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. www.pressherald.com/2025/04/09/s...

Free PD and lunch?! Join us next week in Portsmouth, NH with NHSS!

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.

This 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

Keynote speaker Maine Secretary of State @shennabellows.bsky.social speaking our language and discussing the power of primary sources, experiential learning, connection, and storytelling!

It’s conference day! Snow won’t keep Maine social studies teachers away from a day of learning and community. #socstudme

Happy 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

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!

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 www.pressherald.com/2025/02/11/f...

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

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

Our 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.

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 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/c...

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! music.apple.com/us/album/chr...

Are you coming? Register to let us know at www.mainesocialstudies.org

Reposting to new friends! Coming up on Monday!

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!