Past Meetings
K-12 Teachers Regional Meeting #1
Milford Public Schools District
To Be Provided Upon Registration
Milford, CT
Please join CCSS and CSDE for the first of several Social Studies Regional Meetings to convene and support K-12 teachers across the state.
School & District Admin/Leaders Regional Meeting #1
Milford Public Schools District
To Be Provided Upon Registration
Milford, CT
Please join CCSS, CSDE, & Milford Public Schools for the first of several Social Studies Regional Meetings to convene and support school and district administrators & leaders.
Sikh Americans: Who They Are & The Challenges They Face
Virtual
In line with the new CT Elementary and Secondary Social Studies Content Standards, learn about the Sikhs and their peaceful belief system through a panel led by Sikh elementary and high school students in Connecticut.
Post-Election Special: Civics & Teaching the 2024 Election #6
Virtual
During this session a panel of teachers, university professors, and museum educators will interpret what happened during Tuesday elections and discuss the methods that teachers used during the pre-election period. We will also discuss developments that m
Teaching Filipino American & Asian American History through the Arts
Virtual
Please join CCSS and the New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) for a webinar centering Filipino American History and including Asian American History. Francis Estrada, NBMAA’s Senior Manager of Community Engagement & Family Programs, will share abou
Civics & Teaching the 2024 Election #5
Virtual
During this system we will discuss the impact that technology (in various forms) has on our democratic processes. We will analyze ways that Tik Tok, A.I, and other platforms are impacting campaigning and voting in fundamental ways.
Civics & Teaching the 2024 Election #4
Virtual
During this session we will be analyzing the "nuts and bolts" of the electoral process. We will discuss voting laws and regulations, how the electoral college actually works and whether reform of our existing systems are necessary. Classroom approaches
Civics & Teaching the 2024 Election #3
Virtual
During our next session, we will further analyze ways that the 2024 presidential election is different from any previous election. We will also discuss similarities between past elections and 2024. We will analyze Allan Lichtman’s “13 Keys” to who will
Understanding Indian Culture through the Lens of Oral Traditions
Virtual
Through this session facilitated by Sarada Nori of Layavinyasa, K-12 educators will engage in topics such as oral traditions of India and genres of performing arts to understand the connection between spirituality and cultural identity, and explore resour
Civics & Teaching the 2024 Election #2
Virtual
Join CCSS, ASCH, & CSDE for a session focused on electoral processes, with differentiation for educators who wish to review the basics and those who want to dive deeper into the intricacies.
Civics & Teaching the 2024 Election #1
Virtual
Join CCSS, ASCH, & CSDE for a session focused on the uniqueness of the upcoming election.
Election 2024: Teacher Forum
Virtual
CCSS will hold a 90-minute virtual forum for educators to discuss teaching about and in the context of current political events and the upcoming November election. This is NOT a formal professional development webinar, but rather an opportunity to engage
2024 UConn AAAS July Summer Institute (in collaboration with CCSS)
various Greater Hartford area locations
Greater Hartford area locations,
Join us on July 20, 22, and 23 to co-create an Asian American Studies curriculum for your students and for social studies teachers across the state!
Day 2 2024 CCSS Summer Teachers Institute
New Haven Museum
New Haven, CT
During Day 2, K-12 teachers will write standards-based, inquiry lesson plans, integrating Black Histories from the Amistad Retold and Shining Light on Truth exhibits.
2024 CCSS Summer Teachers Institute
Day 1 of the 2024 CCSS Summer Teachers Institute will include standards work, K-8 model curriculum overview, and experiential learning in the New Haven Museum.
Indigenous Studies: The Golden Hill Paugussett’s History, Culture, and Present
Virtual
Join CCSS and Clan Mother Shoran Piper for a session where we will learn about the Golden Hill Paugussett’s history, culture, and present. This session is for K-12 educators.
2024 Annual Spring Meeting
Indigenous Studies: History of the Eastern Pequot from Past to Present
Virtual
Please join CCSS and two members of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Council, Valerie Gambrell (Elder) and Natasha Gambrell, who will share about the past and present of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation.
