2025 NSSLA Annual Conference

Washington, DC
December 4, 2025

Call for Proposals

Deadline: February 28, 2025 11:59pm Eastern Time

Call for Proposals

Welcome to the online 2025 NSSLA Conference presentation submission portal for the National Social Studies Leaders Association! The 2025 NSSLA Annual Conference will be held in Washington, DC, December 4, 2025

We plan to engage social studies leaders and supervisors from all over the US in a wide variety of relevant and timely topics. And invite you to share your work or ideas with our membership during this conference by submitting a proposal to present to NSSLA members.

Thank you for your interest in NSSLA, and we look forward to seeing you in at the conference!

Before you begin your submission, please read the General Information carefully.

General Information

All proposals are due February 28, 2025 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. No submissions will be accepted after the deadline.

For the purpose of avoiding any misunderstandings, your electronic submission acknowledges the following statements of intent and understanding:

• I certify that the named participants and I have agreed to take part in this program if this proposal is accepted. It will be my responsibility to notify each co-presenter regarding the status of the proposal as well as the date, time, and location of the presentation if accepted.

• Everyone listed on the proposal agrees to the collection and use of personal information, including receiving emails, for activities related to the 2025 NSSLA Annual Conference..

• I understand if my proposal is accepted each presenter must register for the NSSLA and NCSS conferences. 

• NSSLA does not reimburse conference presenters for travel or hotel expenses. Presenters are responsible for providing any materials they plan to use or distribute in their presentation.

• The submission of a proposal does not guarantee acceptance for a session at the NSSLA Annual Conference.

• Commercial solicitations are prohibited for standard 55 minute conference presentations. If you are representing a commercial interest in a standard presentation, the presentation must be educational in nature. If the essential purpose of your proposal is to promote products or services for sale, you must select the 30 minute Power Session option designed for this purpose. (There are a limited number of Power Sessions available.)

If you have any questions, please contact Erika Lowery at nsssaconference@gmail.com

Submission

Please review the entire form before starting to fill it out to ensure you have all the required information. Please do not copy/paste from. Microsoft Word. Do not use auto formatting for bulletin points or numbers. Observe the word limit of 60 words for the proposal submission. . Select the one theme most applicable to your proposal.

Conference Themes

Developing Systems Leadership Skills

Sessions focus on the development and fine-tuning of systems-level organizational structures from the grade level, school, and/or district perspectives. Topics can include applying organizational tools, frameworks and resources in social studies leadership.

Integrating Social Studies with STEM

Sessions focus on how social studies content and skills can or have been organically integrated with STEM content and skills for a rich, standards-based, student learning experience.

Increasing Disciplinary Literacy Capacity

Sessions focus on developing, implementing, and sustaining systemic instruction that builds student agency in self-curating information and opinions from multiple types of media and text in response to past and contemporary issues by critically examining primary and secondary sources. Supervisors facilitate instructors in embracing civic literacy and developing methods for engaging students in building skills to become informed and engaged citizens.

Supporting Equitable and Inclusive Narratives

Sessions focus on developing, implementing, and sustaining systemic instruction that supports administrators and teachers in using resources and instructional strategies that align to state standards and board of education policy requiring equitable and inclusive narratives.

Bridging K-16 with Research Based Instructional Practices

Sessions focus on developing, implementing and sustaining instruction based on partnerships with or influence by university research in social studies instruction and learning.