Micro-credentials 

Our C3 Inquiry Arc micro-credentials will help you guide students towards deeper social studies understanding. Expand upon your knowledge of the C3 Framework (College, Career, and Civic Life) and improve your instruction for inquiry! 

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• Question and Inquire: Advance and Develop Inquiry Through Essential Questions (6–12)
• Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Tools to Analyze Documents (K–2)
• Inquiry-Based Learning: Primary Sources for History, Geography, Economics, and Civics (6–12)
• Inquiry-Based Learning—Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence (6–12)
• Deepening Student Learning—Taking Action and Communicating Results (6–12)
• Teaching Students to Use Evidence in Grades (K–2)
• Teaching Students to Use Evidence in Grades (3–5)
• Creating Compelling Questions in Grades (K–2)
• Creating Compelling Questions in Grades (3–5)
• Deepening Student Learning—Taking Action and Communicating Results in Grades (K–2)
• Deepening Student Learning—Taking Action and Communicating Results in Grades (3–5)
• Developing and Using Compelling Questions in Grades (3–5)
• Developing and Using Compelling Questions in Grades (6–12)
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The Analyzing Primary Sources micro-credentials will equip you with the skills you need to bring primary sources into the classroom. Analyzing first-hand accounts can provide students with profound historical perspective that they otherwise may not have considered. This micro-credential will reinforce the importance of primary source analysis by providing you with a variety of research studies and resources.

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• Teaching the Analysis of Political Cartoons (6–12)
• Analyzing Primary Written Sources with Primary Students (3–5)
• Thinking Deeply with Picture Analysis (K–3)

Our Literacy Strategies in Social Studies micro-credentials will help you cultivate a variety of literacy strategies with your students. Through research, practicum, and reflection, this micro-credential will equip you with tools for academic achievement. 

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• Recognizing and Analyzing Author’s Point of View (6–12)
• Teaching Argumentative Writing (6–12)

 Our Professional Learning micro-credential will keep you up-to-date on the latest concepts and practices in education. Enhancing your own professional development allows you to show up as the best teacher you can be for your students.

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• Building Professional Learning Experiences with Adult Learning Theory

Enhance the way that you use Active Classroom and get more out of your experience with our Active Classroom Expert micro-credentials!

New to Active Classroom? The digital platform is home to thousands of student-centered, inquiry-based activities, and also comes with all of our micro-credentials at no additional cost. 

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• Using Active Classroom's The Historian's Apprentice Series to Teach Historical Thinking Skills (9–12)