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Professional Development Monthly

Featured Podcast:

KidCitizen with Ilene and Michael Berson

Dan and Michael chat with Ilene & Michael Berson of the University of South Florida about their KidCitizen app, cybersafety, and other digital resources that can support social studies instruction whether your class meets at school or remotely. Listen here.

Free Website To Teach Media Literacy

Newscompare takes snapshots of major media outlets every hour, and lines them up side-by-side, making it easy to teach media literacy. Try it for yourself at: newscompare.com

NCSS CAEP SPA

Report Preparer Training

Jan 15, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET

This training will be especially beneficial to individuals who are responsible for teaching methods courses, supervising social studies interns in the field, developing and administering assessments, and analyzing and interpreting data for social studies programs. Register.

NCSS SPA Reviewer Training:

2017 NCSS Standards

Jan 15, 2021 3:00 PM ET

NCSS offers a review process specific to meeting national standards for each specialty licensure area. If you are interested in learning more about this process and how you can become a peer-reviewer volunteer for NCSS, register for this free webinar. Register.

Learn more about the NCSS CAEP SPA Report Preparer Training and the NCSS SPA Reviewer Training in this membership spotlight with Brandie Benton and Alvin Peters.

Upcoming Virtual Conferences:

Oklahoma Council: January 12, 19, and 26

Teach Different with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Online Conversation with Your Students on Conflict

Jan 14, 2021 at 4:00 PM ET

Learn a scalable go-to routine and practical tools for managing online SEL conversations using Martin Luther King, Jr. as an example. Register.

Visions of Education

Ep. 121: Teaching Hamilton

Ep. 110: Connecting to Local Women's History Through Storytelling

Ep. 104: Online Youth Civic Engagement

Ep. 82: Social Studies Teacher Preparation

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