Testimonials

Millicent Smith, Supervisor of Instructional Services, Lenoir City Schools

We are truly fortunate to have had the opportunity to receive online training from the DBQ Project as we prepare to incorporate their curricular materials into all our 9th-grade Social Studies courses in 2020-21. The trainer tailored the session to match our Department's needs, taught us a wide range of instructional strategies that could be used to improve student learning outcomes, and masterfully answered questions from our veteran teaching team. (We found her discussion of a range of literacy strategies to be particularly valuable.) I would highly recommend online training from the DBQ Project to anyone.

- Stephen Dunn, Social Studies Instructional Director at Lake Forest High School (Illinois)

Virtual trainings are becoming the norm in our world today and some are better than others. The DBQ project virtual training is one of those that is better than the others. It was very interactive and we had time to get into break-out rooms to collaborate with our teachers on the different parts of the instructional framework to enhance the learning during this training. We feel ready to begin digging into DBQs as a result of this training.

- Jodi Becker, Director of Secondary Education, Berlin Area School District

I appreciate that authentic literacy is woven throughout the entire instructional process when using DBQs. DBQs provide teachers with a wealth of primary and secondary sources, which is what Common Core Literacy Standards require teachers to use. The DBQ project has done the "searching and finding" of quality resources, which is the most time-consuming task for teachers. I appreciate how The DBQ Project has made this process accessible to all students with scaffolding available as needed for teacher use- no longer a "gem" just for AP students! This holds much promise for our district.

- Lisa Ammons High School Literacy Coach, Savannah Chatham County Public Schools

The DBQ project is clearly aligned with best practice. The materials support teachers in implementing the Common Core as well as engage students in interesting social studies content. The trainings provide teachers with strategies that are relevant when implementing a single DBQ project, but there are many best practice strategies that also can be used independent of the project.

- Scotland Nash, Seattle Public School Instructional Specialist, Seattle, WA

What I like about the DBQ project is that it takes this process of historical inquiry and analysis and breaks it down into six manageable steps that you can walk your students through. I have seen teachers become more confident in teaching the writing process because of these steps.

- Millicent Reynolds, Director of Social Studies Education, North East ISD (San Antonio)

The DBQ project brings extra enthusiasm into the classroom. Students get so excited to read each document provided and use evidence from the document to argue their answer to the questions. Thrash-outs/debates have become more interesting and persuasive essays are more thorough.

- Amber Obert, Kuna Middle School, Kuna, Idaho

I had 2 previous students visit today. They asked if I still did "DBQs". When I said yes, they said they were the best thing we did in class. They helped them in High School more than anything else. One of the students said that if they had not done DBQs he never would have been able to do the writing he was assigned. Way to go DBQ Project!!!

- Jill Breslin, Elementary and Middle School Teacher, Shasta Union Elementary, CA

I appreciate that this is an inquiry model of instruction that provides opportunities for students to read complex texts, exercise critical thinking, and write to communicate their thinking. The scaffolds in the process with the "buckets" and the "chicken foot" assist both students AND the teacher through the inquiry process. Additionally, our DBQ Project trainer is the best! In the training she paused often to allow for questions about the process.

Kathy Wolfley, K-12 Social Studies Coordinator, Vancouver City Schools