PD Opportunities & Events

The Integrated Action Civics Project offers professional development for teachers, sites, districts and county offices. Please contact us if you are interested in learning more.

UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The "Double Bubble" shows the interconnection between study of history and student action

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Deliberative Discourse for Controversial Conversations

Part 1: Scaffolding Safe Classroom Conversations 

Tuesday, January 28th 2025, 4:00-5:30 PST, Free on Zoom

Learn a structured discourse protocol for controversial topics in which students research and explore the perspectives of different stakeholders while clarifying their own stance. Includes discussion on planning for deliberative discourse and navigating controversy in the classroom.

 Register: bit.ly/DISCOURSE2025


Deliberative Discourse for Controversial Conversations

Part 2: Planning for Deliberative Discourse

Tuesday, February 4th 2025, 4:00-5:30 PST, Free on Zoom

This session builds on the deliberative discourse protocol introduced in Part I, focusing on the challenge of choosing appropriate issues and framing the question to ensure a safe and productive conversation in your classroom.

Register: bit.ly/DISCOURSE2025


Locations of Power - Analyzing the Briggs Initiative.

Wednesday, February 19th, 4:00-5:30 PST

Free on Zoom

Experience the Locations of Power strategy applied to the 1978 anti-LGBTQ Briggs Initiative in California.  See how this IACP strategy helps students both understand the history of the introduction and defeat of this legislation as well as teaching larger concepts about how power operates.  

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JOIN the INTEGRATED ACTION CIVICS PROJECT AT CCSS

March 7-9th, Burlingham, CA - Workshop times to be announced:

Workshops:

Regional Student Collaboration to Study and Act on Local Histories and Issues

IACP is a founding member of the Collaborative Local History and Action Civics Project that aims to connect classrooms from different regions of the country through the study and sharing of local history, issues, and event. Join us and our colleagues at CCSS to learn more about collaborating to bring local history and civic action into your classroom.

Empowering History and Ethnic Studies Students Through Messaging Analysis

How have organizers used various genres to bring their message of possibility and change to their communities? Learn how this engaging strategy helps students explore how a message is crafted using art, speech, music and/or other media to engage specific audiences as they advocate for change.

Register to attend CCSS using this link


Summer IACP Institute 2025!

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Come learn about the Integrated Action Civics (IAC) that fosters justice-oriented student voice, agency, and civic empowerment in K-12 classrooms. Central to this approach is the introduction of strategies throughout your existing course to help students understand the process of social change, while offering new lenses for the study of course content. Students can apply their learned skills and scaffolds to engage in meaningful, authentic civic action in their communities. 

The IACP strategies also support student exploration of Ethnic Studies concepts of identity, systems of oppression, hope and healing and resistance and change.

The free 5-day institute will include:

  • Introduction to Integrated Action Civics for student empowerment

  • Strategies for Student self-reflection & growth:

    • Visioning Justice, Worldview, Identity and Power

  • Change-analysis models and strategies:

    • Power & Stakeholder Analysis, Strategy Development, Student Advocacy

  • Integration of change-analysis into course content

    • Sample lessons, Course scope & sequence planning with examples 

  • Collaborative planning time

Session (Pacific Time):

  • 9:00-noon: Change strategies

  • 1:00-3:00:  Cohort planning

Register (No cost), CEU’s Available, Details to come, please join our mailing list to be notified