@mainecss.bsky.social
Serving social studies teachers and professionals of all levels across Maine.
Due to the destruction of IMLS, the Maine State Library just laid off 13 employees and will be restructuring.
The dominos are all going to fall very fast, folks.
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Free PD and lunch?! Join us next week in Portsmouth, NH with NHSS!
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A National History Day display: "Alice Paul: How She Rocked the Vote," from the 2020 contest.
A National History Day display: "D-Day: How the Allies Broke Hitler's Atlantic Barrier, from March 2020, SW Michigan regional competition.
I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
03.04.2025 20:06 — 👍 1670 🔁 826 💬 11 📌 247This includes all funding for National History Day, an incredible program that gets kids excited and involved in history and a renovation project by our good friends @shakervillage.bsky.social.
Please share others in Maine who may be affected!
Hey MCSS members we’ve got an awesome FREE opportunity for you with our friends at the New Hampshire Council and the Federal Reserve bank of Atlanta! Classroom ready resources for all levels!
Not a member? Register for $25 and get a year membership included! Join us! April 15&16 in Portsmouth!
What a great conference we had yesterday! Thank you for joining us!
Also thank you to our amazing presenters, vendors, and our sponsors Wreaths Across America and the Maine Education Association!
Special thanks again to @shennabellows.bsky.social for her great keynote address! #socstudme
Glad you made it home safe!
25.03.2025 17:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Keynote speaker Maine Secretary of State @shennabellows.bsky.social speaking our language and discussing the power of primary sources, experiential learning, connection, and storytelling!
24.03.2025 12:52 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Sign ways “Welcome to the Augusta Civic Center Maine Council of Social Studies Auditorium Have a great day!”
It’s conference day! Snow won’t keep Maine social studies teachers away from a day of learning and community. #socstudme
24.03.2025 12:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Happy Birthday Maine!! You don’t look a day over 200.
Our conference schedule is online! Have you registered yet? Just over a week to go!
Go to mainesocialstudies.org to register and check out our amazing sessions! #socstudme
Text on image reads: Session Announcement Patty MacKinnon and Hayden Tittle Lewiston Public Schools Bridging Language & Learning: Empowering Multilingual Students in Social Studies Grade Level(s): 7-12 This session provides a checklist of classroom accommodations to support multilingual learners (ML) in acquiring grade-level content. It highlights essential strategies: creating language objectives from content objectives, building students’ background knowledge, differentiating sentence starters, and making content more accessible through structured supports and interactive activities. Participants also evaluate teaching vignettes using the ML Supports Checklist, and explore the expected language output at various English proficiency levels. The session covers legal requirements and provides resource links for further support. Register at mainesocialstudies.org
20 days until the State conference!! Have you registered yet?!! Visit mainesocialstudies.com and do so today! You’ll get to take part in awesome sessions like this one supporting multilingual learners!
04.03.2025 18:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Light peach flyer with blue hands holding signs reaching up from bottom Flyer reads: Session Announcement Bri Lolar MDOE Wabanaki STudies Specialist Wabanaki Studies & Equity in Systems Grade Level(s): K – Adult Educaiton In this session we will look at equity through the lens of Wabanaki Studies in the classroom. We will dig into why it is important to teach about Wabanaki, the first people of this land, as well as how to effectively. Wabanaki who were not given the right to vote until 1967, are an integral part of this state's democracy. We'll look at ways to teach about Wabanaki in a way that unites us and builds off each others strengths. Sponsor graphics for Wreaths Across America and the Maine Education Association at the bottom.
Have you registered for the MCSS Annual Conference yet?
Don’t miss this session with Bri Lolar focusing on Wabanki Studies & Equity In Systems!
Register now at: www.mainesocialstudies.org
See you on March 24 in Augusta!
Good Monday morning! Maine teachers as you get back into the swing of things, have you checked off registering for our annual conference next month? Sign up at mainesocialstudies.org and invite a friend or colleague!
Our keynote speaker is Maine Secretary of State @shennabellows.bsky.social
SecDef Hegseth recently renamed Fort Liberty in NC back to Fort Bragg. But this time it is not honoring a Confederate general but instead is named for Maine WW2 veteran and Silver Star recipient Roland Bragg.
#sschat #socstudme
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NCSS President Jennifer Morgan and Interim Executive Director Anton Schulzki have issued a statement on the January 29 Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling: hubs.li/Q035dq8Y0
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Phebe Ann Jacobs 1785 - Born into slavery on the Beverwyck Plantation in New Jersey 1850 - Died free in Brunswick, ME Inspiration for Uncle Tom’s Cabin Born into slavery and brought to Maine by her enslavers (president of Bowdoin College) she met theologian and author Mrs Phebe Upham who would write Phebe's story. This in turn inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe as she wrote her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin. When she was granted her freedom Phebe served as a laundress to Bowdoin students. She was so well known when she passed that her funeral was attended by a large crowd of people and the Governor or Maine served as a pall bearer.
Today’s Black Mainer of Genius is Phebe Ann Jacobs 1785-1850. She was brought to Maine when her enslaver became Pres of Bowdoin. She was a laundress who was widely loved. Her story will help inspire Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin. She died a free woman. 🗺️ #sschat #BlackHistory
04.02.2025 19:06 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Our board secretary @chellestrat.bsky.social is sharing info on some amazing black Mainers this month! These are easy to integrate in just about any classroom.
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Did you hear? Registration for our 2025 conference in March is open!Maine Secretary of State @shennabellows.bsky.social is our keynote speaker!!
Reserve your spot at mainesocialstudies.org
See you March 24 in Augusta!
Join NCSS online next week for an open discussion for teachers to share ideas on how to approach discussions around Inauguration Day: January 20, 2025. Registration is free and open to all educators.
➡️ Sign up: www.socialstudies.org/professional... #edusky
Did you know the solar panels President Carter installed at the White House eventually ended up in Maine? Unity College used them to heat water in their cafeteria! 🗺️ #socstudme #sschat
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24.12.2024 02:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Seeing The Fogcutters holiday show is a local tradition. Add these albums to your rotation for some big band fun.
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Next, one you probably know well. Elvis holiday hit Santa Bring My Baby Back was written by Claude Demetrius, from Bath, ME!
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Looking to add some #Maine flavor to your holiday playlists?
First: The classic Christmas in Maine album. Featuring the Maine Christmas song by Malinda Liberty it also has a version Longfellow’s I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day by Dave Mallett (RIP) both Mainers!
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Welcome! It’s possibly going to snow this week.
24.11.2024 23:25 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Processing the Election with MCSS. What do you need? What dies your classroom need? JoinMCSS to gather with other interested teachers to debrief the election, how it went in your classes, and whatever else is on your mind. Via Zoom 7pm free!
Are you coming? Register to let us know at www.mainesocialstudies.org
18.11.2024 15:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Reposting to new friends! Coming up on Monday!
15.11.2024 22:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hi Stephanie!! So glad we found you!
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Flyer advertising Chat with Maine Council for the Social Studies on Monday, November 18 at 7pm via Zoom to discuss the election and how it went in classrooms as well as whatever else is on educators minds.
Maine social studies educators! Join us on Monday, November 18 via zoom to discuss the election and your classrooms. What do you need from MCSS moving forward? What would you like to chat about?
Register at www.mainesocialstudies.org
Looking forward to connecting with our favorite historic places and fellow councils!
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