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See below for an exciting professional development opportunity for social studies teachers from the Harvard Business School.
Over the past five years, the Case Method Project at Harvard Business School has worked with hundreds of high school teachers to bring case method teaching to US history, government, and civics classes across the country. Now, in an effort to help address the current educational crisis, the Case Method Project (CMP) is piloting a new version of its online professional development program aimed at preparing teachers to teach cases virtually.
As schools have closed their doors and transitioned to remote teaching, teachers are facing countless difficulties. In many places, students have limited and unequal access to technology, severely curtailing the ability of teachers to continue delivering an education. Even in places where technology is more widely available, participation and attendance are often low and instructional time is often limited.
As teachers around the country can attest, technology provides a critical vehicle in this emergency, but it alone cannot meet the many challenges posed by the closure of schools. Now more than ever, students need engaging learning experiences that can be delivered online in a condensed period of time.
The case method—a lively discussion-based approach to teaching used at Harvard Business School—is well-suited to the distinct demands of remote learning. High school teachers find that the exciting nature of case discussions can motivate students who have been reluctant to engage with other remote school offerings. They have found that the case method, by design, offers both broad coverage of an important historical topic and in-depth discussions of key events.
Encouraged by positive feedback from high school teachers, the Case Method Project is now trying to expand high school students’ and teachers’ access to virtual case method teaching. As part of this pilot, interested teachers will be asked to read and prepare two cases, engage with a series of videos that cover the fundamentals of case method teaching, and attend an online workshop with Professor David Moss via Zoom on an upcoming Saturday. At this Saturday session, attendees will have the opportunity to dive deeper into the mechanics of remote case method teaching, participate in a live case discussion, and hear from high school teachers who have already had success teaching remotely using the case method. Like all of our programs, this will be completely free of charge.
Because spots are limited, CMP is offering the program to teachers who will try to teach at least one case before the end of the school year. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please complete the application form on the CMP website.
For additional information about the Case Method Project at Harvard Business School, please see the Project’s website for an overview video, a list of the teachers involved in the program, and videos of students and teachers talking about their experiences with case method teaching.
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Over the past five years, the Case Method Project at Harvard Business School has worked with hundreds of high school teachers to bring case method teaching to US history, government, and civics classes across the country. Now, in an effort to help address the current educational crisis, the Case Method Project (CMP) is piloting a new version of its online professional development program aimed at preparing teachers to teach cases virtually.
As schools have closed their doors and transitioned to remote teaching, teachers are facing countless difficulties. In many places, students have limited and unequal access to technology, severely curtailing the ability of teachers to continue delivering an education. Even in places where technology is more widely available, participation and attendance are often low and instructional time is often limited.
As teachers around the country can attest, technology provides a critical vehicle in this emergency, but it alone cannot meet the many challenges posed by the closure of schools. Now more than ever, students need engaging learning experiences that can be delivered online in a condensed period of time.
The case method—a lively discussion-based approach to teaching used at Harvard Business School—is well-suited to the distinct demands of remote learning. High school teachers find that the exciting nature of case discussions can motivate students who have been reluctant to engage with other remote school offerings. They have found that the case method, by design, offers both broad coverage of an important historical topic and in-depth discussions of key events.
Encouraged by positive feedback from high school teachers, the Case Method Project is now trying to expand high school students’ and teachers’ access to virtual case method teaching. As part of this pilot, interested teachers will be asked to read and prepare two cases, engage with a series of videos that cover the fundamentals of case method teaching, and attend an online workshop with Professor David Moss via Zoom on an upcoming Saturday. At this Saturday session, attendees will have the opportunity to dive deeper into the mechanics of remote case method teaching, participate in a live case discussion, and hear from high school teachers who have already had success teaching remotely using the case method. Like all of our programs, this will be completely free of charge.
Because spots are limited, CMP is offering the program to teachers who will try to teach at least one case before the end of the school year. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please complete the application form on the CMP website.
For additional information about the Case Method Project at Harvard Business School, please see the Project’s website for an overview video, a list of the teachers involved in the program, and videos of students and teachers talking about their experiences with case method teaching.
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UNO’s Geography and Geology Department will be offering GEOG 8040 Seminar in Geography Education as an entirely online class this summer. This 3 credit class is open to master’s students in geography and education as well as continuing education students. Class runs from June 3rd to July 29th and will involve a once a week online meeting (Wednesday nights 6-8pm) in addition to weekly online assignments and lesson plan development.
Course description: What does it mean to be a geographic educator? What skills/knowledge do we need to teach geography? What does it mean to “teach” geography? What should we be teaching? And how should we be teaching it? This class will begin to explore geography education and what it means to “teach” geography. All of you are already geographic educators in some capacity. Some may choose to pursue geographic education as a career. But all of us are in the process of “learning” geography. In considering geographic education, such as in this class, we are exploring our own experiences as both learners AND educators in geography. This class does not attempt to cover the whole spectrum of geographic education . . . it would take several courses to do that! But rather it is an opportunity to think about geographic education and explore several current areas of geographic education.
