National Council for the Social Studies

Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910

Last updated on August 14, 2024
Grant awarded by
TPS Western Region
Region
West
Organization Type
Non-profit Organization
Congressional District(s)
Fiscal Year Of First Grant
FY 2019 [10/01/18 - 09/30/19]
Contributing Organization(s)
National Council for the Social Studies, Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources, Metropolitan State University of Denver, C3 Framework
Organization description

National Council for the Social Studies is the largest professional association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. With members in all the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 35 countries, NCSS serves as an umbrella organization for elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, civics, geography, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law-related education. The NCSS membership represents K-12 classroom teachers, college and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, social studies supervisors, and leaders in the various disciplines that constitute the social studies.

Membership in National Council for the Social Studies is open to any person or institution interested in the social studies.

Project description

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is proud to invite methods professors, doctoral students, and classroom teachers to a special free professional learning institute this summer! Engage in inquiry using the C3 Framework and the Library of Congress’ digital primary sources at the Boise State University in Boise, ID from June 10-12, 2024. The NCSS Inquiry and Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Summer Institute brings together social studies methods professors, pre-service, and in-service teachers to pilot chapters from the newly released set of methods texts, Teaching with Primary Sources to Prepare Students for College, Career, and Civic Life. Participants will develop model curriculum inquiries that can be adapted for their methods courses and classroom curriculum using these free texts and other Library of Congress resources. *$100 stipends will be awarded to the first 50 registrants. All social studies educators are welcome to attend.

Texts developed as part of the NCSS TPS project, Inquiry and Teaching to Prepare for Career, College, and Civic Life, generously supported by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant. Event sponsored in part through a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program and the Western Region program, coordinated by Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) in support of Inquiry and Teaching to Prepare for Career, College, and Civic Life.
TPS project focus
  • Academic Courses
  • Curriculum
  • Teaching Materials
  • Workshops
Content focus
  • Civics
  • General Studies
  • History
Audience
  • Classroom teachers
  • Teacher candidates/Student teachers
  • University faculty
Level(s)
  • 3 - 5
  • 6 - 8
  • 9 - 12
  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
Population focus
Organization Contact
Kristian Beck
[email protected]
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