Ninth Circuit Civics Content
The Ninth Circuit Court has just announced its 2017 Civics Content. This year's theme is Not To be Forgotten: Legal Lessons from the Japanese Internment.
NCSS Technology Community: Winter Webinar
Join the NCSS Technology Community winter Webinar on January 31st at 7:30pm EST where DC Vito will present MediaBreakers Studios, which allows students to edit media legally (#fairuse) to point out things such as media bias and connects students who are working on similar ideas so they can critique one another. The focus of this webinar will be how to use this tool to address the issue of fake news.
Law Day Art Content for High School
Each year, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) hosts the Law Day Art Contest for students in grades 9 through 12 in the United States.
Summer Seminar: Civil Rights in Washington from the 1960s to the Present
The Munro Institute for Civic Education will be offering this one-week 3 credit hour summer course geared for Social Studies teachers from June 25 to 30, 2017. The course is built around the civil rights history in the State of Washington and will include lectures on the campus of Western Washington University as well as tours of sites of past and contemporary movements for civil rights.
Write About Asia: Winter 2017 Series
East Asia Resource Center at the Seattle University is offering a Art and Ideas Saturday University Lecture series.
We the People Washington State Summer Institute
Civic Education Washington State (also known as the We the People programs) would like to invite you and your colleagues to apply today to join us for the We the People Summer Institute on July 9-14, 2017 in Federal Way, WA.
NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop: The Hopewell in Ohio
Join NEH this summer to learn about the internationally-significant sites of the Hopewell and Fort Ancient cultures in Ohio: the Newark Earthworks, Fort Ancient, the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, and Serpent Mound.
Have a Great Lesson to Brag About?
As we gear up for a new year, we at WSCSS would love to get a glimpse of what’s happening in your classrooms through a share out of lesson and project ideas. Given that we are about to inaugurate a new President and it is the month of the Civic Summit, we would like to make a special call out for any CIVICS & GOVERNMENT lessons you would like to share.
Registration for the Spring Conference in Chelan is now open!
Get ready for three great days of high quality Social Studies sessions, keynotes, and dinner conversation with teachers from across Washington State! Connect with others at Campbells resort the weekend of March 3rd, 4th, and 5th as you explore this year's theme of Advocacy and Allyship.
Keynote speakers will discuss historical and current issues that highlight courageous actions by those who stand with and for others, like Carl Wilkins (the only American to remain in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994).
Breakout sessions will deepen your content knowledge in civil and human rights issues (past and present) and meaningful ways to encourage allyship and advocacy in your students. Extended Saturday workshops will get participants up and moving to explore local case studies.
Remember, if you can find three more teachers from your district to come with you, we'll let you register AT COST! Plus, you can find out what really makes them tick on the drive to Chelan. Fire up those grant applications, because it's time for the Spring Conference!
Report from the NCSS 2016 Annual Conference House of Delegates from WSCSS Co-President Carinna Tarvin
The National Council for the Social Studies had its 60th House of Delegates meeting at the NCSS Annual Conference in Washington D.C. on December 1st and 2nd.
Munro Institute for Civic Education hosts summer class
Western Washington’s Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education is hosting a week-long summer course, Civil Rights in Washington From 60’s to Present. The course will include lectures on the Western campus and tours of sites past and contemporary movements for civil rights. Class dates are June 25th through June 30th.
Upcoming Euro Challenge competition for 9th & 10th Graders
The UW Ellison Center, a federally funded national Resource Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (REECAS), is hosting this years’ regional competition for the Euro Challenge.
Registration now open for our Winter K-8 Conference!
The WSCSS K8 Conference is coming your way February 4th, 2017!
Railroads are a major part of the heritage of the Pacific Northwest and our 2017 K-8 Conference theme.
Chelan 2017/Skamania Resort 2018!
Big improvement are afoot in the WSCSS. We've been gathering feedback from our members and crunching the numbers, and we're excited to announce that the 2018 WSCSS conference will be held at Skamania resort in the Columbia Gorge.
Call for presentation proposals for our Chalen Conference & Retreat
Have a great lesson you want to share with fellow social studies teachers at our upcoming winter conference in Chalen March 3-5, 2017?
Deadline to submit your proposal is February 3, 2017.
James Otis Lecture Series coming to Washington
The ABOTA Foundation's James Otis Lecture Series is coming to Spokane and Olympia in April.
Two Upcoming Contests sponsored by the WA SOS
Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Historical Zine Contest with co-sponsors Washington State Archives and Timberland Regional Library. Students are asked to create a Zine about some aspect of Washington History.
Workshop: What You Need to Know about Japan Since 1945
This workshop is designed for K-12 educators who want a deeper understanding of Japan today.
Free Activity Guide for "Sweet Home Alaska"
Author Carole Estby Dagg is offering a discussion and activity guide to her children’s book, Sweet Home Alaska, with curriculum tie-ins to history, geography, science, reading and writing, art, music, and Greek mythology, and the opportunity to set up a free 20-minute Skype visit.
