@IllinoisCSS

The Illinois Council for the Social Studies (ICSS) was founded in 1938 in order to improve social studies teaching.

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Stop Trying to Detect AI. Start Creating Better Assignments techlearning.com/technology/…

Stop Trying to Detect AI. Start Creating Better Assignments

Rather than focusing on catching students after the fact, educators need to consider what they are asking them to do, and is it actually worth doing?

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Best Free Indigenous Peoples Day Lessons and Activities techlearning.com/news/best-f…

Best Free Indigenous Peoples Day Lessons and Activities

Explore the top free lessons and activities for teaching about Indigenous history and culture

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Illinois teacher earns national recognition for rural education galesburg.com/story/news/loc… via @Galesburg

Illinois teacher earns national recognition for rural education

Jennifer Burdette of Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 has been named the 2026 National Rural Teacher of the Year.

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Tours of traveling Anne Frank exhibit led by Paw Paw Middle School students wwmt.com/news/local/middle-s…

Tours of traveling Anne Frank exhibit led by Paw Paw Middle School students

A group of middle school students will act as peer guides for a touring Anne Frank history exhibit they helped assemble.

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Muslim Texans say proposed social studies changes falsely paint Islam as violent and un-American texastribune.org/2026/08/31/…

Texas board OKs anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies

The preliminary votes occurred after hours of debate Monday and Tuesday, with final decisions expected Friday.

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Iowa's governor touts new high school graduation requirement radioiowa.com/2026/08/27/iow…

Iowa's governor touts new high school graduation requirement - Radio Iowa

The seniors who’ve just started their final year at a public or private high school in Iowa are the first graduating class required to pass a civics test in order to get their diploma. Governor Kim...

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How a genocide education program equips California educators with skills, resources k12dive.com/news/how-a-genoc… via @K12DiveNews

How a genocide education program equips California educators with skills, resources

A summer program hosted by the Jewish Family and Children’s Services helps teachers gain knowledge needed to meet a state curriculum mandate.

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Teaching "The Odyssey" as a lens for storytelling, history newsletter.smartbrief.com/sh…

Teaching "The Odyssey" as a lens for storytelling, history

Curated by Smartbrief. Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of "The Odyssey" has reignited interest in the epic, prompting educators to explore its storytelling and historical significance. Illinois...

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Civil Court judge presides over 9th-grade mock trial event at Brooklyn Law School

A Brooklyn Civil Court judge presided over a mock trial, giving ninth graders hands-on courtroom experience and legal career guidance.

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Immigrant history delivers the past through the eyes of everyday people k12dive.com/news/tenement-mu… via @K12DiveNews

Immigrant history delivers the past through the eyes of everyday people

Through a summer institute, New York City’s Tenement Museum is providing “turnkey” ideas that make lessons more relevant to students, participants say.

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Grant program brings Virginia students to historic sites wfxrtv.com/news/grant-progra…

Grant program brings Virginia students to historic sites

RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) – The history of Virginia dates back over multiple centuries. From the founding of Jamestown in 1609 to the surrender at Yorktown that won American Independence, and the …

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PRAIRIE GROVE -- When three Prairie Grove Junior High students set out to research Johnny Cash for the 2026 National History Day competition, they expected to tell a story about his country music. wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2026…

Prairie Grove students document Johnny Cash's 'Sound of Reform' | Washington County Enterprise-Le...

PRAIRIE GROVE -- When three Prairie Grove Junior High students set out to research Johnny Cash for the 2026 National History Day competition, they expected to tell a story about his country music.

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Five Tips for Teachers on Bringing Homer to High Schoolers @The74 the74million.org/article/fiv…

Five Tips for Teachers on Bringing Homer to High Schoolers

Goodkin: The Odyssey and its hero, who does not behave in ways that conform with our modern understanding of heroism, is more relevant than ever.

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Educator Griot B teaches Black history through rap newsletter.smartbrief.com/sh…

Educator Griot B teaches Black history through rap

Curated by Smartbrief. Brandon Brown, a former history teacher, has transformed his teaching style by performing as Griot B and creating educational rap songs through his organization School Yard...

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Illinois Teachers Can Earn PD Hours at the 106th NCSS Annual Conference: newsletter.smartbrief.com/sh… Illinois Teachers Can Earn PD Hours at the 106th NCSS Annual Conference

Illinois Teachers Can Earn PD Hours at the 106th NCSS Annual Conference

Curated by Smartbrief. The 106th NCSS Annual Conference (December 4-6, 2026, Chicago, IL) is ISBE-approved and eligible for professional development hours for Illinois teachers. Hear exciting...

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Pasco County superintendent to teach college-level civics courses at River Ridge High School wfla.com/news/pasco-county/p…

Pasco County superintendent to teach college-level civics courses at River Ridge High School

Parents say they are happy with the endeavor if freedom of expression is respected, and if the superintendent can balance his role as an educator and a leader.

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Want stronger readers? Don’t sideline social studies marylandmatters.org/2026/07/…

Commentary: Want stronger readers? Don't sideline social studies - Maryland Matters

No one disagrees with the statement that kids need to become better readers, but how to do it is a point of contention, write a group of education professors, who say a state plan to pile on language...

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Illinois state education officials’ approach to AI in schools? If you can’t beat it, use it...

Artificial intelligence in classrooms isn’t going away anytime soon. So instead of resistance, state education officials are promoting “informed use.”

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3 Ways to Transform Your American Revolution Instruction

A sixth-grade teacher shares three practical strategies for making the American Revolution feel relevant and alive for today's students — from embracing complexity over mythology to elevating...

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Ideas for creating engaging lessons on local history: newsletter.smartbrief.com/sh…

Ideas for creating engaging lessons on local history

Curated by Smartbrief. Educator Benjamin Barbour offers eight ways to teach local history without a chronological approach, including using place names, famous local figures, unsolved crimes,...

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