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ORIAS UPDATE 11-20-08
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AT ORIAS
History Through Literature Working Group – Collected Stories
http://orias.berkeley.edu/2009/2009HistoryLiteratureHome.htm
The History Through Literature Working Group is an opportunity for educators to explore world literature that supports the World History curriculum. This year we will look at two story collections that have been traded and transformed along trade routes from medieval through modern times. In addition to enjoying the tales as literature, we will consider them as primary sources for social history and religion in their original context and in their process of translation across cultural borders.
Jataka Tales - Saturday, January 10, 2009.
Guest speaker: Padmanabh S. Jaini, Prof emeritus, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies/Center for Buddhist Studies, UCB
http://orias.berkeley.edu/2009/Jataka.htm
Globalizing World History Study Group
Next meeting December 17th at the World Affairs Council Headquarters.
Book: BANANAS: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World, by Peter Chapman.
ORIAS Working Group at Humanities West –
Napoleon: European Culture at the Crossroads
April 17-18, 2009 at Humanities West
(Applications and working group information coming in January, but program information is available on Humanites West site.)
The European Union • A special one-day teachers’ institute • Spring, 2009.
Date TBA.
After centuries of devastating wars, in 1958 Western Europe launched an unprecedented experiment in peaceful cooperation. Under the motto “United in Diversity,” the result was ultimately known as the European Union (EU). A case study of this evolving federation supports the teaching of post-nationalism, migration, definitions of democracy, international law, human rights and national identities in the wake of the Cold War. This spring ORIAS and the Institute of European Studies is offering a special one-day educators’ institute on the history and current developments in the European Union.
TRAVEL
Korea Society - Spring Travel Fellowship to Korea
Applications due January 12, 2009
http://www.koreasociety.org/korean_studies/fellowships/
I have been on this program and can highly recommend it to any educator with a serious interest in finding out about Korean history and culture. Lectures were great and the tour covered a wide range experiences from monasteries to car factories. If the spring dates don’t work for you, keep an eye out for the larger summer program – application generally due in February. -Michele
The Korea Society is pleased to announce openings for up to 10 American educators to participate in its fifth annual Spring Fellowship in Korean Studies program to be held in Korea from April 8 - 19, 2009.
The program will include lectures and discussions on topics of current interest, guided tours and opportunities for on-site study in locales of historic and contemporary relevance in Korea. It is made possible by financial support from the Freeman Foundation and the Academy of Korean Studies in Korea.
Applications are welcomed from anyone who qualifies under one or more of the following eligibility criteria: 1) administrators of instructional resources in a state department of education; 2) K-12 educators who have enrolled in two or more of the in-service educational programs offered by The Korea Society; or 3) alumni/ae of The Korea Society’s Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies program, provided they have not visited Korea under the auspices of an organized study tour for at least the last three years. Preference will be given to applicants whose statement of purpose best matches the eligibility criteria for the category in which they are applying. (For details, please refer to the application form.)
download PDF Application
Applicants are requested to submit four copies of the completed application packet, including the application form and all requested supporting documentation, by January 12, 2009 (postmarked) to:
Yong Jin Choi, Senior Director
Korean Studies Program
The Korea Society
Eighth Floor
950 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
The Sixth Annual Seminar on Korean History & Culture and the Korean American Experience for K-12 Educators in Los Angeles
August 3-7, 2009
http://www.koreaacademy.org/
Objectives: This five-day seminar offers a unique opportunity to learn about Korean history and culture and the Korean American experience. The curriculum provides an understanding of Korean history, fosters an awareness of its rich culture, and makes available outstanding resources and lessons. Participants learn about Korea from prominent scholars, view engaging and informative films, explore Koreatown, savor delicious food, visit a Buddhist temple, view exquisite art, hear the unique sounds of Korean music, enjoy a lesson on the Changgo drum, observe teens performing traditional dances, learn the theory and experience the practice of martial arts, observe a traditional tea ceremony, and create art that reflects ancient tradition. Educators of all disciplines and grade levels are welcome. UCLA Extension credit is available. Fellowships (airfare, hotel stay in Koreatown, and additional funds for meals) will be available for teachers who live over 60 miles from the Los Angeles area.
The seminar is free, but requires a $75 refundable deposit. Sponsors: The Korean Cultural Center & the Korea Academy for Educators (www.KoreaAcademy.org).
For information: Contact Mary Connor at Mary@KoreaAcademy.org.
RESOURCES
WorldMapper
http://www.worldmapper.org/index.html
WorldMapper reconfigures the geographical shape of countries and continents depending on the topic: for instance, for population in the year 1 CE, 1500, 1960 and estimates for 2050 and 2300; war deaths, 1945-2000, girls not at primary school today; and a great variety of economic and social topics.
Michele Delattre
Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS)
University of California Berkeley
2223 Fulton Street Rm 338 (MC2324)
Berkeley CA 94720-2324
510-643-0868
http://orias.berkeley.edu
orias@berkeley.edu
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Historians and History: The Cold War
From: ABC-CLIO [mailto:abc-clio@abc-clio.com]
Introducing Historians on History: The Cold War
It was an era of pervasive political tension, nuclear-fueled nightmares, and intense diplomacy: a time when regional and national disputes turned battlefields into test-case ideological showdowns. It was an era of superpower standoffs: confrontations between Western capitalism and Soviet and Chinese communism that affected every corner of the globe and shaped world affairs for almost the entire second half of the 20th century. It was the Cold War, an era whose story has never been completely told—until now.
As part of a new series of podcasts featuring our contributing historians and editors, tune into our latest Historians on History with renowned scholar and editor Spencer C. Tucker as he discusses The Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History. From the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, The Encyclopedia of the Cold War provides authoritative information on all military conflicts, battlefield and surveillance technologies, diplomatic initiatives, important individuals and organizations, national histories, economic developments, societal and cultural events, and more. With nearly 1,300 entries, plus topical essays and an extraordinarily rich documents volume, it is the first and only major reference on the Cold War to take full advantage of recently opened Russian, Eastern European, and Chinese state archives, giving the work a truly global, fully rounded perspective that other references on the subject cannot provide.
Watch and listen as Dr. Tucker illustrates the continued discourse on the Cold War, covering key events and issues such as the Bay of Pigs in 1962, which brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war, and the evolution of the United States’ combative relationship with North Korea. Students will learn how these and many other aspects of the Cold War have helped shape our own era.
Sample entries, the author biography, and podcasts transcripts are also available on the podcast site.
