SPRING-
THE SAGE SUMMER 2011
The Newsletter of The Association of Teachers of Social Studies / United Federation of Teachers
ATSS/UFT, C/O UFT, 52 BROADWAY, New York, NY 10004, Phone: (212) 510-6389, FAX: (212) 510–6334 http://www.uft.org/member/committees
OFFICERS OF EXECUTIVE BOARD MESSAGE FROM THE ATSS/UFT PRESIDENT/ CHAIRPERSON, *Rozella Kirchgaessner, President ROZELLA KIRCHGAESSNER ATSS/UFT Journal Editor Dear Colleagues, Ollie Fields Thacker, Vice President I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has teamed Louis Vasquez, Recording Secretary together to make my second term so rewarding and memorable. This is Pasquale D’ Onofrio, Treasurer *Carolyn Herbst Executive Secretary, my last column as president/chairperson. My current term of office ends Sage Editor in June. The initiatives we have begun, our commitment to the Center for Victoria Braxton, Membership the Study and Practice of Social Studies, our connection with Kareem Secretary Abdul-Jabbar and the Skyhook Foundation, the trips, our second annual Dr. Brenda Parnes, Corresponding retreat, and our affiliation with our state and national parent organizations Secretary will continue to grow. Check our web site and our wiki to keep up to date
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS with these and other emerging initiatives. The venue change for our Ashley Acharya February GMNY conference brought us new perspectives and new friends. John Agniello The Department of Education has gone through its own series of * Levi Anthony changes. We look forward to working with the new chancellor, Dennis Rose Marie Armetta Walcott, who has been in a good working relationship as deputy mayor. Richard Brewer We hope the next re-structuring will provide more opportunities for the Arthur Brown expansion of social studies related initiatives. The content support * Ronald Campana Mike Collazo personnel in the Children Frist networks and clusters are beginning to Cynthia R. Copeland emerge. Every change brings its own level of confusion and takes time for Wanda Daniels networks to emerge. We live in an electronic age and must take * Robert Dytell advantage of the opportunities and promise that emerging social Dr. Richard Forman networking sites may provide. We can learn a lesson from the role social Ledia Mara-Drita media played in the ongoing change in the Middle East. CSPSS will launch Angela Magliano the Neighborhood’s project in the Fall. Look for information on our L. Zenzele Magwood Nick Norman summer curriculum development workshops in July on the UFT website Mary Ann O'Grady and on our wiki. (continued on page 2) * Elliot Salow Herbert Schwarz * Harvey Seligman Helen S. Settles ATSS/UFT EXECUTIVE CALENDAR FOR SPRING 2011 Alan Schulman * Deborah Straughn Moore ATSS/UFT EXECUTIVE BOARD OTHER ATSS/UFT EVENTS Richard Steckmeister MEETINGS +ATSS/UFT Planning Retreat, Taraneh Sabouri nd Fri. to Sun., May 20-22, 2011 * Patricia Urevith UFT Head-quarters, 50 Broadway, 2 Ft. Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY * Roni Wattman floor, 5:00- 7:00 PM, (Open to all New Contact ROZELLA KIRCHGAESSNER Alice Skinner Williams York City Social Studies @ [email protected] Mark Willner Professionals. Only ATSS/UFT +Fri. June 3, 2011 *Jeffrey Winograd Abraham’s Children ( Film about Islam), Executive Board Members can vote UFT HQ, 5:00 PM on business items.) +Sat, June 18, 2011, Bus Tour, * Past Presidents ▪ Friday, June 11, 2011 (Dinner) “Tibet/U.S.A./Portugal-Spain, Art, Mansion, Contact ROZELLA KIRCHGAESSNER Garden, Architecture, Food.” The Surprising UFT PRESIDENT @ [email protected] Newark Museum and Arts and Iron Bound Michael Mulgrew Districts of Newark, NJ”, (see page 3) UFT COMMITTEE LIAISON The MISSION of the Association of Teachers of Social Studies / United Federation of Teachers is to provide a George Altomare network wherein Social Studies educators and related professionals may advocate for Social Studies education UFT COMMITTEE and share scholarship, information, strategies and practices related to the issues important to Social Studies COORDINATOR instruction. Nyree McCray UFT Officers: Michael Mulgrew President, Michael Mendel Secretary, FOUNDING OFFICER Mel Aaronson Treasurer, Robert Astrowsky Assistant Secretary, Charles Cogen (Deceased) Mona Romain Assistant Treasurer Vice Presidents: Karen Alford,
