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Take a look at our upcoming institutes and webinars focusing on inquiry, teaching with primary sources, and teaching students how to argue.

| View in browser   Sponsored Message   March 30, 2022 \| 20 \| e-Newsletter Professional Development Monthly 2022 IDM Summer Institute July 11 - July 12, 2022 We are all asking questions about our history, how we can make sense of our world today, and who we want to be going forward. Our students need the tools of inquiry, and they need us to help them build the competence and confidence to ask and answer the questions now before us.   In addition to an opportunity to learn about and use the Inquiry Design Model, we will explore the who, what, why, and how of inquiry-based instruction through our Making Inquiry Possible project, featuring teachers working together to build an inquiry culture. Join our C3 Teachers community at the 2022 IDM Institute!   Listening to K-12 and Postsecondary History Educators To date, at least 14 states have passed legislation prohibiting the teaching of concepts associated with race and slavery in the United States. At least another 16 states have similar bills currently going through the legislative process.   The American Historical Association (AHA) and the Gardner Institute want to create resources that might help teachers concerned about the tension between the professional integrity of US history instruction and the potential implications of these laws and regulations.   To do this, they need first to hear about the challenges history educators are experiencing in states where this kind of legislation exists or is being advanced, and in school districts where boards of education are establishing comparable restrictions. Learn more. 2022 NCSS Inquiry and Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Institute June 16, 2022 - June 17, 2022 Social Studies methods professors are invited to the free 2022 Inquiry and Teaching with Primary Sources Institute. Methods professors from across the NCSS membership will assist with piloting chapters from two online methods texts currently under development.    Attendees will: Receive a high-level overview and explore the use of each methods text under development; Learn how to construct social studies inquiries using digital primary sources from the Library of Congress; Create model curriculum inquiries using sections of the two methods texts; and Provide critical insights towards enhancing each text prior to their final online publication. Space is limited. Learn more and register today!   Complimentary registration is provided through a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program in support of Inquiry and Teaching to Prepare for Career, College, and Civic Life.   NCSS Summer Leadership Institute 2022: Navigating the Political Landscape of Social Studies  July 19 - July 20, 2022 \| Free for NCSS Members This year’s SLI event will focus on how we as social studies educators can recapture the narrative of social studies and promote social studies as a central component of preparing all students for civic life.   Attendees will: Learn about the current legal and political challenges confronting teaching social studies. Work collaboratively on approaches, tools, and structures that can be put in place at the classroom, local, state, and national levels to navigate the current political landscape. Register to guarantee your spot! The registration deadline is July 15, 2022. Using Historical Books To Increase Literacy Skills through Primary Sources Mar 31, 2022 \| 7:00 PM ET With all the expectations placed upon them, elementary educators often struggle with fitting in social studies instruction. We will share the pedagogical approach of teaching social studies through language arts, and combining historical thinking strategies with literacy strategies. This will be accomplished through the teacher reading trade books to engage the learners and then revealing corroborating primary sources; followed by modeling how to analyze text, as well as modeling how to think aloud. Learn more and register.   Up to the Task: How to Support Student-Led Learning in Elementary Social Studies April 7, 2022 \| 3:30 PM ET Student-led learning tasks in K-8 inquiry-based social studies not only build content knowledge and skills but also help students take ownership of their learning. Join us as we explore the benefits and challenges of designing student-led learning experiences in social studies. Register.   Arguing with and about Politics and Ethics April 12, 2022 \| 7 PM ET Often, social studies and history instruction expose students to broad themes and principles like equality and justice, but students lack the ability to apply those principles to historical case studies and current social issues. This webinar will give participants a clear and systematic method through which students can incorporate social and political principles into argumentative classroom discussions and written assignments. Register.   Using Primary Sources to Engage Students in Civic Inquiry April 21, 2022 \| 7 PM ET Using images, maps, and letters – students can piece together the past and contextualize powerful moments in history. By leveraging primary sources – students can engage in civic inquiries that deepen their understanding of past events and how they shape the current civic landscape. This session will explore how teachers can embed key resources within their lessons to build and develop primary source-centered lessons and engage students in civic inquiry. Register.   Supported through a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program to support Inquiry and Teaching to Prepare for Career, College, and Civic Life.   Inquiry in Action: Classroom Spotlights April 28, 2022 \| 3:30 PM ET In inquiry-based social studies, students build deep content knowledge and flexible disciplinary skills. But that’s not all! They use their knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems and meet challenges. Join inquirED’s Partner Experience Team to explore inquiry-based social studies in action. Register.   Visions of Education EP 178: Feminist Social Studies Teachers EP 177: Standardizing Indigenous Erasure EP 176: New Materialism and Social Studies EP 175: Teaching Amidst Terrorism   Do you have a professional development opportunity that you want included in an upcoming edition of PD Monthly? Submit it to tssp@ncss.org.   Find your next social studies opportunity from over 1,000 jobs listed! Professional Development Monthly -- known as PD Monthly -- is the official member  professional development e-newsletter and is published once a month.   You are receiving this email as one of your NCSS membership benefits.    Editors: Andrew Oglander, Digital Marketing Manager   Maribell Abeja-DeVitto, Advertising Representative, MAbejaDeVitto@smithbucklin.com Copyright © 2022 National Council for the Social Studies, All rights reserved National Council for the Social Studies, 8555 16th Street, Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States, 301-588-1800 Manage preferences |
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