The Tennessee Council for the Social Studies is an association devoted to providing information, resources, and support for all those involved in social studies education. This includes K-12 teachers, supervisors of instruction, and college professors, in the various disciplines interested in and involved in the social studies.

​ANNOUNCING: 

The Tennessee Council  for the Social Studies is pleased to announce that Nashville, Tennessee has been chosen as the site of The National Conference for the Social Studies in November, 2023!  

Our very proud and hard-working Tennessee Council for the Social Studies is committed to making this the best national conference ever, with over 4,500 teachers expected!  

Stay tuned!

TCSS Teacher of the Year Application for 2018

Annual TCSS Conference will be March 1-2, 2018,

at the Marriott Cool Springs Conference Center in Franklin, TN.

2018 TCSS Conference Application: WORD or PDF

​ 2018 TCSS Call for Presentations: WORD or PDF

2018 Group Discount Conference Application: WORD or PDF
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Tennessee's
Commissioner of Education 

Candice McQueen

will be the Keynote speaker at this years Annual TCSS Conference.

She will speak during the Luncheon on March 2nd.

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For questions to our Tennessee Department of Education, please contact Kadie Patterson at kadie.patterson@tn.gov or 615-253-6031.
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Ms. Patterson is the Coordinator of Social Studies for the TN DOE.  She will be glad to assist you with questions or concerns about Social Studies standards, textbooks, curriculum, and other issues in Social Studies.