National Council for the Social Sciences (NCSS)
Washington DC, December 1-3, 2006
This year’s conference theme is “Social Studies: Promise and Practice.” The word “promise” suggests potential; we all wonder about the potential of social studies, the endless possibilities that result from opening the eyes and minds of our students—as well as our own—to the world, to the past and the present, and to the promise of a bright future. “Practice” involves all that we do to make ourselves better social studies educators, including the acquisition and application of new knowledge and skills. We bring enthusiasm to the classroom every day, and experience the delight of discovering something new and unknown to make us better prepared to enhance student learning.