Professional Development Calendar
Illinois Civics Hub Professional Development Opportunities
- 9/22- Educating 4 Democracy- Opportunities for High-Quality Civic Learning with The Civic Engagement Research Group (Online)
- 10/6- Supreme Court of the United States Preview with Dr. Steven D. Schwinn (Online)
- 10/20- Avoiding the Rabbit Hole: Teaching Concepts in Conspiratorial Thinking with the News Literacy Project (Online)
- 11/3- Civic Online Reasoning for Science Classrooms (Online)
- 11/17- Teaching Civics Through Conversations in 3 Steps with Teach Different (Online)
- 2/9- The Rigor and Relevance of Simulations of Democratic Processes with Dr. Jane Lo (Online)
Illinois Democracy Schools Civic Learning Across the Disciplines
- 10/14- The Inclusive Democratic Classroom with Facing History and Ourselves (Online)
- 11/9- Designing Discussion as Inquiry with Dr. Paula McAvoy (Online)
- 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
- 10/4-11/19/2021- Current and Controversial Issue Discussion- Bronze Certified Badge (Online)
- 10/4-11/19/2021- Simulations of Democratic Processes- Bronze Certified Educator Badge (Online)
- 11/2-12/17/2021- Informed Action through Service Learning- Bronze Certified Educators Badge (Online)
Silver Level Courses– 15 professional development credits from the DuPage Regional Office of Education
- 10/4-11/19/2021- Current and Controversial Issue Discussions- Silver Distinguished Badge (Online)
- 10/4-11/19/2021- Simulations of Democratic Processes- Silver Distinguished Badge (Online)
- 10/4-11/19/2021- Informed Action through Service Learning- Silver Distinguished 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
- 10/25-12/17/2021- Current and Controversial Issue Discussions- Gold Guardian Badge (Online)
- 10/25-12/17-2021- Simulations of Democratic Processes- Gold Guardian Badge (Online)
- 10/25-12/27/2021- 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)
- 9/17- Constitutional Democracy Project- Constitution Day 2021-A Panel Discussion on Supreme Court Reform (Online)
- 10/6- New Hampshire Institute for Civics Education – Teaching Democracy: Civic Friendship and Civics In Literacy: K-3 (Online)
- 10/7- First Division Museum at Cantigny Park Date with History- JRR Tolkien and the World Wars (Online)
- 10/9- Cantigny Park Headlines from History- The Great Chicago Fire (Online)
- 10/14- Cantigny Park Civic Awareness Series- An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago (Online)
- 10/29- Constitutional Democracy Project- 2021 Annual Conference for Teachers in Civics, Law & Government (In Person)
- 11/4- First Division Museum at Cantigny Park Date with History-The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home (Online)
- 11/17- Cantigny Park Headlines from History- Dewey Defeats Truman (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)