Carmen Alvarez, Leo Casey, Richard Farkas, Aminda Gentile, Sterling Roberson OPEIU: 153
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Your organization is only a mouse click away at [email protected], or on the web at http://www.uft.org/member/ committees /atss/services/ Let us hear from you often. Best wishes for a warm and memorable spring and summer. Rozella
HUNTER COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT HONORS ATSS/UFT
On Friday evening, April 29th, Ines M. Miyares, Professor and Chair of the Geography Department at Hunter College, CUNY presented the department’s annual award for Outstanding Contributions to Geographic Education in the Schools of New York City to ATSS/UFT President/Chairperson Rozella Kirchgaessner, citing her support for workshops at the Greater Metropolitan NY Social Studies Conference, co-sponsoring the summer New York Geographic Alliance institutes, and for her advocacy for the inclusion of geographic concepts and strategies at state and national forums. This was also the induction ceremony for new members of Gamma theta Upsilon, the professional geography fraternity honoring geography scholars. Rozella noted in accepting the award that she had also been inducted into Gamma Theta Upsilon during her senior year at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in1967. She encouraged the new inductees to consider the opportunities teaching presented to “change the world one mind at a time.” ATSS/UFT is quite proud of the working relationship we have with both New York Geographic Alliance Coordinators, Carol and Phil Gersmehl, who are based at Hunter and we thanked Hunter once again for sponsoring them.
CSPSS UPDATE
The Center for the Study and Practice of Social Studies has been working across the year to define entry points for new curricular initiatives. The Neighborhood’s Project is slated to be launched in the fall with a cohort of 10 high schools organized geographically according to their local Community Boards. In addition, the Center helped organize the New York City premier of Karem Abdul-Jabbar’s On the Shoulders of Giants, and is in negotiation with the Skyhook Foundation to make the curriculum support materials available to NYC Schools and to sponsor ways to bring Abdul-Jabbar’s other books to classroom audiences.
SAVE THAT DATE !
NEXT YEAR’S GREATER METROPOLITAN NEW YORK SOCIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE (GMNY) IS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012
UFT, 52 BROADWAY, MANHATTAN
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THE ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SOCIAL STUDIES / UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS P R O U D L Y P R E S E N T S
“TIBET / U.S.A. / PORTUGAL-SPAIN: ART, MANSION, GARDEN, ARCHITECTURE, FOOD.” THE SURPRISING NEWARK MUSEUM, AND ARTS AND IRON BOUND DISTRICTS OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2011
9:00 AM TO 9:30 PM + A FULL DAY BUS TOUR INCLUDING A FORMAL LUNCH AND A FORMAL DINNER f e a t u r i n g: • THE NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: DOCENT TOUR OF THE THEATER AND PUBLIC SPACES IN THE NEWARK ARTS DISTRICT. • THE NEWARK MUSEUM: DOCENT TOURS OF THE TIBET GALLERIES – THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF TIBETAN ART OUTSIDE OF ASIA - AND THE BALLANTINE MANSION ADJACENT TO THE MUSEUM; FREE TIME FOR THE MEMORIAL GARDEN FEATURING AMERICANA AND OTHER AREAS. THERE IS A GIFT SHOP. • LUNCH: AT THE HISTORIC ROBERT TREAT HOTEL, MAIZE RESTAURANT (SEE COUPON BELOW), NEAR THE PRESERVED NEWARK PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD STATION AND THE NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, IN THE NEWARK ARTS DISTRICT • DINNER: AT THE HISTORIC ADEGA GRILL, IN THE HISTORIC NEWARK IRON BOUND DISTRICT (SEE COUPON BELOW).
