We are excited to support teacher learning during the Spring of 2026.
Please check this site throughout the current semester as we add new events regularly.
Integrated Action Civics: Using Expressions of Power to Examine Birthright Citizenship
Tuesday, Feb 10 @ 4:30 pm PST - ZOOM
On Tuesday, February 10th, at 4:30 p.m., UCBHSSP will provide a brief introduction to theIntegrated Action Civics Project. This approach combines change analysis strategies with course content to deepen students' understanding. The session will highlight “Expressions of Power”, introducing five distinct ways power can show up in society. These concepts and terms provide students with more nuanced tools to analyze both contemporary and historical events, as well as developing skills to engage in civic action. Classroom ready lesson will be presented exploring an early case establishing birthright citizenship in the United States. The session is free and will be virtual. IACP is a program of the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
Newcomer Content Modification Workshop
Cost $150 ($100 for Early Registration)
Artificial Intelligence in K-12 History classrooms
Tuesday, Mar 10 @ 4:30 pm PST - ZOOM
Join the UC Berkeley History–Social Science Project (UCBHSSP) for a virtual workshop on March 10, 2026, designed for K–12 history educators exploring the possibilities and challenges of artificial intelligence in the classroom. Featuring Jennifer Elemen, this session will focus on practical, classroom-ready ways to consider the benefits and risks of using AI while strengthening historical thinking and disciplinary literacy. Leave with concrete strategies, critical questions, and a clearer framework for using AI thoughtfully and responsibly in history instruction.
Discovering Ethnic Studies Resources
Thursday Mar 19 @ 4:30 pm PST - ZOOM
The UC Berkeley High School Ethnic Studies Initiative is excited to offer a virtual event in which Secondary Ethnic Studies educators will learn about some of the many material resources our institution has to offer:
- Librarians from the Ethnic Studies Library will provide information about how K-12 teachers can access their archives and develop Library Guides.
- Faculty and Staff from both The American Cultures Center and The Ethnic Studies Department will explain how UC Berkeley scholars and educators around California have collaborated to develop a Free Resource Hub
- Veteran K-12 Ethnic Studies Educators working with the UC Berkeley Teacher Education Program (BTEP) will discuss best practices for making meaning of these resources
Integrated Action Civics - Embedding Support for Student Civic Engagement Throughout the Curriculum
Tuesday Apr 14 @ 4:30 pm PST - ZOOM
Join this free workshop to learn about the Integrated Action Civics Project (IACP) that fosters justice-oriented student voice, agency, and civic empowerment in K-12 classrooms. Central to this approach is the introduction of strategies throughout your existing course to help students understand the process of social change, while offering new lenses for the study of course content. Teachers can also support students to apply their learned skills and scaffolds to earn the State Seal of Civic Engagement (SSCE) or engage in other authentic civic action, or simply be empowered members of their communities later in life.
Professional Development for Educators - ongoing
A number of units across campus offer programs in support of the ongoing learning of classroom teachers. Check out this events calendar and share it with your colleagues in other content areas.
California History-Social Science Project - ongoing
Learn about programs hosted by member sites of CHSSP.
