C3 Teachers

Putting Meat on our Intellectual Bones

The first post in Carly’s exploration and reflections on the four Dimensions of the C3 Framework:  Dimension 1 – Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries September 1, 2014 By Carly Muetterties I would not be able to count the number of questions I am asked each day.  Sometimes it resembles talking to

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What gridlock? C3 is on the floor in DC

By Scott Abbott August 2, 2014 High school teachers in DC Public Schools have spent four weeks this summer learning about the C3 Framework, inquiry-based instruction, and curriculum design as part of the BLISS program (Building Literacy in Social Studies). Teachers are writing 20 instructional modules which combine elements of

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Forward Social Studies

August 7, 2014 By Carly Muetterties C3Teachers.org is an initiative to empower teachers as they use the innovative C3 Framework in their classrooms. The C3 takes a new approach to educational reform.  It includes a comprehensive collection of 72 indicators that describe the knowledge and skills students should develop in

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Questions Questions Questions

By Carly Muetterties He sounds like he’s nervous. Why is he yelling? Why does he keep repeating himself? My students asked these questions, but lots of times I just can’t get them to engage in history.  Why do students have a hard time getting interested enough to ask questions? I

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AI as an intellectual companion

I’ve been thinking about the ways that AI can serve as an intellectual companion. ChatGPT https://openai.com/chatgpt/  I want to suggest that there are two ways to think about ChatGPT. First, think of ChatGPT as an assistant that thinks like you and can off-load tasks that would otherwise take precious time

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