Workshops and Conferences
NCSS Annual Conference is in Washington, D.C. in 2016!!!
National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference
Where: Washington, D.C.
When: December 2-4, 2016
National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference Website
VCSS: Virginia Council for the Social Studies
VCSS engages and supports Virginia educators in advocating and strengthening social studies. This site fosters professional growth, develops communication among stakeholders in the social studies community, and promotes the teaching of social studies in Virginia, the US, and the international sphere.
Virginia Council for the Social Studies Website
Stanford History Education Group (SHEG)
This site is a great resource for history and social studies teachers! It contains curriculum information that engages students in historical inquiry, assessment resources to reinforce authentic and project based assessments, as well as lesson plan ideas, rubrics, project ideas, and publications.
Stanford History Education Group Website
VSUP: Virginia School University Partnership
VSUP (Visit the Virginia School University Partnership website) is an educational consortium composed of the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education and more than fifty Virginia public school divisions. Their goal is to provide opportunities for effective professional collaboration and high quality professional development in order to improved instruction and increase student achievement.