BOARD BUS AT 9:00 AM. BUS LEAVES PROMPTLY AT 9:20 AM FROM UFT HEADQUARTERS, 52 BROADWAY, NEAR RECTOR STREET, MANHATTAN. BRING BREAKFAST OR EAT BREAKFAST AT HOME. (LUNCH IS AT 12:15 PM). THE BUS WILL RETURN TO UFT HEADQAURTERS, WITH STOPS AT UNION SQUARE AND IN MIDTOWN, AT 9:30 0 PM) * TOUR INCLUDES SOME OUTDOOR AREAS RAIN OR SHINE. DRESS APPROPRIATELY. BRING AN UMBRELLA.*
THE COST IS $161.00 PER PERSON, AND INCLUDES FULL LUNCH AND DINNER, ALL ADMISSIONS, TOURS AND TIPS. MAKE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO ATSS/UFT AND SEND BOTH THE MONEY AND THE COUPON BELOW (ONE COUPON PER PERSON, DUPLICATE AS NECESSARY) TO: CAROLYN HERBST, TOUR COORDINATOR, ATSS/UFT JUNE TOUR, C/O UFT, 52 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10004, NO LATER THAN MONDAY JUNE 6, 2011. THERE IS LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE, SO APPLY EARLY. REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AFTER JUNE 6 ONLY IF THERE ARE PARTICIPANTS ON A WAITING LIST. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL CAROLYN HERBST AT 212 510 6389 OR 646 258 1942 COUPON DEAR CAROLYN: I AM SENDING A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER FOR $161.00 TO RESERVE A PLACE ON THE ATSS/UFT JUNE TOUR, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2011. NAME______HOME ADDRESS______ZIP ____ SCHOOL/ADDRESS______ZIP_____ HOME PHONE (___)______SCHOOL PHONE (_ __)______E-MAIL______MY CHOICE FOR LUNCH ENTRÉE IS (CHECK 1): /_____/ TILAPIA FISH WITH LEMON SAUCE, SPINACH AND RICE /_____/CHICKEN, AVOCADO AND PESTO SANDWICH ON ROLL /_____/VEGETARIAN EGGPLANT PARMESAN WITH PENNE PASTA
MY CHOICE FOR DINNER ENTRÉE IS (CHECK 1): /_____/ PORTUGUESE/SPANISH PARTY MENU SERVED FAMILY STYLE: STEAK, SEAFOOD PAELLA, ASSORTED TRADITIONAL PORTUGUESE/SPANISH APPETIZERS (MANY WITH SHELLFISH AND PORK)
/_____/GARLIC STUFFED MUSHROOMS, CODFISH CAKES, TOMATO RICE (NO SHELLFISH OR PORK)
/_____/ GARLIC STUFFED MUSHROOMS, VEGETABLES, TOMATO RICE (VEGETARIAN) OPIEU: 153
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2011 GMNY CONFERENCE
The 2011 GMNY, the 51st Annual Greater Metropolitan New York
Social Studies Conference, the main annual event of ATSS/UFT, was held on Saturday, February 5th, at UFT Brooklyn Headquarters, 335 Adams
Street.) The theme of the conference was “Honoring the Past, Balancing the Future.” We nicely weathered the forecast of snow. About 200 Social
Studies professionals attended, including a large number of newer teachers. Social Studies professionals from all levels K-12 and college, teachers as well as supervisors attended, with an increasing representation from elementary schools. There were 34 tables of exhibitors whose booths were swamped by enthusiastic participants searching for materials for their classrooms. Carolyn Herbst was exhibits chair. The program included a very worthwhile group of workshops and interesting afternoon panels. Students from Aviation High School, led by their teacher, Louis Vasquez, were on hand as helpers. The Bernard A. Cohen Social Studies Awards (formerly the John Bunzel Awards) were presented at the Bernard A. Cohen Memorial Breakfast. Mark Wilner was The Cohen Award Chair.
