“We Made a Lot of Noise”: Teaching Histories of Civic Engagement in Brooklyn, a Professional Development for Educators

Open to: All Teachers
Opportunity at a Glance: Join the Center for Brooklyn History’s Educators for a Professional Development on teaching civics through the history of social and political engagement in Brooklyn.  This all-day Professional Development session will engage local civic history through CBH’s new “People Making Power” exhibition, feature a presentation on the exhibition’s creation by CBH Chief Historian Dominique Jean-Louis, and conclude with CBH Educators sharing strategies for crafting open-ended questions and instilling debate and argument skills through primary source research.
Key dates:  Monday January 26 from10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Registration deadline: 01/25/2026

Take action: Register
For more information: Sam Fox, sfox@bklynlibrary.org