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title: PD Monthly - The December (2021) Edition!
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Get ready for December webinars, catch up on podcasts and learn about an NCSS member who made the Dean's List in this edition of PD Monthly!

| View in browser   November 24, 2021 \| 16 \| e-Newsletter Professional Development Monthly   Young People's Engagement with News Through Social Media Dan and Michael chat with Ellen Middaugh, Kristen Huey, Kristina Smith, & George Franco about their research into young people’s engagement with news through social media. Listen here.   Sponsored Message Join the Nationwide Elevate Civics Research Project You will get $150, an assessment of students’ learning, and access to civics resources. You will teach 10 sequential lessons, record classes, and administer short questionnaires. Let’s Go! Developing an Ethical Frame for 21st Social Studies Educators Dec 1, 2021 \| 7:00 PM ET This workshop/seminar will engage NCSS members in a consideration of their own personal ethical framework and moral principles as we seek feedback and perspectives to revise existing frameworks for applicable use in teacher education programs, practicing teachers and public understanding. Participants can expect to critically examine and clarify their ethical reasoning, arguments, and perspectives that underlie their educational vision and practice as we all work to produce a statement of ethics that aligns with the purpose and intent of 21st-century social studies education. Learn more and register.       How to Break Up with Your Favorite Racist Children’s Books Jan 18, 2022 \| 7:00 PM ET Why do we struggle with admitting how pain and love are entangled in cherished artifacts of our childhood? In this talk, presenter Philip Nel argues that confronting this fact is the best way to dismantle the White-supremacist delusion of “cancel culture,” to develop more complex relationships with favorite works of our youth and to create a more inclusive, diverse culture for contemporary children. Register.   This series is a partnership between the National Humanities Center and the National Council for the Social Studies and is generously sponsored by the Library of Congress' Teaching for Primary Sources grant program.    Civil Rights and Diversity in the Entertainment Industry: Authentic Portrayal of People Dec. 2, 2021 \| 4:30 PM ET Presented by ATSS/UFT- NYC Discuss how people with disabilities are portrayed in the entertainment industry in this webinar. Register here.   Featured Visions of Education Episodes Ep. 173: Authentic Pedagogy Through Lesson Study In episode 173, Dan and Michael chat with Jada Kohlmeier about her publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “Investigating teacher adoption of authentic pedagogy through lesson study.” Listen here. Ep. 171: Teaching the Chickasaw Nation In episode 171, Dan and Michael chat with educator Alexis Walker (Chickasaw) about the Chickasaw Nation and how educators can teach through their people. Listen here. Ep. 157: Teaching the Haitian Revolution In episode 157, Dan and Michael chat with Jennifer Pontius-Vandenberg about her article in Social Education titled, “Teaching the Haitian Revolution.” Listen here. Ep. 106: Getting Inquiry Design Just Right In this episode, Wayne Journell, Adam Friedman, & Emma Thacker discuss their teaching, research, and recent publication in Social Education titled, “Getting Inquiry Design Just Right.” Listen here. NCSS Member Ray Kinzie Honored by Chicago Foundation for Education Chicago Foundation for Education (CFE), a Chicago-based education organization has awarded Ray Kinzie the Debby Jannotta and Shirley Jaffee Teacher of the Year Award! The CFE reports that their Selection Committee overwhelmingly selected Ray. Congratulations!       Do you have a career achievement or accomplishment you wish to share with other NCSS members? Submit it here. 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: Joy Lindsey, Director of Marketing and Membership Andrew Oglander, Digital Marketing Manager   Don Cooksey, Advertising, dcooksey@townsend-group.com Copyright © 2020 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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