Professional Learning & Instructional Services
Source Squads partners with schools and districts to strengthen Social Studies literacy, inquiry, research, discussion, assessment, and curriculum. Our professional learning, coaching, and consulting services are designed around the specific needs of your educators and students.
“I have worked with Erin and Andrew for years on Social Studies curriculum-writing, professional development, and assessment design. Both of them are dedicated, passionate, and deeply knowledgeable educators whose insight into effective pedagogy and keen eye for design inform their work.”
Professional Development
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Learn to use Source Squads Learning Strategies across classrooms and schools.
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Expand student perceptions of a source from “fact” and “biased” to something more complex and nuanced.
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Develop a structure for independent student research in the Social Studies classroom.
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Construct a framework to engage students in the reading of an academic work.
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Develop a foundation of Social Studies literacy skills for young learners.
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Discover strategies to foster meaningful student conversation through strategies and protocols.
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Discover methods for students to explore evolving historical interpretations and their methodology.
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Increase student participation through targeted strategies and protocols.
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Acquire strategies and supports to increase equitable access to Social Studies content and texts.
Our professional learning sessions help educators strengthen the practices that matter most in Social Studies.
Coaching
Professional learning is most effective when educators have opportunities to apply, reflect, refine, and receive feedback.
Source Squads coaching provides ongoing support as teachers implement new approaches to Social Studies instruction.
Curriculum & Instructional Consulting
Source Squads works with schools, districts, publishers, and educational organizations to develop and strengthen social studies curriculum, lessons, assessments, and instructional materials.
Curriculum Development
Unit and course design
Scope and sequence development
Inquiry design
Standards alignment
Source selection
Curriculum mapping
Lesson Development
Inquiry-centered lessons
Primary and secondary source lessons
Source-based activities
Discussion and writing tasks
Differentiated and accommodated materials
Curriculum Review
Standards alignment
Rigor
Source quality
Historical thinking
Inquiry
Disciplinary literacy
Student accessibility
Assessment alignment