- Pivoting Practice: Online Strategies for Best Practices in Social Studies (Led by Beth Ratway - American Institutes in Research)
- Facilitating Asynchronous Discussions (Led by Adam Schmitt - USM)
- Why Do We Strive to Make History & Civics Curricula Diverse (Led by Dr. Peter Levine - Tufts University)
- Work That Engages When Work Can Neither be Required Nor Graded (Led by Peter Paccone - HS Teacher & PBS Digital Innovator)
- Using Video Conferencing Technology to Connect Students with the World-at-Large (Led by Peter Paccone - HS Teacher & PBS Digital Innovator)
- Assessing Students While Teaching Online (Led by Peter Paccone - HS Teacher & PBS Digital Innovator)
- Avoid Bad Press: Teaching about Religion in Social Studies with Constitutionally-sound Pedagogy (Led by Dr. Gayle Pagnoni - Program Director at Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance/Rice University)
- High Leverage Practices in Social Studies (Led by Stefanie Wager - Social Studies Consultant/Iowa DOE & NCSS President)
- ThinkerAnalytix Webinar Series
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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)
Best Strategies, Tips, and Tricks
- Engaging with Students by Focusing on "Why Does This Matter?" (Led by Chuck Taft - Award Winning Middle School Teacher)
- Designed to Engage: Tools, Tricks, and Gamification (Led by Michael Matera - 6th Grade Teacher/Author/Keynote Speaker
- Using "Why Not" to Design Projects, Activities, and Lessons (Led by Nathan McAlister - 2010 National History Teacher of the Year)
Maine Native Americans & Culturally Responsive Practices
- Teaching About Maine Native Americans - Curriculum Considerations (Led by Fiona Hopper - Portland Public Schools)
- Teacher Perspective on Teaching About Maine Native Americans (Led by Melanie Brown - Ellsworth MS)
- Interrupting Hate & Bias in School (Led by Dr. Tina Ellsworth - K-12 Curriculum Specialist & Instructor at University of Kansas)
- Working Toward a Culturally Relevant Classroom (Led by Jessica Ellison - Minnesota Historical Society)
- The Brain and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (Led by Dean Vesperman - Prof. of Education/UW-River Falls)
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)
- 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)
Civically Engaged & Student Voice
- What Kind of Citizen in a Pandemic and Beyond? Promoting Student Voice (Led by Mary Ellen Daneels - Illinois Civic Mission Coalition
- The Political Classroom & Structured Academic Controversies (Led by Dr. Paula McAvoy - Co-Author of The Political Classroom & Prof. of Education at N.C. State University)
- Teaching About Controversial Topics (Led by Dr. Diana Hess/Author, Researcher, and Dean of Education - University of Wisconsin)
- Amplifying Student Voice Through Project Soapbox (Led by Jill Bass & Mia Salamone - Mikva Challenge)
- So you want to be President? Teaching Presidential Elections During Contentious Times (Led by Abigail Swetz/Former MS Teacher Leader & Graduate of the LaFollette School of Public Policy)
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)