Len Romano, President of the New York State Council for the Social Studies (NYSCSS), as well as Gloria Sesso, President of the Long Island Council for the Social Studies (LICSS). Middle States Council for the Social Studies (MSCSS) did not attend, but she was represented by Carolyn Herbst for greetings from MSCSS at the luncheon podium.
Majora Carter received the ATSS/UFT Rosa Parks Award at Breakfast. A panel on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911, and the World Trade Center Attack in 2001was moderated by Patricia Urevith. It included New York State Senator Serphin Maltese, who lost two aunts in the fire, George Altomare, Anthony Gardner and Dr. Jack Zevin. Ric
Burns, the documentary filmmaker, was the keynote luncheon speaker. The UFT Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award was presented to Ric at the luncheon by George Altomare, UFT Committee Liaison, Rozella
Kirchgaessner, President/Chairperson of ATSS/UFT, and Robert Dytell, GMNY Conference Chair. The afternoon concluded with a discussion of
CSPSS initiatives led by Project Director, Alan Schulman at our “Dessert with the Stars.”
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ATSS/UFT AWARD PRESENTED AT THE GMNY CONFERENCE 2010
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
HUBERT H. HUMPHREY HUMANITARIAN AWARD:
RIC BURNS
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
THE BERNARD A COHEN AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING SOCIAL
STUDIES
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER:
MATTEO MANNINO JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL, QUEENS
SOCIAL STUDIES SUPERVISOR: SUEZETTE LIPPA
SUSAN E. WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL, STATEN ISLAND
THE ROSA PARKS SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
MAJORA CARTER
ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SOCIAL STUDIES /UNITED FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS AWARDS
THE PRESIDENT’S DISTINQUISHED SERVICE AWARD
JAMIE REILLY EDUCATION DIRECTOR, FORT HAMILTON ARMY BASE, BROOKLYN, NY
THE PRESIDENT’S SOCIAL SERVICE AWARD ROSEMARIE R. ARMETTA
MARY ANN O’GRADY
THE PRESIDENT’S CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION HERBERT “JIMMY” SCHWARZ
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ATSS/UFT AND AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM PROGRAM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 2011
On Sunday, February 27, 2011, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, ATSS/UFT co- sponsored a program on TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST with the American Society for Yad Vashem. This series of workshops centered on Resistors and Survivors and the use of resources to teach the lessons of the Holocaust. Materials were provided in the workshops and at the conclusion of the program. ATSS/UFT Past President/Chairperson Carolyn Herbst greeted the participants on behalf of ATSS/UFT. She introduced ATSS/UFT President / Chairperson Rozella Kirchgaessner, who was in the audience. ATSS/UFT Executive Board Member Mark Willner, a noted Holocaust expert, also attended later in the program.
Carolyn spoke on the theme of “If we do not have time to teach Social Studies, then we will not have time to teach the stories of the Holocaust.” She referred to the cutting of Social Studies testing in grades 5 and 8, and the th th threatened cut of the 9 and 10 grade New York State Social Studies Regents Exams. She said that if the subject is not tested, then it is not taught. If schools are evaluated on the results of the national common core standards in only English Language Arts and Mathematics, then Social Studies education and Holocaust education will suffer. She noted that the American Society of Yad Vashem is a particular specialist in using the stories of individuals in the Holocaust, as well as portraying the Jewish culture of Europe before and after the Holocaust, to teach about the Holocaust, in a safe, classroom-friendly, and understandable manner. The workshops and materials reflected this approach.
A kosher breakfast and lunch were served. The program took place at th the Pratt Mansions, 1027 5 Av. bet 83 & 84 Sts. The program was free. For more information about the American Society for Yad Vashem call: 212 220 4304.
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REPORT ON THE ATSS/UFT PROGRAM HONORING KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR IN NEW YORK CITY
On Wednesday, February 9, 2011 ATSS/UFT co-hosted the New York City premier of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s film “On the Shoulders of Giants” with the Schomburg Center for the Study of Black History and the Skyhook Foundation. ATSS/UFT President/ Chairperson Rozella Kirchgaessner, presided over the event, where she and ATSS/UFT Vice-President/Vice-Chairperson, Ollie Fields Thacker, who also co-authored the related curriculum materials, presented the ATSS/UFT 2009 Rosa Parks Award to Mr. Abdul-Jabbar.