I will be leading the class . . . I have worked in geographic education and I have twenty years of higher education experience. If you have questions, please contact me.
Chris Dando
Christina Dando
she/her/hers
Professor of Geography and Chair
Department of Geography & Geology
260 Durham Science Center
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Omaha NE 68182
cdando@unomaha.edu
402-554-3134
“Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.” – Simon Sinek
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Course description: What does it mean to be a geographic educator? What skills/knowledge do we need to teach geography? What does it mean to “teach” geography? What should we be teaching? And how should we be teaching it? This class will begin to explore geography education and what it means to “teach” geography. All of you are already geographic educators in some capacity. Some may choose to pursue geographic education as a career. But all of us are in the process of “learning” geography. In considering geographic education, such as in this class, we are exploring our own experiences as both learners AND educators in geography. This class does not attempt to cover the whole spectrum of geographic education . . . it would take several courses to do that! But rather it is an opportunity to think about geographic education and explore several current areas of geographic education.
I will be leading the class . . . I have worked in geographic education and I have twenty years of higher education experience. If you have questions, please contact me.
Chris Dando
Christina Dando
she/her/hers
Professor of Geography and Chair
Department of Geography & Geology
260 Durham Science Center
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Omaha NE 68182
cdando@unomaha.edu
402-554-3134
“Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.” – Simon Sinek
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Earn professional development hours and/ or graduate education credit with Population Education this fall!
Population Education is excited to announce that registration is open for our Summer 2020 online professional development course for science and social studies educators of grades 6-12! Discover student-centered learning strategies that use contemporary issues and real-world data to examine the social and environmental impacts of human population and engage in meaningful dialogue with educators across the world. The course is asynchronous, which means students can work at their own leisure and pace while still abiding by the pre-set submission deadlines. There are weekly discussion boards, journals, and a final project, all built to provide participants with meaningful feedback and materials to use within their own educational setting.
• The 4-week summer semester runs from July 6 - August 3, 2020.
• Choose to earn three (3) graduate education (ED) or science education (SCED) credits from Adams State University and/ or 45 professional development clock hours (4.5 CEUs) for completing the full eight weeks.
• The cost is $80.00 for CEUs only or $245.00 for CEUs plus graduate credit.
• The class will be capped at 30 participants, so don’t wait to sign up!
For more information and to register, visit https://populationeducation.org/online-course-registration/ **************************************************************************************
Population Education is excited to announce that registration is open for our Summer 2020 online professional development course for science and social studies educators of grades 6-12! Discover student-centered learning strategies that use contemporary issues and real-world data to examine the social and environmental impacts of human population and engage in meaningful dialogue with educators across the world. The course is asynchronous, which means students can work at their own leisure and pace while still abiding by the pre-set submission deadlines. There are weekly discussion boards, journals, and a final project, all built to provide participants with meaningful feedback and materials to use within their own educational setting.
• The 4-week summer semester runs from July 6 - August 3, 2020.
• Choose to earn three (3) graduate education (ED) or science education (SCED) credits from Adams State University and/ or 45 professional development clock hours (4.5 CEUs) for completing the full eight weeks.
• The cost is $80.00 for CEUs only or $245.00 for CEUs plus graduate credit.
• The class will be capped at 30 participants, so don’t wait to sign up!
For more information and to register, visit https://populationeducation.org/online-course-registration/ **************************************************************************************
This year’s conference theme is “Teaching Black Herstories” which seeks to engage and prepare teachers, at all levels, to teach about the contributions of Black women throughout World history. Black Herstories explores the distinct lived experiences and frameworks that deepen our understanding of the entanglements of race, class and gender and enrich our analysis of what it means to be human. Workshop presentations are informative and interactive, providing participants with teaching culturally relevant and sustaining strategies and resources to incorporate Black Herstories throughout the school year and across curriculum disciplines.
This multi-day conference aims to bring together educators who seek transformative and engaging ways to teach PK-12 Black history, not only through history classes but also through other humanities courses. The conference is teacher centered/friendly. This means that workshops are not too theoretical and teachers will leave the workshops with tangible strategies to incorporate in their classrooms that will (1) focus on content and pedagogy, (2) incorporate active learning, (3) support collaboration, (4) model instructional approaches, (5) provide teachers with materials/notes, and (6) leave space for reflection.
This year, Dr. Kali Gross and Dr. Daina Berry will serve as our featured presenters. They are the authors of the new book, “A Black Women’s History of the United States.” We will have national organizations such as the African Diaspora Consortium presenting on the new African Diaspora Advance Placement Course as well as workshops from Teaching Tolerance, Zinn Education Group, Rethinking Schools, and Teaching for Change. ******************************************************************************
This multi-day conference aims to bring together educators who seek transformative and engaging ways to teach PK-12 Black history, not only through history classes but also through other humanities courses. The conference is teacher centered/friendly. This means that workshops are not too theoretical and teachers will leave the workshops with tangible strategies to incorporate in their classrooms that will (1) focus on content and pedagogy, (2) incorporate active learning, (3) support collaboration, (4) model instructional approaches, (5) provide teachers with materials/notes, and (6) leave space for reflection.
