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Socrates in the Social Studies

Course Description
An online course that empowers social studies teachers to blend philosophical questioning with their content area to inspire critical thinking. Teachers create compelling questions and make a digital portfolio of lesson artifacts modeled after recommendations from the Inquiry Arc of the C3 Framework for Social Studies. Teachers walk away with meaningful evidence for their personal evaluation plans and membership to an online community of teachers sharing questions and lessons developed from the course.

Global Goals of the Course
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
1. Formulate compelling and supporting questions to guide lesson and unit planning.
2. Develop a professional portfolio of 12 artifacts which demonstrate inquiry-based teaching.
3. Understand the recommendations of Dimension 1 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies; specifically, the Inquiry Arc. http://www.socialstudies.org/c3/implementingforleaders
4. Participate in an online community of teachers located at www.livinglibrary.org who are sharing artifacts and teaching experiences.


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