The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is preparing for its yearly convention—and Facing History & Ourselves will be there!
Join us in Boston, Massachusetts from Friday, November 22 through Sunday, November 24 for the 104th NCSS Annual Conference.
This is a chance for social studies and history educators to connect with Facing History in-person and get an introduction to our resources directly from our curriculum development and program staff.
NCSS offers the opportunity to meet professionals from around the country who are involved in education. Coming together as a group affords the chance to learn new approaches to social studies, make connections with other educators, and discover novel ideas and sources of inspiration to bring back to the classroom.
If you’re also headed to NCSS we’d love for you to say hello! Stop by Exhibit Booth 824 to chat with Facing History social studies team members and discuss your classroom or school needs. Our booth will be staffed Friday, November 22 from 9 am to 6 pm and Saturday, November 23 from 8 am to 4 pm. We’re excited to meet familiar and new faces, plus we’ll have handy resources and freebies available for you to pick up.
Facing History’s unique social studies content—including our US History Curriculum Collection: Democracy and Freedom—invites students into deeper engagement with the world around them, preparing them to be active and informed citizens committed to making a difference.
We are looking forward to once again presenting at NCSS, sharing insights and data around our pedagogy, discussing new Facing History resource development, and how our work helps students engage with the world around them. We hope to see you there!
How to Interact with Facing History at NCSS
Connect with Leaders Pre-Conference
• Tuesday, November 19 | 3 pm
Facing History & Ourselves is proud to be sponsoring the annual CS4 meeting and will be on site at the welcome event at the Boston Sheraton Hotel in the afternoon.
• Thursday, November 21 | 12 pm
Facing History is also the lunch event sponsor for the 2024 NSSLA Conference. We'll be presenting a keynote conversation—"Building Bridges Across Difference & Navigating Crucial Conversations"—between Michael Patrick MacDonald & Facing History's Dr. Tanya Huelett.
It's undeniable that headlines about major world events and political division affect all of our every-day lives. And it's inevitable that these tensions show up in our communities and schools. This reality has many school leaders seeking tools and support to help them navigate crucial conversations with teachers, students, and other stakeholders. This conversation will share insights from Michael Patrick MacDonald's work as a community organizer, advocate, and author and Facing History's expertise in helping school leaders and educators adopt approaches that emphasize ways to build bridges across difference and practice the skills of civil dialogue, fact-based learning, inquiry, and self-reflection in classrooms, schools, and beyond.
Main Conference Programming
• Facing History is sponsoring keynote speaker Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of The New York Times bestselling memoir All Souls: A Family Story From Southie. His keynote address is titled "Boston Busing 50 years on: From Fractured Past to Shared Future."
- Keynote: Friday, November 22 | 9:45 - 10:40 am
- Book Signing: Friday, November 22 | starting 11:15 am | NCSS Bookstore
• Pursuing Educational Justice in Boston: A New Historical Investigation 50 Years After Court-Ordered School Desegregation
Friday, November 22 | 3 - 3:55 pm | Room 200
Facilitated by Lizzy Carroll and Charles Thomas Lai FitzGibbon
Experience a new C3 inquiry on educational justice in Boston. We'll widen the historical lens on the court-ordered desegregation of Boston Public Schools during the 1970s through using the compelling question, “What can we learn from Boston’s past about what it takes to make progress toward educational justice today?"
• Civic Discussion as a Way to Cultivate Young People’s Empathy & Voice
Saturday, November 23 | 10:20 - 11:15 am | Room 202
Facilitated by Erica Hodgin and Omar Ramirez
In these polarized times, democracy needs a generation of students prepared for civic discussion. Explore Facing History's approach to civics and discussion strategies that cultivate students' civic voice, build empathy, and provide skills and attributes vital for democratic participation.
