We are so excited to see everyone in two days. @vasocialstudies

🧵Useful article by Sarah Schwartz explaining how/why social studies (& science) have been marginalized in elementary schools. This issue is well-understood among social studies educators, and many of us have been advocating for years to fix it. How? 1/8 edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Administrators, teachers, and parents need to understand the extent to which social studies is marginalized, and that policy choices have led to the current marginalization of social studies & science in elementary. We can make different choices if we want different policies. 2/8

Can’t we just get social studies & science through ELA by using knowledge-building ELA curriculum? Actually, no. Integration in practice tends to look like the ineffective integration described on this CCSSO infographic. 5/8

📅 Mark your calendars for this special March 11 Civic Learning Week event with NCSS and @thinking_Nation! ➡️ Learn more: hubs.li/Q02lnYh30 #civiclearningweek #socialstudies #education #edutwitter

Nobody can get past these two- thanks to the best conference volunteers ever! @vasocialstudies Kimberly Hammers

Calling all Virginia educators! Register for the upcoming GeoExplorer Teacher Institute to enhance your teaching skills through the use of An Atlas of Virginia. This opportunity will provide PD points and a $200 stipend. #ProfessionalDevelopment bit.ly/Geoteachnow

🎤 The first speakers for our 104th Annual Conference are on the NCSS website! Keep watching this space: hubs.li/Q02nh7CC0 #Boston #edchat #NCSS2024 #edutwitter

🏆 The time to recognize excellence is now! Nominations for NCSS FASSE Awards are due July 8, 2024: hubs.li/Q02C5VYL0 #excellence #innovation #socialstudies

Thanks to all who joined our #CivicSeason kickoff event with New American History Tim&Jim Fielder @Dieselfunk Walter Greason - Great storytelling! Video will post soon 🎥 and look for new learning resources to bring the comic 🎤🎧 to life in your classroom 👩🏻‍🏫

In observance of #Juneteenth, the VCEE office will be closed. Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865, and more broadly, the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the South. REFLECT | HONOR | CELEBRATE

NCSS is proud to celebrate #Juneteenth National Independence Day! Officially recognized in 2021, our newest federal holiday marks the date of June 19, 1865, when emancipation was enforced for the last enslaved African Americans by the Union Army in Galveston, Texas.

This week’s free lesson from Dr. Stephen Day, Director of Stephen Day @VCUEconEd, asks: Should we tax robots to protect jobs? 🤖💼 Explore how tech impacts work and join the debate! 🔗 simplebooklet.com/shouldwetaxrob… Share your thoughts! 👇

🇺🇸 Our 2024 Election Webinar series continues with this Pre-Election Day Check In. Join us for a discussion on current events relating to the 2024 election as well as teaching strategies. ➡️ Free to NCSS members: hubs.li/Q02S2zw80 #teachertwitter #election2024

We are looking forward to seeing our members tomorrow. Safe travels.

Come learn how to set up a classroom mini-economy! John Kruggel Samantha Futrell @jtf326 Patrick DeRosa

Join us on Monday, November 11th at 11:00 a.m. for the 68th Annual Commonwealth’s Veterans Day Ceremony.

We want to thank our members for spending two days with us in Williamsburg at William & Mary We look forward to seeing you all in the spring.

🗽Democracy begins in the classroom. Share your vision for social studies education at the 105th NCSS Annual Conference! Submit your proposal to present by February 28: hubs.li/Q031Kh2k0 #edchat #socialstudies #professionaldevelopment #teachingresources

Our #NSSLA2025 Conference Proposal window is open through Feb. 2️⃣8️⃣th‼️ Submit proposals to https://nssla2025/socialstudies.org #NSSLA is an affiliate of National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) that strives to build community and provide support for SS leaders.