The Minnesota Council for the Social Studies supports social studies instruction and educators in the North Star State. mcss.org
Mpls-St. Paul, Minnesota
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Reminder: The NCSS Board of Directors and Officer Election Ballot closes TOMORROW, January 15, 2025. NCSS members in good standing as of October 15, 2024 are eligible to vote.
👉 Learn about the candidates and submit your vote today! hubs.li/Q02-04BV0
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We're excited to announce our conference lineup for Sunday, Feb. 23, featuring 35 PD sessions. Register at mcss.org/conference
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You can also join us for the Social Studies Social on Sat. Feb. 22, when we honor our teachers of the year and host our annual trivia night!
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If you plan on staying overnight, our room rate at the Courtyard by Marriot is $149 for a King Room with sofa bed, or a 2 room with 2-Queen suite tinyurl.com/MCSS2025Hotel
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We've joined Bluesky Social, and we invite you to join us as well!
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School is just around the corner, which means it is the perfect time to nominate someone for the 2025 MCSS Teacher of the Year! The process is really simple and should only take a few minutes to complete.
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Social studies teachers, help us map the state of geography in schools by taking this 5-min survey. Before school's out, help us reach 1,000 (!) teachers from all across the U.S. #May
@The_TNCSS @SocialStudiesMN @OKCSS @GASocStudies @NJCSSNetwork @NCCSS
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Our esteemed President-elect! Congratulations @MarkJWestpfahl, and to @RetroReport for a great addition!
I’m excited to announce that I've been named a @RetroReport Civics Teacher Fellow.
Civics education is vital to helping foster & grow a productive/engaged community. Learn more about this initiative and get to know the other fellows here:
retroreport.org/articles/ret… @SSPPS6 #Civics
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📣 NCSS invites its members to apply by April 26 to volunteer for an Operations Committee!
➡️ Details here: hubs.li/Q02r2-W60 #edutwitter #teachertwitter #volunteer
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🔔 EXTENDED DEADLINE 🔔
Let your students know that there's still a chance to win this $2,500 award. 1787 Prize submissions are now due Friday. April 12, 11:59 PM HST.
➡️ Details here: hubs.li/Q02rb-zh0 #edchat #teachertwitter #rhokappa #history #government
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🎤 ICYMI, the first speakers for our 104th Annual Conference are on the NCSS website! Keep watching this space for more updates: hubs.li/Q02nh7CC0 #Boston #edchat #NCSS2024 #edutwitter
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❗Don't miss the deadline! This call for proposals from NCSS and @TESOL_Assn closes Monday, April 1, 2024.
➡️ Submit a proposal: hubs.li/Q02qb1M70 #authors #mles #teaching #english
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White soldiers returned home from World War II to parades and celebrations. Black veterans received little recognition. In a new short video, we explore the discrimination Black Americans faced while serving their country. retroreport.org/has-lesson-p…
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Spending this weekend online w/ @NCSSNetwork BoD including @wehedge @DrTinaEllsworth @jenmorganwi @mrsnichols8 @JMFellow08 @CoachDKendrick @annwdne and others!
Are you looking to be more involved in leading NCSS - apply to be part of our board! socialstudies.org/get-involv…
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One of MCSS's favorite friends, @kennethcdavis, will be a featured speaker at NCSS in Boston this coming November.
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#History #teachers, are you starting to plan your lessons on the #ColdWar? Browse our popular Global Cold War Collection, which explores major turning points of the Cold War, and some its lasting impacts today.
retroreport.org/collection/g…
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📅 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
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Our keynote presenters offered a follow-up session in the early afternoon, in another standing room only season. Thank you @edward_l_ayers & @MapM8ker. Your work is incredible, and thank you for making it so incredibly accessible! #mcss24
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"What's up with the new social studies standards?" This is one of the most frequently asked questions to MCSS board members. We had two sessions dedicated to learning more about that today. #mcss24
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Thank you, @RetroReport, for the wonderful bags that you provided for our attendees. They were just what was needed to hold their free books, resources from presenters and exhibitors, and a new MCSS sticker!
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