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Provide your outstanding students with national recognition by starting a Junior Rho Kappa chapter at your middle or junior high school. Call for Articles NCSS welcomes substantive social studies manuscripts, articles, and lesson plans from members interested in publishing in one of our periodicals — Social Education, Middle Level Learning, and Social Studies and the Young Learner. Blueprinting an Inquiry-Based Curriculum Available for Purchase Learn to use the Inquiry-Design Model framework to create an entire inquiry-based curriculum! Resources for COVID-19 Access these resources to stay informed on the latest updates related to COVID-19. Call for Methods Text Reviewers Apply to serve as online text reviewers of two online methods texts . Social Education May/June 2020 This issue of Social Education examines some of the challenges of teaching social studies during the coronavirus pandemic. Middle Level Learning, May/June 2020 Busing in U.S. History: A Lesson to Promote Historical Empathy by Katherine Perrotta Notable Social Studies Trade Books For Young People 2020 Books selected for the Notables list are written primarily for children in grades K-8. The selection committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences. 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