Twice a year, NCDPI partners with the Ashbrook Center out of Ashland University to provide high-quality professional development for social studies teachers around the state. These one-day seminars are led by scholars and focus on primary sources on a specific topic. See below for more information concerning the next Ashbrook Seminar being offered.

• October 14, 2023 - Forest City, NC - FDR, WWII, and the Holocaust Download FDR, WWII, and the Holocaust
• March 9, 2024 - Bolivia, NC - American Middle East Policy Download American Middle East Policy

The OER Project has worked with NCDPI Links to an external site. to produce a six-part series on social studies skills. See information below for each of the sessions including watching recorded sessions that have already happened and registering for upcoming sessions. 

• Sept 5, 2023 - Historical Inquiry - Watch the recorded webinar and review the activity demonstrated. For information on how to find the materials mentioned in the webinar, follow these instructions Download these instructions.
• Oct 3, 2023 - Causation - Register Now Links to an external site.
• Nov 7, 2023 - Comparison
• Feb 6, 2024 - Continuity and Change Over Time
• Mar 5, 2024 - Contextualization
• Apr 6, 2024 - Geography Skills