National Council for the Social Studies

Social Education March/April 2018
Available online now!
NCSS 2018 Summer Religious Studies Institute
Presented in cooperation with the Newseum Institute/Religious Freedom Center. Broaden your professional competence with the disciplinary concepts and tools of religious studies and develop working relationships with leading religious studies subject matter experts and curricular resource providers.
Social Studies and the Young Learner
A Service-Learning Project about Public Safety
available now for NCSS members
2018 NCSS Summer Leadership Institute
Join NCSS and Colonial Williamsburg for a special Summer Leadership Institute July 17-19, 2018 in Williamsburg, VA
IDM Summer Institute July 23-24
Sponsored by NCSS and C3 Teachers, the IDM Summer Institute features hands-on opportunities for teachers to develop inquiry materials and invigorate their classrooms through inquiry teaching and learning.
Middle Level Learning May/June
Also—Conflict, Service, and Civic Involvement Available now for members.
Social Education Issue May/June 2018
and…Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. Available now for members.
Early Registration Available
Get the Early Bird Rate by June 30!

Upcoming NCSS & Affiliated Council Events

Jul 25

2018 Media Literacy Summer Institute

Washington, District of Columbia
Jun 01

Nebraska Council for the Social Studies Conference

Lincoln, Nebraska
Jun 03

Socrates and The Battle for the Soul of America: An Online Institute for Social Studies Teachers
Jun 05

2018 Southeast IDM Institute

Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 20

Socrates and The Battle for the Soul of America: An Online Institute for Social Studies Teachers

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