Social Studies PD

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NCDPI K-12 Social Studies On-Demand Professional Learning Fall Sessions

Implementation of the K-12 Social Studies Standards has begun and the NCDPI Social Studies team will be releasing four on-demand professional learning sessions this fall.

  • The first on-demand professional learning session is on Using the Unpacking Documents. This recorded PD will allow social studies educators, curriculum leaders, and administrators to gain a better understanding of how to use the Social Studies Unpacking Documents as a tool to plan for, teach, and assess the Social Studies Standards.

  • The second on-demand professional learning session is on Using the Social Studies Strand Maps. This recorded PD will help you better understand the purpose for, the structure of, and some meaningful ways to use the Strand Maps. Those participating in this training module will gain a better understanding of how to use the Strand Maps as a tool to teach and assess the Social Studies standards. This module will focus on some of the most meaningful uses for the classroom teacher and the curriculum leader.

  • The third on-demand professional learning session is an Introduction to Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). This recorded PD will help you better understand the purpose of RBT, the difference between the Original Bloom's Taxonomy and the revised versions, how the RBT verbs were used in writing the Social Studies Standards, and the importance of using the RBT verbs to make instructional decisions.

  • The fourth on-demand professional learning session is on Integrating Inquiry and the Skills Indicators into your Classroom Instruction. This recorded PD will help you better understand what Inquiry is and the purpose of the Inquiry Indicators in the Social Studies Standards. Those participating in this training module will gain a better understanding of how to integrate the NC Inquiry Indicators into instruction effectively.

NCCAT Online

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