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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

Usability and Teacher Support: The materials are well-organized, properly paced, and accompanied by robust professional development resources. Pillar #3: Powerful social studies foster the civic engagement required for a well-functioning democracy and global community.

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Member Spotlight: Samantha Chapa, University of Houston

Political Science Now

Samantha’s dissertation focuses on the impacts of urban immigrant inclusion policies on the participation and civic engagement of immigrant and minoritized communities. The funding and professional development opportunities afforded to me by both programs came at a really critical timeright as I was about to go on the job market.

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Implementing the Inquiry Design Model for Social Studies in a New Jersey Public School: A Journey of Growth and Discovery

C3 Teachers

Scaling Up: Bringing Inquiry to Every Classroom With a vision to implement one full inquiry in every K-6 classroom, we knew that professional development and support for teachers would be critical. Others worried about the complexities of multilingual learners engaging with rigorous primary sources.

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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

Political Science Now

Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. She is the recipient of the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement (American Democracy Project, June 2024) and the Stand Out Faculty Award (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, November 2019).

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De Gruyter and American Political Science Association (APSA) Sign Partnership Agreement

Political Science Now

PRESS RELEASE De Gruyter and American Political Science Association (APSA) Announces Partnership Agreement on New Political Science Professional Development Book Series WASHINGTON D.C. Providing resources for teaching and learning, civic engagement and professional development for political scientists is a key part of APSA’s mission.

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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

C3 Teachers

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., Essentially, teacher candidates learned that service-learning with a cultural center can balance inquiry with advocacy as a means to learn civic engagement.

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Webinar Series: Engaging the 2024 U.S. Election: An Expert Roundtable

Political Science Now

Dr. Michelle Allendoerfer has led the American Political Science Association’s Teaching and Professional Development Programs for the past three years. Michael Tesler ’s teaching and research focus on public opinion, racial politics, elections, political psychology, American government, and quantitative research methods.