Professional Development Calendar

Illinois Civics Hub Professional Development Opportunities

• 12/1- Educating 4 Democracy- Opportunities for High-Quality Civic Learning with The Civic Engagement Research Group  (Online)
• 1/6- Exploring Revisions to the Illinois Social Science Standards (Online)
• 1/19- Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement with Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (Online)
• 1/26- Preparing to Teach the Midterm Elections with Dr. Shawn P. Healy (Online)
• 2/9- The Rigor and Relevance of Simulations of Democratic Processes with Dr. Jane Lo (Online)
• 2/23- An Update on Voting Rights and Election Laws for the Midterm Elections with Dr. Steven D. Schwinn (Online)
• 3/2- Exploring Revisions to the Illinois Social Science Standards (Online)
• 3/16- Informed and Equitable Voting with the Civic Engagement Research Group and the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (Online)
• 4/27- Civic Online Reasoning for the Midterm Elections with Dr. Joel Breakstone (Online)

Illinois Democracy Schools Civic Learning Across the Disciplines

• 1/13- Student Voice 360 (Online)
• 2/10- Understanding the Proven Practice of Service Learning with Dr. Joe Kahne from CERG (Online)
• 3/10- Extra Curriculars and Civic Learning with Dr. Kelly Siegel-Stechler from CIRCLE (Online)
• 4/14- Sharing our Successes: Expanding Civic Learning Across Disciplines (Online)

Guardians of Democracy Microcredential Courses

Bronze Level Entry Courses- 15 professional development credits from the DuPage Regional Office of Education

• 1/10-2/25/2022- Current and Controversial Issue Discussions- Bronze Certified Educator Badge (Online)
• 2/1-3/18/2022- Simulations of Democratic Processes- Bronze Certified Educator Badge (Online)
• 3/1/4/22/2022- Informed Action through Service Learning- Bronze Certified Educator Badge (Online)

Silver Level Courses- 15 professional development credits from the DuPage Regional Office of Education. Must have earned Bronze Certified Badge to Register.

• 1/10/2-22-2/25-2022- Current and Controversial Issue Discussions- Silver Distinguished Educator Badge (Online)
• 1/10/2-22-2/25-2022- Simulations of Democratic Processes- Silver Distinguished Educator Badge (Online)
• 1/10/2-22-2/25-2022- Informed Action through Service Learning- Silver Distinguished Educator Badge (Online)

Gold Badge Courses- 15 professional development credits from the DuPage Regional Office of Education OR 3 graduate credits from the University of St. Francis for an additional fee

• 2/28-4/22/2022- Current and Controversial Issue Discussions- Gold Guardian Badge (Online)
• 2.28-4/22/2022- Simulations of Democratic Processes- Gold Guardian Badge (Online)
• 2/22-4/22/2022- Informed Action through Service Learning- Gold Guardian Badge (Online)

Other Professional Development Opportunities

• On-Demand- Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium- Teaching with Primary Sources in the Elementary Classroom (Online)
• On-Demand- Facing History and Ourselves- Getting Started with Holocaust and Human Behavior (Online)
• On-Demand- Facing History and Ourselves- Choices in Little Rock: An Approach to Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
  (Online)
• 12/1- Lou Frey Institute- Presidential Power: Truman and the Steel Crisis (Online)
• 12/2- First Division Museum at Cantigny Park- Brothers in Valor: Battlefield Stories of the 89 African Americans Awarded the Medal of Honor (Online)
• 12/8- Facing History and Ourselves- Facing Hate: Anti-Semitism and Ideas of Race (Online)
• 1/6-2/3/2022- Facing History and Ourselves- Brave Classrooms: Taking Anti-Semitism in Schools (Online)
• 1/19- News Literacy Project- Understanding News Media Bias (Online)
• 1/27-3/9/2-22- Facing History and Ourselves- Holocaust and Human Behavior (Online)
• 6/9-14- Street Law- Supreme Court Summer Institute (applications due by March 1, 2022)
• 6/23-28- Street Law- Supreme Court Summer Institute (applications due by March 1, 2022)