The Official page of the Maine Council for the Social Studies. Follow us on in other places too! MC SS or MaineCSS. Annual Conf.: Monday, October 30, 2023
Maine, USA
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Join us Monday to learn from the @LWVME Youth Council about they work they are doing engaging their peers and ways you can empower students to have non-partisan conversations this election cycle. FREE! Register at mainesocialstudies.org/event… #socstudme #sschat
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@Gilder_Lehrman and the National History Academy @4HistoryAcademy are partnering to provide 20 scholarships to high school students for the four-week residential summer program in Washington, DC (June 30–July 26).
Learn more and apply by May 1: ow.ly/O2fi50Rn8ET
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Another @MaineCSS and another selfie with @madisonteacher and great resources from @BRInstitute! #sschat #socstudme
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Webinar: Asking the Right Questions mainedoenews.net/2024/02/05/…
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Connect your students to a wider world.
A new interactive workshop from our friends at @GlobalCitiesOrg will help you identify, nurture, and even measure key elements of global competency, using their research with Harvard's Project Zero.
Register: on.cfr.org/3SU4la2
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Happy #VeteransDay! The Library is home to the Veterans History Project. VHP's mission is to collect & preserve the stories of American war veterans, just like this one! We encourage you to see & hear more of these kinds of stories at loc.gov/vets.
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Save the date! On Saturday, November 11 — in honor of Veterans Day — entrance fees on all Interior-managed public lands will be waived across the country. We encourage everyone to get outside and take advantage of the health benefits of spending time in these natural spaces.
ALT Cottonwood trees blanket the floor of Zion Canyon and turn a golden color in autumn. Photo by Christopher Gezon / NPS.
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How can you talk to kids about what happened in Lewiston?
Experts with the Maine Education Association and Lewiston Education Association have advice for families on how to talk with kids about the tragic events from Wednesday night: tinyurl.com/8y6f2u9m
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Looking to learn this Fourth of July? Delve into the wealth of related resources, including readings, teacher's guides, and lesson plans, compiled on the @EDSITEment page: bit.ly/3XzMuWq
ALT A collage of American Revolutionary War images. Clockwise from top left: Battle of Bunker Hill, Death of Montgomery at Quebec, Battle of Cowpens, "Moonlight Battle"
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Bonus extended content! For the first time ever, we are offering our listeners a long-form interview with a guest.
In this extra-in-depth episode, Dr. Brooks describes historical challenges with factions and the two-party system of the U.S.
youtu.be/gluOWBEGAXQ
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If you teach #UShistory or #socialstudies & are interested in participating in a project about a supplemental digital history curriculum that includes online games for students, please complete this short application. edc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo… #sschat #gamify
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Patsy Mink was the first woman of color and the first Asian American elected to Congress in 1964. Her work included co-authoring and advocating for Title IX, which prohibited gender discrimination in federally funded education programs. #AAPIHeritageMonth
ALT 965 photo Patsy Takemoto Mink with her fellow Congresswomen of the 89th Congress, when she became the first woman of color and Asian American elected to Congress.
Maine Council for the Social Studies retweeted
NCSS advocates that all students in grades PK–12 receive a comprehensive program of study in social studies each school year, including at least 45 minutes of daily social studies instruction at the elementary level and... Read the full statement here: hubs.li/Q01NLZz90
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Today kicks-off #AAPIHeritageMonth in the US. Read this brief history from @NPR to learn why we celebrate in May & keep your eyes here all month for more resources to help you celebrate AAPI heritage w/ your students, this month & beyond. npr.org/2022/05/02/109581257…
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Teaching FinLit in a way that sticks with students! 💵 🧠
"The story-based narrative and interactive exercises help kids learn to make real-life decisions!"
Check out the blog! ⬇️
#EVERFI #EVERFIK12 #FinancialLiteracy #FinancialLiteracyMonth #FinLit
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Join us TONIGHT at 7:30PM ET for The Boston Massacre: A Family Affair Webinar w/ Serena Zabin from @CarletonCollege.
Register here: ncheteach.org/Webinar-Post/T…
#HistoryMatters #sschat #historyteacher #yayhistory #amrev
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Happy Statehood Day! Maine was at one time part of Massachusetts and became its own state on March 15, 1820. What’s your favorite thing about our state?
STORY: bit.ly/3JGkvyF
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Who else will be here and is willing to take a @NCSSNetwork #NCSS2022 Twitter selfie with me???
@NCSSNetwork is beginning! Joe and I are here! Can’t wait to see you all! #ncss2022 #sschat #socstudme @madisonteacher
Maine Council for the Social Studies retweeted
The first in-person @MaineCSS conference in three years is kicking off with @libbybischoff from @USouthernMaine giving the keynote. Hope to see you at one of my sessions today as I talk #civildiscourse and @BRInstitute