Sincerely,
The team at ABC-CLIO
130 Cremona Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
(800) 368-6868
www.abc-clio.com
Introducing Historians on History: The Cold War
It was an era of pervasive political tension, nuclear-fueled nightmares, and intense diplomacy: a time when regional and national disputes turned battlefields into test-case ideological showdowns. It was an era of superpower standoffs: confrontations between Western capitalism and Soviet and Chinese communism that affected every corner of the globe and shaped world affairs for almost the entire second half of the 20th century. It was the Cold War, an era whose story has never been completely told—until now.
As part of a new series of podcasts featuring our contributing historians and editors, tune into our latest Historians on History with renowned scholar and editor Spencer C. Tucker as he discusses The Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History. From the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, The Encyclopedia of the Cold War provides authoritative information on all military conflicts, battlefield and surveillance technologies, diplomatic initiatives, important individuals and organizations, national histories, economic developments, societal and cultural events, and more. With nearly 1,300 entries, plus topical essays and an extraordinarily rich documents volume, it is the first and only major reference on the Cold War to take full advantage of recently opened Russian, Eastern European, and Chinese state archives, giving the work a truly global, fully rounded perspective that other references on the subject cannot provide.
Watch and listen as Dr. Tucker illustrates the continued discourse on the Cold War, covering key events and issues such as the Bay of Pigs in 1962, which brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war, and the evolution of the United States’ combative relationship with North Korea. Students will learn how these and many other aspects of the Cold War have helped shape our own era.
Sample entries, the author biography, and podcasts transcripts are also available on the podcast site.
Sincerely,
The team at ABC-CLIO
130 Cremona Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
(800) 368-6868
www.abc-clio.com
CA 3Rs Bulletin: Student Religious Expression in School Assignments
From: Herczog_Michelle <Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu>
California Three Rs
Rights, Responsibility, and Respect
A Project of the California County Superintendents Educational
Services Association and The First Amendment Center
November 2008 Bulletin:
Student Religious Expression in School Assignments
Adapted from Finding Common Ground
Please see file attachment.
California Three Rs
Rights, Responsibility, and Respect
A Project of the California County Superintendents Educational
Services Association and The First Amendment Center
November 2008 Bulletin:
Student Religious Expression in School Assignments
Adapted from Finding Common Ground
Please see file attachment.
December CISC History-SS Announcements
From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]
This is the CISC History-Social Science report for December 2008.
The LegiSchool Project's Annual Essay Contest: Rules of the Road: Teen Cell Phone Ban (see attachment).
We are currently seeking entries for LegiSchool’s annual essay contest, Rules of the Road: Teen Cell Phone Ban. The contest is open to eleventh and twelfth grade students in California high schools. Ten essayists will be selected to win round trip travel to Sacramento to participate in LegiSchool’s 13th Annual Student Legislative Summit, on April 2, 2009. At the Student Legislative Summit, winners will participate in a Student-Run Press Conference at the State Capitol with members of the Capitol Press Corps and legislative staff. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, January 23, 2009. Please see the attached announcement for details and share it with your students. For more information or additional fliers please visit our website at: http://www.csus.edu/legischool.
The LegiSchool Project is a civic education collaboration between California State University, Sacramento and the State Legislature, administered by the Center for California Studies. LegiSchool’s mission is to engage young people in matters of public policy and state government by creating opportunities for students and state leaders to meet and share ideas on issues affecting Californians and by developing free high-quality government-oriented curriculum materials for California educators to enhance and help improve the quality of state government-related curriculum in our schools. For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact me at thorall@saclink.csus.edu or (916) 278-7563.
Megan Thorall LegiSchool Coordinator Center for California Studies California State University, Sacramento
2009 Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowships (see attachments).
This is a wonderful opportunity for any teacher (K-12) to attend a five day institute in June or July at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. The fellowship includes round trip transportation, lodging and most meals. The deadline to apply is Feb. 12, 2009. Here is the link for those that wish to apply: https://www.horacemann.com/alf/. If there are any questions please give call Jacob Gunter, Product Specialist-- office 209-472-3640 cell 209-481-7574.
November CDE Newsletter (see attachment).
From Kristen Cruz at CDE.
The US and The World Education Act (HR 7063)(see attachment).
On September 25, 2008, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez introduced the US and the World Education Act that will help prepare students for success in a globally connected world. The legislation would establish educational grants to help prepare America's youth for competition in a global marketplace emphasizing 21st Century Skills. The groundbreaking legislation will provide opportunities for teachers to be trained in standards based international education professional development, and allow districts to support partnerships with heritage language schools and international studies programs to supplement academic and global literacy. A copy of the Bill is attached. For more information, please see www.usandtheworld.org
Civic Mission of Schools Update: OpEd Blitz Across the Nation Promotes Civic Education for America’s Youth
The recent presidential election has energized Americans, and particularly young people, to become actively engaged citizens by voting, campaigning, debating, and impacting public policy at local, state, and national levels of our democracy. The Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, led by Executive Director Ted McConnell, has led a nationwide media blitz to continue the momentum for promoting civic education in our schools. (This was published by Michelle Herczog from LACOE.)
"School Administrator Magazine" The October issue, published by Coalition member the American Association of School Administrators, was dedicated to the civic mission of schools, with powerful articles by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Carl Glickman, Charles Haynes, Terry Pickeral, Peter Levine, Matt Leighninger and Shelley Berman. To view these great articles go to http://www.aasa.org/sa, look at 'back issues', and click on the October 2008 issue.
"Public School Insights," First Alliance Newsletter: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Turning Students into Citizens. Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor offers ideas for reinvigorating civics education in American public schools. Among her recommendations: more time for civics, better civics curriculum and more dynamic teaching. Read more...