This year, Dr. Kali Gross and Dr. Daina Berry will serve as our featured presenters. They are the authors of the new book, “A Black Women’s History of the United States.” We will have national organizations such as the African Diaspora Consortium presenting on the new African Diaspora Advance Placement Course as well as workshops from Teaching Tolerance, Zinn Education Group, Rethinking Schools, and Teaching for Change. ******************************************************************************
*****This link is to over 90 national professional development workshops that are taking place around the country this summer.*****
The spreadsheet has been by the Iowa social studies specialist, Stefanie Wager, who is president-elect of NCSS. Please email her with any questions at stefanie.wager@iowa.gov
The spreadsheet has been by the Iowa social studies specialist, Stefanie Wager, who is president-elect of NCSS. Please email her with any questions at stefanie.wager@iowa.gov
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There are many webinars scheduled from May through August! This is just a sample. Go to https://echoesandreflections.org/prepare/?class=webinars&filter=webinar&request_month=6&request_year=2020&dir=inc
to view the complete calendar.
to view the complete calendar.
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Opportunities to Teach in Asia Teaching Nomad helps match U.S. teachers with schools in China, South Korea, and Taiwan, as well as Southeast Asia, providing personalized support to new and inexperienced international teachers. For more information, contact Madison Walker at madison.walker@teachingnomad.com
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Teaching with Primary Sources Level I and Level II Course – Online
Gain knowledge and skills needed to utilize digital primary sources from the Library of Congress website, create activities and lessons that facilitate the Common Core Standards, and engage students in active learning while developing critical thinking skills and constructing knowledge. This course is self-paced and can be taken for professional development hours or ISU graduate credit. Registration is now open. For more information, email Judy Bee, jbee@ilstu.edu or call (309) 438-5468
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Teaching with Primary Sources Level I and Level II Course – Online
Gain knowledge and skills needed to utilize digital primary sources from the Library of Congress website, create activities and lessons that facilitate the Common Core Standards, and engage students in active learning while developing critical thinking skills and constructing knowledge. This course is self-paced and can be taken for professional development hours or ISU graduate credit. Registration is now open. For more information, email Judy Bee, jbee@ilstu.edu or call (309) 438-5468
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Announcing a New, Free Self-Directed Course on the Fundamental Values and Principles of American Constitutional Democracy
The Center for Civic Education is pleased to announce Learn.civiced.org, a new website for anyone interested in learning more about American constitutional government! The site offers a free online course, discussion forums, and highly recommended links to teaching and learning resources.
Here are some of Learn.civiced.org's features:
● We the People Open Course: A free course that follows the content of the Center’s We the People: the Citizen & the Constitution text. The course is entirely self-paced, so you can complete it on your own schedule. It is divided into six units, each of which features a noted scholar explaining topics related to the Constitution. The course takes participants from the philosophical foundations of the U.S. Constitution through the modern interpretation and application of its ideals. You can take the entire course, or just select the sections that interest you. It is indexed with key concepts important for all citizens to know in understanding the American political system.
● Civics Forum: Discuss civics and government and share resources with other interested people throughout the country.
● Resources: Access ebooks, lesson plans, free materials, and other great websites for teaching and learning about civics and government.
We will continue to add courses, resources, and more to the site in the months ahead. Learn.civiced.org was made possible by the U.S. Department of Education through a Supporting Effective Educator Development grant.
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The Center for Civic Education is pleased to announce Learn.civiced.org, a new website for anyone interested in learning more about American constitutional government! The site offers a free online course, discussion forums, and highly recommended links to teaching and learning resources.
Here are some of Learn.civiced.org's features:
● We the People Open Course: A free course that follows the content of the Center’s We the People: the Citizen & the Constitution text. The course is entirely self-paced, so you can complete it on your own schedule. It is divided into six units, each of which features a noted scholar explaining topics related to the Constitution. The course takes participants from the philosophical foundations of the U.S. Constitution through the modern interpretation and application of its ideals. You can take the entire course, or just select the sections that interest you. It is indexed with key concepts important for all citizens to know in understanding the American political system.
● Civics Forum: Discuss civics and government and share resources with other interested people throughout the country.
● Resources: Access ebooks, lesson plans, free materials, and other great websites for teaching and learning about civics and government.
We will continue to add courses, resources, and more to the site in the months ahead. Learn.civiced.org was made possible by the U.S. Department of Education through a Supporting Effective Educator Development grant.
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The Choices Program-Brown University
Visit this site for a list of upcoming professional development opportunities.
http://www.choices.edu/professional-development/ utm_source=Choices+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=86037f4cac-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_af2c96b5f0-86037f4cac-51103937&mc_cid=86037f4cac&mc_eid=ZRi51TJPaC
Visit this site for a list of upcoming professional development opportunities.
http://www.choices.edu/professional-development/ utm_source=Choices+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=86037f4cac-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_af2c96b5f0-86037f4cac-51103937&mc_cid=86037f4cac&mc_eid=ZRi51TJPaC
