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This edition features several of our upcoming Summer Professional Leearning programs. Take a look at what's to come!

| View in browser   Sponsored Message   April 28, 2021 \| 9 \| e-Newsletter Professional Development Monthly   Funds of Knowledge and Bilingual Social Studies In this episode, Dan and Michael chat with Natalie Keefer about her article in Social Studies & the Young Learner titled, “Gathering Funds of Knowledge: An Elementary Social Studies Unit Plan for Bilingual Settings.” Listen to it here.   Sponsored Message Sphere Summit: Teaching Civic Culture Together This summer, join middle and high school teachers and administrators from across the country and experts from Washington, DC, to earn 20+ hours of professional development. Learn more. Registration Opens in June! Visit www.socialstudies.org/conference for all updates. 2021 NCSS Inquiry and Teaching with Primary Sources Online Summer Institute June 7, 2021 - June 8, 2021 Free online summer institute! Learn how to construct social studies curriculum inquiries for your pre-service teachers using digital sources from the Library of Congress. Learn more.   2021 Summer Leadership Institute: Think Global Act Local July 12, 2021 - July 13, 2021 As COVID-19 continues to affect us globally and unite us in efforts to combat the pandemic, we have noticed the need to also reconnect locally to create meaningful contributions to our communities. This year’s SLI will showcase ways to build strong connections between NCSS state, regional, and local councils and community organizations who share similar visions to advocate for and promote the social studies profession. Free for NCSS members with registration. Register.   2021 IDM Summer Institute July 19, 2021 - Jul 20, 2021 The IDM Summer Institute is back! This is our 7th year helping teachers learn about the Inquiry Design Model (IDM) and designing inquiries. New this year is a session on Making Inquiry Possible, the newest project exploring why, what, who, and how of inquiry-based instruction through a series of documentary films that feature teachers working together. This institute will be conducted online, and it will be an experience! Learn more.   Elementary Inquiry Summer Institute: Inquiry For the Elementary Classroom July 29, 2021 - July 30, 2021 Join NCSS and inquirED for a two-day virtual exploration of the tools and strategies that educators need to bring inquiry to life in their classrooms. So many inquiry programs focus on high school instruction. But what’s it like to use inquiry with a first-grader who is just learning to read? A third-grader who struggles during group work? Or a sixth-grader who is just gaining the confidence to speak in class? Find out at this year's Elementary Inquiry Summer Institute! Learn more. Searching for Social Studies: How Social Studies Curriculum Can Transform Teaching May 12, 2021 \| 4 PM ET Can a new social studies curriculum begin to transform teaching practice? Join us for a discussion with Jim Short, Carnegie Corporation's Program Director for Leadership and Teaching to Advance Learning. Jim will share the details of a new Carnegie report that places the curriculum at the center of professional learning. Then, we’ll head into the field to look at the model in action, with Sarah Milo Hoskow, inquirED’s Director of Partner Experience. Register.   NCSS Canada Community - The Canadian Mosaic: Materials and Methods for Teaching Multicultural Canada April 27 - May 19th, 2021 Join K-16 teachers in this FREE Workshop webinar series, designed to give educators a historic context of elements of the Canadian mosaic, including: Teaching African-Canadian and African-American history in the founding and development of North America through an anti-racist lens; Indigenous Human Rights and resilience; Métis culture and history; and Fresh ways to teach Government and Civics  Each free one-hour webinar will provide tools and resources to help educators effectively and accurately integrate the topics into their curriculum. Register. Featured Webinar Recordings Hands-on Human Geography for a Rapidly Changing Planet The Origins of Race and Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. Educator Strategies for Addressing Racism and Current Issues: A Perspectives Consciousness Approach Stalin’s Cover Up of the Ukrainian Genocide: The Holodomor, 1932-1933 Beginning the Year in a Pandemic: Meeting Social-Emotional Needs   Affiliated Council Events: Wisconsin: Year-round   Visions of Education Ep. 160: An Asiancrit Perspective on U.S. History Ep. 159: Young Children Mobilizing Digital Media Ep. 158: Hard History Lessons Ep. 157: Teaching the Haitian Revolution Ep. 156: Busing and Historical Empathy   Do you have a professional development opportunity that you want included in an upcoming edition of PD Monthly? Submit it to tssp@ncss.org.   Do you have a career achievement or accomplishment you wish to share with other NCSS members? Submit it here.   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   Rachel Barkin, Advertising, rbarkin@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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