Tennessee Council for the Social Studies

05/29/2026

Nearly 500 years ago, a Moroccan man walked thousands of miles from Florida to the Pacific Coast, becoming the first known outsider to see the American West.

05/19/2026

📚 June Social Studies Teacher Professional Learning Registration is NOW OPEN!

Join us for a two-day professional learning experience designed to strengthen high-quality instruction in the social studies classroom. Participants will explore:

✅ Best practices in social studies instruction
✅ Inquiry-based learning and disciplinary thinking
✅ Tennessee’s revised social studies standards
✅ High-quality instructional materials
✅ Instructional shifts for effective implementation

This training is intentionally designed as a cohesive two-day experience, with learning building across both days to support deeper collaboration, engagement, and classroom application. Participants must attend both full days to receive professional learning credit.

🗓 Registration closes at 4:30 p.m. CT on Friday, May 29, 2026.

Additional details regarding session logistics and materials will be shared with confirmed participants prior to the training.

We look forward to learning with social studies educators from across Tennessee!

04/29/2026

04/20/2026

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04/15/2026

Congratulations!

2026 MOHHC Teacher Fellow Introduction

We are excited to announce the members of our 2026 MOHHC Teacher Fellowship cohort. Please help us welcome Bruce Stubblefield back to the Program!

Bruce Stubblefield is a social studies educator with over 12 years of experience and currently teaches at Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He previously served as the 9 to 12 Social Studies Content Lead for Hamilton County Schools, providing curriculum leadership across more than 40 schools, and has taught Economics, IB History of the Americas, and US History with a strong focus on inquiry based learning and civic engagement.

Bruce is President of the Tennessee Council for the Social Studies, serves on the Board of Delegates for the National Council for the Social Studies, and has been a Senior Fellow with the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center Teacher Fellowship for the past four years. He led district-wide implementation of the Inquiry Design Model and received the Tennessee Financial Literacy Leadership Award in 2024. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from The University of Alabama.

Bruce is married to an educator and is the father of three sons. Outside the classroom, he enjoys reading history and science fiction, hiking and camping, soccer, college football, video games, and yard work.

04/14/2026

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This is Registration for the Tennessee Council for the Social Studies Webinar Series #1 on April 29, 2026 from 3:30-4:30PM CT with Kelly Wilkerson and the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Please provide your school email below. A Zoom Meeting Link will be sent to your email address prior to the...

04/09/2026

Tennessee Center for Civic Engagement & Learning will host a 5-day summer seminar in 2026 for 20 participating teachers, following the national seminar model designed by the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education and the Center. The seminar will include 36 hours of professional learning, covering four themes aligned with the We the People curriculum and your State Standards. You can find additional information in the attachments.

Mission Statement The mission of the Tennessee Center for Civic Learning and Engagement is to cultivate an informed and thoughtful citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in...