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President Barack Obama presented the 2010 State of the Union address to Congress on January 27. Here are two resources to help with lessons related to the address.   read more »

Alabama SSCA

President
Mary Lee
(B) 256-852-2557 ex.1269
mlee@madison.k12.al.us

Alaska CSS

President
Todd Heuston
Heuston_Todd@asdk12.org

Arizona CSS

Awards Coordinator
Cheryl Wiens
cheryl-wiens@cox.net

Arkansas CSS

Awards Coordinator
Kristin Mann
kdmann@ualr.edu

California CSS

Executive Director/Secretary
Julie Weaver   read more »

Denver combines 300 days of sunshine, a thriving art and cultural scene, diverse neighborhoods, and the Rocky Mountain backdrop to create the world’s most spectacular playground. Denver’s walkable downtown includes the nation’s second-largest performing arts complex, two new art museums, three sports stadiums, a history museum, a U.S.   read more »

with intermediate stops at Portland, Seattle, Phoenix, Las Cruces, Dallas, Mount Pleasant

When I was a classroom teacher, as I walked to the office from my room I would occasionally gaze out at the traffic and think: Look – people banking, going to the car wash, shopping! You get bound by the four walls sometimes. Many years ago, I heard Al Shanker say that teaching is a profession where you go into your classroom and close the door – for the next 35 years.

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Plan your schedule at the 2009 NCSS Annual Conference by consulting the complete list of conference sessions, listed by day and time, including descriptions, presenters, subjects, and recommended grade levels. Click here to access the list.

Submissions are now being accepted for the Legacy Essay Contest. The Legacy Essay Contest is a partnership of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), the National Education Association (NEA), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and Karz Productions.   read more »

Jere Brophy, Distinguished Professor of teacher education and educational psychology at Michigan State University and long-time NCSS member died October 15. He was 69 years old. Brophy was a leader in the field of teacher education, and was known for his pioneering research on effective teaching. In 2006, Brophy and Janet Alleman were awarded the NCSS Exemplary Research in Social Studies Award for their research on K-3 students’ thinking about social studies topics in their book Children’s Thinking About Cultural Universals.

“As a young teacher in the seventies and eighties, his scholarly work on teacher effects was my first introduction to the applicability of research to the classroom, and greatly influenced my teaching”, wrote Michael Yell, middle school social studies teacher and NCSS Past President. “Professor Brophy’s influence will continue to be felt in social studies classrooms thoughout the country.”

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What are Global and International Education?

Descriptors

The terms global education and international education are used to describe strategies for:   read more »

"You’ll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free."
---President Barack Obama, September 8, 2009   read more »

Teachers can earn one graduate level semester credit for attending the conference through Indiana University. Georgia teachers can earn 1-2 Georgia Professional Learning Units (PLU). For details, visit the credit page.