Join inquirED and NCSS for our fall webinar series: The United States of Inquiry. We'll be talking with educators across the country,  examining the progress and practices of inquiry-based social studies in schools and districts. 

UPCOMING WEBINARS IN THIS SERIES

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2nd @ 11:30AM CST
Lunch Hour at the NCSS Conference: The Power of Questions in the Social Studies Classroom

With special guests Sarah Westbrook (Director of Professional Learning, The Right Question Institute), Emma Humphries (Chief Education Officer, iCivics), and Shanti Elangovan (Founder and CEO of inquirED).

Join us live from The Question Hub on the convention floor at the 102nd NCSS Annual Conference. We'll discuss how we can help students build their social studies questioning power, and give teachers the resources they need to investigate questions that promote profound social studies learning.

PAST WEBINARS IN THIS SERIES

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @ 3:30 PM CST
New Standards, New Directions: When Your State Goes All-In for Inquiry

With special guests: Reuben Henriques (MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) and Asif Wilson (Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).

States spend years crafting new social studies standards that emphasize the practice of inquiry in the classroom. But what happens after the standards are published to help educators understand the ins and outs of inquiry-based social studies? Join us to explore how teachers, district leaders, and state officials are spreading the practice of inquiry in social studies.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6th @ 3:30 PM CST
Exploration and Meaning Making: Social Studies in K-2 Classrooms

With special guests Natacha Scott (Director of Educator Engagement at iCivics) and Jillian Corr (Learning Experience Architect, inquirED).

What does inquiry in social studies look like in a kindergarten classroom? How can it integrate with literacy instruction for first graders? Join us as we get serious about social studies in the younger grades, looking at examples of high-quality instruction and classroom-tested strategies that build early learners' social studies knowledge and skills.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th @ 3:30 PM CST 
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Social Studies

Culturally and linguistically responsive instruction develops students' personal agency and grounds learning in the rich context of students' language and lived experiences. How does inquiry set the stage for culturally and linguistically responsive instruction? Join us as we explore these important topics in social studies instruction.