Professional Learning Opportunities

Upcoming Events

2022-2023 Professional Learning Offerings Links to an external site.

The Center for History-Social Science Education has a number of professional learning opportunities for teachers, grades K-12 and administrators. Check it out!...Read more Links to an external site.

Supporting History-Social Science Teaching and Learning Networking Meetings Links to an external site.

Join us to gain and share news, updates, and resources to support history-social science teaching and learning! Each meeting will feature new topics. ...Read more Links to an external site.

State Seal of Civic Engagement Los Angeles County Collaborative Meetings Links to an external site.

The meetings invite educators across Los Angeles County to brainstorm ideas and share resources to implement guidance for students to earn the State Seal of Civic Engagement. ...Read more Links to an external site.

Integrating Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening into the Social Studies Classroom Links to an external site.

January 23-24, 2023 Join Dr. Scott Petri to acquire hands-on, classroom proven techniques and tools to increase the use of writing, speaking and listening to strengthen social studies instruction for all students. ...Read more Links to an external site.

	Encounters, Movement, and Borderlands: Perspectives on World History Links to an external site. February 8, 2023 Learn how thinking about time and space interactively helps students to think critically about the major forces and processes driving history and human experience across centuries and producing the world we inhabit today. ...Read more Links to an external site.
	Using the California English Learner Roadmap Teacher Toolkit to Support Multilingual Learners Links to an external site. February 9, 2023 District teams (administrators, content and ELD teachers) are encouraged to attend this exploratory session on how to connect their content classroom instruction to the California English Learner Roadmap. ...Read more Links to an external site.
	Ethnic Studies Symposium Series: African American Studies Links to an external site. February 15, 2023 Deepen your knowledge and understanding of the African American community by learning the history, cultures, struggles, and contributions to American society. ...Read more Links to an external site.
	Become a Volunteer Judge for History Day L.A.! Links to an external site. As a judge, we guarantee that the experience will be extremely rewarding. The enthusiasm of the students is infectious; and their knowledge, remarkable. A deep knowledge of history is not required; the students will teach you! ...Read more Links to an external site.

Whose Water Is It? Links to an external site.

March 14-15, 2023 at the Huntington Library, Museum, and Botanical Gardens This inquiry-driven exploration of the science, history, and social science of water in California will address issues of supply and demand, access and equity, and balancing opportunities with responsibilities. ...Read more Links to an external site.

Exploring Implicit Bias in the History-Social Science Classroom Links to an external site.

March 20-21, 2023 Educators will work collaboratively to identify specific opportunities in their curriculum and school contexts to create a more anti-racist, inclusive narrative that will connect with more students and the communities they serve....Read more Links to an external site.

Ethnic Studies Symposium Series: Native American Studies Links to an external site.

March 30, 2023 at the Autry Museum of the American West Deepen your knowledge and understanding of the Native American community by learning the history, cultures, struggles, and contributions to American society. ...Read more Links to an external site.

Civic Learning One-Day Crash Course Links to an external site.

Equip yourself with the tools and strategies to build civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions for all students to become informed, engaged citizens and for your school to be recognized as a California Democracy School. ...Read more Links to an external site.

Ethnic Studies Symposium Series: Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Links to an external site.

May 11, 2023 at the Japanese American National Museum Deepen your knowledge and understanding of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community by learning the history, cultures, struggles, and contributions to American society. ...Read more Links to an external site.

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Online Professional Development and Resources for HSS Distance Learning Links to an external site.

A number of online lesson plans, teaching guides, videos, and other resources are available for at-home teaching for history-social science....Read more Links to an external site.