Check out some of the questions asked high school students from across the U.S. at the 26th Annual We the People National Finals  held at George Mason University in Fairfax,  VA from April 26-29, 2013. The Emancipation Proclamation is said to be “perhaps the greatest document of social reform in American history.” Do you agree [...]

Dr. Britton was president of PCSS from 1962-1963.     Dr. Gerald S. Brinton, 94, of Bethany Village, Lower Allen Twp., a longtime resident of New Cumberland, died Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Village. An Army Veteran of WWII, he attended New Cumberland High School, Shippensburg State Teachers College, Duke University, and University of Maryland. [...]

PCSS Board member Robert Slamp asks for our help… Could you support IU 13′s work by replying to a 3 question multiple choice survey monkey by 4/19? We are applying for a small grant to engage teachers as leaders in resolving the dissonance and confusion educators feel in the face of multiple initiatives. Teachers are often [...]

There are just a couple of more weeks for you to get your award nominations in!  Check out the award categories on the PCSS webpage. We encourage any current PCSS member to nominate a colleague, individual or organization to be recognized for their efforts in the area of Social Studies. Please review the criteria and [...]

The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) honored ten recipients of the 2013 Excellence Awards at its annual awards banquet on Wednesday evening, March 20, 2013 at the Harrisburg Hilton.  Among the winners was PCSS President-Elect David Keller Trevaskis. The Excellence Awards recognize legal aid attorneys, paralegals, support staff and friends of civil legal aid who [...]

Quigley Catholic High School came out on top among the 12 Pennsylvania high schools advancing to the 30th Annual Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg.  Quigley defeated Greensburg-Salem in the finals.  The competition is sponsored each year [...]

Athens Area High School Social Studies Teachers, Mrs. Cheryl Stropko and Mrs. Amy Cheresnowsky, represented the Athens Area School District, Intermediate Unit #17 and PCSS at the Middle States Council for Social Studies (MSCSS) in Dover, Delaware at the start of March 2013. In addition to their participation at the conference, Stropko and Cheresnowsky received [...]

Amy Cheresnowsky and her husband John take off for Florida courtesy of the Pennsylvania Council for Social Studies and The Lehigh Valley International Airport.  Amy won 2 round trip tickets on Allegiant Airlines at the Fall, 2012 PCSS State Conference held in the Lehigh Valley.  Everyone who attends the conference is a winner!  John us [...]

Do your students lack the skills to resolve conflicts peacefully? You can teach them conflict resolution skills while engaging them in an innovative approach to learning history. Conflict Resolution and United States History includes: Activities and materials for teaching conflict resolution skills, including their use with conflicts in American history A CD with primary source [...]

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