Chicago Social Science and Civic Engagement

04/14/2021

Tomorrow at 5pm, @NextGenPF is screening the documentary, "The Most Important Class You Never Had." This will include a discussion on the importance of FinEd and the impact it has on students, families, and educators. Register at http://ow.ly/759J50EoG97

Tomorrow at 5pm, @NextGenPF is screening the documentary, "The Most Important Class You Never Had." This will include a discussion on the importance of FinEd and the impact it has on students, families, and educators. Register at http://ow.ly/759J50EoG97

04/13/2021

Have you seen our #FinancialLiteracyMonth guidance? It includes K-12 learning activities, professional learning resources, and an events calendar 👉 bit.ly/finlitguidance

Have you seen our #FinancialLiteracyMonth guidance? It includes K-12 learning activities, professional learning resources, and an events calendar 👉 bit.ly/finlitguidance

04/09/2021

Check out the latest #FinancialLiteracyMonth newsletter that features our FinEd guidance and words from some FinEd Champions--including Lizzy, a @ChiPubSchools Senior at Whitney Young, who writes for @OnTheMoneyMag: conta.cc/3mxuol6

Check out the latest #FinancialLiteracyMonth newsletter that features our FinEd guidance and words from some FinEd Champions--including Lizzy, a @ChiPubSchools Senior at Whitney Young, who writes for @OnTheMoneyMag: conta.cc/3mxuol6

04/07/2021

@ChiPubSchools Students and Teachers! Make sure your HS students fill out the reopening survey that’s due THIS FRIDAY! Students can provide ideas and feedback on how to improve in-person and remote learning → bit.ly/hsreopening

04/07/2021

Celebrate #FinancialLiteracyMonth with our new guidance that includes resources, PD, and more for @ChiPubSchools Teachers: conta.cc/3sYEttL

Celebrate #FinancialLiteracyMonth with our new guidance that includes resources, PD, and more for @ChiPubSchools Teachers: conta.cc/3sYEttL

04/07/2021

🎉 Chicago Public Schools! 🎉 There are 3 HS Youth Leadership Opportunities for next School Year! Share and encourage your students to apply: conta.cc/3fJTUlY

🎉 Chicago Public Schools! 🎉 There are 3 HS Youth Leadership Opportunities for next School Year! Share and encourage your students to apply: conta.cc/3fJTUlY

04/06/2021

Interdisciplinary Vaccine Project

Chicago Public Schools recently released an interdisciplinary K-12 Inquiry to Action Project on the COVID-19 Vaccine. Students will explore information, perspectives, policies, and issues related to the vaccine rollout with the option of taking informed action 👉 http://ow.ly/fjlt50Ei679

Table of Contents Project at a Glance 3 What is an Inquiry to Action Project? 4 What does the student-inquiry experience look like during this project? 4 Model A: Within One Class/Content Area 4 Model B: Across Multiple Classrooms, Content Areas, and/or Grade Levels 4 Interdisciplinary ...

04/01/2021

A Proclamation on National Financial Capability Month, 2021 | The White House

Kickoff #FinancialLiteracyMonth by answering President Joe Biden's call "to observe this month by understanding barriers to financial well-being, and taking action to build their own financial capability and assist others to do so." #EmPoweredFinEd #EngageCPS https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/03/31/a-proclamation-on-national-financial-capability-month-2021/

     My Administration is working hard to help Americans overcome the financial impact of COVID-19 and the deep-rooted inequities in our society that have greatly limited the economic prosperity of too many Americans.  Given the disproportionate impact the pandemic is having on minority and low...

04/01/2021

It's #FinancialLiteracyMonth at Chicago Public Schools! Follow these hashtags all month long for stories & resources that show #FinEdMatters & #EmPoweredFinEd instruction throughout the year!

It's #FinancialLiteracyMonth at Chicago Public Schools! Follow these hashtags all month long for stories & resources that show #FinEdMatters & #EmPoweredFinEd instruction throughout the year!

