Democratic Knowledge Project

What a great weekend at #NCSS2024! We loved getting to meet so many passionate educators at our booth, sessions, posters, and workshop. Special congratulations to our Founding Director, Danielle Allen, who gave an incredible keynote and received the 2024 Spirit of America Award! 🏆

"We Civics Educators, we must become a community of storytellers" - Danielle Allen, 2024 Spirit of America Award Winner Social Studies School Service Democratic Knowledge Project #NCSS2024

The 104th National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference is right in our backyard, in Boston, MA, from November 22nd to 24th, and we’ll be there! NCSS offers an incredible opportunity to connect with other professionals, learn about cutting-edge pedagogical approaches, and gather social studies teaching and learning resources. Register today: https://lnkd.in/eexm8WaA. We’re excited to share civic learning resources and opportunities in the exhibit hall and at presentations and poster sessions. We’re also hosting a pre-conference, offsite workshop on November 21st in collaboration with the Museum of African American History. See below for opportunities to engage with the DKP at NCSS- 🟣 Pre-conference Off-site Clinic:  Loyalty, Voice, or Exit: Underrepresented Voice in Revolutionary Boston at the African Meeting House Thursday, November 21, 2024, 12:30-4:30 pm Experience the story of Prince Hall, a free Black abolitionist in Revolutionary Boston, at the site of the African Meeting House. Prince Hall is featured in the DKP’s 8th grade curriculum, Civic Engagement in our Democracy 🟣 Conference Keynote Speaker:   Reinvigorating Civic Education in America Friday, November 22, 2024, 10:15 am Learn from the DKP’s founder and director, Dr. Danielle Allen, about the key principles of the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap and hear updates on how pilot implementations are unfolding around the country. 🟣 Presentation: Thinking Routines + Civic Stories = Deeper Civic Learning! Friday, November 22, 2024, 3:00-3:55 pm  Learn about using civic thinking routines, drawn from Project Zero, and civic stories from the DKP’s Director of Professional Development, Tina Blythe. 🟣 Poster Sessions: Roadmap to Reality: Educating for American Democracy in Elementary Grades Saturday, November 23, 2024, 11:25 am-12:20 pm Holistic Assessment for Civic Learning: Meaningful and Authentic Assessment Opportunities in the Civics Classroom Friday, November 22, 2024, 3:00-3:55 pm

MONDAY: Join us to learn effective strategies for fostering meaningful engagement in student-led civics projects for students with disabilities. Explore pictures of practice with Massachusetts teachers and develop approaches and plans tailored for your own classroom. 📆 Monday, November 4th, 2024; 7-8:30 pm ET. 💲 Free for MA public school educators; $15 for all other US educators. Register by 5 PM on Sunday, November 3rd: ➡ MA public school educators register here: https://lnkd.in/einuUwGA ➡ All other US educators register here: https://lnkd.in/ecc7_Kah This workshop is part of the DESE Civics Pathways. The DESE Civics Pathways are an initiative of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, developed and facilitated by Massachusetts public school teachers with support from the Democratic Knowledge Project, Project Zero, iCivics, and the Collaborative for Educational Services. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gNN8zRXs

This Friday, you're invited to join the DKP and the Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation for a panel about higher education's role in democracy renovation. DKP Founding Director Danielle Allen will moderate, with panelists John Bridgeland, Cecilia Muñoz, Rajiv Vinnakota, and Jenna Storey. This virtual event takes place on October 18th, from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT. Registration is required. A recording will be made available after the event’s conclusion. 📌 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e3vCcPmW 💡 Learn more about the panelists here: https://lnkd.in/eYRJ48JM

Join us for a professional development session on student-led civics learning! Deepen your understanding of what “student-led learning” entails and develop strategies for your classroom to support this kind of learning in student-led civics projects. Explore processes and routines to enhance the student-led nature of your students’ projects. 📅 Monday, Oct. 21, 2024; 7-8:20 pm ET. 💲 Free for MA public school educators; $15 for all other US educators. 🙋♀️ Suggested for MA public school teachers facilitating civics projects in 8th grade or high school or ANY other US-based educator facilitating social studies/civics projects in middle or high school. ➡ MA public school educators register here: https://bit.ly/3NukH5r ➡ All other US educators register here: https://bit.ly/3UbXEA9 This workshop is part of the DESE Civics Pathways. The DESE Civics Pathways are an initiative of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, developed and facilitated by Massachusetts public school teachers with support from the Democratic Knowledge Project, Project Zero, iCivics, and the Collaborative for Educational Services. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gNN8zRXs

Rescheduled to January 30, 2025. Join in on this webinar to explore the Democratic Knowledge Project's high-quality, open source curriculum, Expanding Liberty And Equality: Agency, Abolition, And Suffrage. ➡️ Free to NCSS Members: https://hubs.li/Q02Ryhyh0 #history #educators #suffrage #abolition

🚀 Apply to join the DKP's professional learning and support program for our grade 8 civics curriculum! We are now accepting applications for a grant opportunity to support MA schools in implementing our 8th-grade curriculum, Civic Engagement in Our Democracy, during the 2025-26 school year. This program, funded by the One8 Foundation, provides professional learning offerings on the curriculum’s core pedagogical approaches and timely, on-the-ground implementation support in your schools and classrooms. 🔗 Explore the application, important dates, and supporting materials by going to bit.ly/3Y5Sh7N. 🗳 To experience a sample of the curriculum, attend our free virtual workshop on Supporting Elections Conversations & Civil Discourse on 10/22, from 3:00-4:30 pm. Register at https://lnkd.in/eRuC22Kk. 🗓️ We will be offering grant application information sessions on 10/29 at 3:30 pm (Register at bit.ly/Oct-Grant-Info) and 11/1 at 9:30am (Register at bit.ly/Nov-Grant-Info).

We are excited to announce the release of our redesigned Grade 5 unit, “Expanding Liberty and Equality: Agency, Abolition, and Suffrage”! Dive into primary sources with your students to explore the abolition and suffrage movements in the United States and make connections to foundational American ideals. This unit, developed in collaboration with the Cambridge (MA) Public School District and aligned with the Massachusetts History and Social Studies Frameworks, is now available for free to educators everywhere. Access the unit here: https://bit.ly/dkpgrade5

We're excited to partner with National Council for the Social Studies for this webinar!