December 1, 2023: Curriculum Update Available!
Please download and replace your PDF copy of the curriculum with this required update, which includes minor fixes to linked resources. See changelog for details.
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Updated December 1, 2021
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2024-25 COHORT 4 TRAINING SERIES
SERC, in collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), is pleased to offer Cohort 4 of the African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies Training Series for the 2024-2025 school year. We continue to gather highly regarded content experts, historians, and local social studies teachers to design and provide sessions related to key topics in tandem with the scope and sequence of the course. The revised format for this year will allow teachers to self-select sessions based on interest and need. New schools and/or new teachers implementing the course are encouraged to attend the series in its entirety to fully benefit from the learning community.
All sessions will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at SERC with lunch on your own.
| Dates | Session Outline |
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| Tuesday, 12/10/24 |
Semester 2, Unit 1-2 – Topics to include:
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| Tuesday, 2/11/25 |
Semester 2, Unit 3 – Topics to include:
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| Tuesday, 3/11/25 |
Semester 2, Unit 4 – Topics to include:
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| Tuesday, 4/8/25 |
Semester 2, Unit 5 – Topics to include:
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| To Be Scheduled Winter/Spring 2025 |
Semester 1, Units 1-3 – Topics to include:
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| To Be Scheduled Winter/Spring 2025 |
Semester 1, Units 4-6 – Topics to include:
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To register for individual sessions or the full training series in its entirety, please go to: https://25-06-111.eventbrite.com
Contact Information
For registration questions:
Heather Dawes, SERC Project Specialist
860-632-1485, ext. 263
dawes@ctserc.org
For content questions:
Nitza Diaz, SERC Consultant
860-632-1485, ext. 394
diaz@ctserc.org
Michelle LeBrun-Griffin, SERC Consultant
860-632-1485, ext. 322
griffin@ctserc.org
Dwight Sharpe, SERC Consultant
860-632-1485, ext. 324
sharpe@ctserc.org
Request for Proposals (RFP): External Evaluation
Request for Proposals (RFP) for Connecticut’s African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies Implementation (Round 4)
On June 23, 2021, CT PA 21-2 identified SERC as the lead organization for coordination and provision of professional learning and implementation support for CT’s African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies.
SERC is seeking competitive proposals from qualified and interested organizations or individuals with proven expertise and experience in external evaluation.
Download the full Request for Proposals including dates and instructions here:
RFP for External Evaluation
Due Date: Proposals are due by 9:00 am ET on Friday, September 6, 2024
“Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies as part of the curriculum for the school district, pursuant to section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by this act.”