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Micro-credentials
Critical Skills to Teach Social Studies
Staying at the cutting edge of research and technology empowers educators to meet the ever-changing needs of students. Discover how our micro-credential courses can help you bring thorough, narrow-in-focus, and accessible professional development to educators.
Choose where to invest your time
Flexibility and customization are at the heart of micro-credentialing. This style of professional development allows you to choose what you want to learn, rather than attending generic training that may not directly relate to your professional interests.
Learn at YOUR pace
As a busy educator, you have professional goals but limited time to execute them. Micro-credentials can be completed at your own pace, whether that’s an intensive spring break program, or a commitment you work into your daily schedule during the school year.
Verify your expertise
We believe that teachers who put in the time to cultivate new skills deserve to be recognized. When you complete one of our Micro-credentials, you receive a digital badge verifying your expertise that you can share with your employer and colleagues!
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Give teachers the tools to build and develop crucial skills for teaching social studies, and guide them through the process
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C3 Inquiry Arc
Our C3 Inquiry Arc micro-credentials will help you guide students towards deeper social studies understanding. Expand upon your knowledge of the C3 Framework (College, Career, and Civic Life) and improve your instruction for inquiry!
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- Question and Inquire: Advance and Develop Inquiry Through Essential Questions (6–12)
- Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Tools to Analyze Documents (K–2)
- Inquiry-Based Learning: Primary Sources for History, Geography, Economics, and Civics (6–12)
- Inquiry-Based Learning—Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence (6–12)
- Deepening Student Learning—Taking Action and Communicating Results (6–12)
- Teaching Students to Use Evidence in Grades (K–2)
- Teaching Students to Use Evidence in Grades (3–5)
- Creating Compelling Questions in Grades (K–2)
- Creating Compelling Questions in Grades (3–5)
- Deepening Student Learning—Taking Action and Communicating Results in Grades (K–2)
- Deepening Student Learning—Taking Action and Communicating Results in Grades (3–5)
- Developing and Using Compelling Questions in Grades (3–5)
- Developing and Using Compelling Questions in Grades (6–12)
Analyzing Primary Sources
The Analyzing Primary Sources micro-credentials will equip you with the skills you need to bring primary sources into the classroom. Analyzing first-hand accounts can provide students with profound historical perspective that they otherwise may not have considered. This micro-credential will reinforce the importance of primary source analysis by providing you with a variety of research studies and resources.
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- Teaching the Analysis of Political Cartoons (6–12)
- Analyzing Primary Written Sources with Primary Students (3–5)
- Thinking Deeply with Picture Analysis (K–3)
Literacy Strategies in Social Studies
Our Literacy Strategies in Social Studies micro-credentials will help you cultivate a variety of literacy strategies with your students. Through research, practicum, and reflection, this micro-credential will equip you with tools for academic achievement.
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Professional Learning
Our Professional Learning micro-credential will keep you up-to-date on the latest concepts and practices in education. Enhancing your own professional development allows you to show up as the best teacher you can be for your students.
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Active Classroom Expert
Enhance the way that you use Active Classroom and get more out of your experience with our Active Classroom Expert micro-credentials!
New to Active Classroom? The digital platform is home to thousands of student-centered, inquiry-based activities, and also comes with all of our micro-credentials at no additional cost.
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