Professional Associations

Professional Associations


Professional Organizations for Teacher's help to provide necessary support, educational training and development for teachers.

NCSS
The National Center for the Social Studies (NCSS) mission is for the National Council for Social Studies to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.

Here are the details: 
Membership is $43 for students and $53 for first year teachers.
National Conference in Washington, DC December 2-4, 2016 (No Cost has been set for the 2016 Conference)
Find NCSS on Facebook and Twitter.
Benefits of being a member includes: access to a number of journals and organizations that think, breathe, and eat social studies.  These include: Social Education Journal, Rho Kappa Honor Society, Access the US History Lesson (Lesson Planning), Collaborations with Colleagues, Annual Conferences, Newsletters, and other reading materials.

NCSS publishes a number of Academic Journals that members have access to in the form of a PDF. 

Michigan Council for the Social Studies

The Michigan Council for the Social Studies mission is to recognize and promote effective social studies in education to our members and stakeholders.

Here are the details: 
Annual Membership $40. 
Social Studies Conference (Annual) No date has been set. 
Find MCSS on Facebook and Twitter. 
Benefits of being a member include: Publications and Journals.  On a monthly basis, MCSS published opportunities for teachers and pre-service teachers that they can use to enhance their teaching, knowledge, and be involved with the community of social studies (and other disciplines too).  The journal is published three times per year.  It is include articles, book reviews, and information for educators at all levels.