- Supporting Social Studies Inquiry and Argument Writing with a Read.Inquire.Write. Investigation (Led by Dr. Chauncey Monte-Sano - Founder & Director of Read.Inquire.Write/University of Michigan)
- Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking in Social Studies (Led by Dr. Kristy Brugar - University of Oklahoma)
- Presentation
- Activity Resources
- Getting More Bang for Your Book: Read Alouds and Social Studies Inquiry Series (Led by the Georgia DOE Social Studies Specialists)
- Grades K-2 (Led by Jennifer Zoumberis)
- Grades 3-5 (Led by JoAnn Wood)
- Grades 6-12 (Led by Joy Hatcher)
- Compiled book list from all three sessions.
- A Book Share for Integrating Middle School Social Studies and Reading (Led by Crystal Polk - MSAD 58)
- Integrating Books and Other Texts into Social Studies (Led by Crystal Polk - Strong Elementary/MSAD #58
- Teaching with Graphic Biographies (Led by the OER Project)
You May Also Be Interested in the Following:
Teacher Leaders
- Teacher Perspective on Teaching About Maine Native Americans (Led by Melanie Brown - Ellsworth MS)
- Bring the World into Your Elementary Classroom (Led by Pamela Marshall & Laure Waite - Teacher Leader Series)
- The Art of Visual Storytelling (Led by Erin Towns - Edward Little High School & 2018 National Geographic Grosvenor Fellow)
- Finding Reliable Sources on the Internet (Led by John Raby - Thornton Academy)
Virtual Professional Development with Joe Schmidt
- Best Practices in Social Studies: Disciplinary Literacy & Inquiry (Led by Joe Schmidt - Social Studies Specialist)
- Best Practices in Social Studies: Assessment & Curriculum Planning (Led by Joe Schmidt - Social Studies Specialist)
- Formative Assessments in Social Studies: Part One - Inquiry & Thinking (Led by Joe Schmidt - Social Studies Specialist)
- Formative Assessments in Social Studies: Part Two - Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing (Led by Joe Schmidt - Social Studies Specialist)
- Tools to Differentiate Reading of Primary Sources & Current Events (Led by Joe Schmidt - Social Studies Specialist)
- Virtual Hands on History (Led Joe Schmidt - Social Studies Specialist)
- Exploring Different Types of Primary Sources in Social Studies (Led by Joe Schmidt - Social Studies Specialist)
- Personal Primary Sources For Student Learning (Led by Joe Schmidt - Social Studies Specialist)
Using Primary Sources
- Talking Primary Sources with Maine State Organizations & Teacher Leader Panel Discussion of Classroom Use (Led by Kate Webber - Maine State Museum & Teacher Leader Cohort)
- Stacey McCluskey (Carrabec Community Elementary School) - Resource List
- Jamie Karaffa (Bruce Whittier Middle School) - Presentation
- Shane Gower (Maranacook Community High School) - Presentation
- Bringing Visual Primary Sources into the Classroom (Led by Dr. Libby Bischof - Osher Map Library)
- Object-Based Learning 101 (Led by Melissa Starkey - Arkansas DOE)
News Literacy & Current Events
- Fake News: What It Is, Why It Works, and What We Can Do About It (Led by Dr. Wayne Journell - Author of "Unpacking Fake News: An Educator's Guide to Navigating the Media with Students")
- What It Means To Be News-Literate (Led by John Silva - Director of Education/The News Literacy Project)
- All the News That's Fit to Teach: Current Events in the Classroom (Led by David Olson - PBS Digital Innovator & iCivics and Constitution Center Board Member)