89th NCSS Annual Conference

Presented in conjunction with
the Georgia Council for the Social Studies

November 13-15, 2009

Georgia World Congress Center and Omni Hotel at CNN Center

Atlanta, Georgia

Plan now to attend the nation’s largest and most comprehensive social studies professional development conference.

Join more than 3,000 of your peers from across the U.S. and around the world to share the most current knowledge, ideas, research, and expertise in social studies education. With the theme "Dreams and Deeds: The Civic Mission of Schools," the conference will highlight the central role of social studies in our schools: preparing young citizens to make a better world.

As the cradle of the Civil Rights movement and heartbeat of the New South, Atlanta is steeped in history, culture, and new ideas, making it the perfect setting to explore 21st-century social studies education. The 89th NCSS Annual Conference is the social studies professional development conference you cannot afford to miss!

Conference highlights include:

More than 400 sessions on the latest in standards-based social studies instruction at all grade levels

Keynote speakers Representative John Lewis (D-Georgia), civil rights veteran; Maya Soetoro-Ng, peace educator and sister of President Barack Obama; Greg Mortenson, co-author of "Three Cups of Tea"; Eric Foner, Lincoln scholar and Columbia University Professor

Teaching American History grant workshop with TAH Program Lead Alex Stein, and more than 100 U.S. History sessions ideal for TAH grantees

Panel discussions on the current state of the economy, the Civic Mission of Schools, teaching social justice to elementary students through children's literature, and international social studies education

Clinics and tours of the Martin Luther King Historic Site, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Inside CNN, Atlanta History Center, and Ebenezer Baptist Church

Bring five teachers for the price of four!

For more information and to register, click on the conference links above