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PCSS promotes quality Social Studies education from kindergarten to higher learning by:
- Advocating the Social Studies at all levels of education in Pennsylvania.
- Promoting the analysis, dissemination and evaluation of Social Studies materials.
- Examining and recommending certification requirements for teachers.
- Assisting educators in organizing local Social Studies councils for professional development.
- Cooperating with schools, districts, intermediate units and other interested parties on Social Studies projects.
Choices Program
Teaching about Genocide and the Holocaust in Pennsylvania Classrooms
A free introductory webinar
Thursday, February 15, 2024, 7 pm ET
The Pennsylvania Council for Social Studies wishes everyone a happy new year and a great start to 2024. In keeping with our mission of providing exciting social studies offerings, please check out and sign up for this FREE webinar from our friends at Choices.
The Cahn Collaborative is a loosely organized group of programs and individuals intended to both honor and perpetuates the life work of Edgar Cahn. See https://pcssonline.org/the-cahn-collaborative/
2024 Middle States Council for the Social StudiesAnnual Conference
(Friday-Saturday, March 1-2, 2024) in Annapolis
We the People PA is a program of the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies.
FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT for Upper Elementary and Middle School Teachers!
Student Voices: Moments in History, Herstory, and Current Events
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PCSS polled some of our veteran teachers about how they are handling teaching about January 6th, and a number said that "because of the politics in their school district," they were not even mentioning it. Others are diving into the materials produced by the January...
The Election Results Are In!
The Election results are in, and congratulations to our winners Candidate for President Dennis Henderson (unopposed) Candidate for Recording Secretary Mark Previte (unopposed) Candidates for Board of Directors Mark A. Conlon 63% Sam Forman 81% Matt Riffe 76% Beth...
Summer 2023 issue of Social Studies Journal (SSJ)
We are excited to share the Summer 2023 issue of Social Studies Journal (SSJ), a publication of the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies.
Upcoming Dates
- 103rd NCSS Conference: Dec 1 – Dec 3, 2023
Music City Center 201 Rep. John Lewis Way S,, Nashville, TN 37203 US