Resisting Empire, Resurging Empire: Ukraine and Hong Kong
February 2 & 23, 2023
Join the UCI History Project and UCI Teacher Academy as they host a workshop series to consider the struggle for democracy against authoritarianism. Each workshop will examine two moments in time, a moment of liberation and the contemporary period, for each of our two case studies, Ukraine and Hong Kong. Participants will learn from a content presentation by UCI Faculty, receive teaching resources for 10th grade world history, and engage in discussion with colleagues. In addition, participants are invited to attend the UCI Forum for the Academy and the Public, Empire Resurgent.
Workshop schedule:
Session 1 Ukraine: February 2 4:00-5:30 PST via Zoom
Forum for the Academy and the Public: Feb 10-11 in person or zoom
Session 2 Hong Kong: February 23 4:00-5:30 PST via Zoom
Cost: FREE
To register for the workshop sessions, please fill out the survey here.
Ethnic Studies & Social Justice in the PK-5 Classroom
Join us Tuesdays in March on Zoom, to explore strategies and methods for integrating ethnic studies, social justice and civic action into PK-5 curriculum.
Deepen your pedagogical approaches, delve into curricular resources, and develop ideas for encouraging your students to share their voices and take action on local social justice issues.
- March 7th, 4:00 – 5:30pm – Building Accountable Communities
- March 14th, 4:00 – 5:30pm – Supporting Identity
- March 21st, 4:00 – 5:30pm – Literacy and Civic Action
- March 28th, 4:00 – 5:30pm – Math, Science, and Civic Action
For more info and to register, visit tinyurl.com/essj2023
Orange County: Places, Voices, Stories
Join us at places around Orange County to learn about the lesser-known histories and stories of our diverse community. This is a no-cost workshop and PK-12 educators that attend will receive free books and guidance on how to bring these histories and stories to their students.
For more information and to register click here.
2022-2023 Media Literacy Collaborative Teacher Research Group
This partnership between UC Santa Cruz History and Civics Project, UC Irvine History Project and Teacher Academy, and local educators helps students navigate the complex media landscape and improve civic reasoning. Join to collaborate with teachers, scholars, and other educators in this important work! The MLC Teacher Research Group is back for 2022-2023! Activities have already began but if you have any questions, please contact ejhowe@ucsc.edu or sign up for updates here.
12th Grade Inquiry Lesson Webinar
Join us to get free lessons to teach 12th grade Government and Economics on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 5-6pm via Zoom. Teachers will explore inquiry-based lessons with a variety of sources, have an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, and provide feedback on practical application.
Explore our lessons that include:
- Engaging resources, including a variety of types of media
- Multiple perspectives, counter narratives, and social justice framing
- Inquiry activities with formative and summative assessments
- Extension opportunities for civic engagement
- Support for academic literacy development and disciplinary skills
- Topics such as: Student Civil Liberties, Politics and the Media, Scarcity and Resource Allocation, and Market Failures
Please click here to register for the webinar.
Korean American & Asian American Studies Curriculum Conference
Hybrid Conference
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
(Space is limited so please register early.)
In-Person: UCI Humanities Gateway 1030
Register: bit.ly/CCKS2023
Online: Zoom Webinar
Register: bit.ly/CCKS1119
The Korean American & Asian American Studies Curriculum Conference for teachers, scholars, educators, and administrators will be held in Humanities Gateway 1030, Saturday, November 19, 8:30 am – 3 pm (Pacific Time). A Mini-Conference Promoting Korean American Studies Curriculum and collaboration with other Asian American Studies Curriculum. Registration is required and parking and lunch will be provided for confirmed in-person attendees. More information can be found here.
For any questions, please contact at ccks@uci.edu
OC Department of Education Model Curriculum Projects
Over the course of 2022-2024, the curriculum projects will be created as a collection of lesson plans, primary source documents, planning resources, teaching strategies, and professional development activities to assist educators in teaching about the Cambodian Genocide, Hmong history and culture, and Vietnamese American refugee experiences. The projects will include authentic voices and perspectives through multiple opportunities for authentic engagement across the state. Learn about AB 167, on the Webpage HERE. View dates and registration links below.
Subject Matter | Information Session Date and Time | Listening Session Date and Time | Focus Group Date and Time | Links |
Cambodian Genocide Model Curriculum | October 11, 2022 Virtual 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
October 18, 2022 Virtual 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
November 1, 2022 Virtual 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
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Hmong History and Cultural Studies Model Curriculum | October 11, 2022 Virtual 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
October 18, 2022 Virtual 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
November 1, 2022 Virtual 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
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Vietnamese American Refugee Experience Model Curriculum | October 11, 2022 Virtual 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
October 18, 2022 Virtual 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
November 1, 2022 Virtual 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Summer 2022 History Inquiry Lesson Webinars
Join the UCI History Project this August to get free lessons for 7th grade World History, 8th grade US History, and 11th grade US History.
The webinars will be held via Zoom. Teachers will explore inquiry-based lessons with a variety of sources, have an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, and provide feedback on practical application.
