Events and Calendar
Educator Workshop with James Loewen
May 17, 2019
3:30 to 5 p.m.
James Loewen author of "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong" will present a workshop for Educators.
To register visit: https://santaclara.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?id=165795
Questions? Contact Jhun Madriaga
Jhun_Madriaga@sccoe.org
P: (408) 453-4318
Civic Engagement Expo
May 17, 2019
5 to 8 p.m.
Join Santa Clara County schools for a one-day showcase of the Civic Engagement efforts happening in the region and a celebration of teaching civics and civic engagement! This event will include a keynote address by James Loewen, Educator displays, dinner, and a performance by Teatro Campesino. More information and registration details coming soon.
To register visit:
Questions? Contact Jhun Madriaga
P: (408) 453-4318
LGBTQ History Curriculum Development
June 10, 2019
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The FAIR Education Act requires that California K-12 schools provide Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful representations of people with disabilities and people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in history and social studies curriculum. Aided by Professor Rouse from the Social-Science Education Program at San Jose State University, this session will explore the FAIR Act and present sample FAIR Act units and lessons. Work time is built into the session and teachers will be supported while explore these and other FAIR Act resources and lesson plans.
Join other Bay Area teachers in this workshop sponsored by the Santa Clara County Office of Education in partnership with the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project. The session will help teachers explore and start implementing the FAIR Act, with an emphasis on the Framework’s encouragement of inquiry and student engagement.
Teaching to the FAIR Act is now mandated by the California History-Social Science Framework. This Framework presents an approach to standards-based instruction that encourages the inclusion of social justice themes and civic engagement in your curriculum. Its inquiry-based orientation invites student-centered exploration of important issues and topics, and its emphasis on ‘citizenship’ (broadly defined) helps make the study of history relevant to students’ lives and provides a launching point for meaningful service learning and community engagement.
To register visit: https://santaclara.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?gid=1055&id=166185
Questions? Olivia Santillan at
P: (408) 453-4261
Civics Academy
July 22, 2019 | October 11, 2019 | January 29, 2020 | April 28, 2020
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In this one-day workshop and three follow up webinar sessions, participants will use the iCivics curriculum. This full-day “Civics Academy” will focus on teachers’ civic content knowledge, modern instructional strategies for teaching civics (i.e. game-based learning and adapting materials for English Learners), and their ability to cultivate pro-civic behaviors. Resources and activities will be both broad and grade-level-differentiated, and all will include strategies and resources supporting English Learners best practice. Additionally, they will include alignment to the History Social Science Framework with an emphasis on the Civic Learning Outcomes in regards to civic knowledge, skills, and values.
To register visit: https://santaclara.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?gid=1055&id=166212
Questions? Contact Jhun Madriaga
jhun_madriaga@sccoe.org
(408) 453-4318