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Teaching and Professional Resources
The websites below provide access to professional organizations, lessons plans, and teaching resources to support Social Studies education.
The Washington State Council for the Social Studies is a nonprofit/volunteer organization led by Social Studies teachers throughout Washington State. Site also provides links to curriculum and instruction resources.
The website for The National Council for the Social Studies, whose mission is to advocate and build capacity for high-quality social studies by providing leadership, services, and support to educators.
NCSS's selected collection of classroom activities, teaching ideas, and articles from Social Education, Middle Level Learning, and Social Studies and the Young Learner. Browse the collection, or search by historical period and grade level.
The College, Career and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards re-envisions the purpose and instructional practices of social studies education in the states.
The National Council for Geographic Education is a nonprofit membership organization that works to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of geography teaching and learning. Site includes resources for both K-12 and higher education instruction.
The Center has its roots in the interdisciplinary Committee on Civic Education formed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1965 to develop more effective curricular programs in elementary and secondary civic education. Site includes lesson planning resources.
The We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Program promotes civic competence and responsibility among the nation’s upper elementary and secondary students.
Provides document analysis worksheets to help students analyze a variety of primary sources, including photos, maps, cartoons, posters, videos, and more.
