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2019 IDM Summer Institute
Join NCSS and C3 Teachers, for hands-on opportunities to develop inquiry materials for use in your classroom, and the tools and connections you need need to deliver your own IDM workshop in your school.
2019 NCSS Summer Leadership Collaborative

July 15–18

Join us to discuss the role social studies can play in safeguarding democracy, bridging partisan divides, encouraging critical inquiry, promoting civil discourse, and inspiring civic action.
Registration is Open
Attend the largest annual gathering of 3,500 social studies teachers, administrators, and professionals for over 600 workshops. National Council for the Social Studies, National Council for Geographic Education, and Texas Council for the Social Studies are co-located under one roof!
Middle Level Learning May/June 2019

Civil War Drummer Boys: Integrating Music into Social Studies
Jing A. Williams, Deborah Check Reeves, and Paige M. Wright

Mission Impossible: Turning Essays on Enduring Issues into Respectful Ethical Debates
Jennifer Ingold
Social Education May/June 2019
This issue offers rich ideas for the creative teaching of social studies through the arts and literature.

Upcoming NCSS & Affiliated Council Events

Jul 15

2019 NCSS Summer Leadership Collaborative

Charlotte, North Carolina
Jul 22

2019 IDM Summer Institute

Washington, District of Columbia
Aug 05

How We Argue: A Workshop for Social Studies Teachers

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nov 15

Indiana Council for the Social Studies
Nov 22

99th NCSS Annual Conference; 2019 NCGE and TXCSS Conference

Austin, Texas

See all upcoming events

Executive Director's Message

Getting Social is the blog of NCSS Executive Director Larry Paska

Lights, Camera …Social Studies in Action!

Celebrating the Professional

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Social Education May/June 2019 Cover

March-April 2019 SSYL Cover

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NCSS Career Center Latest Postings

Middle School Social Science Teacher | Mirman School

History Teacher – part time | The MacDuffie School

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AP Economics and AP Statistics Teacher | The Colorado Springs School

Social Studies Teacher | Holy Ghost Preparatory School