PD Provider: Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies

Contact Information
Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies 170 Tremont Street #903 Boston, MA 02111 Gorman Lee Director of Professional Development, Past President glee0524@gmail.com Phone:617-297-2339 www.masscouncil.org

Provider Details
Organization Type(s):	Non-profit Organization
PD Format(s):	Action Research, Course, Meeting Series (committee, council, PLC, task force), Training Session/Workshop
Audience(s) serviced:	Teachers, Teacher leaders, District Admin: supts/asst supts, special ed directors etc., School Admin: principals, asst principals, curriculum directors etc., Coaches, Paraprofessionals, Advocates/community partners or leaders, Other
PD mode(s) of interaction available:	Face-to-Face, Blended (Hybrid), Online
# of PD in an average year:	10 events or fewer
Years of experience providing PD in MA:	Over 25 years

Brief Description of Services
The Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies (MCSS) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. It is a network of social studies educators who work at every level of schooling. MCSS is affiliated with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and participates fully in that organization’s efforts to advance the profession. The purposes of MCSS are to: 1. Provide a professional organization for educators involved in teaching any of the wide range of subject areas included in the definition of social studies. 2. Provide professional development for social studies educators. 3. Serve as a liaison with the state agencies charged with setting and assessing the curriculum standards for social studies and providing the oversight of social studies education. 4. Promote the maintenance and expansion of the social studies at all levels of education from pre-K through university. 5. Encourage students to excel in the social studies by promoting Massachusetts History Day and by providing Opus Bono, the state social studies honor society. 6. Encourage and assist in the development of new social studies educators.

Brief Description of Services

The Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies (MCSS) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. It is a network of social studies educators who work at every level of schooling. MCSS is affiliated with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and participates fully in that organization’s efforts to advance the profession. The purposes of MCSS are to: 1. Provide a professional organization for educators involved in teaching any of the wide range of subject areas included in the definition of social studies. 2. Provide professional development for social studies educators. 3. Serve as a liaison with the state agencies charged with setting and assessing the curriculum standards for social studies and providing the oversight of social studies education. 4. Promote the maintenance and expansion of the social studies at all levels of education from pre-K through university. 5. Encourage students to excel in the social studies by promoting Massachusetts History Day and by providing Opus Bono, the state social studies honor society. 6. Encourage and assist in the development of new social studies educators.

Content Area(s)

Content Category	Details	Grade Levels	Educator Evaluation Standards
History/Social Science			T-I: Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment T-II: Teaching All Students T-III: Family and Community Engagement A-I: Instructional Leadership A-III: Family & Community Partnerships A-IV: Professional Culture

References

Type	Name
Company or Organization	Massachusetts Center for Civic Education Roger Desrosiers
Company or Organization	Bridgewater State University Massachusetts Geographic Alliance

Regions Served

Berkshires	Central	Greater Boston	Northeast
Southeast

Last Updated: March 1, 2015