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Events

Events found: 8
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Thursday, November 5
Disciplinary Literacy in Series: Teaching Students to Closely Read Primary and Secondary Sources

Session 2 equips educators to foster active inquiry in social studies. Participants will evaluate disciplinary routines including sourcing, contextualization, and visual analysis utilizing adaptable mini lessons within existing curricula.

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Tuesday, November 10
From Plan to Practice: Using AI to Enhance Lesson Internalization and Delivery in Social Studies

Discover how AI tools streamline lesson internalization and boost student engagement. Learn practical ways to save time, deepen content understanding, and deliver rigorous social studies instruction.

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Wednesday, December 2
Disciplinary Literacy Series: Turning Evidence into Discussion and Argument

Session 3 focuses on equipping social studies students to construct rigorous, evidence-based arguments. Educators will analyze structured discussion protocols and writing scaffolds, including Claim-Evidence-Reasoning, to elevate academic discourse.

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Thursday, January 14
Disciplinary Literacy Series: Designing Lessons That Build Reading, Writing, and Thinking

In Session 4, refine existing social studies lessons into cohesive, inquiry-based experiences with targeted text selection, explicit skill instruction, and clear student output.

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Wednesday, January 27
Social Studies Symposium

Save the Date Social Studies in Action Designing Rigorous Social Studies Instruction for Every Learner Save the date for January 27, 2027, as the Social Studies Conference evolves into the...

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Thursday, February 4
Disciplinary Literacy Series: Using Inquiry to Drive Historical Thinking

In Session 5, shift social studies instruction from memorization to investigation. Learn to craft compelling questions, build strategic text sets, and design inquiry sequences that drive evidence-based thinking.