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Central Mass Council Meeting

01/04/2013 by Leave a Comment

Hi to all Central MA Council for Social Studies Members! Brrrr…. it’s cold out. So why not warm your insides by attending our traditional January meeting at O’Connors Restaurant. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 10th at 5:30pm. We will enjoy a presentation by Higgins Armory. The meal will be on your own […]

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NY Times Article Supports SS Education in Powerful Tone

12/16/2012 by Leave a Comment

  In Ignorance We Trust By TIMOTHY EGAN   A packet of letters arrived the other day from the honors English class at St. Lawrence School in Brasher Falls, N.Y. Snail mail, from high school sophomores? Yes, and honest, witty and insightful snail mail at that. They had been forced to read a book of mine. […]

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Generation Citizen Day at State House

12/12/2012 by Leave a Comment

December 12, 2012 – a day that was unique for many reasons, one being that it was Generation Citizen Day at the State House in Massachusetts. 300+ students gathered in the Great Hall of Flags in 2 different sessions to showcase their projects, discuss with judges their research work, plans, and reasons that the problems […]

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NCSS Seattle Conference Summary: Huge Success!

11/30/2012 by Leave a Comment

    The 2012 National Conference of NCSS held in Seattle, Washington was a powerful and multi-faceted professional gathering held November 15-18 at the Washington State Conference Center. The diversity of clinics and workshops offered was impressive, with something for every level and every area of the Social Studies. However, there were specific highlights that […]

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NERC Award Nominations Needed

11/30/2012 by Leave a Comment

  Every year the MCSS Awards Committee puts out a call for Award Nominations, and every year we are surprised by how few nominations are actually submitted. With Social Studies Education facing such a challenging time, why do we not seize the opportunity to celebrate the good things we do and the good people who […]

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Turning Points: In Social Studies… For Social Studies

03/14/2012 by Leave a Comment

Turning Points come in all forms, shapes, and sizes. In all the varied and intriguing branches of our Social Studies, we find ourselves focusing on the Turning Points – those moments or events that generated the critical changes. The changes of direction perhaps, or of philosophy or the physical events within a war. But all […]

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