“On the Shoulders of Giants” is a documentary based on Abdul-Jabbar’s book by the same title, which traces the story of the “Harlem Rens”, an all-star African-American basketball team that played home games at the Renaissance Ballroom in Harlem, and faced discrimination in a country was still segregated through the 1940’s and 1950’s as it traveled across the country to play any other basketball team willing to challenge their skill. The “best basketball team you never heard of,” was phenomenally successful, even defeating the top billed white team prior to the creation of the NBA.
ATSS/UFT Executive Board member Cynthia Copeland moderated the panel discussion that included NBA Commissioner David Stern, Spike Lee, retiring Schomburg Center Director, Dr. Howard Dodson and Mr. Abdul-Jabbar. There was a live audience of about 200 students and their teachers from about a dozen different New York City Public Secondary Schools, and several members of the ATSS/UFT Executive Board including Carolyn Herbst. The Boys and Girls High School jazz ensemble welcomed visitors in the lobby while the Talent Unlimited Jazz Band performed on stage. The program was streamed live through a special video link provided by Skyhook Foundation to every school across New York City and New York State. Alan Schulman arranged the student and school participation portions of the program.
After the formal Program Mr. Abdul-Jabbar posed for photographs with students and teachers from each school and members of the ATSS/UFT Executive Board including Rozella Kirchgaessner, Ollie Fields Thacker, Cynthia Copeland, Carolyn Herbst, Alice Skinner-Williams, Ashley Asharya and George Altomare UFT Committee Liaison.
There was full press coverage with articles appearing in the New York Daily News , the New York Times, the New York Post and the New York Teacher.
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REPORT ON ATSS/UFT IN DENVER, NCSS CONFERENCE
Ollie Fields Thacker, Robert Dytell, Carolyn Herbst, Dr. Brenda Parnes, Nick Norman and Victoria Braxton represented ATSS/UFT at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado held on November 11-15, 2010, at the convention center.
The ATSS/UFT team served in the NCSS House of Delegate (HOD), participated in local and state council leaders meetings, including a pre- conference, served on NCSS governance committees (Robert Dytell as Chair of the Resolutions Committee, Brenda Parnes as Chair of the Archives Committee and Carolyn Herbst on the Membership Committee), attended keynote sessions and workshops, and sought to recruit more exhibitors for the Greater Metropolitan Social Studies Conference (GMNYSSC). ATSS/UFT and NYSCSS presented several joint resolutions in the NCSS House of Delegates (HOD) that reflected our urban sensibilities on national issues, such as the State Social Studies Standards, and Teaching about Anti-Semitism today.
th This was the 90 Anniversary of NCSS, and to honor the anniversary, Dr. Brenda Parnes and the Archive Committee created standing signs representing each decade of NCSS at the convention center.
Nick Norman and Victoria Braxton were two ATSS/UFT “first- timers” at the convention.
A high point for the ATSS/UFT team at the House of Delegates meetings was when Ollie Fields Thacker, Vice-President/Vice-Chairperson of ATSS/UFT, received a Gold Star Certificate, which recognized ATSS/UFT for its superior programs and services, as well as being the largest local council affiliated with NCSS. Another high point was when Ollie Fields Thacker was acknowledged as a writer of the NCSS curriculum that supports the book and documentary film created by basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, On the Shoulders of Giants about the Harlem Renaissance star basketball team the “Harlem Rens”. Mr. Abul-Jabbar was the concluding conference Keynote speaker.
