Conferences & Professional Learning
June 25, 2025 –
June 26, 2025
Online,
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) invites educators of all grade levels and contexts, including classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, administrators, and researchers, to submit proposals for our third annual Virtual Summer Conference.
This year's theme, "The Power of Civil Discourse: Fostering Empathy and Understanding in the Classroom," highlights the vital role that respectful dialogue, critical thinking, and diverse perspectives play in shaping informed, compassionate, and engaged citizens.  Details and Registration Information
July 14, 2025 –
July 16, 2025
World War I Museum & Memorial,
Kansas City, MO, United States
Join the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) for the 2025 Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) in Kansas City, Missouri as we embark on an inspiring journey to empower social studies and aspiring leaders across the nation. SLI is dedicated to equipping classroom teachers, curriculum and building leaders, as well as leaders from state councils, communities, and associated groups with the tools they need to build their capacity for advocacy and leadership in social studies education. This year's institute will provide essential resources and networking opportunities to support local advocacy and to strengthen our collective voice and influence. Details and Registration Information
August 1, 2025 –
August 2, 2025
Data Science 4 Everyone and the National Council for the Social Studies are partnering to host a national planning summit to incorporate emerging technology skills, habits, and dispositions into K-12 social studies teaching and curriculum. The discussion will be focused on why the essential skills of data literacy, media literacy, news literacy, and AI literacy are foundational for students to use technology and AI in an ethical and responsible manner. From those discussions, we will move into a workshop where participants will draw upon the K-12 Data Literacy & Data Science Learning Progressions and AI4K12 AI Literacy Frameworks to create subject-specific guidance for social studies teaching strategies and curriculum, and incorporate new ideas that are authentic to the discipline. Details and Registration Information
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