News and Events
The 2026 MSCSS Annual Conference
PCSS wants to support our partners at Middle States, and this NCSS flyer highlights the upcoming MSCSS Conference next February in Delaware. It would be great to have a big PCSS turnout for this event! Your Invitation from the Middle States Council for the...
Kenneth Kubistek, Pennsylvania History Teacher of the Year
Ken was a Board Member and then the Executive Secretary of PCSS at the turn of the century through 2008. Riverview Teacher Recognized as 2025 Pennsylvania History Teacher of the Year Kenneth Kubistek was surprised to be selected as the 2025 Pennsylvania History...
Exciting Opportunity: United States Senate Youth Program for Pennsylvania Students
Pennsylvania Social Studies Teachers, Now in its 64th year, the United States Senate Youth Program offers an outstanding opportunity for exceptional student leaders. Here in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) works collaboratively with the...
Spring 2025 Journal is Now Available!
Jessica B. Schocker, PhD, Penn State Berks Associate Professor of Social Studies Education and Women’s Studies and Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies Editor of our award-winning Social Studies Journal, shares the news that the Spring 2025 edition has been...
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Summer Programs
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...
St. Luke Catholic School Law Day—We the People Essay
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...
Join PA Civics on Zoom for the State of Civic Education on Monday, March 10
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....
Attention Southeast PA Educators
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...
PCSS Polled Veteran Teachers About Handling January 6th
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...
20th Anniversary of 9/11
Dr. Rose offers this project as a way Pennsylvania educators and students can share in the solemn celebration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Check out her model and see what one student has already done with the project by interviewing her father. Audio...