Michigan Council for the Social Studies

2nd Annual Michigan Joint Education Conference
Connecting 21st Century Learning
June 24, 2009 - Holt High School - Holt, Michigan

• Implementing Best Practices,

• Integrating Technology,

• Enhancing Instructional Leadership,

• Maximizing Student Achievement

The Michigan Joint Education Conference was created to establish an opportunity for teachers and administrators to experience sessions integrating highly relevant instruction from several curriculums.

REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE.  Visit www.mijec.org for more details about the conference.

Sponsoring Organizations: Michigan Council for the Social Studies (MCSS), Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM), Michigan Science Teachers Association (MSTA), Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL), and the Michigan Association of Middle School Educators (MAMSE).

In cooperation with partnering groups:
MAME - Michigan Association for Media in Education
MASCD - Michigan Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
MAASE - Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education
MAISA - Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators
MASA - Michigan Association of School Administrators
MCEC - Michigan Council or Exceptional Children
MMSCN - Michigan Mathematics & Science Center Network
MSDC - Michigan Staff Development Council
REMC - Regional Educational Media Centers of Michigan

Proposals for presentations are now being accepted!  Submit your proposals to the 54th Annual State Professional Development Conference on November 2-3, 2009 at Soaring Eagle Resort and Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.  Proposals must be submitted by July 14, 2009.
 
Click here to submit a proposal

SOCIAL STUDIES OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY INITATIVE: RESPONSIBLE ACTION in a CIVIL SOCIETY 21st CENTURY OPPORTUNITIES-THE VALUE OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Written By J. Kelli Sweet

Our children are growing up in a world of rapid change. The knowledge and skills they learn in school today must prepare them for new challenges they will face tomorrow. Our school systems must develop strong reading, mathematics and science programs. But if our students are to be ablto think critically about issues essential for productive citizenship in our communities, our county and our world, they must also have a strong background in the social sciences.In Michigan, the social sciences are definedas the study of American government, economics, geography and history. Today, more that ever, instruction in all of these subjects is crucial for students, as citizens of the United States try to understand and apply our values and history in the twenty first century. Our world is more politically, economically and environmentally interconnected. Our young people need content and skills beyond the basics to make the kind of informed decisions they will have to make as responsible and effective citizens.

 Annual NCSS Conference 
Present at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference
The 2009 NCSS Annual Conference is in Atlanta, November 13-15. The 89th NCSS Conference will ask presenters to address our key responsibility as social studies educators: preparing young citizens to make a better world.

This state-wide competition is for students in grades fourth through twelfth. The goals and objectives of the competition is to increase student and teacher interest in the education of social studies, to offer contests that lead to improvements in social studies curriculum and facilitate instructional practices that provide opportunities for students and teachers to gain individual and team recognition for academic accomplishments.

Please select the Olympiad link in the left hand menu to for online registration and to view the Handbook.