About C3 Teachers

The C3 Teacher initiative was founded by John Lee (North Carolina State University), Kathy Swan (University of Kentucky), and SG Grant (Binghamton University). Kathy, SG, and John lead C3 Framework project and know first hand the critical role teachers play in the implementation and realization of the C3 goals and aspirations. Carly Muetterties and Evan Gutiérrez joined the C3 Teachers leadership team in 2023. Collectively, their work extends beyond the C3 Framework in helping educators to tackle the challenges of teaching social studies in the 21st Century. They look forward to learning from C3 Teachers and the ways in which they lead the effort!

Kathy Swan

My name is Kathy Swan and I am a social studies professor at the University of Kentucky. Over my career, I have been committed to the practice of inquiry as a centerpiece of good social studies. Collaboration has always been central to my work and I have had the opportunity to work alongside great colleagues, students, and organizations over the years. Below, I outline some of the collaborative projects that illustrate my efforts in furthering the inquiry revolution, including the development of the C3 Framework (2013), C3 Teachers (2013), the Inquiry Design Model (2014), and Making Inquiry Possible (2021).

John Lee

John Lee is Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs and a Professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences in the College of Education at North Carolina State University. He was an author of the College, Career and Civic Life Framework for Standards in Social Studies (http://socialstudies.org/c3) and is a founder and co-director of the C3 Teachers project (http://c3teachers.org). He has authored or co-authored several books books including, Inquiry-based Practice in Social Studies Education: Understanding the Inquiry Design Model; Teaching Social Studies: A Methods Book for Methods Teachers; Teaching the C3 Framework; Visualizing Elementary Social Studies Methods; and Research on Technology in Social Studies; and Guiding Learning with Technology.

S. G. Grant

SG Grant has been a professor of Social Studies Education at Binghamton University since 2008. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maine and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He has worked as a high school social studies teacher in the state of Maine and as consultant in the Maine Department of Education and as a professor at the University at Buffalo.

Carly Muetterties

Carly Muetterties, Ph.D., has a passion for emboldening educators as they construct and enact inquiry-based learning. A former high school social studies teacher, Carly collaborates with teachers, schools/districts, and educational organizations in designing inquiry learning experiences to create a culture of inquiry in their classrooms. She has led diverse, cross-disciplinary teams in designing materials that support teachers in providing authentic and meaningful learning to their students. Her work has also included designing and developing civic learning programming, working to connect students to authentic opportunities for civic engagement. Carly has collaborated with C3 Teachers since she was a teacher, first joining the team as the Managing Editor of c3teachers.org.

Evan Gutiérrez

Evan Gutiérrez has led curriculum and instruction programs for high-performing school systems, non-profit and ed-tech organizations serving schools nationwide. His leadership has included oversight of math, ELA, social studies, science and SEL content teams, design partnerships with prominent curriculum providers, and consultation with district leaders. Gutiérrez is author of A New Canon: Designing Culturally Sustaining Curriculum (Harvard, ’21), the first book to provide a framework for designing and utilizing rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum to address the lack of representation for marginalized communities in the formal curriculum. He regularly speaks and writes on practices to advance equity and asset based pedagogies.

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