by David Trevaskis | May 29, 2025 | Front Page News, News and Views
This summer the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will offer five exciting professional development programs for elementary, middle, and high school educators. These programs are presented at their convenient location on Philadelphia's Independence Mall. The...
by David Trevaskis | May 1, 2025 | News and Views
Constance Orkin, a teacher at St. Luke Catholic School in Glenside, submitted this essay from her 6th graders at the school in response to a Federal Courts Essay Contest. Her graphic organizer and adverb lesson provide a wonderful model for attacking any such...
by David Trevaskis | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page News, News and Views
Join PA Civics on Zoom for the State of Civic Education on Monday, March 10 PA Civics is excited to welcome Gov. Josh Shapiro and a bipartisan panel of legislators to speak at our 2025 State of Civic Education in Pennsylvania on Monday, March 10 at 4 pm via Zoom....
by David Trevaskis | May 21, 2024 | Front Page News, News and Views
As PCSS continues to undergo a year of revision and renewal, we are working with partners to provide many events for Pennsylvania social studies educators. Check out this opportunity— Attention Southeast PA Educators: You are invited to attend the first-ever...
by David Trevaskis | Nov 19, 2023 | Current Events, Front Page News, News and Views
PCSS polled some of our veteran teachers about how they are handling teaching about January 6th, and a number said that "because of the politics in their school district," they were not even mentioning it. Others are diving into the materials produced by the January...
by David Trevaskis | Mar 16, 2023 | Front Page News, News and Views
We are excited to share the Winter 2023 issue of Social Studies Journal (SSJ), a publication of the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies. Download (PDF, 3.8MB)...