http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/?storyId=8484&lk=7332346-7332346-0-34057-cZ-i-IHfvaq50jik-JzF0Dnt6FeruL6n
"Believe in What You Teach": An Interview with Award-Winning Civics Teacher Cheryl Cook-Kallio
Cheryl Cook-Kallio puts her money where her mouth is. After decades of teaching civics in American public schools, she won a seat on the Pleasanton, California City Council. She recently told us about her innovative, hands-on approach to civic education. Read more... http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/?storyId=23506&lk=7332346-7332346-0-34057-cZ-i-IHfvaq50jik-JzF0Dnt6FeruL6n
Closing the "Civic Achievement Gap": A Conversation with Harvard Researcher Meira Levinson
Meira Levinson warns of a civic achievement gap that is every bit as troubling as academic achievement gaps. Poor students and students of color lag behind their peers in civic knowledge and engagement. Even worse, they are far less likely to believe they can make a difference through civic action. Levinson spoke with us about these gaps--and what schools can do to narrow them. Read more... http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/?storyId=23549&lk=7332346-7332346-0-34057-cZ-i-IHfvaq50jik-JzF0Dnt6FeruL6n
Tackling the "Empowerment Gap": An Interview with Award-Winning Superintendent Shelley Berman
As the celebrated superintendent of Hudson, Massachusetts schools, Dr. Sheldon Berman distinguished himself as one of the nation's leading champions of civic education. Since coming to Louisville, Kentucky a year ago, Berman has maintained his passionate commitment to civics. He recently spoke with us about his work in Jefferson County Public Schools. Read more... http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/?storyId=23575&lk=7332346-7332346-0-34057-cZ-i-IHfvaq50jik-JzF0Dnt6FeruL6n
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition, The California Museum at 1020 O St. reports having been selected by the Library of Congress as the first of five institutions to host the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition that will be travelling through the states next year. The exhibit celebrating our sixteenth president's 200th birthday will be in Sacramento from June24 to Aug. 24 for its only stop west of The Rockies. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation will serve as the centerpiece of the 3500 square-foot exhibit. Some less heralded historical items will be on display as well, such as the contents of his pockets the night he was assassinated. Along with Sacramento, the exhibit stops in Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Omaha. For more information please contact: Ashley Robinson 916-651-3030.
Gilder Lehrman Collection: Featured document: The Gettysburg Address.
145 years ago, on November 19, 1863, four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, a ceremony was held to dedicate a cemetery for the Union dead. President Lincoln had been invited to make a "few appropriate remarks" at the cemetery's consecration. Drawing upon the biblical concepts of suffering, consecration, and resurrection, he described the war as a momentous chapter in the global struggle for self-government, liberty, and equality. To examine an early printing of this address from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, click here: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_current.html
Lincoln Resources-- Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth this February 2009 with resources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Resources include:
All Gilder Lehrman resources can be found in the History Shop: http://www.gilderlehrmanstore.org
You can also sign up to receive the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission's free classroom poster. The front side, suitable for classroom display, is a portrait of Lincoln, while the reverse contains resources for educators, offering suggestions for incorporating Lincoln's legacy into the classroom. To request this poster, please call (202) 707-6998 or visit the "For Teachers" page on the Bicentennial Commission's website: http://www.abrahamlincoln200.org
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students--The annual John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest invites high school students from across the nation to write an original essay about an elected official who has demonstrated political courage. The contest is a companion program of the Profile in Courage Award, named for President Kennedy’s 1957Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Profiles in Courage, which recounts the stories of eight senators, the obstacles they faced, and the special valor they demonstrated despite the risks.
Winning essayists will receive awards totaling up to $8,500. The first-place winner will be invited to accept the award at the Profile in Courage Award Ceremony hosted each May by Caroline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. To encourage student leadership and civic engagement, the nominating teacher of the first-place winner will receive a John F. Kennedy Public Service Grant for $500.
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation gratefully acknowledges Fidelity Investments for their generous support of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest. For more information, please visit
here.
Bicentennial of Lincoln's Birth--February 12, 2009 will mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission was created following the passage of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act in 2000. The Commissioners are focused on informing the public about the impact Abraham Lincoln had on the development of our nation and finding the best possible ways to honor his accomplishments.
For free classroom resources and more information please visit: http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/
Gary F. Dei Rossi, CISC History-Social Science Committee Co-Chair
This is the CISC History-Social Science report for December 2008.
The LegiSchool Project's Annual Essay Contest: Rules of the Road: Teen Cell Phone Ban (see attachment).
We are currently seeking entries for LegiSchool’s annual essay contest, Rules of the Road: Teen Cell Phone Ban. The contest is open to eleventh and twelfth grade students in California high schools. Ten essayists will be selected to win round trip travel to Sacramento to participate in LegiSchool’s 13th Annual Student Legislative Summit, on April 2, 2009. At the Student Legislative Summit, winners will participate in a Student-Run Press Conference at the State Capitol with members of the Capitol Press Corps and legislative staff. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, January 23, 2009. Please see the attached announcement for details and share it with your students. For more information or additional fliers please visit our website at: http://www.csus.edu/legischool.
The LegiSchool Project is a civic education collaboration between California State University, Sacramento and the State Legislature, administered by the Center for California Studies. LegiSchool’s mission is to engage young people in matters of public policy and state government by creating opportunities for students and state leaders to meet and share ideas on issues affecting Californians and by developing free high-quality government-oriented curriculum materials for California educators to enhance and help improve the quality of state government-related curriculum in our schools. For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact me at thorall@saclink.csus.edu or (916) 278-7563.
Megan Thorall LegiSchool Coordinator Center for California Studies California State University, Sacramento
2009 Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowships (see attachments).
This is a wonderful opportunity for any teacher (K-12) to attend a five day institute in June or July at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. The fellowship includes round trip transportation, lodging and most meals. The deadline to apply is Feb. 12, 2009. Here is the link for those that wish to apply: https://www.horacemann.com/alf/. If there are any questions please give call Jacob Gunter, Product Specialist-- office 209-472-3640 cell 209-481-7574.
November CDE Newsletter (see attachment).
From Kristen Cruz at CDE.
The US and The World Education Act (HR 7063)(see attachment).
On September 25, 2008, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez introduced the US and the World Education Act that will help prepare students for success in a globally connected world. The legislation would establish educational grants to help prepare America's youth for competition in a global marketplace emphasizing 21st Century Skills. The groundbreaking legislation will provide opportunities for teachers to be trained in standards based international education professional development, and allow districts to support partnerships with heritage language schools and international studies programs to supplement academic and global literacy. A copy of the Bill is attached. For more information, please see www.usandtheworld.org
Civic Mission of Schools Update: OpEd Blitz Across the Nation Promotes Civic Education for America’s Youth
The recent presidential election has energized Americans, and particularly young people, to become actively engaged citizens by voting, campaigning, debating, and impacting public policy at local, state, and national levels of our democracy. The Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, led by Executive Director Ted McConnell, has led a nationwide media blitz to continue the momentum for promoting civic education in our schools. (This was published by Michelle Herczog from LACOE.)
"School Administrator Magazine" The October issue, published by Coalition member the American Association of School Administrators, was dedicated to the civic mission of schools, with powerful articles by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Carl Glickman, Charles Haynes, Terry Pickeral, Peter Levine, Matt Leighninger and Shelley Berman. To view these great articles go to http://www.aasa.org/sa, look at 'back issues', and click on the October 2008 issue.
