Special Conferences, Workshops, and Programs for Teachers
Special Conferences, Workshops, and
Programs Details
“Dreams and Deeds: The Civic Mission of Schools” - NCSS Annual
Conference
November
13-15, 2009
Plan now to
attend the nation’s largest and most comprehensive social studies
professional development opportunity. As social studies
educators strive to give young people the skills and knowledge they need
to become effective citizens, quality professional development to meet
the demands of the ever-changing classroom has never been more crucial.
The 89th NCSS Annual Conference will address our key responsibility as
social studies educators: preparing young citizens to make a better
world. Join more than 4,000 of your peers from across the U.S. and
around the world to share the most current knowledge, ideas, research,
and expertise in social studies education. The conference
includes more than 400 sessions, workshops, poster presentations,
clinics, tours, speakers and panels, and social events.
More information on the 89th National Conference to be held in Atlanta,
Georgia
is available
at the NCSS web site at
http://www.socialstudies.org/conference.
BCHE Annual Conference
July 23-24, 2009
The Buckeye Council for History
Education invites you to attend our 2009 annual conference at the Ohio
History Center in Columbus, Ohio on July 23-24, 2009. The conference
theme is Programs, Progress, and People: Innovation in History. It
reflects next year's National History Day theme and a timely interest in
the WPA and the New Deal as innovative programs. Click
here to find out
more!
Teacher
Open House at Ohio Historical Society July 23!
All educators and their families are welcome to attend the Teacher Open
House on July 23, 2009 from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Ohio Historical Center.
Come learn about resources available to history educators in central
Ohio. Admission is free.
Align Social Studies
Resources
June 25-26, 2009 - 9am-3pm (1 semester hour)
Additional information is available
here.
This class for K-12 social studies teachers and librarians will focus on
social studies academic content standards and criteria for evaluating in
house resources for alignment to specific grade level indicators as well
as sources of already aligned resources. Resource alignments resulting
from this class will be made available online via INFOhio and may be
contributed to D3A2. Minimum of 10 participants.
National
History Day 2009 Teacher Summer Institute
National History Day 2009 Teacher Summer Institute applications are now
available. This year NHD's summer institute will be held in Philadelphia
July 13-18th. Dr. Gary Nash from UCLA will be the lead historian for the
study of Philadelphia : The Birthplace of Freedom. Dr. Nash has written
extensively and "is considered to be one of the most eminent social
historians in the United States ."
Teachers will stay at the historic Union League of Philadelphia. In
addition to lectures and discussions with prominent historians of
Philadelphia , history teachers will experience guided tours of such
sites as George Washington's house, the Mother Bethel church, and the
Belmont Mansion.
Teachers of history/social studies ( U.S. and World) in middle and high
schools, librarians and media specialists are invited to apply.
Applications must include a letter of endorsement from the applicant's
supervisor, which attests employment status and supports the applicant's
participating in two workshop presentations during the 2009-2010 school
year.
Applications available by emailing Ann Claunch (ann@nhd.org).
Primarily Teaching
Workshop - Chicago, IL
The National Archives and Records Administration-Great Lakes Region
in Chicago now hosts a regional version of the Primarily Teaching
workshop currently offered through the National Archives in Washington,
DC.
The week-long workshop offered in Chicago permits teachers to
explore records that relate to the history of the Midwest and Great
Lakes. Most folks don't realize that in Chicago we hold over 85,000
cubic feet of historical records---many of which relate to Federal
government activities in Ohio and the Great Lakes area.
The Primarily Teaching workshop is scheduled for July 13-17, 2009.
The workshop fee is $100. Meals and lodging are at your own expense,
but sometimes TAH grants or other sources of funding are available for
teachers. Number of participants is limited to ten. You can find
additional information on Primarily Teaching on the National Archives
home page at:
http://www.archives.gov/education/primarily-teaching/.
Eisenhower Academy
The 12th
annual
Eisenhower
Academy,
a summer
institute
for
teachers,
will be
held
July 12
- 17,
2009 at
Gettysburg
College
and
Eisenhower
National
Historic
Site in
Gettysburg,
PA.
Sponsored
by the
National
Park
Service,
Gettysburg
College,
and
Mount
St.
Mary's
University,
the
Academy
presents
an
in-depth
perspective
of
Dwight
D.
Eisenhower
as
president
and
world
leader,
and
introduces
effective
strategies
for
teaching
the Cold
War era
in the
classroom.
Lectures
and
discussion
cover
civil
rights,
the Cold
War,
1950's
economics,
popular
culture,
and new
scholarship
on the
Eisenhower
Presidency.
Field
trips
include
a visit
to the
Eisenhowers'
home and
a walk
through
Eisenhower’s
Gettysburg.
Total
cost,
including
field
trips,
special
evening
events,
banquets,
lodging
and
meals is
$710 for
single
occupancy.
Cost for
day
students
is
$460.
Professional
education
credits
and
graduate
credits
are
available.
