Bowling Green, Ky. -John A. Moore, an associate professor in Western Kentucky University’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has been elected to the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Board of Directors.

NCSS is an association of more than 26,000 elementary-college level social studies educators, and the association’s major goal is to strengthen the social studies profession and social studies programs in the schools. Moore will serve on the NCSS Board of Directors for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2006.

During 2002-2005, Moore served on the NCSS House of Delegates Steering Committee. The Steering Committee has the responsibility for setting the agenda, organizing and running the yearly NCSS House of Delegates sessions, which serve as the annual business meeting for the organization. 

Moore has served as secretary, vice president and president of the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies. He was program chair for the Kentucky Council’s 1997, 2000 and 2003 annual conferences, which were held in Bowling Green. The 2007 Kentucky Council for the Social Studies annual conference is scheduled to meet in Bowling Green.            

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For information, contact John Moore at (270) 745-5415.

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