Special Edition September 2023: Social Studies Update

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Special Edition: September 2023

 

K-12 Social Studies

 

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This update contains the latest announcements and current news impacting K-12 Social Studies in North Carolina public schools.  As always, we encourage those of you who receive the updates to please share this issue with others who are not currently subscribed to our listserv. To receive Social Studies Updates please sign up using the link Social Studies Listerv Update  or follow us on Twitter.

 

Celebrate Constitution Day and
Constitution Week

 

The Constitution of the United States was adopted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, and for over 200 years, it has served as the supreme law of the land.  Constitution Day (September 17) became an official holiday in 2004. The law requires all schools that receive federal funding to teach about the Constitution on that day. 

 

Americans collectively celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day annually on September 17, and Constitution Week is observed from September 17-23.

 

View the 2023 U.S. Presidential Proclamation: A Proclamation on Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week  

 

If you're looking for resources and ideas to commemorate Constitution Day and Constitution Week, the following websites may prove invaluable.

  1. NCDPI K-12 Social Studies Constitution Day Resources
  2. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day FYI 
  3.  National Archives: Constitution Day
  4. US Department of Education: Commemorating Constitution Day and Citizen Day
  5. Library of Congress, Constitution of the United States: Primary Documents in American History
  6. US Courts: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
  7. Video from NC Judicial Branch about Constitution Day 
  8. The National Constitution Center: Constitution FAQs
  9. The Bill of Rights Institute
  10. Official Website of the White House: Facts about the Constitution 
  11.  The Official Website for the Government of the USA:  Access Historical Documents
  12. Gilder Lehrman: Celebrating Historical Holidays- Constitution Day

 

Disclaimer Statement

 

Because North Carolina is a local-control state, all curricular decisions are approved at the local level. Prior to implementing any of the materials, teachers should follow appropriate policies and procedures to have content vetted and approved by their school and district leaders. 

November is Veterans' History Awareness Month in North Carolina

 

On June 28, 2017, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law, An Act To Astablish Veterans’ History Awareness Month In November. The intent of this law is to enable students to gain a better understanding of the meaning and importance of the contributions of American veterans and veterans from North Carolina. The North Carolina State Board of Education (NC SBE) is tasked with identifying recommended programs that schools can use during Veterans’ History Awareness Month.  

 

Did you know that North Carolina is the 4th largest state in the nation in the number of school-aged military dependents of active-duty personnel?

 

North Carolina is also home to over a quarter-million children of military retirees or veterans in every county in the state. Currently, there are more than 22 million Veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Let us all thank and honor them in November.

 

For more information and to access additional resources, please view the Veterans' History Awareness Month flyer to help you and your students honor veterans. They can be used during this Veterans’ History Awareness Month or throughout the year.

 

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 to October 15 

 

A law (signed by President  Lyndon B. Johnson and then expanded by Ronald Reagan) designates September 15 to October 15 of each year as National Hispanic Heritage Month.

 

National Hispanic Heritage Month provides us the opportunity to recognize, celebrate, and honor the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

 

To learn more, visit the State Library of North Carolina and HispanicHeritageMonth.gov, which is a collaborative project of the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. 

 

View: Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation from the President of the United States

View: Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation from the Governor of North Carolina

 

NCDPI and Teaching American History (TAH): Seminar on WWII, FDR, and The Holocaust

 

Join NCDPI and The Ashbrook Center for a TAH seminar in Forest City, NC on Saturday, October 14, 2023 for a socratic discussion about WWII, FDR, and The Holocaust.

 

This professional learning opportunity is free and teachers will be provided with a light breakfast, boxed lunch, and a certificate for contact hours towards CEUs at the end of the day.

 

Hurry, space is limited!

 

Use this link to register. Contact Tom Daugherty for more information.

 

Disclaimer Statement

 

Because North Carolina is a local-control state, all curricular decisions are approved at the local level. Prior to implementing any of the materials, teachers should follow appropriate policies and procedures to have content vetted and approved by their school and district leaders. 

 

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