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Professional Development Monthly

March 26, 2025 | April 2025 Edition (#55)

Building Leadership in Civics and Environmental Education

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As a proud ee360+ partner, NCSS is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 Civics and Environmental Education Change Fellowship. Thanks to a partnership with the Cedar Tree Foundation, this ee360+ program brings together environmental and civic engagement educators to learn from each other and collaborate. The twelve-month CEE-Change fellowship will take place July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and Fellows will have the option to extend an additional six months (through December 2026). Fellows will receive continued professional development, networking support, and travel support to attend an in-person Leadership Institute in Shepherdstown, WV, from August 24-29, 2025. Apply here by April 23, 2025.

NCSS International Assembly Annual Meeting 2025

The International Assembly of NCSS invites scholars to submit a proposal to participate in the 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C on December 5th. Presenters can choose to participate either in a discussion-focused roundtable presentation or in a formal paper session. Proposals can now be submitted through May 31 here.

NCSS International Assembly 2025 Annual Meeting Washington, D.C. Friday, December 5, 2025

April 1: Get Ready to Teach Earth Month

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Join PBS LearningMedia and KQED on April 1 for a free one-hour webinar to explore how positive stories about the environment can engage the next generation of changemakers. Educators will leave with resources that ignite hope and inspire action. Perfect for grades 6–12 educators of all subjects! Register now. 

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Online Solutionary Micro-Credential Course Begins April 1, 2025

Join one of the four cohorts we offer each year. Educators and other professionals who engage with students and the community are invited to participate. Upon completion, you’ll earn a Solutionary Micro-credential, a Solutionary Badge, and optional Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through our partner, Antioch University.  Facilitators: Betsy Farrell-Messenger and Susan Mwai  2024-2025 course start dates: Tuesday April 1, 2025 | Tuesday July 8, 2025

This solutionary Micro-Credential Course from NCSS partner Institute for Humane Education provides you with a framework and resources you can use to support your students to select, learn about, and analyze a problem they care about in their school or community and then plan and take positive action. More details here.

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