Center for Schools and Communities Launches Teaching with Primary Sources: The Power of Perspectives
New professional development program in partnership with Library of Congress
Harrisburg, Pa. — Center for Schools and Communities today announced a new program that will train Pennsylvania teachers how to engage English learners in democratic discussions through the authoring of social justice-oriented essential questions.
“The Power of Perspectives: Using Primary Sources to Design Dynamic Substantive Democratic Discussions to Facilitate English Learner’s Academic Language Development in Social Studies” is a collaborative 18-month statewide professional development initiative to develop capacity among teams of teachers to design and deliver rigorous grade-level content instruction and assessment that is accessible to English learners at all proficiency levels.
The Power of Perspectives Press Release