Council of State Social Studies Specialists

From the News Literacy Project:
"Deeply rooted biases tempt people to quickly jump to conclusions when they see social media content that appears to confirm their preconceived beliefs. This is especially true when it paints political foes in an unflattering light. But viral social media posts rarely contain enough information to accurately convey complex realities and are often presented out of context and attached to baseless and sensational assertions. By practicing a little restraint and seeking out additional information, such as standards-based news coverage or a high-quality fact check, people can restore the necessary context to viral outrage posts."

News Literacy Project The News Literacy Project works with educators and journalists to give students the skills they need to discern fact from fiction and to know what to trust.

Trump's Germany blunder echoes other pols' geo-gaffes Donald Trump touched off a Twitter storm Thursday when he appeared to suggest Paris was part of Germany in a tweet.

Do you miss "The West Wing" as much as we do?! http://www.upworthy.com/we-have-been-mislead-by-an-erroneous-map-of-the-world-for-500-years?g=2&c=bl3

We Have Been Misled By An Erroneous Map Of The World For 500 Years MAP OF THE WORLD. If you visualized one, you were probably thinking of a huge lie.

"The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the new accreditor of educator preparation (formed from the merger of NCATE and TEAC), is seeking public comment on the recommendations developed by the CAEP Commission on Standards and Performance Reporting.

The standards and comment form are available online at

http://standards.caepnet.org/main.php"

The comment period ends March 29th

CAEP As part of its commitment to transparency and public accountability, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the nation’s new accreditor of educator preparation, is seeking public comment on the recommendations developed by the CAEP Commission on Standards and Performance R...

Thank you to the CS4 folks that helped us out during the Network of Alliances for Geographic Education Annual Meeting. Robert, Marcie, Beth and Eugene...a big THANK YOU!

Great Job Shaun and Stephanie! CS4 was wonderful

CS4 Annual Conference Meeting and evening at the Space Needle.