Join us in celebrating the evolution of the C3 Framework. This session highlights curriculum inquiries and C3-related projects and programs from members of the original C3 Framework Editorial Committee. This is part of a special NCSS webinar series is a celebration of the C3 Framework’s first decade! Each C3 Framework Inquiry Showcase webinar highlights different organizations and members active in the development and implementation of the C3 Framework. Share in examples of curriculum inquiries, books, professional development programs, or other instructional resources and support (for…

As educators explore civic engagement and agency with students, a challenge emerges in creating processes that remain youth-centered and resist slipping into adultism. In this webinar, you will learn from Dr. Stephanie Serriere, IU Columbus, as she pulls from her experiences leading youth, including the iEngage youth civic empowerment camp in Indiana. Dr. Serriere will share youth participatory action research (YPAR) as a strategy for reinvigorating the civics curriculum and engaging youth in powerful ways that align well with inquiry and the C3 framework. This session is relevant for K-12…

CONNECTED is now NCSS Commons Over the last few months, we have been optimizing the NCSS membership messaging platform to better fit the needs of our members, Special Interest Communities and Associated Groups. CONNECTED is now NCSS Commons, powered by Breezio. We created the Commons to be a new and engaging way to connect with your social studies colleagues and share important member-generated news and updates. Whether you've been a casual user or daily user of Connected, we are excited for you to see how our new platform can help you to cultivate community with others here at your…

Attend the 2024 Ohio Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference in Lewis Center, OH, from October 14 -15, 2024. Theme - Reading the Past, Shaping the Moment

Attend the 2024 West Virginia Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference in Ripley, WV, from June 13-14, 2024.

In elementary classrooms, teaching immigration often begins and ends at Ellis Island—without discussions of racist migration policies or engagement with current issues.This exploration of Southeast Asian (SEA) deportation community defense provides opportunities for young people to understand the relationship between power, migration, and citizenship.

This article draws on my reflections from a year-long study in a first-grade classroom in a Midwestern public elementary school during which the author read and discussed a total of fourteen Asian American picture books with the class. In this article, she discusses the children’s interactions with Asian American stories and provides suggestions for using children’s literature to teach about Asian American history and culture.

In this article, the author considers the use of Asian American digital archives as sources of critical inquiry for the elementary social studies classroom.It includes a brief overview of early South Asian American history, focusing on Punjabi and Bengali migrations, then orients educators to two note-worthy community archives, the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) and the Pioneering Punjabis Digital Archive. A sample lesson on Bhagat Singh Thind, a South Asian pioneer who challenged exclusionary citizenship laws in the twentieth century, is provided. 

The realities of COVID-19 have clearly revealed the myth of the model minority, a stereotype in which Asian Americans are seen as successful and high achieving in contrast to other Communities of Color. An ever-present, but sometimes seemingly dormant, anti- Asian racism in the United States is reflective of patterns in U.S. immigration history. Yet, neither is often taught in PK-12 education. In this article, the authors briefly outline the history of two major policies in Asian American immigration history and share an inquiry designed to help students explore the institutionalized racism…