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April 11, 2018  Number 280    e-Newsletter

The Social Studies Professional 

Interview with Elected VP of NCSS

As the elected Vice President of NCSS, Stefanie Wager is in line to be president 2020–2021, and thus co-chair of the 100th NCSS Annual Conference in 2020, in Washington, D.C. In this interview, Stefanie tells readers about her current work, her background in education, and her hopes for the social studies profession. Question: What really hooked her on membership as a young teacher?
Answer: Attending her first NCSS Annual Conference. (Read more)
Executive Director's Message
NCSS Executive Director Larry Paska introduces The Social Studies Professional’s new design and schedule. TSSP now arrives in your inbox twice a month! Read the latest, and all of Larry’s blogs about our social studies professional life. (Read more)
Khizr Khan to Speak at NCSS Annual Conference
Khan is the author of An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice and This Is Our Constitution, (jacket detail, left) as well as a member of the ABA; Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court; the Washington, DC State Bar; and New York State Bar. 
(Read more)
NCSS Summer Leadership Institute
Join NCSS and Colonial Williamsburg for a special professional learning event. "What is Your Role? Interpreting Leadership Past and Present in the Social Studies," July 17-19. (Read more
Religious Studies and IDM Institutes in Washington, DC  
Religious Studies Institute, July 10-12, at the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute (left). (Read more
Inquiry Design Model Institute (C3 Teachers & NCSS), July 23-24 at American University. (Read more
NCSS Awards & Grants: Earliest Deadline is April 30 
Nominate your colleagues to give them the recognition they deserve!  Learn how the simple online nomination process works so everyone can celebrate their excellence. Don’t miss the first awards deadline, April 30th. (Read more
Earth Day & Volunteer Week
Celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and National Volunteer Week (April 15–22) with free samples of popular resources from Social Education, Middle Level Learning (photo), and Social Studies and the Young Learner. (Read more
Resources You Can Use
Awards, Grants, and Contests
Professional Learning (NCSS)
Professional Learning (Our Colleagues)
Teaching Resources         
TV Plus

 
NCSS Professional Learning
Institutes, Webinars, and Events

Webinar | April 10 - May 1, 2018 
Using Popular Music in the Classroom
Register 

Institute | June 5 - June 6, 2018
NCSS & C3 Teachers Southeast IDM Summer Institute. Atlanta, GA
Register 


Tour | July 9 - July 28, 2018
Service Learning In China
Register | Deadline April 17

Tour | July 19 - July 28, 2018
Service Learning in Peru  
Register | Deadline April 17


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NCSS Affiliated Councils
Conferences and Events


Northeast Regional Social Studies Conference
Hartford, CT
Register | April 12-14, 2018 

Colorado Council for the Social Studies Conference
Denver, CO
Register | April 13, 2018

Association of Teachers of Social Studies / United Federation of Teachers-NYC
(ATSS/UFT-NYC) Conference
New York, NY
Register | April 21, 2018


See more conferences!

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An NCSS and C3 Teachers co-publication!

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