We're pleased to offer a variety of free professional development opportunities.
We will hold a series of one-hour online webinars this month:
Reading Like a Historian
Explore new Reading Like a Historian lessons that feature documents from the Library of Congress. During these sessions, participants will experience model lessons, receive access to new curricular resources, and identify strategies for integrating materials into their classrooms. Participants are encouraged to attend multiple sessions, as each webinar will feature different curriculum materials.
- Register to attend this webinar on Tuesday, September 16, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
- Register to attend this webinar on Tuesday, September 23, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Beyond the Bubble History Assessments
Learn about new Beyond the Bubble history assessments that feature primary sources from the Library of Congress. During these webinars, participants will explore model assessments and identify opportunities for formative assessment in their context. Participants are encouraged to attend multiple sessions, as each webinar will feature different assessments.
- Register to attend this webinar on Tuesday, September 9, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
- Register to attend this webinar on Thursday, September 18, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Throughout the summer and into the start of the school year, we're offering free asynchronous online courses. Each course includes evidence-based approaches to teaching digital literacy, instructional videos and simulations, discussion boards, and optional webinars.
The courses will be live for five weeks, and participants can complete them at their own pace. Participants who successfully finish a course can request a certificate of attendance that verifies the professional learning hours completed.
Reading Like a Historian with Digital Literacy
In this 2-hour course, participants will learn how to integrate digital literacy into the history classroom and explore free, research-backed curricular resources from the Digital Inquiry Group.
This course will run August 18 to October 15. Click here to enroll in the course.
Using Wikipedia Wisely
In this 2-hour course, participants will learn how to teach students to use Wikipedia as a starting place for verifying online information. They will debunk common misconceptions about Wikipedia and explore free, research-backed curricular resources from the Digital Inquiry Group for teaching students effective online evaluation strategies.
This course will run August 18 to October 15. Click here to enroll in the course.
Civic Online Reasoning
In this 10-hour course, participants will learn how to equip students with research-backed strategies for evaluating online information and explore free curricular resources developed by the Digital Inquiry Group. The course also addresses common student misconceptions and the pitfalls of outdated approaches to teaching digital literacy. The course includes three modules:
- Module 1: Search Like a Fact Checker with Lateral Reading
- Module 2: Verifying Claims on Social Media and Click Restraint
- Module 3: Evaluating Different Types of Online Sources
This course will run August 18 to October 15. Click here to enroll in the course.
Basics of Evaluating Online Sources
In this 3-hour course, participants will learn how to equip students with research-backed strategies for evaluating online information, with an emphasis on the skill of lateral reading. They will also explore free, research-backed curricular resources developed by the Digital Inquiry Group. The course will include one module: Search Like a Fact Checker with Lateral Reading.
This course will run August 18 to October 15. Click here to enroll in the course.
Important: The content of Civic Online Reasoning (3-Module Course) and Basics of Evaluating Online Sources (1-Module Course) overlaps, so educators should enroll in either but not both.
If you have any questions about our webinars or online courses, please email learn@inquirygroup.org.