"Public School Insights," First Alliance Newsletter: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Turning Students into Citizens. Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor offers ideas for reinvigorating civics education in American public schools. Among her recommendations: more time for civics, better civics curriculum and more dynamic teaching. Read more...
http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/?storyId=8484&lk=7332346-7332346-0-34057-cZ-i-IHfvaq50jik-JzF0Dnt6FeruL6n
"Believe in What You Teach": An Interview with Award-Winning Civics Teacher Cheryl Cook-Kallio
Cheryl Cook-Kallio puts her money where her mouth is. After decades of teaching civics in American public schools, she won a seat on the Pleasanton, California City Council. She recently told us about her innovative, hands-on approach to civic education. Read more... http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/?storyId=23506&lk=7332346-7332346-0-34057-cZ-i-IHfvaq50jik-JzF0Dnt6FeruL6n
Closing the "Civic Achievement Gap": A Conversation with Harvard Researcher Meira Levinson
Meira Levinson warns of a civic achievement gap that is every bit as troubling as academic achievement gaps. Poor students and students of color lag behind their peers in civic knowledge and engagement. Even worse, they are far less likely to believe they can make a difference through civic action. Levinson spoke with us about these gaps--and what schools can do to narrow them. Read more... http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/?storyId=23549&lk=7332346-7332346-0-34057-cZ-i-IHfvaq50jik-JzF0Dnt6FeruL6n
Tackling the "Empowerment Gap": An Interview with Award-Winning Superintendent Shelley Berman
As the celebrated superintendent of Hudson, Massachusetts schools, Dr. Sheldon Berman distinguished himself as one of the nation's leading champions of civic education. Since coming to Louisville, Kentucky a year ago, Berman has maintained his passionate commitment to civics. He recently spoke with us about his work in Jefferson County Public Schools. Read more... http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/?storyId=23575&lk=7332346-7332346-0-34057-cZ-i-IHfvaq50jik-JzF0Dnt6FeruL6n
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition, The California Museum at 1020 O St. reports having been selected by the Library of Congress as the first of five institutions to host the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition that will be travelling through the states next year. The exhibit celebrating our sixteenth president's 200th birthday will be in Sacramento from June24 to Aug. 24 for its only stop west of The Rockies. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation will serve as the centerpiece of the 3500 square-foot exhibit. Some less heralded historical items will be on display as well, such as the contents of his pockets the night he was assassinated. Along with Sacramento, the exhibit stops in Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Omaha. For more information please contact: Ashley Robinson 916-651-3030.
Gilder Lehrman Collection: Featured document: The Gettysburg Address.
145 years ago, on November 19, 1863, four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, a ceremony was held to dedicate a cemetery for the Union dead. President Lincoln had been invited to make a "few appropriate remarks" at the cemetery's consecration. Drawing upon the biblical concepts of suffering, consecration, and resurrection, he described the war as a momentous chapter in the global struggle for self-government, liberty, and equality. To examine an early printing of this address from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, click here: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/docs_current.html
Lincoln Resources-- Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth this February 2009 with resources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Resources include:
- The new 2009 Lincoln calendar, featuring images of people and events in the President’s life and a historical fact about Lincoln for every day of the year.
- Document booklets, such as Wilberforce, Lincoln, and the Abolition of Slavery.
- Posters featuring photographs of Lincoln as well as some of his most famous documents.
- Abraham Lincoln: History in a Box, which includes a resource book and CD of documents, artwork, maps, study questions, posters, and an interactive DVD.
All Gilder Lehrman resources can be found in the History Shop: http://www.gilderlehrmanstore.org
You can also sign up to receive the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission's free classroom poster. The front side, suitable for classroom display, is a portrait of Lincoln, while the reverse contains resources for educators, offering suggestions for incorporating Lincoln's legacy into the classroom. To request this poster, please call (202) 707-6998 or visit the "For Teachers" page on the Bicentennial Commission's website: http://www.abrahamlincoln200.org
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students--The annual John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest invites high school students from across the nation to write an original essay about an elected official who has demonstrated political courage. The contest is a companion program of the Profile in Courage Award, named for President Kennedy’s 1957Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Profiles in Courage, which recounts the stories of eight senators, the obstacles they faced, and the special valor they demonstrated despite the risks.
Winning essayists will receive awards totaling up to $8,500. The first-place winner will be invited to accept the award at the Profile in Courage Award Ceremony hosted each May by Caroline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. To encourage student leadership and civic engagement, the nominating teacher of the first-place winner will receive a John F. Kennedy Public Service Grant for $500.
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation gratefully acknowledges Fidelity Investments for their generous support of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest. For more information, please visit
here.
Bicentennial of Lincoln's Birth--February 12, 2009 will mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission was created following the passage of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act in 2000. The Commissioners are focused on informing the public about the impact Abraham Lincoln had on the development of our nation and finding the best possible ways to honor his accomplishments.
For free classroom resources and more information please visit: http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/
Gary F. Dei Rossi, CISC History-Social Science Committee Co-Chair
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Pearl Harbor's 67th Anniversary resources
From: Jack Bareilles [mailto:jbareilles@nohum.k12.ca.us]
Dear folks,
Pearl Harbor's 67th anniversary is coming up. Some good resources include History Channel http://www.history.com/video.do?action=home You can do a search for "Pearl Harbor" and will find at least four people telling about their memory of the attack. History Channel also has a series called "Hero Ships" which has episodes on the USS Enterprise and the USS Arizona.
The National World War II Museum also has lesson plans and resources and also has a new program where they will send you a trunk of WW II materials for only the shipping costs (about $40 to California).
Gilder Lehrman has its Battlelines website where letters from soldiers are viewable (along with audio of someone reading them). They can be found:
here. If you click on Chapter 4, "Combat" and then select "William Czako" you will read and hear the letter from Ensign Czako as his ship sat in Pearl Harbor the morning of December 7th. This is very cool.
Jack Bareilles
Director Humboldt County and Northern California Teaching American History Programs
Northern Humboldt Union High School District Grant Administrator
McKinleyville High School
1300 Murray Road
McKinleyville, CA 95519
(707) 839-6492
(707) 839-6407 (fax)
(707) 845-6546 (cellular)
(707) 445-8528 (home)
Dear folks,
Pearl Harbor's 67th anniversary is coming up. Some good resources include History Channel http://www.history.com/video.do?action=home You can do a search for "Pearl Harbor" and will find at least four people telling about their memory of the attack. History Channel also has a series called "Hero Ships" which has episodes on the USS Enterprise and the USS Arizona.
The National World War II Museum also has lesson plans and resources and also has a new program where they will send you a trunk of WW II materials for only the shipping costs (about $40 to California).
