Fall Conference 2018 (K-12 Social Studies Teachers) - Monday, October 22, 2018, Busch Student Center, Rutgers University Theme - "The Times They Are a-Changin!"
Call for Proposals: (Click on "Call for Proposals" for the Online Form) (Deadline is June 20, 2018) pdf version
Exhibitors: (Click on "Exhibitors" for the Online Form) pdf version
Conference Registration: (Click on "Conference Registration" for the Online Form) (Early Bird Special) pdf version
Vote for the members of your Board of Directors: (April 2- May 31, 2018) Online and pdf ballot is on the Members page. Click on the link for "Members" in the menu bar. Your ID is your first initial and last name and the password is history (all lower case)
Teaching Social Studies Journal - Winter/Spring 2018
Informed Students Involved in Making a Difference in their Communities, States, and our Nation
Students in New Jersey learn in their social studies classes about citizens who have called attention to grievances and issues over time and how legislators at the local, state, and national level have addressed them. The involvement of one million students addressing school safety and gun violence in 2018 is now one of these lessons.
The NJCSS supports civic education, informed and involved students, and commends teachers and administrators who are providing opportunities for students to responsibly exercise their constitutional rights in making their schools, communities and our nation a safer place where everyone is respected and accepted. We commend students who are participating in productive and non-disruptive ways.
We recognize the benefits of civic education as a required course and believe that active citizenship involves being informed of the various perspectives on an issue, speaking and writing about solutions to problems, respecting the rule of law and voting.
The NJCSS is committed to supporting educators in teaching the responsibilities of active citizenship, the lessons of history and the constitutions of New Jersey and the United States and by providing resources with connections to the NJ curriculum standards in Social Studies.
Resources for Teaching Middle and High School Students about Gun Violence and School Safety (2/23/18)
Pew Research Study on the Demographics of Guns in the United States (3/7/18)
My Voice/My Vote NJ (Voter Registration Campaign - April 30 - May 11, 2018) (3/26/18)
What is NJCSS?
The NJCSS is the only statewide association in New Jersey devoted solely to social studies education. A major goal and accomplishment of the NJCSS has been to bring together educators from all social studies disciplines, including history, economics, political science, sociology geography, anthropology, and psychology.
Our members are elementary, intermediate, secondary and college educators as well as other professionals who share the commitment to the Social studies. Together, NJCSS members work toward a better understanding of the social studies and its importance in developing responsible participation in social, political, and economic life. Contact Hank Bitten at: hbitten@optonline.net
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Upcoming Events James Madison Legacy Workshop - July 15-20, 2018 at Rutgers Contact: arlenega@sas.rutgers.edu Young Patriots Day at the Princeton Battlefield State Park - Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 Contact: wrmarsch@gmail.com NJCSS Fall Conference for K-12 Social Studies Teachers - Monday, October 22, 2018 Contact: hbitten@optonline.net Introducing Best Practice Lessons on New Jersey! NJ Women NJ in the 1930s Publications April Newsletter March Newsletter February Newsletter Call for Manuscripts for our August 2018 edition is May 1, 2018 (Click for Details) Teaching Social Studies Journal - Winter/Spring 2018 Teaching Social Studies Journal - Summer/Fall 2017 Teaching Social Studies Journal - Winter/Spring 2017 Join the NJCSS or Renew your membership for 2018-19! Online Registration Form PDF Registration Form Payment may be made by PayPal (link is below), PO, or check. Mail your PO or check to NJCSS, Rutgers University-Busch Campus, 640 Bartholomew Road, Suite 103, Piscataway, NJ 08854 Student Recognition Awards - *designates a plaque will be presented Middle School Division Central NJ - *Shruthi Gopinath, Melvin H. Kreps, East Windsor Public Schools South NJ - *Eric Rivera, ExCEL Program- Bridgeton Public School High School Division North NJ - *Justin Gabriel, McNair Academic HS, Jersey City Public Schools Harshal Agrawal, McNair Academic HS, Jersey City Public Schools Paul Iwarat, Lincoln HS, Jersey City Public Schools Kaitlyn Reyes - McNair Academic HS, Jersey City Public Schools Central NJ - *Marta Hernandez - North Plainfield Public Schools South NJ - *Madison Dennehy, Lacey High School - Lacey Township Public Schools College Division *Logan Germano, Middlesex County College Teacher of the Year Award - Deadline: April 30, 2018 Elementary Teacher Award (K-5) Secondary Teacher Award (6-12) pdf version for Elementary Teacher pdf version for Secondary Teacher We the People Competition Results Congratulations to East Brunswick H.S. who will represent NJ in the national competition in April. West-Windsor Plainsboro North (2nd Place), Marlboro H.S. (3rd Place) Civic Education Awards to Bayonne, Hopewell Valley, Montclair, and Steinert HS (Hamilton Twp.) |
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