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2025
April: Learn and Earn with CDP, April Observances, Law Day, Fin Lit with BRI, Difficult Convos with Facing History, NLP Fellowship, SPHERE Human Progress Box, Civic Virtue with iCivics, 1st Amendment with Retro Report, GenAI with KQED, Supreme Court and My Hometown, OAV, AHA Conference, ALPLM Four Score Speaker Series, America’s Fieldtrip, My Impact Challenge with BRI, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials, Summer PD,
March: Civic Learning Week, Women’s History Month, Civics For All of US, Supreme Court and My Hometown, Executive Power with SPHERE, Executive Orders from BRI, OAV, Immigration and Migration with Retro Report, Read Like a Historian Project with DIG, AHA Conference, Civic Education Essay Contest, ALPLM Four Score Speaker Series, Cokie Roberts Fellowship, ICSS Conference at EIU, Harvard Case Method Institute, Agents of Influence, Medal of Honor PD, ICH PD, America’s Field Trip, My Impact Challenge, Summer PD
February: DIG Read Like a Historian, Civic Digital Literacy with iCivics and DIG, Fact Check the Chat Bot, New Research from CIRCLE, Civic Essay Contest, ALPLM Four Score Speaker Series, You(th) Decide with CDP, Gun Violence with Retro Report, News Literacy Week, Civic Learning Week, Black History Month, Cokie Robert Fellowship, ICSS Webinars, Sphere Summit, Harvard Case Method, ABA/FJC Teacher Institute, Agents of Influence, Medal of Honor PD, Street Law, ICH PD, American’s Field Trip, Agents of Influence, My Impact Challenge, Summer PD, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials
January: MLK Day, Civic Virtue with iCivics, Sphere Summit, QFT and the Rural Experience, Media Literacy in Health Education, Thinking PRO, Digital Literacy with DIG and iCivics, Supreme Court and My Hometown, PBS Invention Network, BRI Governmetn and Politics Core Resource, ICSS proposals, Harvard Case Method Institute, Retro Report Teacher Advisory Group, ABA/FJC Summer Institute, Agents of Influence, PPSP, Medal of Honor PD, Street Law, ICH PD, America’s Field Trip, Summer PD, My Impact Challenge
2024
December: Harvard Case Study Method, BRI Elementary Games, AI with NLP, Retro Report Teacher Advisory Group, ABA/FJC Summer Institute, Agents of Influence, PPSP, Medal of Honor Foundation PD, iCivics EdNet, Journalism in Action, DoSomething, Media Lit with KQED, Street Law, ICH PD, America’s Field Trip, My Impact Challenge, Summer PD Calendar, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials,
November: Resources for processing the election, NLP report, Street Law Classroom Champion, Critical Thinking with Common Sense Education, Indigenous Histories with Retro Report, Path to Honor, Folded Map Project with CHM, Native American History Month, Uncovering Loyalties, Pre Service Texts from NCSS and TPS, IL Civics Hub PD, America’s Field Trip, BRI My Impact Challenge, Civics Hive podcast, NLP Misinformation Dashboard, Annual Conference for Law Related Education, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials.
October: Election resources from Street Law, iCivics, Retro Report, Bill of Rights Institute, News Literacy Project, PBS, CIRCLE, Share My Lesson. PD from: Illinois Geographic Alliance, Teaching American History, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials, Asian Americans Advancing Justice. District Courts Annual Contest.