Gilder Lehrman has its Battlelines website where letters from soldiers are viewable (along with audio of someone reading them). They can be found:
here. If you click on Chapter 4, "Combat" and then select "William Czako" you will read and hear the letter from Ensign Czako as his ship sat in Pearl Harbor the morning of December 7th. This is very cool.
Jack Bareilles
Director Humboldt County and Northern California Teaching American History Programs
Northern Humboldt Union High School District Grant Administrator
McKinleyville High School
1300 Murray Road
McKinleyville, CA 95519
(707) 839-6492
(707) 839-6407 (fax)
(707) 845-6546 (cellular)
(707) 445-8528 (home)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Humanities West presents "India Rising" and "Confronting Napoleon"
From: Patricia Lundberg, Executive Director [mailto:patricia@humanitieswest.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Lundberg, Executive Director
Dear Friend of Humanities West,
Please join us as our 2008-2009 season continues.
Tickets for our second program, India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity, are now available.
India Rising is a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and musical presentations exploring the dynamic fusion of modern Indian culture, where ancient tradition meets current innovation and is revealed in contemporary art, literature, film, and music.
The program takes place on Friday, February 27, from 8 pm to 10:15 pm and Saturday, February 28, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.
Please see the article below and
visit our web site for more information:
HumanitiesWest.org
Humanities West, a unique San Francisco Bay Area non-profit, has been "exploring history to celebrate the mind and the arts" since 1983. Your support helps us sustain excellence in interdisciplinary arts and humanities programs for the general public throughout Northern California. HumanitiesWest.org
India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity
India's artists, in pace with their country's rapid modernization, have adopted many contemporary techniques. Yet past traditions remain strong. Ancient themes and modern modes of expression intermingle with fruitful creative tension. Abstract and surrealist artists incorporate images of legendary gods and heroes in their work, and musicians create exciting new sounds in collaboration with Western jazz and classical performers. Literature and cinema with rural village scenes compete with others featuring urban landscapes, Indian-American cultural fusion, and the seductive joys of Bollywood. This two-day presentation explores the result: a kaleidoscope of unique new delights for the eye, the ear, and the spirit.
On Friday Shashi Tharoor (diplomat, writer, and chairman of Dubai-based Afras Ventures) will discuss the 'soft power' of India. In contrast to how India's economic dynamism, political stability, and proven military capabilities assure its status as a "world leader" Tharoor's lecture will examine how Indian art, music and dance, fashions, and cuisine strengthen India's worldwide influence and contribute to its "great power". Santhi Kavuri-Bauer (Assistant Professor, Art History, San Francisco State University) follows with an illustrated talk tracing the development of modern art in India and will highlight several contemporary artists, who combine traditional symbols, forms and processes with modern media techniques.
On Saturday Vikram Chandra (Senior Lecturer, UC Berkeley) one of modern India's greatest novelists, will read from and describe his best-known work, the epic Sacred Games, a Victorian-Indian-gangster-spy-family saga, placing his work into the broad context of Indian literature today. Dard Neuman (Kamil and Talat Hasan Endowed Chair in Classical Indian Music, UC Santa Cruz) lectures on Indian music, with rare recordings. Dilip Basu (Associate Professor of History and Founding Director, Archives and Study Center on Satyajit Ray, UC Santa Cruz) presents a lecture with film clips, affirming that the cinema of Satyajit Ray and his cohorts in post-independent India remain quintessentially modern. Raka Ray (Chair of the Center for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley) discusses the Indian Idol Phenomenon, in which the women and the rich men are voted off first in support of upward mobility for the poor Nepalese boy who eventually wins, and in a sense causes the upward mobility of his whole community, generating pride within the regionally underserved.
There will be special pre-program musical performances of Indian Classical Music by Joanna Mack of the Ali Akbar College of Music, on Friday at 7:30pm and on Saturday at 1:00pm.
For a complete program schedule and additional information about the presenters please visit HumanitiesWest.org.
Related Events
The Enigma of Arrival:
Modern India & Anglophone Literature
Lecture by Stanford University Professor
Saikat Majumdar and
A Conversation with Award-Winning Indian Novelist
Vikram Chandra
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
5:30pm Reception
6 pm Lecture
Mechanics' Institute
57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
Modern India and its people are increasingly associated with a narrative of achievement and prosperity in the realms of the economic and the cultural. State-of-the-art technology and award-winning literature are two of India's most dazzling ambassadors.
This lecture will briefly overview the field of modern Indian-English literature and raise some questions in the process: Is it possible today to see the phenomenon of Anglophone Indian literature as separate from the new image of rise and growth that currently engulfs this nation? What is gained, and what is lost when an art form gets so closely wedded to tropes of progress and achievement in the national and global public spheres?
Professor Majumdar will end his lecture in conversation with Vikram Chandra, author of Sacred Games and one of India's foremost novelists.
FREE to Members of Mechanics' Institute and Friends of Humanities West
$12 general public
To Reserve Tickets please call
415.393.0100
For more information:
Mechanics' Institute
___________________________
Preview of India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity
A Fireside Chat with George Hammond
February 24, 2009
7:00 pm
Orinda Library
26 Orinda Way
Orinda, CA 94563
(925) 254-2184
Free to the General Public.
Sincerely,
Patricia Lundberg, PhD, Executive Director
Humanities West, P O Box 546
San Francisco, CA 94104
info@humanitieswest.org
Dear Friend of Humanities West,
Please join us as our 2008-2009 season continues.
Tickets for our second program, India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity, are now available.
India Rising is a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and musical presentations exploring the dynamic fusion of modern Indian culture, where ancient tradition meets current innovation and is revealed in contemporary art, literature, film, and music.
The program takes place on Friday, February 27, from 8 pm to 10:15 pm and Saturday, February 28, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.
Please see the article below and
visit our web site for more information:
HumanitiesWest.org
Humanities West, a unique San Francisco Bay Area non-profit, has been "exploring history to celebrate the mind and the arts" since 1983. Your support helps us sustain excellence in interdisciplinary arts and humanities programs for the general public throughout Northern California. HumanitiesWest.org
India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity
India's artists, in pace with their country's rapid modernization, have adopted many contemporary techniques. Yet past traditions remain strong. Ancient themes and modern modes of expression intermingle with fruitful creative tension. Abstract and surrealist artists incorporate images of legendary gods and heroes in their work, and musicians create exciting new sounds in collaboration with Western jazz and classical performers. Literature and cinema with rural village scenes compete with others featuring urban landscapes, Indian-American cultural fusion, and the seductive joys of Bollywood. This two-day presentation explores the result: a kaleidoscope of unique new delights for the eye, the ear, and the spirit.
