103rd Annual National Council for the Social Studies Conference
December 1–3, 2023
Join the Center for Civic Education and thousands of other outstanding social studies educators in Nashville for the 103rd Annual National Council for the Social Studies Conference from December 1–3, 2023.
The NCSS Annual Conference is the largest gathering of K–12 social studies classroom teachers. The program staff at the Center looks forward to seeing you and celebrating all of the work you do to bring a deep civic and constitutional education to your students.
ᐅ The Center will be at Booth 624 in Civics Alley
See Last Year's NCSS
Find Us at NCSS
- Check out our many FREE resources
- Discover our professional learning opportunities
- Learn about our national opportunity to bring civic education to elementary and middle school teachers and their students across the country
- Spin the wheel to win prizes
- Meet the Center program staff in person
- Meet American Civic Education Teacher Award winners
- And much more!
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The Center's Panels at NCSS
Kelly Reichardt, Michael Blauw, and Emily Voss present “Meeting the Moment Through Inquiry and Project-Based Civics” during the NSSSA annual conference in Omni Legends A. Inquiry and project-based programs We the People and Project Citizen and free customizable resources like the Civil Discourse: An American Legacy Toolkit align to the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap and state standards. Learn about these and free professional learning for teachers.
Donna Phillips and Jayson Wilkinson present “Civil Discourse: An American Legacy” in Room 208B. Engage in civil discourse on topics that compel us to explore differences and commonalities rooted in American Constitutionalism. Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is a free, interactive, multimedia toolkit for civil dialogues for students and adults. Participate in discourse and explore adapting the free multimedia toolkit in different contexts.
Emily Voss presents “Collaborative Civic Engagement with Project Citizen” in Room 110A. Explore Project Citizen, a hands-on, inquiry-based experience encouraging students to engage with public policy issues. Students work together to identify and study issues, evaluate alternative policies, and develop and advocate for policy solutions. Learn how this fun and flexible program inspires students to take informed action in their community.
Engage With Us at NSSSA and CS4
The Center is proud to serve as a Silver sponsor of the Council of State Social Studies Specialists (NSSSA) Annual Meeting from November 28–30. We are also a Platinum sponsor of the National Social Studies Supervisors Association (CS4) meeting on Thursday, November 30, so swing by and say hello if you are attending NSSSA or CS4.
