70th Annual PCSS Conference

The 70th Annual PCSS Conference

The Pennsylvania Council for Social Studies is hosting our fall PCSS conferences in partnership with other organizations--we had been asking you to check out this upcoming PA Civics event--see https://www.pacivics.org/forum--but today we learned that our conference partners have decided the interest is bigger than the Intermediate Unit space and have moved the event. The Forum will now be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at Marywood University School of Education in Scranton--see https://www.marywood.edu/

PA Civics is proud to host a professional development forum for educators, this time in Northeastern Pennsylvania. This year's theme: “Teaching America’s 250th Anniversary: Understanding Our Past, Shaping What’s Next.

In 2026, the United States will celebrate its semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. With Pennsylvania being the epicenter for the country’s commemorations, this is a tremendous opportunity for teachers to bring resources and excitement to their classrooms throughout the 2025-26 school year. The 2025 PA Civics Educator Forum will convene teachers for a series of day-long, high-quality professional development sessions for educators. Sessions will emphasize themes like “reflective patriotism,” honoring both civic knowledge and civic action, and how to fulfill the promises of the founding documents for all Americans over the next 250 years. Sessions, organized and presented by PA Civics' nonpartisan members and northeastern PA community partners, will span ideology. Teachers will leave the forum with resources they can use in the classroom the very next day. Pennsylvania-based teachers will be given priority for registration. Forums are free for educators to attend, and all teachers will receive Act 48 credits.

Exhibit Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1cQvNm8UGXIkze9dEzpDwWRDVXlLOcFHK1sUQlm5CVGH2SQ/viewform

Registration: https://committee-of-seventy.ticketleap.com/2025pacivicsforum/

We will be sponsoring other events, so please keep in touch!

Questions?  Email pacouncilss@gmail.com or call/text 717-571-7414