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Maine Council for the Social Studies
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Serving social studies teachers and professionals of all levels across Maine.
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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!
April 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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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
March 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Keynote speaker Maine Secretary of State @shennabellows.bsky.social speaking our language and discussing the power of primary sources, experiential learning, connection, and storytelling!
March 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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It’s conference day! Snow won’t keep Maine social studies teachers away from a day of learning and community. #socstudme
Sign ways “Welcome to the Augusta Civic Center Maine Council of Social Studies Auditorium Have a great day!”
March 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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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!
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
March 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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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!
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.
February 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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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!
February 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Are you coming? Register to let us know at www.mainesocialstudies.org
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!
November 18, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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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
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.
November 12, 2024 at 8:14 PM