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REPORT ON MIDDLE STATES COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES ANNUAL CONVERENCE March 17-18, 2011
The 2011 Middle States Council for the Social Studies (MSCSS) Annual
Conference was held at Student Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New
Jersey, March 17 to Friday March 18, 2011. The Board Meeting on Thursday,
March 17 was followed by the Annual Business Meeting at the New Brunswick
Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Carolyn Herbst, New York State Rep. attended the conference and distributed her state report at the Board of Directors Meeting. About 150 people attended the conference. There were approximately 20 exhibitors. Unfortunately, the conference took place on the same weekend as the New York State Council for the
Social Studies (NYSCSS) Conference, so Herbst left mid-Friday, and continued up to Rochester, New York for the Friday evening banquet, Saturday workshops and
Saturday Board Meeting, at the Rochester Hyatt Regency Hotel.
At Rutgers, workshops, meal functions and award ceremonies took place at the
Student Center on Friday. A trip to lower Manhattan, New York City via New
Jersey Transit for a walking tour and dinner was organized as a final event after the program at the Rutgers Student Center. The theme of the conference was THE SAGE “Social Studies Leads the Way for 21st Century Learning.”
Dr. S. G. Grant, Dean, School of Education, Binghamton University, SUNY, New York, presented the Dan Roselle Memorial Lecture. He spoke about the Common State Social Studies Standards being developed nationally by 20 Chief State Education Officers and 15 national Professional Associations in the various Social Studies fields, including the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).
MSCSS produces an Annual Journal and a Newsletter. A MSCSS membership form and information about MSCSS is available on line. The MSCSS website is www.mscss.net or www.mscss.net. An application to join MSCSS appears on the last page of this newsletter.
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REPORT ON NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 16-19, 2011
The New York State Annual Conference took place from Wednesday, March 16 to Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Rochester Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Rochester, New York. The theme of the 2011 conference was “The March from Civil War to Civility, Through Social Justice Education.”
Active participants from the ATSS/UFT Executive Board were Rozella Kirchgaessner, Program Committee, and Organizer of the Saturday workshops, Carolyn Herbst, MSCSS Liaison, Robert Dytell, Finance Committee and workshop presenter, Mike Collazo, NYSCSS Secretary, Technology Committee member and, Publications Committee Chair and NYSCSS Treasurer Taraneh Sabouri, , Nick Norman and Alan Schulman.
Tim Potts was elected President-Elect, Mike Collazo was elected Vice- President, and Taraneh Sabouri was re-elected Treasurer. The Bernard Cohen Memorial Award, named in honor of the ATSS/UFT GMNY Conference Chair and Past President/Chairperson, was presented to Sarah Maliwacki, Windsor Central Schools.
Keynote Speakers at the Confer ence were Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, Maria Niera, Vice-President of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and Steve Goldberg, President of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). About 400 people attended the conference. There were 36 exhibitors.
The NYSCSS Board of Directors began looking at the possible merger of
NYSCSS and the New York State Social Studies Supervisors Association (NYSSSSA).
The next NYSCSS conference will take place in Saratoga Springs, New York in April.
2012, followed by the 2013 conference at the Rye Brook Hilton, in Westchester
County.
NYSCSS produces “The Docket”, a quarterly journal shared with the New Jersey Council for the Social Studies, and a quarterly newsletter “Time and Place”. An application to join NYSCSS appears on the last page of this newsletter.
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ATSS/ UFT MISSION STATEMENT
THE MISSION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SOCIAL STUDIES/ UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS IS TO PROVIDE A NETWORK WHEREIN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATORS AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS MAY ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION AND SHARE SCHOLARSHIP, INFORMATION, STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES RELATED TO THE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION.
WE ENVISION THE ATSS/UFT AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS ENSURING THAT, AS A PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS IN NEW YORK CITY, WE SERVE THE INTERESTS OF UFT MEMBERS AND OTHER RELATED SOCIAL STUDIES PROFESSIONALS AS A EFFECTIVE VANGUARD ORGANIZATION, REFLECTING THE CONCERNS OF NEW YORK CITY EDUCATORS WHILE MAINTAINING OUR LONG STANDING AFFILIATIONS WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES (NCSS) AND THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES (NYSCSS);
+ ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF SOCIAL STUDIES PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION THAT ADDRESSES NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS;
+ USING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE LINES OF COMMUNICATION AMONG SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATORS AND RELATED PROFESSIONS;
+ MAINTAINING A WEB SITE ORGANIZED BY TOPIC AND STRATEGY CONTAINING USEFUL LINKS TO CURRENT RESOURCES AND RELEVANT CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS;
+ PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES AIMED AT COMMUNICATING INFORMATION AND STRATEGIES ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CITY, STATE, NATION AND WORLD; + AND, AT ALL TIMES, SUPPORTING THE ABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN AND GROW AS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EFFECTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY.
