Social Studies Education Program, Teachers College, Columbia University

03/05/2026

A summer learning opportunity for teachers!

12/19/2025

Exciting event for social studies educators:

This workshop focuses on efforts to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 and in Harlem in 1958. This event will be in-person.

11/12/2025

🌀📢Calling all future Social Studies Teachers🌀📢

Join us tomorrow at 3:30 PM EST/ 12:30 PM PST for an info session on our Social Studies Teaching & Ed. program! Come get to know us and let us get to know you 🫶!

See you soon, link in bio 😁

10/29/2025

Being a social studies teacher right now means helping young people make sense of a world in flux. In a time of polarization and misinformation, social studies teachers equip students not just to know history, but to shape the future with critical thinking, empathy, and civic courage. Our program in social studies education at Teachers College will prepare you for this important and rewarding work. Please help us spread the word about our upcoming information session, and register for it here:

07/23/2025

A great learning opportunity for teachers

Teachers can join this special four-day virtual workshop and learn how to teach Black history and immigration history side-by-side in classrooms.

03/31/2025

Happy international trans day of visibility.

For resources on teaching about Trans lives and gender diversity, see links in comments.

03/15/2025

Call to Teachers: Sustainable Futures Summer Institute

Teachers College, Columbia University, is the first and largest graduate school of education in the United States, and also perennially ranked among the nation's best.

03/12/2025

A National Town Hall for teachers!

12/06/2024

We are always so proud of our Abby O'Neill fellows. Congrats to Valerie Ambriz-Villela and Ivan Carballude, our 2024-25 fellows! Read more about Ivan's inspirations.

Recipients of the Abby M. O’Neill Teaching Fellowships discuss their calls to action in New York City schools

12/06/2024

TC announces Minority Postdoc Fellowship for 2025-2026. We would love a postdoc in social studies!! Feel free to reach out for information!

Teachers College, Columbia University, is the largest and most comprehensive graduate school of education in the United States. Its programs span education, psychology and health fields. Located in New York City, the College has a diverse culture, with students of color comprising over one-third of....

11/20/2024

NCSS/CUFA 2024 Lineup - See you there!