National Council for the Social Studies
National Council for the Social Studies Community Network
Share knowledge, resources, and ideas and connect with other social studies educators!
NCSS Network Guides
New to the NCSS Community Network? Need help using its features? Contact an NCSS Network Guide:
Tom Daccord Justin Reich
Blog Posts
How Do We Motivate Consistent Engagement & Quality Work in 21st Century Students?
I am currently pursuing this question in my Masters program.
It stems from living in a time and place where I feel our generation can be best described as
"Doing less (quality work) with more (resources than ever before)."
Thoughts?
Posted by Josh Van de Hinz on February 12, 2012 at 12:14pm
NCSS 2011: Making Citizens Through Literature: A New Approach to Civic Education
Calling all 2011 NCSS annual conference-goers: Leon and Amy Kass, editors ofWSPWH, will be leading a seminar on the use of imaginative literature for civic education.
The seminar, “Making Citizens Through Literature: A New Approach to Civic Education,” will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on December 3, 2011from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Amy and Leon Kass will introduce NCSS…
ContinuePosted by Cheryl Miller on November 2, 2011 at 2:38pm
Debrief Your Year - Free Activity by TCI
Get your students to reflect on their year and their content with a neat activity that uses smart phones, QR codes, and movement!
Debrief Your Year…Continue
Posted by Brian Thomas on April 29, 2011 at 11:28am
Notes
Using "Baseball" in the classroom
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000149 EndHTML:0000001750 StartFragment:0000000199 EndFragment:0000001716 StartSelection:0000000199 EndSelection:0000001716 Hello, everyone,
Anne Harrington of WETA (the Washington, DC PBS affiliate) has asked me to send an announcement for her...if you’d like to respond, please e-mail Anne directly at aharrington@weta.org.
As many of… Continue
Created by Michael Hutchison Sep 10, 2010 at 6:00am. Last updated by Michael Hutchison Sep 10, 2010.
Notes Home
Welcome! To view all notes, click here. Continue
Created by Thomas Daccord Dec 11, 2008 at 8:13am. Last updated by Thomas Daccord Feb 18, 2009.
Forum
Online Course: Immigration History Through Primary Sources 1 Reply
Started by Maggie Epstein @ Primary Source in United States History. Last reply by Maggie Epstein @ Primary Source May 22.
Ebook samplers: Are they helpful when you are searching for new books for your classroom?
Started by diane burrowes in Textbooks & Resources May 22.
NEH Summer Institute in Turkey
Started by Maggie Epstein @ Primary Source in Teaching General Feb 14.
Attending/Presenting at NCSS Annual Conference 2012 in Seattle? 1 Reply
Started by Thomas Daccord in Teaching General. Last reply by Jillian McGuire Nov 12, 2012.
Harvard "Water in Context" Regional Studies Workshop for k-12 Educators
Started by Anna Mudd in Geography Sep 17, 2012.
Free Skype Visits from Kenneth C. Davis, author of DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HISTORY
Started by diane burrowes in United States History Sep 17, 2012.
Free iTextbook
Started by Jillian McGuire in United States History Sep 13, 2012.
New Online Courses from Primary Source!
Started by Maggie Epstein @ Primary Source in Teaching General Aug 30, 2012.
Darfur Documentary
Started by Bruce Janu in Teaching General Aug 1, 2012.
Can we truely move beyond the textbook? 1 Reply
Started by Kenneth Uhde in United States History. Last reply by Brian Roth Jul 19, 2012.
Social studies association of nigeria request for affiliation with NCSS
Started by Yusuf AbdulRaheem in United States History Jul 5, 2012.
Teacher Workshop, "Understanding the Space Race" 1 Reply
Started by Cris Martin in European History. Last reply by Cris Martin Apr 9, 2012.
FREE Online Professional Development Seminars - Primary Sources
Started by Caryn Koplik in United States History Mar 12, 2012.
FREE Teaching About Japan Webinar: Monday, March 5
Started by Maggie Epstein @ Primary Source in Teaching General Mar 2, 2012.
New Book of Creative Activities for Social Studies Teachers
Started by Dan Pepper in United States History Feb 26, 2012.
Groups
-
Teaching with Technology
213 members
-
Teaching U.S. History K-…
142 members
-
Teaching World History K…
99 members
-
Teaching Civics K-12
48 members
-
Teaching Geography K-12
47 members
Videos
Latest Activity
Maggie Epstein @ Primary Source replied to Maggie Epstein @ Primary Source's discussion Online Course: Immigration History Through Primary Sources"Seats are still available in this online course! Please share the announcement with your colleagues."
diane burrowes posted a discussionEbook samplers: Are they helpful when you are searching for new books for your classroom?
Our free ebook samplers, 12 COMMON CORE ESSENTIALS: LITERATURE and 10 COMMON CORE ESSENTIALS: NONFICTION, are available at online retailers. Both feature selections from some of our best books for ELA middle and high school classrooms--but the NONFICTION sampler features selections from primary sources and wonderful writers such…See More
Chat
Disconnected
You are disconnected from chat. Connect to join the chat.
Suspended From Chat
Sign up to chat on National Council for the Social Studies.
Badge
Photos
Social Studies Resources
National Council for the Social Studies
Library of Congress: Teachers
Center for History and New Media
PBS Teachers
National Archives and Records Administration
Best of History Web Sites
Digital History
BBC History
The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
EDSITEment
Internet History Sourcebooks
Timeline of Art History
History Channel
History News Network
Library of Congress: Teachers
Center for History and New Media
PBS Teachers
National Archives and Records Administration
Best of History Web Sites
Digital History
BBC History
The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
EDSITEment
Internet History Sourcebooks
Timeline of Art History
History Channel
History News Network
© 2013 Created by Thomas Daccord.
Powered by