September: Resources for Constitution Day, iCivics Updates website, Civics Hive Podcast, NLP Misinformation Dashboard, Geography Resources, Back to School With PBS NewsHour, Voter Registration Week, Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, Read, Inquire,Write Updates, Edutopia Starter Pack for New Teachers, TEAACH Act webinars, CDP Law Realted Conference, NAMLE Media Literacy Week, SCOTUS in the Classroom, KQED Tips for Teaching the Election, PBS Civics Collection, Common Sense “Seeing Students,” ICSS Conference
August: SCOTUS review, ICSS conference, Intergenerational Brunch, Back to School ICivics Webinar, National Issues Forum Immigration Program, Common Sense Tools, Retro Report Civic Engagement Challenge, Retro Report in Espanol, Native Knowledge 360, Private iHistory Detectives in Spanish, ALPM Book Club, Youth as Solutions Program from NYLC, 3 Branches Program from SC Historical Society, Compact Civics, Project Sidewalk, IDS Convening
July: Special Edition Democracy School Convening
June: Growing Voters, ABA Summer Institute, BRI Civics Teacher of the Year, OAV Family LIfe is Civics Life, TEAACH Act, Street Law Current and Contested Issues, Race, Housing and Opportunity from Retro Report, Let’s Brief the Chief, Civics Hive Podcast, Harvard Case Method Institute, ISSLA
May: Learn and earn with DIG, TEAACH Act, Civics Hive Podcast, 3 Strikes Retro Report, Harvard Case Method Institute, The Art of Democracy, USDOE Student Participation in Elections, Get Smart About the News, FHAO Democracy at Risk PD, Campaign Weathervane, Illinois Social Studies Leaders Association
April– America’s Field Trip, Learn and Earn with DIG, TEAACH Act PD, Civics Hive Podcast, Law Day, BRI Building Blocks of Progress, Project Sidewalk pilot, EYPC training, ILHMEC Voices of Genocide, iCivics National County Government Month, Campaign Weathervane, Constitution Explained in Spanish, Illinois Social Studies Leaders Association, Kettering Conversations, Retro Report Political Memes, IL Mandates, Learn and Earn with CDP, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials
March: Civic Learning Week, TEAACH, Inclusive History Mandates resources, Women’s History Month, Civic Imagination Project, Digital Inquiry Group, AI Lessons, Illinois Geographic Alliance, Street Law Gerrymandering Resources, Civics Essay Contest, new Graphic Novel from ILHMEC, Learn and Earn this Summer with CDP, new Administrator Academy from Facing History, NEH teacher Institute, TPS workshop, ABA Summer Institute, ICSS Conference, My Impact Challenge, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials
February– Summer PD with CDP and ABA, Shawn McCusker webinar, resrouces for Black History month, VR and IL Holocaust Museum, Facing History Admin Academy, NEH Teacher Institute in Chicago, BRI Think the Vote, Disability Reframed with PBS, newiCivics game Neighborhood Good, DuPage election workers, TPS in Western IL, Just Inspired Student Contest, Retro Report Free Specch, Street Law for Elementary, Project Look Sharp, NH Civics webinar, ABA Summer Institute, ICSS Call for Proposals, My Impact Challenge, AAAJ TEAACH Act webinars, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials
January– iCivics Middle School Webinar, Shawn McCusker FREE Webinar, Il Holocaust Museum Student Leadership Days, News Literacy Week, CIRCLE Young Voters, NH Civics Bill of Obligations Webinar, Retro Report Resources for Teaching Vietnam War, ISBE Social Science Standards, Combat Hate MMOT, ABA Summer Institute, Summer Learning with Constitutional Democracy Project and ABA, ICSS Call for Proposals, Nat Geo Slignshot Challenge, Street Law Classroom Champion, FHAO Choices in Little Rock PD, ISU History Symposium, My Impact Challenge, TEAACh Act PD, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials.
2023
December– Shawn McCusker FREE webinar, New IL Social Science Standards and I3 Toolkit, iCivics Well Versed for K-5, Middle School History Course FREE webinar, SCTOUS Free Speech Lessons, ABA Summer Institute, CDP Summer PD, Teach Democracy, Resrouces for Teaching Global Ussies, V-NEP, Nat Geo Slingshot Challenge, National Humanities Center Webinars, NLP, Is that Fact? Street Law Classroom Champion, , FHAO PD, EYPC, ISU History Symposium, My Impact Challenge, TEAACH Act webinar, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials.
November-I3 Toolkit, iCivics Middle School History Course, Agents of Influence, IHMEC Student Leadership Day, Middle East Conflict, Street Law Classroom Champion, Diverse Voices of 9/11, FHAO PD, EYPC, Chicago Fire with National Archives, ISU History Symposium, Bill of Rights Institute Website Update, OAV, My Impact Challenge, TEAACH Act webinar, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials.