03/30/2021

CIMBY Our Health Our Communities

#ICYMI! Last week CIMBY Student Leaders facilitated a critical conversation with community activists Yesenia Chavez, Breanna Bertacchi, and Chuck Stark, connecting science, health and environmental justice on the Southeast Side. View their discussion here: http://ow.ly/nTov50EcrJc

03/24/2021

Mikva Challenge’s application to join their Citywide Youth Councils is now available! Know youth who are passionate about making change in their community and who want to make their voices heard by working with a team to create and propose solutions for top issues to key decision makers in city government? Encourage them to apply at http://tinyurl.com/MikvaSummer21 by Fri. April 23rd!

03/23/2021

Today Chicago Public Schools Teachers will gather to co-construct a Call to Action Question, prepare to facilitate a student-driven inquiry through their disciplinary lens, and support student-driven action.

Let's #EngageCPS by fostering experiential learning opportunities for students!

03/19/2021

Chicago City Clerk

Today, as part of our Civic Engagement Program Chicago Social Science and Civic Engagement students from Chicago Public Schools had the opportunity to expand on their policies at the first ever virtual Next Gen City Council! Students from Amundsen High School , Lakeview High School, Michele Clark High School, Benito Juarez Community Academy, and Harlan Rising High School worked together to develop policy solutions that would positively impact our city.

In the afternoon, students participated in a virtual City Council meeting acting as Mayor, Clerk and Alderpersons. Students had the opportunity to deliberate, vote, and pass an ordinance. They also had the opportunity to hear from various leaders and elected officials across our state and city.

Thank you, Chicago Mayor's Office for providing the students with some words of encouragement and reminding them how important it is to be civically engaged.

The students were also joined by Alderman La Spata 1st Ward, Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez for the 25th Ward, Alderman Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward Chicago, and Alderman Matt Martin - 47th Ward who dropped in to provide their important insight on the policy crafting process.

Thank you, to Janice Jackson of Chicago Public Schools and Deputy Governor Sol A. Flores for sharing your inspiring words and for sharing your stories with us.

I'm so proud of our #cpsciviclife students and all of their incredible policy ideas! These students have worked incredibly hard all in an effort to create positive impact for all Chicagoans. #WeRunCouncil

03/17/2021

For today's Wednesday Workshop, Yamali is facilitating discussion on the power of storytelling. Using tools from @StoryCorps, she'll be showing teachers how to bring storytelling interviews into the classroom. Missed today's workshop? Register for next week on Learning Hub! Course: 55020, Class: 102635.

03/16/2021

🚨 ATTENTION Chicago Public Schools Service Learning Teachers 🚨 Attend this ALL DAY PD NEXT Tuesday from 9 AM - 3 PM! Register on Learning Hub with Course Code: 54659 and Class Code: 101792. Sub coverage is provided.

03/16/2021

Chicago City Clerk kicks off today's Next Gen City Council meeting with Chicago Social Science and Civic Engagement student leaders, Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez for the 25th Ward, and Alderman La Spata 1st Ward! Students will meet in committee to finalize their ordinances. Stay tuned on which one passes! #EngageCPS

03/11/2021

Chicago Public Schools youth! Promote fairness, heal the wounds within your communities, and participate in social change by participating in the No Malice Film Contest. Create and submit a short film on racial healing by April 30th 👉 bit.ly/NoMaliceFilmContest

03/10/2021

#BHMeans

#ICYMI We created a video of responses from Chicago Public Schools educators and youth during our #BlackHistoryMonth #MoreThanAMonth Campaign 👉 youtu.be/Xwi--NkZDcI

More Than a Month Initiative for Black History Month 2021:We invited educators and youth to participate in our More Than A Month initiative for Black History...

03/08/2021

Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth with our newsletter that contains resources, PD, and more for Chicago Public Schools Social Science Teachers: conta.cc/2PMlF2k

03/03/2021

Great Cities Institute released their Participatory Budgeting in Schools: A Toolkit for Youth Democratic Action! PB is a process where students decide how to spend part of a public budget AND increase their civic skills. Use this toolkit to bring PB to your school: http://ow.ly/xpCL50DPm4f

03/01/2021

Every Tuesday evening from 5-7 pm, Chicago Votes will host virtual advocacy evenings where volunteers do everything from organizing data trackers to reaching out to their legislators to engaging their own community in the legislative process. Register at http://ow.ly/KeDQ50DMQm3

02/25/2021

Tuesday's event was a powerful reminder that we must actively preserve each other's stories. Participate in our Call to Action with StoryCorps in Chicago and engage in the powerful practice of examining who we are through storytelling interviews! Get started at bit.ly/cps_storycorps 👈

