📣 The NCSS Summer Virtual Conference Agenda is online now! We invite educators of all levels and contexts to explore the Power of Civil Discourse with us through a lineup of expert-led virtual sessions including: 🔹TQEs & Lit Circles in the Social Studies Classroom 🔹C.O.R.E. &

Just some facts about the US Constitution #NoKings

“There’s a lot of evidence that having knowledge about the world is important for reading comprehension…Students who have broader bases of knowledge about the natural & social world do better on reading assessments” #sschat edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Frederick Douglass’ words are well-worth a reread this #4thofJuly “Oppression makes a wise man mad…With brave men there is always a remedy for oppression.” #sschat blackpast.org/african-americ…

🇺🇸 25 years strong! The Democracy Project at Univ. of Delaware is still shaping the future one civics teacher at a time. From Dover to D.C. to Philly, this year’s institute brought history to life and empowered educators to spark active citizenship. #sschat udel.edu/academics/coll…

Social studies isn’t a luxury. It’s a lever. That’s a great reason to shift and double down on history. #HistoryMatters

🎉 20 Delaware civics teachers assembled for a powerful day of learning, laughter, & collaboration at our We the People institute! From candy bar hearings 🍫 to improv games ⚡️, we explored how to help students speak, listen, & engage like citizens using WTP & DE model lessons.

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📔Teach students to decode a word? That’s foundational. 🌎Teach students to decode their world? That’s transformational. #HistoryMatters

We can’t out-read our way past gaps in knowledge. Cutting social studies for more reading time may feel intuitive, but it's not. Kids read better when they're learning about history. 🎉Great Substack post from our friend Whitney Whealdon! tinyurl.com/38eh49bv #HistoryMatters

Too often, social studies gets the smallest slice of the school day. Cutting social studies cuts reading short. Knowledge fuels comprehension, and history builds that knowledge. If we want better readers and thinkers, we need more time for history in elementary. #HistoryMatters

🌟 Save the Date! 🌟 Join us for the 2026 MSCSS Conference — Looking Back, Thinking Forward — on February 27–28 in Newark, Delaware! 📅 Early Bird Registration closes January 31! 👉 Register here: midstatescouncil.org #MSCSS2026 #SocialStudies #Education #CivicEngagement

The 2026 Middle States Social Studies Conference is gearing up for Feb 27-28, 2026 in Newark DE. We’re looking for awesome session proposals, exhibitors, and award nominees. Register now and check out other details here: sites.google.com/view/mscss2026… #MSCSS26

Tell me you don’t know how kids learn to read without telling me. Just an exceptionally bad take.

Congratulations to BSD’s very own Chanell Rogers on receiving the 2025 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Civics Education! Mrs. Rogers has inspired students for years as a 4th grade teacher at MPE and recently stepped into a new role as Dean at Lancashire. #Proud2bBSD

Attention social studies educators: The MSCSS call for proposals is now open for the Feb 27-28 #MSCSS26 conference in Newark DE, submissions are due by Oct. 17th. Submit your proposal today! sites.google.com/view/mscss2026…

“The Constitution belongs to you in all its complexity. You inherit both its promises and its unfinished business. Register if you can. Learn your rights. Ask hard questions about power. And then act…” Wise words from Dr. Shelina Warren, NBCT wordinblack.com/2025/09/teachi…

During #ALA Book Banning Week, it’s important to remember the 1st Amendment prevents the government from regulating or restricting speech or other expression based on its content or viewpoint. ala.org/bbooks

“When democracy deteriorates, you need more and better civic education. If there is a pandemic, you need to send in the nurses and the doctors. It’s the same thing with a democracy crisis — civic educators are the nurses.” - Louisa Slavkova at @THECIVICS nytimes.com/2025/10/07/wor…

“These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” – Thomas Paine, The American Crisis (Dec. 23, 1776)