History and Civics: Using iCivics to Engage Your 6 - 12 Learners | February 14, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM CT
Join iCivics and area teachers for a day of professional learning around standards-based, highly effective, engaging and free resources for teaching civics and U.S. History. This interactive training has been fully customized to Missouri Learning Standards and DESE item specifications, ensuring full and targeted alignment to your instructional needs.
If you consider yourself an iCivics veteran, join us to learn about new and upcoming materials and innovative ways to integrate them into your instruction. If you're new to iCivics, come see why we're the largest, most trusted provider of civic education in the country!
After participating in this training, you will:
have knowledge of iCivics' entire library of instructional materials
be able to navigate the iCivics website to efficiently find the standards-aligned materials
gain research-based pedagogy to enhance your current practice
Mary Ellen Daneels is a National Board Certified teacher who taught at West Chicago Community High School for 27 years. She serves as the Director of the Illinois Civics Hub and Illinois Democracy School Network, leading efforts to support the implementation of the middle and high school civics course requirements and Illinois social science standards. She has been recognized as the Law-related Educator of the Year from the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, Teacher of the Year by the 19th District of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Civic Education Teacher from the Center for Civic Education and the Illinois Education Association Teacher of the Year. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and highlighted in numerous publications such as Education Week, Social Education and Educational Leadership. Mary Ellen has advocated for civic education before federal and state lawmakers, served on the Board of Directors for the National Council for the Social Studies and worked on both the Steering Committee and Pedagogy Committee for the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap.
For additional information about this event, please contact Tiffiny Smith at tsmith@edplus.org.
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If an event is cancelled due to inclement weather or low enrollment, a full refund will be issued.
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