Professional Learning - Social Studies

As schools and educators transitioned to distance learning during the spring and early summer of 2020, I started a series of professional development opportunities for educators to support best practices in social studies education during these difficult times. In the end, eighty-three sessions were hosted and recorded. Those sessions have been sorted and cross connected across the fifteen subcategories below.

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Teaching Maine History with Primary Sources

Looking for ways to connect your students with national issues and events through a local lens? Having trouble finding time to navigate all the information and websites out there? This workshop series provides an interactive exploration of some great (and free) resources for Maine-based documents, images, and artifacts.

Following an introduction to teaching with primary sources by the Maine Department of Education, the Maine State Archives, Maine State Library, Maine State Museum, and Maine Historical Society will showcase the tools and online resources they have available to educators.

Part 1: Diving into Maine History with Primary Sources

Part 2: Webinar - Teaching with the "Freedom & Captivity" Primary Source Set

Part 3: Webinar - Teaching with the "Maine's Bicentennial" Primary Source Set

Part 4: Webinar - Teaching with the "Maine Pandemics" Primary Source Set

 

Student YouTube Live Discussion

Social Studies Specialist Joe Schmidt hosted Emma Humphries (iCivics & CivXNow) to answer questions submitted by Maine students about the upcoming election and to share resources for students and teachers to use to learn more.

Check out the recording of the session: Getting From "Can't Vote. Don't Care" to "Count Me In"

Teacher Leader Webinar Series

Social Studies Expert Webinar Series

Virtual Professional Development with Joe Schmidt