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C3 Teacher State and Organizational Hubs are the place to find resources and people who are putting the C3 Framework into action. C3 Hubs bring together educators who share an interest in C3 Framework, inquiry, and who are working together in their schools or organizations. Learn more about our State Hubs and our Organizational Hubs below.
C3 Teacher State Hubs bring together teachers, instructional materials, and professional development opportunities as they learn more about teaching with inquiry.
The Arkansas C3 Hub is an ongoing effort to build inquiry materials in support of Arkansas social studies standards. This work is being lead by the Arkansas Teacher Collaborative Council made up of teacher leaders around the state.
Sunshine and Inquiry. The Florida C3 Hub provides social studies teachers with a reliable source of rigorous inquiry plans that are aligned to Florida state standards. The inquiry lessons you’ll find on the Florida Hub are built by teachers for teachers. We’re working hard to add more to the collection so check back often.
Teachers in Cobb County, Georgia have been examining the C3 Framework and Inquiry Design Model developing a deeper understanding of how to implement disciplinary inquiry in their classrooms and creating new inquiries to share across the system.
The Hawaii C3 Hub is leading the way in developing C3 Framework related curriculum and instructional materials. The Hawaii Hub includes a collection of professional development materials, but that’s just the beginning.
The Illinois C3 Hub is designed to support the teachers of Illinois in their C3 journey with rigorous inquiry-based instructional materials, detailed resources, and opportunities for teachers to find support from one another. All of the inquires on the Illinois Hub are created by Illinois teachers for Illinois teachers, using the C3 Framework and the Illinois Learning Standards for Social Studies. Below you’ll find inquiries developed teachers in districts around the state as well as, stories from the classroom, and other resources you can use to bring inquiry into your classroom.
The Kansas C3 Hub is a community of educators whose goal is to develop resources that will aid in the implementation of inquiry-based instruction in the state’s social studies classes.
The Kentucky C3 Hub is where Pure Inquiry comes to life. Check below to see more of the newest Kentucky inquiries. Be sure to stay tuned for new inquiries and materials coming soon to the Kentucky Hub.
We’re growing inquiry in Nebraska where teachers and students are digging into the power of asking and answering compelling questions to enrich social studies.
The New Hampshire C3 Hub is a joint project of the New Hampshire History Society and the New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies.
Learn about our 2019 professional development workshop conducted at the New Hampshire History Society
The New York C3 Hub provides access to the New York Social Studies Toolkit, an amazing collection of resources supported by the New York State Department of Education. In the New York Hub you’ll find 84 inquiries distributed across all grade levels, a conceptual foundations essay describing the 10 assumptions guiding the Toolkit, as well as professional development materials for learning more about the project.
The North Carolina Hub is where inquiry takes flight. Teachers in Winston-Salem Forsyth Schools started working with the Inquiry Design Model in 2014 and continue their work today. See the inquiries and learn more about the great work going on in North Carolina below. Nothing could be finer!
The Ohio C3 Hub is home to powerful, teacher-created, culturally relevant inquires that get at the heart of Ohio’s history and culture with an emphasis on helping students commit to our shared democratic values.
The South Carolina C3 Hub is a community of educators whose goal is to develop resources that will aid in the implementation of inquiry-based instruction in the state’s social studies classes.
The Tennessee Hub features titans of inquiry. Tennessee teachers, led by Hamilton County School District and supported by National Geographic, are using the Inquiry Design Model (IDM) to help students develop an explorer’s mindset!
The Utah C3 Hub brings together educators who are committed to using inquiry to spark learning in social studies classes. Anchored by the work of teams of teachers in the Salt Lake City School District, the Utah hub is a space for all teachers across the state who are interested in using our published inquiry and learning more about the Inquiry Design Model design their own inquiries.
The Virginia C3 Hub provides access to a wide range of sources for using inquiry in the classroom. Teachers in Fairfax County have taken the lead to develop new inquiry materials, and Virginia has a rich tradition of inquiry. Check out the Virginia materials below to nurture all students’ critical thinking skills.
The Washington C3 Hub hosts a growing number of teacher-created and classroom tested inquires. Using the Inquiry Design Model, teachers across Washington, the Evergreen State are developing resources to share with their colleagues.
C3 Teacher Organizational Hubs bring together amazing sources from leading cultural institutions and educators interested in using those materials to support inquiry in social studies classrooms.
The 9-12 C3 Teachers Hub includes a collection of inquiries that shed light on the heroism and challenges faced by those who worked tirelessly at Ground Zero and to honor their sacrifices by telling their story.
The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is the leading non-profit organization in the United States that focuses on personal finance and economic education for K-12 students. By providing kids with the knowledge and vocabulary of money, we give them the essential tools to create financial stability and opportunity for themselves, their families, and their communities.
The Decoding the Civil War project is focused on transcribing and decoding of Civil War telegrams to engage new and younger audiences using crowdsourcing technology to spark their curiosity and develop new critical thinking skills.
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The Korean War Legacy Hub is a collaboration with C3 Teachers and the Korean War Legacy Foundation. The project offers a wide range of teaching materials to help students learn more about the Korean War and its aftermath. Our collection of teaching tools feature instructional inquiries and the dynamic Memory Bank, consisting of online book about the Korean War and aftermath along with an interactive library of Korean War veteran interviews, maps, and related primary sources.
See more at https://koreanwarlegacy.org
Museum of the Bible is a global, innovative, educational institution whose purpose is to invite all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible. Through interactive exhibits and cutting-edge technology, we bring guests an immersive, personal experience with the impact, narrative, and history of the Bible. Whether you want to explore the Bible more deeply or are discovering it for the first time, Museum of the Bible has something for you.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is the preeminent cultural learning center for inclusive freedom — locally, nationally and globally with a mission is pursue inclusive freedom by promoting social justice for all, building on the principles of the Underground Railroad.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian provides educators and students with new perspectives on Native American history, cultures, and contemporary lives. Most Americans have only been exposed to part of the story, as told from a single perspective through the lenses of popular media and textbooks. NK360° provides educational materials and teacher training that incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories, and accurate information to enlighten and inform teaching and learning about Native America.
To help students learn about Sikhism, the world’s fifth largest religion, this collaboration between C3 Teachers and the Sikh Coalition offers a wide range of teaching materials.
Our Summit Learning Hub features a culturally relevant curriculum consisting of 20 inquiries all designed to be inclusive and reflective of a wide variety of cultural contexts.
To celebrate the Suffrage Centennial, What is a Vote Worth? is a resource collection grounded in the C3 Framework and Inquiry Design Model’s three core elements: Questions, Tasks, and Sources.
C3Teachers.org facilitates open collaborative conversations among teachers as they tinker with their own instructional practice as it relates to the C3 Framework.
If you are interested in offering more professional development opportunities, rethinking or redesigning your social studies curriculum, we’d love to talk.