On Friday Shashi Tharoor (diplomat, writer, and chairman of Dubai-based Afras Ventures) will discuss the 'soft power' of India. In contrast to how India's economic dynamism, political stability, and proven military capabilities assure its status as a "world leader" Tharoor's lecture will examine how Indian art, music and dance, fashions, and cuisine strengthen India's worldwide influence and contribute to its "great power". Santhi Kavuri-Bauer (Assistant Professor, Art History, San Francisco State University) follows with an illustrated talk tracing the development of modern art in India and will highlight several contemporary artists, who combine traditional symbols, forms and processes with modern media techniques.
On Saturday Vikram Chandra (Senior Lecturer, UC Berkeley) one of modern India's greatest novelists, will read from and describe his best-known work, the epic Sacred Games, a Victorian-Indian-gangster-spy-family saga, placing his work into the broad context of Indian literature today. Dard Neuman (Kamil and Talat Hasan Endowed Chair in Classical Indian Music, UC Santa Cruz) lectures on Indian music, with rare recordings. Dilip Basu (Associate Professor of History and Founding Director, Archives and Study Center on Satyajit Ray, UC Santa Cruz) presents a lecture with film clips, affirming that the cinema of Satyajit Ray and his cohorts in post-independent India remain quintessentially modern. Raka Ray (Chair of the Center for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley) discusses the Indian Idol Phenomenon, in which the women and the rich men are voted off first in support of upward mobility for the poor Nepalese boy who eventually wins, and in a sense causes the upward mobility of his whole community, generating pride within the regionally underserved.
There will be special pre-program musical performances of Indian Classical Music by Joanna Mack of the Ali Akbar College of Music, on Friday at 7:30pm and on Saturday at 1:00pm.
For a complete program schedule and additional information about the presenters please visit HumanitiesWest.org.
Related Events
The Enigma of Arrival:
Modern India & Anglophone Literature
Lecture by Stanford University Professor
Saikat Majumdar and
A Conversation with Award-Winning Indian Novelist
Vikram Chandra
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
5:30pm Reception
6 pm Lecture
Mechanics' Institute
57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
Modern India and its people are increasingly associated with a narrative of achievement and prosperity in the realms of the economic and the cultural. State-of-the-art technology and award-winning literature are two of India's most dazzling ambassadors.
This lecture will briefly overview the field of modern Indian-English literature and raise some questions in the process: Is it possible today to see the phenomenon of Anglophone Indian literature as separate from the new image of rise and growth that currently engulfs this nation? What is gained, and what is lost when an art form gets so closely wedded to tropes of progress and achievement in the national and global public spheres?
Professor Majumdar will end his lecture in conversation with Vikram Chandra, author of Sacred Games and one of India's foremost novelists.
FREE to Members of Mechanics' Institute and Friends of Humanities West
$12 general public
To Reserve Tickets please call
415.393.0100
For more information:
Mechanics' Institute
___________________________
Preview of India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity
A Fireside Chat with George Hammond
February 24, 2009
7:00 pm
Orinda Library
26 Orinda Way
Orinda, CA 94563
(925) 254-2184
Free to the General Public.
Sincerely,
Patricia Lundberg, PhD, Executive Director
Humanities West, P O Box 546
San Francisco, CA 94104
info@humanitieswest.org
Crimes and Confessions: The Frost-Nixon Interview
From: ABC-CLIO Schools [mailto:abc-clioschools@abc-clio.com]
Welcome to History and the Headlines, a series of complimentary online resource collections from ABC-CLIO designed to provide you with authoritative and engaging information to help students dissect and understand important events.
Reel to Real editions of History and the Headlines are innovative instructional resources that serve as a jumping-off point for guided inquiry into the events, conditions, and people covered in newly released films.
Crimes and Confessions: The Frost-Nixon Interview
Director Ron Howard’s new film Frost/Nixon offers a dramatic account of the nationally televised interviews between British talk show host David Frost and Richard Nixon in 1977, a public event that drew 45 million viewers eager to hear the former president’s revelations on the Watergate scandal and his subsequent resignation.
The film provides a key opportunity for students to examine both the polemic events leading up to the televised program and the impact of the interview itself, highlighting the complex ethics of executive privilege and the role of the media in this significant moment in American history.
Frost/Nixon is slated for release on December 5, 2008.
This resource site will be available for access until March 1, 2009.
Don’t Miss This Upcoming Topic in History and the Headlines!
Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
60th Anniversary
December 10, 2008
130 Cremona Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93117
(800) 368-6868
Welcome to History and the Headlines, a series of complimentary online resource collections from ABC-CLIO designed to provide you with authoritative and engaging information to help students dissect and understand important events.
Reel to Real editions of History and the Headlines are innovative instructional resources that serve as a jumping-off point for guided inquiry into the events, conditions, and people covered in newly released films.
Crimes and Confessions: The Frost-Nixon Interview
Director Ron Howard’s new film Frost/Nixon offers a dramatic account of the nationally televised interviews between British talk show host David Frost and Richard Nixon in 1977, a public event that drew 45 million viewers eager to hear the former president’s revelations on the Watergate scandal and his subsequent resignation.
The film provides a key opportunity for students to examine both the polemic events leading up to the televised program and the impact of the interview itself, highlighting the complex ethics of executive privilege and the role of the media in this significant moment in American history.
Frost/Nixon is slated for release on December 5, 2008.
This resource site will be available for access until March 1, 2009.
Don’t Miss This Upcoming Topic in History and the Headlines!
Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
60th Anniversary
December 10, 2008
130 Cremona Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93117
(800) 368-6868
Gilder Lehrman: New Podcast on Reconstruction
From: Gilder Lehrman Institute [mailto:gli@gilderlehrman.org]
NEW PODCAST: RECONSTRUCTION
Eric Foner, Professor of History at Columbia University, explains why an understanding of Reconstruction– and why it failed — is critical to understanding the civil rights movement of the twentieth century. To hear this podcast, click here:
http://gilderlehrman.org/wp/?p=73
NEW PODCAST: RECONSTRUCTION
Eric Foner, Professor of History at Columbia University, explains why an understanding of Reconstruction– and why it failed — is critical to understanding the civil rights movement of the twentieth century. To hear this podcast, click here:
http://gilderlehrman.org/wp/?p=73
Teaching Tolerance -- Responding to Obama
From: Teaching Tolerance
December 4, 2008
America at the Extremes
Barack Obama's election as president surely marks racial progress in the U.S., yet a rash of hate crimes and bias incidents in the wake of his election show clearly that America is far from entering a "post-racial" era, as some commentators have suggested.