Civics Webinar 6: Content & Strategies in Practice
Virtual
During this session we will continue our discussion of the American political process and discuss and share ways that these topics can be discussed in a middle school or high school social studies classroom to help students understand American politics in
Civics Webinar 5: The Crisis of American Democracy
Virtual
Individuals on both sides of the aisle are predicting dire consequences if the “other side” wins in 2024. Why do so many people, including influential civic educators, maintain that American democracy is in danger of being lost? In this session we will an
Teaching the Pequot War
Virtual
The Pequot War is often taught in US History classes as one of the first turning points in American history. In this webinar, we will walk through curriculum materials provided by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and discuss how to engage your studen
Indigenous Studies: The Golden Hill Paugussett’s History, Culture, and Present
Virtual
Join CCSS and Clan Mother Tribal Head Leader Shoran Piper for a session where we will learn about the Golden Hill Paugussett’s history, culture, and present. This session is for K-12 educators.
Indigenous Studies:Vetting your Classroom Resources (K-6)
Virtual
Please join CCSS and Samantha Tondreau (Mohegan, Director of Curriculum and Instruction) for an Indigenous Studies learning session, guiding K-6 educators through the process of how to vet books as classroom resources.
Civics Webinar 4: Elections in Popular Culture
Virtual
Session IV will discuss various types of “non traditional” source material that can be used to teach the American political process with special consideration given to the rise of social media in contemporary political campaigns.
The Spirit of Revolution: The Connecticut Line Explored!
Virtual
To help celebrate the American 250th and to make local history a more accessible subject, Connecticut Explored and a team of historians has been developing a simulation called The Spirit of Revolution: The Connecticut Line Explored!, a non-competitive gam
Declaring Freedom Youth Conference
Central CT State University
1615 Stanley St
New Britain, CT 06050
Venue website
Civics Webinar 3: Strategies for Teaching Elections
Virtual
Session III will offer educators the opportunity to both learn about effective classroom strategies to implement when teaching about the electoral process. It will provide an open space for dialogue amongst teachers to share their own strategies in antic
Bundling Standards
Virtual
This webinar will focus on emphasizing the significance of explicitly integrating all four social studies disciplines – history, geography, civics, and economics – to foster the development of both content and disciplinary literacies.
Civics Webinar 2: Strategies for Teaching Elections
Virtual
Session II will offer educators the opportunity to both learn about effective classroom strategies to implement when teaching about the electoral process. It will provide an open space for dialogue amongst teachers to share their own strategies in antici
Teaching Inquiry-Based CT AND US History
Virtual
Join secondary Social Studies teacher Ed Dorgan in a session that will help you incorporate CT history into your teaching of key US History events, using inquiry-based activities from CT Humanities TeachIt website.
Civics Webinar 1, Intro: Brief History of American Elections
Virtual
Session 1, Intro: Brief History of American Elections will provide educators with a survey of major events in the American electoral cycle. Topics will range from the Constitution to the Presidential elections of 1876, 2000, and 2016.
Indigenous Land & Analyzing Maps (grades 6-12)
Virtual
Please join CCSS and Samantha Tondreau to learn more about Indigenous land, analyzing the boundary lines and territories of maps, as well as significant resources of the 1600’s on and off the waterways of what we now call CT.
Indigenous Land and Waterways K-5
Virtual
Please join CCSS and Samantha Tondreau (Director of Curriculum and Instruction at the Mohegan Tribe) to learn more about Indigenous land and territories as well as significant resources on and off the waterways of what we now call Connecticut.
Invisible Years Project
Virtual
Teachers will hear from author Daphne Geismar and teacher Colleen Sousa about a collaborative project, at Fairfield Ludlowe High School, in which students develop a deeply personal understanding of the Holocaust by interacting with primary source material
Seeing is Believing
Virtual
Join CCSS & Social Studies School Service for an engaging game of hide and seek that packs powerful strategies! Visual Literacy is essential to the learning process and the ability to communicate visually really isn’t optional.
Schaghticoke Tribal Nation History & Resources
Virtual
Join CCSS for a webinar led by Darlene Kascak, a member of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation, a storyteller and educator, and the Education Director for The Institute for American Indian Studies Museum and Research Center in Washington, CT.
