Kim Eggborn is the Coordinator of Elementary Social Studies for the Howard County Public School System. She began her career as a 5th grade elementary school teacher and has since grown to become involved both nationally and internationally with teachers regarding civics education. Kim has served on the standing committee for the National Assessment of Education Progress for the Elementary Civics NAEP assessment, taught as an adjunct professor, and served as a member of the SSACI Teacher Collaborative Council to review and provide feedback on the national College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards. She is also the past president of the MD Council for Social Studies and a founder/past president of Asian American Educators of Howard County and is currently on the board for the NSSSA (National Social Studies Supervisors Association). Her current hobbies include obtaining a PhD and serving as a president of her children’s PTA.
C3 Framework Showcase Webinar 8: Editorial Committee
C3 Framework Showcase Webinar 8: Editorial Committee
Join us in celebrating the evolution of the C3 Framework. This session highlights curriculum inquiries and C3-related projects and programs from members of the original C3 Framework Editorial Committee.
This is part of a special NCSS webinar series is a celebration of the C3 Framework’s first decade! Each C3 Framework Inquiry Showcase webinar highlights different organizations and members active in the development and implementation of the C3 Framework. Share in examples of curriculum inquiries, books, professional development programs, or other instructional resources and support (for teachers, students, researchers, leaders…anyone!) based on the C3 Framework.
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Registration: Free for all NCSS members; non-members $59 per webinar or $349 to attend the full series (9 webinars). Non-members who register for the full series will receive one (1) year of NCSS membership complimentary.
Marcie Taylor-Thoma, Ph.D. coordinated social studies instruction, curriculum, assessment, policy, and professional development programs for over twenty years at the Maryland State Department of Education in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Thoma taught secondary social studies in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland for ten years before her tenure in state education. She recently retired to the Maryland Council for Civic and History Education where she coordinates history and civic programs such as the Gilder Lehrman History Maryland Teacher of the Year, Project Citizen, We the People…the Citizen and the Constitution, the James Madison Legacy Program, and Civics Empowers All Students. She completed her doctoral studies at the College of Notre Dame in Maryland in 2008 in leadership and policy. Her research interests include studying the relationship between effective civic education policy and student learning in the United States and abroad. Dr. Thoma has been an international civic educator with the Civitas project since 2006, working in Russia, Armenia, Croatia, Serbia, Georgia, Thailand, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. She continues to serve under a USAID grant in Armenia She is committed to mentoring social studies educators including supervising pre-service teachers at American University. Dr. Thoma considers herself a strong advocate for civic education and social justice and serves on numerous boards and commissions across the nation. Most recently, she chairs the Annapolis Heritage Commission and the Annapolis Friends of Lafayette.