Join OCSS at the Ohio Statehouse for the Statehood Day Celebration on February 27, 2014. We will be lobbying State Representatives and Senators for the passage of SB 96, the World History Bill and to support History and Social Studies Education in Ohio.
Ohio Council for the Social Studies
Educating Ohio's Citizens for Tomorrow's World
Membership
Join the Ohio Council for the Social Studies Online Membership Application Download Paper Membership Application Benefits of Membership OCSS Members enhance their careers through: Professional Development The Newsletter The OCSS Newsletter is published four times a year. The newsletter provides information…
2016 Annual OCSS Conference
Join the Ohio council for the Social Studies for our 60th Annual Conference on September 26-27, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio at the Embassy Suites Columbus/Dublin. Conference Theme: Celebrating and Elevating Ohio Social Studies: Embracing the Active Citizen We are NOW accepting Registration,…
2017 OCSS Executive Board Election
The OCSS Executive Board has the following offices up for election this year: Vice President (President Elect), Northwest Representative, Northeast Representative, Southeast Representative, Southwest Representative, Primary Representative, Intermediate Representative, and Higher Education Representative (OCSS election cycle). A description of OCSS Executive Board…
Social Studies News
Why Ordinary People Need to Understand Power
Far too many Americans are illiterate in power — what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As a result, those few who do understand power wield disproportionate influence over everyone else. “We need to make…
Founding of America Documents Program
Our friends at the Ohio Historical Society has developed a new program to help Ohio teachers implement the new learning standards and assessments items mandated by Ohio Senate Bill 165, also known as the “Founding of America Documents Bill.” Go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/publications/ohio-histore-news/2012/november-30-2012/founding-documents for more…
Ohio Social Studies Supervisors Meetings
Matt Doran, Director, OCSS Supervisors Network (SupNet) ocsssupnet@gmail.com The Social Studies Supervisors Network (OCSS SUPNet) is a working group for social studies leaders (curriculum specialists, supervisors, academic coaches, teacher-leaders, etc.) in Ohio schools. We typically meet three to four times…
Teachers Guides for Ohio’s New State Social Studies Assessments
Click on the links below: Ohio’s New State Tests: Grade 6 Social Studies Teacher’s Guide (Revised with sample test items, October 2014) Ohio’s New State Tests: Grade 4 Social Studies Teacher’s Guide (Revised with samples test items, October 2014) Ohio’s New State…
SS for the 21st Century
CLICK HERE to view Matt Doran’s Blog about Social Studies for the 21st Century
