2025 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference

By Kaitlyn Spotts | November 4 2025 | Education & Professional LearningSocial StudiesGeneralConferences

Join Penguin Random House Education at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference in Washington, DC (December 5th – December 7th). Visit us in Booth #308 to browse books by grade level and subject area, pick up free teacher resources, and learn more about our classroom collections.

Don’t miss our Keynote Speakers! All sessions will be held in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH

1:50pm – 2:45pm

Richard Haass, author of The Bill of Obligations (Penguin Books)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH

8:30am-9:25am

Sharon McMahon, author of The Small and the Mighty (Thesis)

10:50am-11:45am

Simran Jeet Singh, author of The Light We Give (Riverhead), Fauja Singh Keeps Going (Kokila), and A Vaisakhi to Remember (Kokila)

1:00pm-1:55pm

Ketanji Brown Jackson, author of Lovely One (Random House) and Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults) (Bright Matter Books)

2:50pm-3:45pm

Mariann Edgar Budde, author of We Can Learn to Be Brave (Dutton Books for Young Readers) and I Can Learn to Be Brave (Flamingo Books)

4:00pm-4:55pm

Jelani Cobb, author of Three or More Is a Riot (One World)

Check out our program ad and learn more about the conference here.