For more
information
contact
Eisenhower
Academy,
250
Eisenhower
Farm
Lane,
Gettysburg,
PA
17325;
717-338-9114
Ext. 10
(phone);
john_joyce@nps.gov
(e-mail);
or
www.nps.gov/eise
(web).
Serve on
the ODE
Content
Advisory
Committee
The
Ohio
Department
of
Education
is
seeking
input
from
Ohio
educators
during
the
process
of
developing
test
questions
for the
Ohio
Achievement
Tests
(OAT) in
reading,
writing,
and
mathematics
in
grades
3-8 and
science
and
social
studies
in grade
bands
3-5 and
6-8.
Ohio
’s
classroom
teachers,
administrators,
professors,
and
curriculum
specialists
play a
vital
role in
the
creation
of valid
assessments
and fill
this
role by
serving
on our
Content
Advisory
Committees.
The
Office
of
Assessment
needs to
add new
members
to these
committees
as
current
members
retire
or are
rotated
off the
committee.
We hope
you will
be
interested
in
nominating
yourself
or a
representative
of your
organization
to serve
on one
of these
committees.
Click on
the link
to
access
the
nomination
form
for
educators:
http://webapp1.ode.state.oh.us/ODESurvey/surveys/AssessmentNomEducator.asp
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Bliss
Institute Distance Learning Program
The University of
Akron’s Bliss Institute of Applied
Politics offers a nationally recognized,
unique curriculum in applied politics
available through distance learning
technology. Offered at many locations
in Ohio, courses are designed for busy
professionals and programs are available
part-time. For more information, go to
http://www.uakron.edu/bliss/
About
the Bliss Institute
The University
of Akron’s Bliss Institute of Applied
Politics is a bipartisan research and
teaching institute dedicated to
increasing understanding of the
political process. Programs offered
include a Master of Applied Politics,
J.D./Master of Applied Politics or
Certificate in Applied Politics.
The principal goals of the Bliss
Institute are to:
Offer professional training in the
“nuts and bolts” of practical
politics
Promote effective citizen
involvement
Generate knowledge and expertise
concerning the political system
For
more information, go to
http://www.uakron.edu/bliss/
Global
Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a 501c3
non-profit organization that helps
and encourages educators to travel
abroad. In the summer of 2009 we
will be running trips to
Tunisia,
Tanzania,
Peru,
Ecuador,
Thailand, and
India. We hope to make
America more outward-looking by
helping teachers travel and then
giving them an effective way to
share these experiences in their
classrooms.
Our trips are designed for teachers
and include activities like school
visits and homestays that give
participants life-changing
experiences. Detailed information
about each trip, including
itineraries, costs, travel dates,
and more can be found at our website
www.geeo.org under "Our Travel
Programs."
While our trips are not offered for
free, GEEO helps teachers find
funding to subsidize the cost of the
trips, which are already deeply
discounted so as to be affordable to
teachers. Teachers are welcome to
bring up to two adult companions,
such as a spouse or friend, who will
also receive the special teacher
pricing. Additionally, depending on
the state in which you teach, you
may also earn professional
development credit/graduate credit
during these educational journeys.
We are hoping you can help spread
the word about GEEO's travel
programs for teachers by sharing
this email with your colleagues in
education. If you are interested in
traveling with GEEO in the summer of
2009, please contact us. We can be
reached 7 days a week, toll free at
1-877-600-0105 between 9AM-10PM EST.
You can also join our listserv by
sending an email to
listserv@geeo.org with
the subject line "subscribe."
Please go to our website,
www.geeo.org, for even more
information about our organization.
The International Society for the Social Studies Annual
Conference - Call For Proposals!
February 25-26, 2010,
Orlando, FL
The 2010 Annual Conference seeks to appeal to all professionals involved
in social studies
education. College
& university faculty, K-12 teachers & administrators, curriculum
designers & specialists,
social studies supervisors, undergraduate & graduate students,
and people in the various disciplines that constitute the social studies
are encouraged to participate in the 2010 Annual Conference.
The 2010 Annual Conference for The International Society for the Social
Studies is now accepting proposals. We seek proposals relating to the
social studies at all levels. Online proposal applications are available
at
www.TheISSS.org.
While the proposal abstract is often written early in the preparation
process, be as specific as you can. This helps the reviewers truly
assess the quality of the presentation. The peer-review process
typically takes 2-4 weeks.
Come to Orlando! ISSS's 2010 Annual Conference will be held at the
Fairwinds Alumni Center at
University of Central Florida, February 25-26, 2009.
The Theme for the
Annual Conference will be "Social Studies in the
21st Century."
Orlando is a fantastic location for an
Annual Conference:
Attractions include
Disney World theme
parks,
Universal Studios, Sea World, Wet N Wild, and many more.
Furthermore, Orlando is only minutes away from the Cocoa Beach,
Kennedy Space Center,
Daytona Beach and many other surrounding attractions. For more
information on the conference contact the International Society for the
Social Studies (ISSS@mail.ucf.edu)
or visit the website (www.TheISSS.org).
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