02/23/2021

Alayna from Chicago Social Science and Civic Engagement is kicking off our panel by introducing our Chicagoan Historians Prof. @JaxLazu & Prof. @jakobiwill! 250+ Chicago Public Schools students and teachers are gathered to learn more about the Rainbow Coalition. #BlackHistoryMonth #MoreThanAMonth

02/19/2021

Join Black Spatial Relics for their 2nd annual Convening about slavery, justice, and freedom. This is a free and virtual event that will feature their 2020 artists-in-residence and several other Black performance makers and scholars. Find more info here: http://ow.ly/VLm350DF8Zd

02/19/2021

Black History Month Events

Check out these THREE upcoming PD opportunities for @ChiPubSchools Social Science Teachers 👉 conta.cc/3qFvLzq

Next Week! Black lives have always and will continue to matter. Black life is rich, varied, and distinct. When we isolate the teaching of the history of Black people, or any other marginalized group,

02/18/2021

Facing History and Ourselves

Facing History and Ourselves

"In this moment in the nation, when anti-Blackness is so widespread, it is especially important for Black children to know that they are precious and brilliant."

Excellent prompts for educators and parents in this feature from Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul & Chalkbeat as well as helpful, actionable tips for finding, selecting, and recommending books centered in #Blackjoy and #Blackagency. http://ow.ly/SaRZ50DzhMk

02/18/2021

@ChiPubSchools K-12 Teachers! Next week is our Panel and Q&A on the documentary, The First Rainbow Coalition! Watch and digest the film with your students using our guidance, and register to join @CPSCivicLife and Chicago Historians for a discussion: bit.ly/sscerainbowpanel

02/16/2021

Chicago City Clerk calls City Council into session! Chicago Social Science and Civic Engagement students from Juárez Eagles & Amundsen high school are aldermen/women for today. These Chicago Public Schools students will collaborate to develop and vote on ordinances that address important issues facing their communities! #EngageCPS

02/16/2021

Today at 3 PM, @MedEduLab is hosting an informal discussion on how schools, teachers, and students addressed the January 6th Capitol Siege. Register to learn about the different approaches teachers implemented into their classrooms for today's event: http://ow.ly/VOwE50DBCdZ

02/16/2021

Have you seen our latest #BlackHistoryMonth newsletter? View upcoming events, PD, and opportunities for @ChiPubSchools Social Science Teachers: conta.cc/2Nr7ApP

02/12/2021

Time Sensitive Teacher Opportunities!

🚨🚨 Stop what you're doing and check out these TIME SENSITIVE Teacher Opportunities -> https://conta.cc/3agsKQF 🚨🚨

Fellowship and more! Spring 2021 Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellowship How can engagement with underreported global news stories support existing curricula, while also preparing students to engage curiou

02/11/2021

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Civic Online Reasoning Across the Curriculum. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

@ChiPubSchools Social Science Teachers! @McCormick_Fdn and @IllinoisCivics are offering a webinar on 2/18 @ 4PM: Civic Online Reasoning Across the Curriculum. Learn about research-tested strategies for evaluating online information into classes. Register: http://ow.ly/r7h250Dy525

On subjects ranging from the coronavirus to voting, disinformation proliferates online. How can we help students sort fact from fiction? During this interactive session, educators from Neuqua Valley High School and staff from the Stanford History Education Group will discuss how they have integrated...

02/10/2021

On Feb 23 from 2-3 PM, join @ChiPubSchools Teachers and Students as they engage in a panel and Q&A featuring Chicago Historians on the @PBS Documentary, The First Rainbow Coalition. Register today at bit.ly/sscerainbowpanel!

02/10/2021

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@ChiPubSchools Social Science Teachers! Did you know we have a Professional Development Calendar with a tab dedicated to #BlackHistoryMonth? View it here: bit.ly/sscecalender

Create a new spreadsheet and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Sheets to edit Excel files. Free from Google.

02/08/2021

Storytelling interviews are a powerful tool to examine who we are and recognize our own cultural beliefs and values, and those of others. Gain multiple perspectives by accepting @StoryCorps & @CPSCivicLife's Call to Action → bit.ly/cps_storycorps