Museum staff across the U.S. may apply for slots in: Empowering Educators at Cultural Institutions: Bridging the Gap in Understanding and Teaching Rural School Desegregation - online program - stipends of $1,300 - Old Dominion University - contact: thelongroadfrombrownNEH@gmail.com.
Monthly - 3:30-5:00pm Eastern - online CES Social Studies PLC - Register.
Facilitated by veteran teacher-leader Peter Vamosy. Optional PDPs.
February 18 - Civic Engagement in Any Subject: Integrating Local History Across the Curriculum - Northampton, Massachusetts - Stipends - Details & Registration
Led by veteran civic engagement teacher, Catherine Glennon, Mohawk Trail Regional High School.
Full day February 18 at CES in Northampton, Massachusetts - with 2-hour virtual follow-up in April, date TBD. Lunch provided.
Registration is $135 – though completing teachers will receive $300 stipends and be eligible for $300 for projects with students. Supported by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program.
Earn $300 stipend + $300 in project funds. Optional 1 graduate credit from Westfield State University. (With extra registration fee.)
February 27 - 6:00-7:30pm Eastern Time - Webinar - Building Access to DBQs for Multilingual Learners
The Multilingual Learner Collaborations project of the Massachusetts Council for the Social studies is presenting a webinar in the Immigrant Learning Center public education series.
April 10 - Emerging America's Rich Cairn, Ross Newton and Kate Benson and symposium organizer Kenya Loudd from Yale will present a panel on disability, access and inclusion in teaching K-12 students.
Free conference for teachers, disability advocates, historians, higher education students and allied organizations. Supported by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant.
July 7-11 - Hadley, Massachusetts - Teaching Local History: Diverse Stories at the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum - free - Mass Humanities local history institute info and registration.
DESE Civics Pathways Free Professional Learning - co-designed and co-facilitated by Massachusetts public school teachers, the Democratic Knowledge Project, iCivics, & Project Zero:
Interactive virtual workshops:
Civic Learning in Grades K-5 - Focus on engaging multiple perspectives, meaningful discussions, and daily routines to support civic learning.
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