Preparing students to navigate the shifts—opportunities and challenges—in our democracy isn’t about a single lesson, but a new way to approach the civic mission of schooling all together.

One of the central tenets of the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap is inquiry, but even that concept has, at times, become controversial in the hyper-polarized reality we find ourselves.  Learn with fellow educators and experts on strategies to structure inquiries that will deliver powerful results for your students.

Released in March 2021, Educating for American Democracy reflects a bold vision to re-imagine and re-prioritize civics and history education, emphasizing an interdisciplinary, inquiry-based K-12 Roadmap. Join leaders in this work who will share what this will mean YOUR district, school, practice, and students.

Join featured speaker, Dr. Sohyun An from Kennesaw State, to inform our understanding of Asian American experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and pedagogical practices related to these topics. If you would like to read some of Dr. An’s work, we recommend Dr.

Preview a chapter from a forthcoming NCSS methods text that integrates Library of Congress resources with the C3 Framework. Explore how to support inquiry into family diversity with young learners.

Examine how the realities of COVID-19 can usher students into new ways of connecting with the past. Using the C3 as a guide, participants will engage in inquiry based activities using primary sources from the Library of Congress to promote historical empathy, and spur students towards action.

This workshop will provide an overview of critical inquiry, Asian American histories, and examples of inquiries about Asian American histories.

Voting matters. In this session, we will examine who voted in the 2020 election, and how changes in the demographics of voter turnout, including age, income, education ethnicity and gender, may impact future elections and our democratic system.

Elementary teachers understand the importance of building a strong literacy foundation at the early grades and may feel tempted to reduce or eliminate social studies instruction in favor of additional instruction in reading and writing. As we are building skills for literacy, we recognize that background knowledge is one of the strongest indicators for success with reading comprehension.

Make learning up close and personable about the U. S. Constitution. Join us to more about the free resources Constituting America provides and the tools to help engage your students in a civil, civic conversations.

Presenter

Janine Turner
Founder & Co-President, Constituting America