Professional Development

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Master new skills, explore new ideas, and build your teaching toolbox with our growing library of on-demand professional development resources. Professional development is available on demand and through live online webinars.

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Professional Development

Teaching Elections with iCivics

Presidential elections present a unique opportunity to inform, prepare, and guide young people to engage as members of our constitutional democracy. Discover ways to make the most…
Professional Development

Introducing Civic Digital Literacy Webinar

Help students identify trustworthy information online with our newest resource collection: Civic Digital Literacy. This new collection of resources will support you in teaching…
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Back to School Elementary Webinar

Get ready for class with iCivics! As you prepare for this coming school year, iCivics has your back with engaging civics and election-related resources just for elementary school…
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Bringing iCivics to Your District in an Election Year

Get ready for class with iCivics! As you prepare for this coming school year, iCivics is excited to support you and your teachers in preparing engaging civics lessons that inspire…
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Back to School in an Election Year

Get ready for class with iCivics! As you prepare for this coming school year, iCivics has your back with exciting updates, engaging election resources, and civics lessons to help…
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The Problem with Checklists

How can your students assess if an online source is credible? Often, that question has been answered with checklists. However, checklists lead students astray by recommending…
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Modeling Evaluation Strategies

Students need to be taught strategies for locating credible information online. Joel Breakstone, co-founder and executive director of the Digital Inquiry Group (DIG), shares the…
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Integrating Civic Digital Literacy into the Curriculum

Being civically informed and engaged requires students to be able to navigate online spaces effectively. Sam Wineburg and Joel Breakstone, co-founders of Digital Inquiry Group…
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Teaching with Online Sources

Students need hands-on practice with real online sources to become skilled at finding trustworthy information online. With instruction and practice, your students will be able to…
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What Students Need to Know About AI

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is transforming the digital landscape.Students are already interacting with AI tools, such as chatbots, which can present information in ways that…
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Making the Case for Civic Digital Literacy

Growing up with digital devices does not mean students know how to evaluate the information they interact with online. Studies have shown that when students are taught the same…
Professional Development

iCivics at NCSS 2023 Annual Conference

Join iCivics at the 103rd National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference in Nashville! Stop by Booth #635 and consider attending one (or more!) of our NINE sessions: Harmony…

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Learn with iCivics at your convenience with professional development resources.

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Teaching Elections with iCivics

Introducing Civic Digital Literacy Webinar

Back to School Elementary Webinar

Bringing iCivics to Your District in an Election Year

Back to School in an Election Year

The Problem with Checklists

Modeling Evaluation Strategies

Integrating Civic Digital Literacy into the Curriculum

Teaching with Online Sources

What Students Need to Know About AI

Making the Case for Civic Digital Literacy

iCivics at NCSS 2023 Annual Conference

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