NCSS is pleased to help spread the word about an important initiative sponsored by one of our partners in the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools. The Forum for Education and Democracy (www.forumforeducation.org)is an Action Tank (they don’t just think, they do great things) dedicated to the public, democratic role of public education and the preparation of of engaged and thoughtful citizens.  read more »

NCSS thought that this may be of interest to our social studies educators and professionals. For complete information about the History Uncovered competition is available online at www.abc-clio.com/historyuncovered.
To speak to an ABC-CLIO representative about the competition, call 1.800.368.6868.

ABC-CLIO Introduces “History Uncovered,” An Annual History Research Competition for Middle Grades and High School Students.  read more »

Article Nine:

THE UN-COMFORT ZONE with Robert Wilson

Keeping The Ball Rolling  read more »

As a NCSS leader in your state, I could really use your help with the following problem. I am a retired high school history teacher. I taught in the Edmonds School District (Washington State) for 32 years. As you may know, AOL has deleted all of their “Hometown” Web Sites. This has required me (and probably thousands of other people) to relocate their web sites. AOL left no way to tell people, especially teachers in this case, where my relocated web site is. This has caused a real nightmare for people like me.  read more »

The ninth the.News feature in the.Vote/the.Gov series launches next Wednesday 1/14 with a historical look at Inaugural “firsts.” Starting with the Constitutional Mandate for this event as well as traditions developed over time, the report will cover the first President to take the oath of office in Washington DC; the first to be inaugurated at the U.S. Capitol; and who had the longest Inaugural speech. What has been the role of African Americans in the Inaugural? What about the role of women? When did the date of the Inaugural change and why?  read more »

Launching on Wednesday, December 17 the.Gov will cover the digital switchover that will occur with all U.S. television stations beginning in February, 2009. the.News reporter, Antonio Neves, will explain the government’s role in making this happen, the science behind how it will work, and what people will have to do to get TV over the air.

Then on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 as the nation prepares for Inauguration Day the.Gov looks at past Presidential Inaugurations and how Presidents have used their acceptance speeches to outline policies and inspire Americans.  read more »

Global Education Nonprofit Offers Modern China Resource for Teachers and Students From the 2008 Olympics to its spectacular economic growth, modern China is in the news and is an increasingly critical area of study for K-12 students. Written by teachers, China in the World has the background information, teaching ideas, and primary source materials that educators need to bring modern China’s story alive for their classrooms.  read more »

are you looking for free history and geography resources on the Indian Ocean?
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center has produced a new interactive website,
The Indian Ocean in World History www.sqcc.org/indianocean.

The website has colorful images of artifacts, quotes from original documents, maps and more
about a region at the cultural and commercial crossroads of the world. Students and teachers
can also download sample lesson plans, worksheets, and source citations.  read more »

The Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons in the Classroom

History Educators -

This site offers a well-organized and user friendly collection of
political cartoons. The curriculum is also relevant and useful.
Enjoy!

A note about intellectual property rights from the Opper Project: Our permissions are only for classroom use. Any other use, including posting on a student�s Website, requires additional permissions. That being said, all of the pre-1923 cartoons are in the public domain and could be used by students elsewhere. Please request  read more »

Global Education Nonprofit Offers Modern China Resource for Teachers and Students From the 2008 Olympics to its spectacular economic growth, modern China is in the news and is an increasingly critical area of study for K-12 students. Written by teachers, China in the World has the background information, teaching ideas, and primary source materials that educators need to bring modern China’s story alive for their classrooms.  read more »