ABOUT ATSS/UFT
ATSS/UFT was founded in 1937 as The Association of Teachers of Social Studies. In 1978, the organization merged with the United Federation of Teachers. Today it is one of the UFT’s most active professional Committees. From the time ATSS/UFT merged with the UFT, there have been no membership dues. If you work in New York City as a Social Studies professional and if you are a UFT member and / or participate in our programs you are a member of ATSS/UFT. Members receive information through UFT New York Teacher, our web page at www.uft.org, (members/union committees/ATSS/UFT). We are also linked from the National Council for the Social Studies website www.ncss.org . ATSS/UFT is the largest local Social Studies professional council in the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Our representatives sit in the House of Delegates and serve on committees. Other area councils affiliated with ATSS/UFT and NCSS are the New York State Council for the Social Studies (NYSCSS) and the Middle States Council for the Social Studies (MSCSS). Besides running excellent conferences they also provide members with very worthwhile professional publications on social studies content, lesson planning and educational research. Even though you are automatically a member of ATSS/UFT, we highly recommend you pay the fees to join these other social studies councils too. (see forms on page 10) Several members of the ATSS/ UFT Executive Board also serve, or have served, on the Executive Boards and committees and have presented workshops at NCSS, MSCSS and NYSCSS conferences. As a member of any and all of these councils, you may also want to more actively participate in them above and beyond taking advantage of the publications and conferences they offer.
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SOCIAL STUDIES PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERSHIP FORM
ATSS/UFT has created this form to help you join the various professional associations. If you have any questions, or want additional information, feel free to call ATSS/UFT at (212) 510-6389. Weekdays, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Send this form and a separate check for each council you wish to join payable to the organization as stated.,
Remember, you are a member of ATSS/UFT without paying a membership fee if you are a New York City Social Studies profession and/or participate in our programs.
Send to: Treasurer, ATSS/UFT, 52 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York NY 10004
I WISH TO JOIN THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES (NCSS)
/ / FIRST YEAR MEMBERSHIP, SPECIAL PRICE, REGULAR CATEGORY (JOURNAL AND NEWSLETTER). MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO NCSS. $35.00 / / RENEWAL MEMBERSHIP, REGULAR CATEGORY (JOURNAL AND NEWSLETTER). MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO NCSS. $70.00 / / FIRST YEAR MEMBERSHIP, SPECIAL PRICE, COMPREHENSIVE CATEGORY (ALL PUBLICATIONS). MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO NCSS. $40.00 / / RENEWAL MEMBERSHIP, COMPREHENSIVE CATEGORY. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO NCSS. $80.00
I WISH TO JOIN THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES (NYSCSS)
/ / FIRST YEAR MEMBERSHIP OR RENEWAL. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO NYSCSS. $50.00
I WISH TO JOIN THE MIDDLE STATES COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES (MSCSS)
/ / FIRST YEAR OR RENEWAL. MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO MSCSS. $25.00
ENCLOSED IS/ARE CHECK(S) FOR JOINING: / / NCSS / / NYSCSS / / MSCSS MY LEVEL OF INTEREST IS: / / PRE-K / / ELEMENTARY / / MIDDLE/ INTERMEDIATE/ / HIGH SCHOOL / / COLLEGE / / OTHER______NAME______HOME ADDRESS______ZIP______SCHOOL ______SCHOOL ADDRESS______ZIP______E-MAIL ADDRESS______OPIEU:153