Teacher Events: Free Online Professional Development
Upcoming live online events
November 4, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. PT
Get a practical approach to help you navigate student questions about current and historical conflicts by strengthening their historical analysis, and move beyond quick-takes and surface-level answers.
What Makes Science Revolutionary?
October 7, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. PT
What makes science revolutionary—and who gets to be part of that story? Explore how to teach the history of scientific thinking across cultures, claim-test the European Scientific Revolution, and connect past discoveries to science today.
Chart a Course with Maps: Geography in Social Studies
October 21, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. PT
Teaching with maps can take students places. Get classroom-ready resources to bring geography skills into your social studies lessons.
Teachers Tackling AI
October 28, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. PT
When students use AI, how can you ensure they're still thinking? Hear classroom educators unpack the real decisions and tradeoffs behind how they handle AI.
Deeper Discussions in Social Studies
November 19, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. PT
Join Dr. Abby Reisman, who is lead academic for Deeper Discussions and a former classroom teacher, to dig into a discussion toolkit you can use to deepen discourse in social studies.
Design Your Own Escape Room
January 27, 2027, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. PT
Learn how to design your own classroom escape room—and you’ll even leave with an OER Project escape room on predicting the next threshold of complexity.
Student-Driven Inquiry
February 9, 2027, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. PT
See how student-driven inquiry takes shape in an OER Project lesson—and leave with practical ideas you can bring into your own teaching.
Teaching the Cold War in Latin America
March 11, 2027, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. PT
Widen students' view of the Cold War with films, lessons, and interactive maps that reveal its reach across Latin America and its broader global impact.
Feedback That Fuels Critical Thinking
March 18, 2027, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. PT
Give feedback that moves student thinking forward. Get forms and lessons to use tomorrow and teaching tips for historical thinking skills.
Framing Better Climate Change Discussions
April 7, 2027, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. PT
Develop a nuanced approach to confronting climate change denial by using thoughtful questioning and evidence-based lesson plans that will engage students in exploring data on climate impacts.