Explore our lessons that offer:
- Engaging resources, including a variety of types of media
- Multiple perspectives, counter narratives, and social justice framing
- Inquiry activities with formative and summative assessments
- Extension opportunities for civic engagement
- Support for academic literacy development and disciplinary skills
Sources of Justice Scholar Series
Primary sources are essential in documenting our lives now and in reconstructing what we know about the past. Sources of Justice is an online scholar series where participants deeply analyze and interpret primary sources with a focus on how race and racism has informed and shaped our concept of justice in American and World History. We will host live webinars monthly, from February through May, where scholars will present their research and discuss how primary sources are critical to their scholarship and the narratives that are possible.
Funded by the Library of Congress’s Teaching with Primary Sources program, the CHSSP network of scholars, teacher leaders, and teacher educators will inquire into questions such as:
- What or who are sources of justice?
- How have scholars used primary sources to shape our understanding of struggles for justice over time and place?
- What does justice or its absence feel and look like in primary sources?
Join us online (4-5:30pm, PST) for one webinar or the entire series.
US History Inquiry Lesson Webinar
Join us to get free lessons to teach post-WWII 11th grade US history on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 from 4-5pm via Zoom. Teachers will explore inquiry-based lessons with a variety of sources, have an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, and provide feedback on practical application.
Explore our lessons that include:
- Engaging resources, including a variety of types of media
- Multiple perspectives, counter narratives, and social justice framing
- Inquiry activities with formative and summative assessments
- Extension opportunities for civic engagement
- Support for academic literacy development and disciplinary skills
- Topics such as, Women’s History, Immigration, and Chicana/o Civil Rights
Lessons create opportunities for students to consider the overarching inquiry question:
What does it mean to be American in modern times?
The first 20 people to register, attend, and complete a short survey will receive a $20 Amazon gift card.
Please click here to register.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Americans and the Holocaust Workshop
Click to Register & Learn More!
The UCI History Project invites teachers to attend a free workshop on January 26 at 4:00-5:30 via Zoom to learn more about Americans’ responses to Nazism and the Holocaust. We will consider the following questions: What did the US government and the American people know about the threats posed by Nazi Germany? What responses were American responses to the persecution of Jews before and after the Holocaust. This virtual workshop will include a content presentation by Dr. Matthias Lehman, the UCI Director of Jewish Studies, lessons, and an invitation to view the traveling exhibition, Americans and the Holocaust, hosted by UCI Libraries.
To learn more about the UCI Libraries exhibit Americans and the Holocaust, visit lib.uci.edu/americans
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The California History & Social Science Project is proud to announce our 2021-2022 Grade Group Series.
Who:
We invite TK-12th grade educators to become CHSSP Grade Group Fellows by joining one or more of the following groups:
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Grade TK-3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 10 (Modern World); Grade 11 (Modern U.S.); Ethnic Studies (K-12); Government (12th Grade); Economics
Teachers who were part of the 2020-2021 Grade Group series are encouraged to join this year’s program, and new teachers are invited as well!
What:
- Click here for specicfic information about what to expect in each Grade Group.
- Grade Group fellows will convene for six after-school workshops and discussion groups.Workshops will include presentations by university professors, experienced teacher leaders, and/or teacher educators.
- Educators will have the opportunity to read and discuss recent educational and disciplinary research, share and receive feedback on lessons, and collaborate on the development of new curriculum.
- Grade Groups will provide a unique opportunity for local teachers to collaborate with educators and scholars across California to collectively reimagine and reframe their approach to instruction.
- Educators will discuss how to: 1) engage students and address learning acceleration; 2) integrate anti-racism into their courses; 3) assess student learning
- Grade Groups will highlight an inquiry model of instruction, designed to engage student interest and support student learning.
When:
- Each Grade Group will convene six times between October, 2021 and April, 2022.
- Grade TK-3 will meet Tuesdays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: October 19, November 16, January 11, February 8, March 8, April 5
- Grade 4 will meet Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: October 13, November 17, January 19, February 16, March 16, May 4
- Grade 5 will meet Thursdays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: October 14, December 16, January 6, February 17, March 10, March 31
- Grade 6 will meet Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: September 29, October 27, December 1, January 12, February 16, March 16
- Grade 7 will meet Thursdays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: October 5, November 2, December 7, January 25, February 22, March 22
- Grade 8 will meet Mondays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: October 18, November 15, December 6, January 24, February 28, March 21
- Grade 10 will meet Mondays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: October 25, November 8, November 29, January 24, February 7, and March 7
- Grade 11 will meet Mondays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: October 18, November 15, January 10, February 28, March 14, April 25
- Grade 12 Government will meet Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: October 20, November 17, January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20
- Ethnic Studies (K-12) will meet Thursdays from 4:00-5:30. Specific Dates: October 28, November 18, December 9, January 13, February 10, March 3
- Economics will meet Thursdays from 3:30-5:00. Specific Dates: October 21, November 4, December 3, January 16, February 17, March 17
Where:
- Online, through Zoom and other web platforms
Why:
- To foster a statewide network of Teacher Fellows
How:
- Thanks to CARES Act Support, Grade Group participation is free these year!
- Grade Group Teacher Fellows with strong attendance will be awarded certificates of completion. There are also opportunities for extension credits (information coming soon).
- Apply to become a Grade Group Teacher Fellow Today!