Dear Educator, This weekly newsletter is your gateway to stay informed about important updates, professional learning events, newly developed resources and oppvortunities from the Social Studies and Civics department and our friends and partners.
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October 13, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | New-York Historical Society
Join the NYCDOE Department of Social Studies and Civics for an engaging in-person workshop where you’ll explore the Civics for All curriculum and the comic, How to Be an Action Activist 2. Participants will also enjoy a guided tour of the Democracy Matters exhibition and explore connections to Civics for All curricular resources. During the workshop, participants will discuss the importance of understanding communities, guiding students to create positive change, and learning how empowered individuals can contribute to this process. Weather permitting, participants will also engage in a community walk to learn more about the area through a hands-on activity. This session is designed for K-8 educators, and lunch will be provided.
Target Audience: NYCDOE Grades K-8 Active Educators (Teachers, Instructional leads, Administrators)
October 21, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Brooklyn Public Library
Join the NYC Social Studies and Civics Department along with the Center for Brooklyn History for a special professional learning opportunity. We will explore the landmark exhibit The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered. Learn about how the voices of the American Revolution connect to the present and help shape our understanding of history. We will unpack connections to our Passport to Social Studies, Civics for All, and Hidden Voices resources for classroom use. The day will include a brief walking tour of the area as we will visit historic sites related to our America 250 theme: Voices Then/Voices Now.
Target Audience: NYCDOE Grades K-12 Active Educators (Teachers, Instructional leads, Administrators)
October 23, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | The Cutting Room, NYC
Join TeachRock and NYC's Department of Social Studies and Civics for a day of professional learning at The Cutting Room. Attendees will explore how popular music and LGBTQ identity have shaped history. Part of the 2026–2027 The Music Never Stops Professional Learning Tour, this session equips teachers with lesson plans, materials, and strategies drawn from Hidden Voices, TeachRock's curriculum, and the Music as a Primary Source methodology.
Once your registration is confirmed you will receive a confirmation email.
Target Audience
NYCDOE Grades K through 12 Active Educators (Teachers, Instructional leads, Administrators)
October 26, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Join NYC's Department of Social Studies and Civics at the Intrepid Museum for an America 250 Voices Then, Voices Now professional learning session. Attendees will explore how individuals and groups experience the military and war as well as the social movements that developed in the history of the U.S. military. This session equips teachers with lesson plans, materials, and strategies drawn from Hidden Voices, Passport to Social Studies, and the museum’s lessons and collections. This session is in collaboration with the Intrepid Museum. Participants will explore the museum and consider connections between the Intrepid's classroom resources and experiences and the NYC’s efforts to explore teaching America 250. Participants will leave the session with ready to use resources and materials for civics and social studies instruction. In addition, this professional learning will include a keynote about the Montford Point Marines, the pioneering first African American men who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, by historian Trevor Getz.
Once your registration is confirmed you will receive a confirmation email.
Target Audience
K-12 Teachers and Administrators
Information about our teams
Links to Social Studies and Civics resources including: Passport to
Social Studies, Civics for All Curriculum, Hidden Voices, and Comics Group
Information about Civics for All programs
Recordings of past professional learning sessions
And much more!
The Passport to Social Studies curriculum is available digitally on WeTeach linked here.
The K-12 Civics for All curriculum is available digitally on WeTeach linked here.