These included verbal and physical attacks, shootings, bomb and death threats, and vandalism against homes, businesses…

If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end. -- Bayard Rustin As president of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), it is my responsibility to communicate directly and transparently with social studies teachers across the United States, to help educators better understand the various positions that NCSS…

Interested in highlighting your work? E-mail tssp@ncss.org!   1. Thank you for agreeing to this interview! Could you tell us about yourself? I am a professor in the division of education & leadership at Western Oregon University, where I have been since 2011. I am also the executive editor of the Oregon Journal of the Social Studies and programs coordinator at the Center for Geography Education in Oregon. Previously, I taught high school social studies for 9 years and am a returned Peace Corps volunteer, having lived with my wife in Surname, South America with…

Read Social EducationOur award-winning journal includes techniques for using materials in the classroom, information on the latest instructional technology, reviews of educational media, research on significant social studies-related topics, and lesson plans. Read about the current issue or download a free sample article. Members can access the online Publications Archive, with issues going back to 1993. Learn How to Submit a Manuscript —and as you prepare course materials, or recall your best lessons, read about Desk Copies and Copyright Requirements…

Watch a 26-minute conversation sponsored by the Albert Shanker Institute and the American Federation of Teachers at http://www.shankerinstitute.org/event/teaching-democratic-citizenship. Two of our nation’s leading public intellectuals, Harvard Professor Danielle Allen and Yale Professor Timothy Snyder, joined American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten in January 2018 to discuss vital questions on the topic of "Teaching Democratic Citizenship When Democracy is at Risk"is the topic. In a letter to James Madison, Thomas Jefferson wrote: "Educate and inform the whole mass…

Elementary from Social Studies and the Young LearnerChildren as Civic Agents during the Civil Rights MovementThe Newest Monument: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National MemorialThe Rosa Parks “Myth”: A Third Grade InvestigationHow Did Slavery Shape My State? Using Inquiry to Explore Kentucky History Middle Level from Middle Level LearningThe Green Book: Finding Safe Passage in Jim Crow AmericaFrederick Douglass, the Constitution, and Slavery: A Classroom DebateHarriet Tubman: Emancipate Yourself! High School…

Professional Development Monthly (PD Monthly) proudly serves NCSS Members once a month with social studies professional development opportunities.Please send your content items for consideration to tssp@ncss.org. General publication guidelines for PD Monthly are listed below. NCSS reserves the right to not publish offers, announcements, or notices that, in NCSS' sole discretion, are not aligned to the NCSS mission or serve members’ interests. PD Monthly will post notices for social studies professional learning opportunities, (conferences, webinars, podcasts, awards, grants, and other…

Guidelines for Contributors to SSYL The goal of Social Studies and the Young Learner is to (a) capture and enthuse elementary teachers across the country and (b) provide relevant and useful information about the teaching of social studies to elementary students. The editor especially encourages submission of manuscripts authored by PK-5 classroom teachers or co-authored by professors and classroom teachers. Currently there are no established issue themes; instead, every issue is open for possible social studies topics. Submitting Your Manuscript Please register at www.editorialmanager.com/…