Incorporating the C3 Framework and Inquiry Design Model (IDM) into a social studies methods course can be challenging. This webinar advances a particular approach for introducing to social studies teacher candidates the C3 Framework, inquiry, and IDM. Using Grant, Swan, and Lee's "Inquiry-Based Practice in Social Studies Education: Understanding the Inquiry Design Model" (2017) as the supporting text, social studies candidates themselves can engage in an IDM-modeled inquiry in order to learn about inquiry and the IDM and C3. By "IDMifying" the early part of a methods course, the foundation is…

The beginning of the 2020 school year will be unlike any other.  Now more than ever schools and districts must take into account the social and emotional needs of students and teachers. How will they respond to being back in school under restrictive protocols?  How can teachers build community if they must begin the year virtually?  What role can social studies instruction play in meeting the SEL needs of students? National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), the Collaborative for Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), and inquirED explore these important questions. Panelists …

History classes that involve students in historical inquiry using primary sources can prepare young people for civic engagement. In this webinar illustrates how teachers can build students’ historical knowledge, foster historical thinking skills that are vital for civic engagement, and nurture students’ civic dispositions through document-based lessons. Using resources from the Library of Congress and following the National Council for the Social Studies C3 Framework, it presents model lesson ideas that add pizzazz to history courses and prepare young people to change the world. The…

In this evidence-based webinar, answer the questions "How and why were the “Black” and “White” “races” developed? and "How and why was anti-Black Racism developed? Using primary sources, visual diagrams, and historian quotes, trace the historical evolution of the social construction of race--through laws--during the Colonial era. Review historical evidence suggesting that racism did not lead to slavery; rather, slavery lead to racism. Discuss the narrative of racism as the myth of Black racial inferiority that white elites/slave owners created (“the story we tell”) to both uphold slavery,…

Inquiry-based social studies empowers students to participate in the civic life of their local, state, and national communities. With inquirED, we will examine the following:How can a contentious election year provide an opportunity to explore civic participation?; What are the challenges educators face in polarized environments? Panelist Dr. Paula McAvoy Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education NC State University

In this webinar, we will introduce participants to argument mapping - a research-backed method students can use to organize and evaluate claims using reasoning and evidence. Participants will see how argument mapping can help teachers facilitate discussions around controversial issues, such as whether communities should defund the police or abolish ICE. How We Argue Webinar Series Educators often want to discuss current issues and empower students to engage as active citizens. Yet, when discussing controversial topics, some students rely on unsubstantiated…

To acknowledge societal issues and problem-solve solutions that promote the common good, we cannot conceptualize current issues as “single factual narratives” or universalize our personal perspectives as the “one and absolute truth.” We should not debate whether systemic racism exists, but provide opportunities for students, precluding racist commentary, to analyze the data evidence and establish this conclusion on their own. Welcoming both conservative and liberal opinions into classroom discussion by using open race-related policy questions, like affirmative action, fosters an environment…

Toxic civic dialogue? Insurrection? Decline of democracy? America needs quality civic and history education more than ever. NCSS has been a lead supporter and partner in the development of Educating for American Democracy, an initiative that promises a greater emphasis on civic and history education that is powerful, interdisciplinary, and inquiry-based. This virtual Town Hall to hear directly from a distinguished panel that will present the initiative and discuss actions needed to make the promise of Educating for American Democracy a reality for all learners. The Town Hall is moderated by…

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. An’s 2017 piece in the Journal of Social Studies Research, “Asian Crit Perspective on Social Studies” The presentation is brought to you by Teacher Education Research Collective (TERC).TERC is a project provided by CUFA through the NCSS Teaching with Primary Sources grant from the Library of Congress

The Inquiry and Teaching with Primary Sources to Prepare Students for College, Career, and Civic Life institute discusses how to construct social studies curriculum inquiries for your pre-service teachers using digital sources from the Library of Congress. Pilot and share in-depth feedback on two online methods texts currently under development:  Using Inquiry to Prepare Students for College, Career, and Civic Life (Elementary K-6 Edition) Using Inquiry to Prepare Students for College, Career, and Civic Life (Secondary 6-12 Edition) These texts are a project generously…