October– Middle School Civics Report, Native American History Resources, Preparing Future Voters, Street Law Summer Institute, BRI Point-Counterpoint, Civics in Real Life, ABA Speaker Series, Executive Command Game in Spanish, OAV, Combat Hate, Bill or Rights Contest, CDP Call for Proposals, My Impact Challenge, TEAACH Act, Guardians of Democracy
September-Constitution Day, Middle School Curriculum with OAV, Combat Hate!, Bill of Rights Day Student Contest, CDP Call for Proposals, Private iHistory Dectectives, IHMEC History Trunks, Humanities in Class, New CAP Resources, Assessing Student Media Projects, My Impact Challenge, TEAACH Act, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials
August– DSN Convening, Social Studies Network, TEAACH Act, CDP SCOTUS Webinar, How to Fact Check with NLP, Context US, Youth as Solutions, iCivics Summer Learning, Understanding Our World webinar, Above the Noise, Refugess and the Power of Words, National Archives, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials
July– Summer PD with Chicago History Museum, TEAACH Act Webinars from AAAJ, Fall Democracy Schools Convening, Chicano Rights Movement from Retro Report, SCOTUS Justice Table, Inclusive History with CDP, Non-Partisan Teaching on Voting and Elections, State of Media Literacy Policy, Microcredentials
June– Judge Grady Summer Summer Institute at U.S. District Court, 2023 DSN Convening, Administrator Academy, BRI Teacher of the Year, Summer PD, AI Report, National Archives: Gen Z and Civic Engagement, Summer Reading Recommendations
May– AAPINH Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, Implementing ILSSS, BRI Teacher Council, Slavery and the Founding, IMEDIA Summer Workshop, Street Law Rule of Law for All, iCivics the Markets and the Economy, Above the Noise KQED, Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge, Retro Report Courtroom to Classroom, RISE Institute, Guardians of Democracy microcredential,
April– National Week of Conversation, Teaching Inclusive History with the Chicago History Museum, Administrator Academy, PD Opportunities, Preparing for Fin Lit Month, iCivics Bell-Ringers, TAH Resources, TEAACH Act, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials News Lit Resources, Virtual Fieldtrips with IL Holocaust Museum and Ed Center.
March: Civics Learning Week, Start With a Story to Teach Inclusive History, TEAACH Act, Women’s History Month, PD opportunities, Classroom Resources
February: Using SCOTUS to Teach Inclusive History, Administrator Academies, Black History Month, Political Cartoons and Youth Voice, LWV Voter Issues Briefing, ABA/FJC Summer Institute, CIRCLE report, ICSS Proposals, Media Literacy K-5, iCivics People’s Pie, NLP Harm & Distrust, BRI Plainest Demands of Justice, Street Law Summer Institute, TEAACH Act, Guardians Microcredentials, Summer PD
January: Reading Like a Historian for Inclusive History, Administrator Academies, Teacher Webinars, ISU History Symposium, iCivics EdNet, Bill of Rights Institute Plain Demands of Justice, Street Law Summer Institute, Street Law Classroom Champion, Educating for Diverse Democracy, Retro Report Teacher Advisory Group, Illinois Holocaust Museum Teaching Trunks, Bill of Rights in Action, Defusing the History Wars, News Literacy Week, TEAACH Act Webinars, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials, Harvard Case Method Institute, Summer PD
2022
December: Resources Aligned with 6 Competencies of Revised Social Science Standards, ‘Tis the Season for Service Learning, Admin Academies, Teacher PD, Student Contests, Media Literacy with Retro Report, Winter Reading Recommendations
November: The History Wars, Preparing Future Voters Challenge, SCOTUS in the Classroom, Newsguard, TEAACH Act PD, Native American Indian Heritage Month, MyImpact Challenge, Ciena Solutions Challenge, People’s Pie, i History Private Detectives.
October: Midterms as a Teachable Moment, Revised IL Social Science Standards, Constitution Explained, Teaching Inclusive History Academy, ICSS Conference, the Moth, U.S., and the Holocaust Resources, CDP Conference, BRI Constitutional Reasoning, Bill of Rights In Action, Bill of Rights Contest, Harvard Case Method Institute, Storytelling with KQED, Should Admissions be Colorblind? TEAACH Act, Media Literacy Week,
September: Illinois Mock Election, ICSS Call for Proposals, Admin Academies, SCOTUS Preview, CLAD Webinars, Teaching the Midterms, Civics in Real Life, Gilder Lehrman PD, Street Law Teach-In, Ancenstry.com, Growing Voters, Elevate Civics, TEAACH Act, Call for TEAACHers, Close Up Resources for Constitution Day, Guardians Micorcredentials, On Demand PD, Media Literacy Resources.
