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

By Kaitlyn Spotts | November 4 2025 | GeneralConferencesEducation & Professional LearningSocial Studies

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)

Signing at the NCSS bookstore following the session

1:50pm – 2:45pm – “Exploring the Hidden History of American Muslims through Film” session

Aymann Ismail, author of Becoming Baba (Doubleday)

Signing at the PRH Education booth following the session

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH

8:30am-9:25am – “How to Be the Small and Mighty” session

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

Signing at the NCSS bookstore following the session

10:50am-11:45am – “Finding Empathy and Connection in a Challenging World” session

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

Signing at the NCSS bookstore following the session

1:00pm-1:55pm – “Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Lovely One” session 

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

No book signing following the session

2:50pm-3:45pm – “We Can Be Brave” session 

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)

Signing at the NCSS bookstore following the session

4:00pm-4:55pm – “Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025” session

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

Signing at the NCSS bookstore following the session

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