Professional Organizations
There are a wide range of professional groups that focus on the Social Studies. The list below is fairly comprehensive but is ever-changing.
 National Council for the Social StudiesThe largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education, NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies |
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 National Council on Economic EducationA nationwide network that leads in promoting economic literacy with students and their teachers. NCEE's mission is to help students develop the real-life skills they need to succeed |
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 Kansas Council for the Social Studies This newly recreated site provides resources and info for SS teachers in Kansas / the state version of the NCSS |
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 National Council for History EducationDedicated to promoting the importance of history in schools and in society |
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 George Lucas FoundationA nonprofit operating foundation that documents and disseminates information about exemplary programs in K-12 schools to help these practices spread nationwide. Great resources including Edutopia online magazine! |
| Association of American Geographers Advances professional studies in geography and encourages the application of geographic research in education, government, and business American Association for State and Local History Provides leadership service, and support for its members, who preserve and interpret state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful in American society American Geographical Society An organization of professional geographers and other devotees of geography who share a fascination with the subject and a recognition of its importance American Historical Association The largest historical society in the US, a nonprofit membership organization founded for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research American Association for History and Computing Dedicated to the reasonable and productive marriage of history and computer technology American Political Science Association The leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 14,000 members in over 70 countries American Social History Project Aims to revitalize interest in history by challenging the ways that people learn about the past Center for Civic Education A nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to fostering the development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional democracy Center for History and New Media Uses digital media and computer technology to change the ways that people--scholars, students, and the general public--learn about and use the past Center for Teaching International Relations A leader in international education, their programs and publications promote a better understanding of the world in which we live Foundation for Teaching Economics A handy site with student and teacher links designed to improve economic education The History Cooperative Includes a searchable index of Journal of American History, American Historical Review, Law and History Review, The History Teacher, William and Mary Quarterly, Western Historical Quarterly H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine My opinion? This is the BEST site to find other teachers to talk to about ANY subject. Grow professionally by joining in the conversation |
Kansas Council for History Education The mission of the Kansas Council for History Education is to provide opportunities for Kansas history and civic educators to gain greater content knowledge, become better teachers, and network with other professionals in the field Kansas Geological Survey Links for the History Professional Organizations, teaching resources, pubs, and state history societies National Association of Economic Educators The professional association of economic educators affiliated with the National Council on Economic Education National Association for Multicultural Education An organization that brings together individuals and groups with an interest in multicultural education from all levels of education, different academic disciplines and from diverse educational institutions and occupations National Center for History in the Schools Published over sixty teaching units that are the fruits of collaborations between history professors and experienced teachers of both United States and World History National Council for Geographic Education Works to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning National Council on Public History The professional association devoted to the study and practice of public history. NCPH works to enhance the public's awareness of the value and uses of history and to serve the growing community of public historians National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society has been organized to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge National Multicultural Institute NMCI's mission is to work with individuals, organizations, and communities in creating a society that is strengthened and empowered by its diversity Oral History Association Seeks to bring together all persons interested in oral history as a way of collecting human memories. With an international membership, the OHA serves a broad and diverse audience Organization of American Historians The largest learned society devoted to the study of American history Society for History Education Supports all disciplines in history education in universities, community colleges, and secondary schools through its membership journal, The History Teacher World History Association Founded in 1982, with a mission to promote the study of global history by encouraging and supporting research, teaching, collegial communication, and publication in world history |