August: Resources for Revised Social Science standards, SCOTUS Preview, Civics Learning and Media Literacy Across the Disciplines, CDP Inclusive History PD, TEAACH Act, Growing Voters, IL Mock Election, Guardians of Democracy, OER Conference, KQED Call for Change, QFT and Primary Sources, Confirmation Bias and Motivated Reasoning, National Issues Forum, Harvard Case Emthos Institute, Resources to Build Culture and Support Before Challenging Content
July: Civics, Standards, and Media Literacy Summer PD, ABA Summer Institute, Illinois Mock Election, Democracy Schools Annual Convening, TEAACH Act webinars, Reagan Institute Summit on Education, OER Social Studies Conference, CivXNow Coalition, CIRCLE Growing Voters, Harvard Case Method Institute, Binge-Worthy Recommendations
June: Civics, Standards, and Media Literacy Summer PD, ABA Summer Institute, iCivics Youth Fellowship, TEAACH Act webinars, Extremism in American from Retro Report, Science Documentaries with KQED, Reagan Institute Summit on Education, OER Social Studies Conference, ELL Resources, National Issues Forum, Bill of Rights in Action, Importance of Current and Controversial Issue Discussions White Paper, CivXNow Coalition, My Voice is Louder Than Hate, Student Voice and Academic Achievement, Global Onramp to Media Literacy, CIRCLE Growing Voters, Blissful Coding Club, Harvard Case Method Institute, Summer Reading Recommendations
May: TEAACH Act, Civics Standards and Media LIteracy, SCOTUS Update, Media Literacy PD and Resources, iCivics Convene the Council, Student Journalism Award, American Civic Education Teacher Award, Being an American from BRI, Fact-Checking from Retro Report, Harvard Case Method Institute, America’s Voice Project, Combatting Misinformation PD, SB 825, Revised ILSSS, Guardians of Democracy Mirocredentials, SEL for Educators, Local and State Government Resources.
April: Civics, Standards, and Media Literacy, COR for the Midterms, Harvard Case Method Institute, Untold, Teaching about Ukraine, NBCT stipends, Law Day 2022, Teacher PD, Mural Mosaic, Makers for Change, Active Citizen, MBC, Project Budburst, ELA and iCivics, IL Mock Election, Above the Noise, IMEDIA, Retro Report, SB 825, ILSSS Revisions, Student Contents, SCOTUS Resources.
March: Teaching in Real-Time: Ukraine, State of the Union, ISBE Pilot for ILSSS, The Midterms and Civics Learning, SEL Day, Law Day, IL Mock Election, iCivics AP Resources, Il Holocaust Museum, IL Map Competition, Student Contests, Summer PD, Women’s History Month
February: Understanding SCOTUS nominations, Inclusive American History Commission, Midterm 2020 PD, Il Mock Election, Free PD, Exploring Revisions to IL Social Science standards, Fighting Misinformation, EYPC training, Chicago Metro History Fair, CLAD webinar, student contests, SEL resources, resources for Black History Month.
January– Engaging Student Voice to Recalibrate Classrooms, Revisions to IL Social Science Standards, Midterms as a Pathway to Civic Learning and Media Literacy, Elevate Civics, Inclusive History with IL Holocaust Museum, Transform Learning with EAD Roadmap, National News Literacy Week, O’Connor National Civics Challenge, CRF Bill of Rights in Action, ABA/FJC Summer Institute, Student Voice 360, School Ambassador Fellowship, Global Citizenship through Writing, ISU Teacher Symposium, Stop Hunger Grant, Guardians of Democracy Micorcredentials, SEL for School Leaders, Street Law 2022 Classroom Champion Award, Join the iCivics EdNet, Summer PD, Try Something New in 2022
2021
December -Service Learning, Redistricting, iCivics Judicial Branch, PD Opportunities, YSA Grant, Arts and Social Studies, Microcredentials, SEL, Media Literacy, Classroom Culture, Regional Civics Instructional Coaches
November -Revised Il Social Science Standards, Middle School Civics Feedback Survey, Veterans Day, PD opportunities, PBS NewsHour Classroom, Teaching Contextualization with Bill of Rights Institute, SEL, Student Contests, Women Who Advocated for Change, Presidential Primary Source Project, Summer PD
October -Media Literacy Week, Guardians Report from CIRCLE, Hispanic Heritage Month, Free PD, CivXNow Policy Summit, Teacher Fellowships, Student Contests, Understanding Executive Power
September -Back To School Tools, Responding to School Climate Questions, Professional Development, What Research Says about Teaching History and Civics, CivXNow Policy Summit, Media Literacy Resources, and Redistricting Toolkit
August -What Districts Can do to Combat Misinformation in Current Culture Wars, 2022 Illinois Social Science Standards, Free Online Professional Development, Microcredentials, Civics Resources
July -Proposed Revisions to the ILSSS, Summer PD, ABA Virtual Teacher Institute, Constitutional Democracy Project, Binge-Worthy Recommendations
June -Closure to the School Year, Summer PD, #PoolsidePD, Summer Reading
May -AAPI Heritage Month, Summer PD, Guardians of Democracy Microcredentials, Citizen U, Free Digital Media Courses, Civics 101 and SCOTUS, Sotomayor and Gorsuch Discuss Civics, Changemakers in Action, Bill of Rights in Action, Bringing Closure to the School Year