February 11, 2014 through June 10, 2014
Featuring College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Teacher Presenters: Stephen Lazar, Andy Snyder, James Walsh, Christy Cartner, Donna Phillips, Rod Powell, Joe Karb, and more!
They will facilitate participant discussions on the implementation of the C3 Framework. The C3 Teachers project is an open, collaborative network where teachers can interact with each other about enhancing social studies. C3teachers.org aims to empower teachers as they wrestle with the big ideas and instructional implications of the C3 Framework. Kathy Swan and John Lee, C3 Framework writers and co-creators of the C3 Teachers movement, will moderate the series.
This isn’t your older brother’s webinar series! Be prepared to problem solve and ask the tough questions of the C3 Framework and join the C3 Teachers movement – the webinars are a space to find instructional solutions together.
Webinar Sessions:
- February 11: How Do You Make Questions Come Alive for Inquiry in the Classroom?
Developing strategies for helping students develop inquiry questions is a very important first step in successful implementing C3 supported inquiry in the classroom; - March 18: How Do You Help Your Students Use Disciplinary Literacies to Explore Content through Inquiry?
Social studies teachers understand the importance of disciplinary literacies. The C3 Framework moves forward our understanding of these literacies by situating them as a part of inquiry; - April 15: How Do Your Students Gather Sources, Evaluate Evidence, and Develop Claims to Make Valid Arguments?
Given the massive amount of information that is available today, knowing how to locate and effectively use that information is very important. So is a deep understanding unique relationship between evidence and claims; - May 20: How Do Your Students Creatively Communicate Results from an Inquiry?
Citizens today need skills for communicating in all sorts of contexts and on various platforms; and - June 10: How Do You Overcome Challenges for Students to Take Informed Action in Social Studies?
Preparing young people to take action, from conversations with friends to lobbying Congress, is the ultimate purpose of social studies.
More information and online registration.
Fee: $100 members / $140 nonmembers (A 20% discount is offered for this webinar series)
Registration is available for individual webinar sessions apart from the series.
