Academic Freedom and the Social Studies Teacher
A Position Statement of National Council for the Social Studiesread more
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NCSS National Standards for Social Studies Teachers
Download NCSS National Standard for Social Studies Teachers (pdf)Information on NCATE Social Studies Program Standardsread more
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NCATE Social Studies Program Review
NCATE (National Council for Accrediation of Teacher Education) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in 1954. More than 30 national associations representing the education profession...
View ArticleIntelligent Design
A Position Statement of National Council for the Social Studies© Copyright 2007 National Council for the Social Studies. All rights reserved This position statement, which was prepared by the NCSS Task...
View ArticlePrinciples for Corporate Involvement in the Schools
A Position Statement of National Council for the Social StudiesSchool-business relationships based on sound principles can contribute to high quality education. However, compulsory attendance confers...
View ArticleRevised Code of Ethics for the Social Studies Profession
A Position Statement of National Council for the Social Studies Prepared by Professional Ethics Committee Approved by NCSS Board of Directors, 1990, 2003read more
View ArticleSocial Studies for Early Childhood and Elementary School Children: Preparing...
A Report from NCSS Task Force on Early Childhood/Elementary Social StudiesApproved by NCSS Board of Directors, June 1988read more
View ArticleSocial Studies in the Middle School
A Report of the Task Force on Social Studies in the Middle School Approved by NCSS Board of Directors, January 1991read more
View ArticleSocial Studies in the Era of No Child Left Behind
A Position Statement of National Council for the Social Studies"A primary object...should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be...
View ArticleStudy About Religions in the Social Studies Curriculum
A Position Statement of National Council for the Social StudiesPrepared by the Religion in the Schools Committee and Approved by the NCSS Board of Directors, 1984. Revised by the Curriculum Committee...
View ArticleA Vision of Powerful Teaching and Learning in the Social Studies: Building...
A Position Statement of National Council for the Social StudiesThe function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically… Intelligence plus character–that is the goal of...
View ArticleExpectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies-Foreword
Curriculum Standards Table of Contents![][1] Executive Summary ![][1] Foreword ![][1] Preface ![][1] Introduction ![][1] Thematic Strands read more
View ArticleMedia Literacy
This position statement focuses on the critical role of media literacy in the social studies curriculum. The statement addresses the following questions. First, why and how has media literacy taken on...
View ArticlePrinciples for Learning
Principles for Learning is a joint statement developed by National Council for the Social Studies in cooperation with six other organizations representing 250,000 content-area teachers, administrators,...
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College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State...
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards: Guidance for Enhancing the Rigor of K-12 Civics, Economics, Geography, and History The result of a three year...
View ArticleTechnology Position Statement and Guidelines
revised and approved by NCSS Board of Directors 2013I. Introductionread more
View ArticleRevitalizing Civic Learning in Our Schools
A Position Statement of National Council for the Social StudiesApproved by the NCSS Board of Directors 2013Introductionread more
View ArticleWhy Vote? 5th Graders Take Informed Action
What does the C3 Framework look like in a fifth grade classroom? This five-minute video produced by Social Studies School Service provides a snapshot of high quality C3 social studies instruction...
View ArticleNCSS Position Statement: Human Rights Education: A Necessity for Effective...
IntroductionWithin the United States, education has long been valued as a means of fostering the growth and development of each person in order to realize the democratic ideals of freedom, equality,...
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