Although the bulk of bigoted, anti-Obama incidents have occurred outside of schools, K-12 environments have not been immune.
Seven Steps for Administrators Facing Backlash Incidents
How Educators Can Take Action in the Classroom
How One School Responded
Does Obama's election as the next president mean race no longer matters or that racism no longer exists?
What Does "Post-Racial" Mean Anyway? A Lesson for Grades 6-12
Our Unfinished Work A Lesson for Grades 9-12
These compare-and-contrast activities will help students appreciate the historic nature of an African American serving as the 44th president of the United States.
Welcome to the White House A Lesson for Grades 2-5
An Historic Vote A Lesson for Grades 9-12
Also Available from Teaching Tolerance
What Santa Can Teach Us About Stereotypes
The Holiday Dilemma - Religion in Schools
It's Official - We're in a Recession
The Economic Downturn Hits Schools
Teaching Tolerance
c/o Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104
Teaching Economic Issues Seminars in Santa Barbara, California
From: Bernard [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]
Economic Issues for Teachers Santa Barbara, California January 15-18, 2009
What:
Seminars include:
4 Economic Issues curriculum units presented in a special get-away seminar.
FTE associates Dr. Ken Leonard and Kathy Ratté will present background lectures and engage participants in classroom activities from:
The Economic Demise of the Soviet Union,
The Economics of Water and the Environment,
Issues in International Trade, and
Is Capitalism Good for the Poor
Graduate Credit from the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs 2 semester hours in Economics (Cost: $100)
Of all the many workshops I have attended, this Issues program is the most useable, most data driven, most comprehensive, and most immediately transferable to the classroom. The Teaching Economics Issues program is teacher-friendly and FTE treats all participants as true professionals, people to be valued. James Lane, Orange, Ohio
When and Where:
Hotel Mar Monte, Santa Barbara CA, January 15-18, 2009
Seminars begin at 2:30 p.m. Thursday and dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Daily schedules on Friday and Saturday include free time for recreation.
Located just steps from the beach and 2 minutes from downtown, the Hotel Mar Monte blends the perfect balance of old-world charm with the latest amenities. Upon its construction nearly a century ago, the hotel was designed to provide breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and the majestic Santa Ynez Mountains. Although many features have changed since that time, these vistas are just as inspiringly beautiful today.
Cost and Stipend:
Participants are responsible for their transportation to and from the seminar.
$100 deposit is required for registration. Deposits will be returned at the completion of the program. Lodging (double occupancy with another participant) and some meals will be provided.
To help defray meal and travel expenses, participants will receive a $150 stipend with their certificate of completion.
Participants requesting a single room or bringing a spouse will be charged $260.
Deposit refund, stipend, and university credit conditional on presence at all sessions from 2:30 p.m. Thursday through 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
Who can attend?
Attendance is open to participants who have not previously attended Economic Issues for Teachers.
Register online or download applications at www.fte.org/pta/issues/. Registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Space is limited.
Unit Descriptions:
The Economic Demise of the Soviet Union. What happened is surely one of the great events of modern history, an upheaval that will continue to have monumental impact on global politics and trade. In the 6-hour workshop, Soviet history is the vehicle for teaching fundamental skills and principles of economic reasoning, which are then used to analyze the complexities of the intertwined economic, political-legal and moral-cultural components of Soviet society. The lessons not only explain why the Soviet economy collapsed, but also provide basic economic lessons applicable to understanding our own economy.
Economics of Water and the Environment. This is a 7 lesson unit on Environmental Economics, targeted to grades 7 - 10 or 11, suitable for economics, current issues (including debate), science, law, civics. The 7 lessons focus on: incentives, opportunity cost (diamond/water paradox), the characteristics of property rights, property rights & law, marginal costs/marginal benefits, and public choice. Each lesson includes teacher background information and real-world examples, and a classroom activity.
Issues of International Trade. Trade issues occasionally dominate and are a continuing theme of the international scene: the global market, sweatshops, child labor, trade deficits, the euro, sanctions, tariffs, embargoes, and the EU, NAFTA, WTO - the seemingly endless alphabet of interest groups, treaties, organizations, and trade agreements. As a classroom topic, international trade has the great advantage of providing ready-made material for teachers wanting to engage student interest in current events. On the other hand, the complexity of the issues surrounding trade is daunting. While economic reasoning doesn't guarantee resolution of the issues, it is a powerful tool of critical thinking that brings clarity to the discussion of current events. The ability to determine comparative advantage through opportunity cost, the ability to identify incentives and predict resulting behavior, and the ability to use supply and demand analysis of particular labor and resource markets, help students to set aside the emotion of international trade issues and cut through the rhetoric of media reports. This workshop will offer examples and classroom activities that help students build a foundation for their opinions on the news of the day.
Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? With a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the FTE has created a high-school unit that uses economic reasoning to analyze the impact of capitalist institutions on the well-being of the world's poor. Lesson topics addressed include:
What is poverty and who are the poor?
What is capitalism?
Degrees of market competition
Property rights and the rule of law
Incentives that generate invention and innovation
Incentives that promote social cooperation
The international focus of the lessons is enhanced by case studies drawn from such diverse locations as China, Vietnam, Peru, and Argentina. In the interactive tradition of the FTE, the lessons employ a variety of teaching strategies from direct instruction to out-of-your-seat simulations.
Apply Now
Economic Issues for Teachers Santa Barbara, California January 15-18, 2009
What:
Seminars include:
4 Economic Issues curriculum units presented in a special get-away seminar.
FTE associates Dr. Ken Leonard and Kathy Ratté will present background lectures and engage participants in classroom activities from:
The Economic Demise of the Soviet Union,
The Economics of Water and the Environment,
Issues in International Trade, and
Is Capitalism Good for the Poor
Graduate Credit from the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs 2 semester hours in Economics (Cost: $100)
Of all the many workshops I have attended, this Issues program is the most useable, most data driven, most comprehensive, and most immediately transferable to the classroom. The Teaching Economics Issues program is teacher-friendly and FTE treats all participants as true professionals, people to be valued. James Lane, Orange, Ohio
When and Where:
Hotel Mar Monte, Santa Barbara CA, January 15-18, 2009
Seminars begin at 2:30 p.m. Thursday and dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Daily schedules on Friday and Saturday include free time for recreation.
Located just steps from the beach and 2 minutes from downtown, the Hotel Mar Monte blends the perfect balance of old-world charm with the latest amenities. Upon its construction nearly a century ago, the hotel was designed to provide breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and the majestic Santa Ynez Mountains. Although many features have changed since that time, these vistas are just as inspiringly beautiful today.
