To help address the critical issues related to climate and society, NCSS has compiled the following resources (students and teachers can also follow the youth activists on social media: #YouthClimateSummit and #ClimateAction.) Secondary Level Justice and Responsibility in a Changing Climate The Choices Program, Brown University Climate Change in the Social Studies Classroom: A Why and How to Guide Using the C3 Framework Lori M. Kumler and Bethany Vosburg-Bluem Simulating Global Climate Summits Dean P. Vesperman, Turtle Haste, and Stephane Alrivy Climate Change: Where We’ve Been, Where We…

Are you searching for compelling early grade and elementary social studies ideas tied to current issues of Identity and Immigration? Would you like to find ways to include NCSS Notable Trade Books and Carter G. Woodson titles in relation to these themes? Look no further! We have a free webinar exclusively for NCSS members! Members of the NCSS Early Childhood/Elementary Community will present richly developed ideas from selections of recent NCSS Notable Trade Books and Carter G. Woodson winners. Attendees will receive ideas for meaningful text selection for grades K-6 related to the themes of…

Save the Date, Monday-Tuesday, June 24-25, 2024! The National Council for the Social Studies is excited to present the second annual Virtual Summer Conference on Monday-Tuesday, June 24-25. This year’s conference is designed especially for elementary teachers. Join us virtually as we explore, Inquire and Inspire: Cross-Disciplinary Learning in Elementary Classrooms. Elementary teachers will leave this conference ready to: Strategically plan instruction to support cross-disciplinary learning that is grounded in social studies, but also integrates literacy, mathematics, science, and/or the…