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NCSS Member Spotlight: Monte-Sano Discusses Disciplinary Literacy
Chauncey Monte-Sano is the founder and co-director of Read.Inquire.Write., an associate professor of Educational Studies at the University of Michigan, and a proud member of NCSS! Monte-Sano shares her thoughts on disciplinary literacy and why writing is so important in social studies classrooms. Read the interview and get literacy tools to help you structure an inquiry process to help students' diverse reading levels with any social studies topic!
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Apply by December 7: Albert H. Small Normandy Institute
The Albert H. Small Normandy Institute will take fifteen student-teacher teams on a free learning experience of a lifetime! The Institute is an intensive program to learn about the D-Day Campaign of 1944 and the sacrifices made by young Americans to defeat tyranny. Apply by December 7 to be considered.
(Apply here)
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Class Activity: Bells of Peace Mark World War I Centennial
The "Bells of Peace" campaign calls for a national bell tolling across the country at 11:00 AM on November 11th, to mark the centennial of the end of World War I. Download an Android or Apple smartphone app to participate in your classroom! Search for “Bells of Peace” in your app store for free download.
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November 1: NMAI Offers
Free Symposium
The National Museum of the American Indian offers a free symposium broadcast on November 1, 2018 from 2 pm - 5:30 pm ET. Watch live on that day to hear experts discuss the need and explore how to transform education about Native Americans to inspire a more comprehensive vision of history and our shared experiences! Learn more about NMAI's national education initiative, Native Knowledge 360º. (Watch live)
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Kenneth C. Davis Added to Annual Conference Line-up
Kenneth C. Davis is The New York Times bestselling author of America's Hidden History and Don't Know Much About History, along with other books for adults and children in the "Don't Know Much About" series. Davis has appeared on CNN, Today, Fox & Friends, CBS This Morning, and numerous radio shows, including NPR's "All Things Considered," "Diane Rehm Show," and "Here & Now." Hear him speak November 30 - December 2, 2018 in Chicago at the Annual Conference. (See More)
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NCSS Publications
Books and Bulletins
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NCSS Affiliated Councils
Conferences and Events
Kansas Council for the Social Studies Conference
Emporia, Kansas
Register | October 28-29, 2018
Oklahoma Council for the Social Studies Conference
Oklahoma City, OK
Register | November 2, 2018
Indiana Council for the Social Studies Conference
Indianapolis, IN
Register | November 16, 2018
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