Professional Development

Roy Sovis

Do you have what it takes to write a C3 Inquiry?

Directly from C3 Teachers: Submissions are now being accepted for the C3 Teachers Inquiry Challenge.  The purpose of the challenge is to support and reward social studies educators using the Inquiry Design Model™ (IDM). This challenge is co-sponsored by C3 Teachers and the Social Studies Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction (SSACI) Collaborative, which is part of the … Continue reading Do you have what it takes to write a C3 Inquiry?

Roy Sovis

News Update from the Michigan Council for History Education March 2016, Vol. XIII, No. 9

From Michigan Council for History Education eNotes compiled and edited by Dr. Jim & Annette McConnell: Dear MCHE Members and Friends, In our ongoing effort to provide background on some of the items mentioned in E-Notes, we have attached specific flyers [links below] giving more details.  Especially noteworthy is the upcoming Local History Conference and … Continue reading News Update from the Michigan Council for History Education March 2016, Vol. XIII, No. 9

Roy Sovis

HS PD: Engaging Students in International Issues: The Choices Approach

There is still time to be involved! Saturday November 21, 2015 8:30 am - 3:30pm Cranbrook-Kingswood Upper School Bloomfield Hills, MI Cost: $145 During the workshop, you will be introduced to the Choices Program's award-winning resources and approach to teaching about contested international Issues, examine and work with two Choices units, and explore ways to … Continue reading HS PD: Engaging Students in International Issues: The Choices Approach

Roy Sovis

Performance Assessment for Social Studies Thinking PD Series

Performance Assessment for Social Studies Thinking (PASST) is a collaboration of educators across the state of Michigan who have taken part in assessment development training to create a series of next generation assessments for Social Studies that measure both the content set forth by the Michigan Content Expectations and the skills stressed in the Common … Continue reading Performance Assessment for Social Studies Thinking PD Series