Cost and Stipend:
Participants are responsible for their transportation to and from the seminar.
$100 deposit is required for registration. Deposits will be returned at the completion of the program. Lodging (double occupancy with another participant) and some meals will be provided.
To help defray meal and travel expenses, participants will receive a $150 stipend with their certificate of completion.
Participants requesting a single room or bringing a spouse will be charged $260.
Deposit refund, stipend, and university credit conditional on presence at all sessions from 2:30 p.m. Thursday through 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
Who can attend?
Attendance is open to participants who have not previously attended Economic Issues for Teachers.
Register online or download applications at www.fte.org/pta/issues/. Registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Space is limited.
Unit Descriptions:
The Economic Demise of the Soviet Union. What happened is surely one of the great events of modern history, an upheaval that will continue to have monumental impact on global politics and trade. In the 6-hour workshop, Soviet history is the vehicle for teaching fundamental skills and principles of economic reasoning, which are then used to analyze the complexities of the intertwined economic, political-legal and moral-cultural components of Soviet society. The lessons not only explain why the Soviet economy collapsed, but also provide basic economic lessons applicable to understanding our own economy.
Economics of Water and the Environment. This is a 7 lesson unit on Environmental Economics, targeted to grades 7 - 10 or 11, suitable for economics, current issues (including debate), science, law, civics. The 7 lessons focus on: incentives, opportunity cost (diamond/water paradox), the characteristics of property rights, property rights & law, marginal costs/marginal benefits, and public choice. Each lesson includes teacher background information and real-world examples, and a classroom activity.
Issues of International Trade. Trade issues occasionally dominate and are a continuing theme of the international scene: the global market, sweatshops, child labor, trade deficits, the euro, sanctions, tariffs, embargoes, and the EU, NAFTA, WTO - the seemingly endless alphabet of interest groups, treaties, organizations, and trade agreements. As a classroom topic, international trade has the great advantage of providing ready-made material for teachers wanting to engage student interest in current events. On the other hand, the complexity of the issues surrounding trade is daunting. While economic reasoning doesn't guarantee resolution of the issues, it is a powerful tool of critical thinking that brings clarity to the discussion of current events. The ability to determine comparative advantage through opportunity cost, the ability to identify incentives and predict resulting behavior, and the ability to use supply and demand analysis of particular labor and resource markets, help students to set aside the emotion of international trade issues and cut through the rhetoric of media reports. This workshop will offer examples and classroom activities that help students build a foundation for their opinions on the news of the day.
Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? With a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the FTE has created a high-school unit that uses economic reasoning to analyze the impact of capitalist institutions on the well-being of the world's poor. Lesson topics addressed include:
What is poverty and who are the poor?
What is capitalism?
Degrees of market competition
Property rights and the rule of law
Incentives that generate invention and innovation
Incentives that promote social cooperation
The international focus of the lessons is enhanced by case studies drawn from such diverse locations as China, Vietnam, Peru, and Argentina. In the interactive tradition of the FTE, the lessons employ a variety of teaching strategies from direct instruction to out-of-your-seat simulations.
Apply Now
New Economics Education Website for K-12 Teachers
From: Bernard [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]
We want to share a new economics education website for K-12 teachers and other economic educators. Please look over EconEdReviews (EER) at www.econedreviews.org. EER is supported by the Calvin Kazanjian Economics Foundation, with management assistance from the University of Nebraska Omaha Center for Economic Education and technical assistance from the National Council on Economic Education.
What EER will provide:
EER will index all of the free high quality economic education materials we can locate on the web, provide brief descriptions of each and, most importantly, provide reviews of the materials by K-12 teachers who have used them. The website purpose is for teachers to help other teachers find good economics materials for the classroom.
How to use the new website:
Teachers can search for lessons by grade level, concept, standard, or subject matter. When a list of lessons fitting the requirements is provided by the website search, a star system will reveal which were most liked by teachers, and the written reviews will give the details, including tips on how to best use the materials.
For teachers:
The lessons are there for all teachers to use. We ask and hope that teachers will return to EER after using materials to help other teachers by providing a review. The reviews are anonymous, unless you want to include your name. If you have used any teaching materials from the web recently, please come to www.econedreviews.com at any time to provide a review. It will only take a minute to help other teachers. Also, if you have used materials that we have not included on the website, please email ksosin@mail.unomaha.edu with the URL.
For NCEE-affiliated Councils and Centers for Economic Education:
Please examine the EER website and give us your reactions. If you agree that it will be very good for teachers looking for great materials, will you consider adding a link to www.econedreviews.org on your home page? We will also be very appreciative if you will show the website at your seminars and workshops.
Kim Sosin, Center Associate, University of Nebraska Omaha
Kevin Smith, NCEE Curriculum & Instructional Designer
Mary Lynn Reiser, Center Associate, University of Nebraska Omaha
We want to share a new economics education website for K-12 teachers and other economic educators. Please look over EconEdReviews (EER) at www.econedreviews.org. EER is supported by the Calvin Kazanjian Economics Foundation, with management assistance from the University of Nebraska Omaha Center for Economic Education and technical assistance from the National Council on Economic Education.
What EER will provide:
EER will index all of the free high quality economic education materials we can locate on the web, provide brief descriptions of each and, most importantly, provide reviews of the materials by K-12 teachers who have used them. The website purpose is for teachers to help other teachers find good economics materials for the classroom.
How to use the new website:
Teachers can search for lessons by grade level, concept, standard, or subject matter. When a list of lessons fitting the requirements is provided by the website search, a star system will reveal which were most liked by teachers, and the written reviews will give the details, including tips on how to best use the materials.
For teachers:
The lessons are there for all teachers to use. We ask and hope that teachers will return to EER after using materials to help other teachers by providing a review. The reviews are anonymous, unless you want to include your name. If you have used any teaching materials from the web recently, please come to www.econedreviews.com at any time to provide a review. It will only take a minute to help other teachers. Also, if you have used materials that we have not included on the website, please email ksosin@mail.unomaha.edu with the URL.
For NCEE-affiliated Councils and Centers for Economic Education:
Please examine the EER website and give us your reactions. If you agree that it will be very good for teachers looking for great materials, will you consider adding a link to www.econedreviews.org on your home page? We will also be very appreciative if you will show the website at your seminars and workshops.
Kim Sosin, Center Associate, University of Nebraska Omaha
Kevin Smith, NCEE Curriculum & Instructional Designer
Mary Lynn Reiser, Center Associate, University of Nebraska Omaha
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