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From: Sheila Jordan
Alameda County Board of Education
and
Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Resolution No. 1843
African American History Month – February, 2008
WHEREAS, Americans of African descent helped develop our nation in countless ways; and
WHEREAS, African American history reflects a determined spirit of perseverance and cultural pride in its struggle to share equally in the opportunities of a nation founded upon the principles of freedom and liberty for all people; and
WHEREAS, the history and contributions of African American citizens have been consistently overlooked and undervalued in the curriculum of public education institutions; and
WHEREAS, African American citizens have participated in every effort to secure, protect, and maintain the essence and substance of American democracy, as reflected by California Education Code section 37221(d) which establishes March 5 as Black American Day to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Crispus Attucks, the first African American martyr of the Boston Massacre; and
WHEREAS, it is important that the history curriculum in our schools, at every grade level, reflects the experiences of men and women of different racial, religious and ethnic groups so that each student has an opportunity to understand the common humanity underlying all groups; develop pride in his or her own identity and heritage; and to understand, respect and accept the identity and heritage of others:
THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alameda County Board of Education and the Alameda County Superintendent of Schools do encourage all Alameda County School Districts to commemorate African American History Month with appropriate instructional activities to recognize the countless contributions that African Americans have made in helping our nation achieve greatness.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of February, 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: ___6___ NOES: _______ ABST: _______ ABSENT: ___1___
Friday, February 6, 2009
ACOE Resolution on Women's History Month
From: Sheila Jordan
Alameda County Board of Education
and
Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Resolution No. 1844
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH – MARCH 2009
WHEREAS, Women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; and
WHEREAS, Women continue to play a critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of the nation by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the home; and
WHEREAS, Women have played a unique role throughout our history by providing the majority of the nation’s volunteer labor force and were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in the country; and
WHEREAS, Women have been leaders in every major progressive social change movement, not only to secure their own right of suffrage and equal opportunity but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, and the modern civil rights movement, which attempt to create a more fair and just society for all; and
WHEREAS, The History-Social Science Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve states that the history of community, state, region, nation, and world must reflect the experiences of men and women and of different racial, religious, and ethnic groups and that these studies be integrated at every grade level in the curriculum.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Alameda County Board of Education and the Alameda County Superintendent of Schools encourage all educational communities to commemorate Women’s History Month, March 2008, with appropriate instructional activities to recognize the countless contributions that women have made to help our nation achieve greatness.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of February, 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: ___6___ NOES: _______ ABST: _______ ABSENT: ___1___
Alameda County Board of Education
and
Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Resolution No. 1844
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH – MARCH 2009
WHEREAS, Women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; and
WHEREAS, Women continue to play a critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of the nation by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the home; and
WHEREAS, Women have played a unique role throughout our history by providing the majority of the nation’s volunteer labor force and were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in the country; and
WHEREAS, Women have been leaders in every major progressive social change movement, not only to secure their own right of suffrage and equal opportunity but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, and the modern civil rights movement, which attempt to create a more fair and just society for all; and
WHEREAS, The History-Social Science Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve states that the history of community, state, region, nation, and world must reflect the experiences of men and women and of different racial, religious, and ethnic groups and that these studies be integrated at every grade level in the curriculum.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Alameda County Board of Education and the Alameda County Superintendent of Schools encourage all educational communities to commemorate Women’s History Month, March 2008, with appropriate instructional activities to recognize the countless contributions that women have made to help our nation achieve greatness.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of February, 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: ___6___ NOES: _______ ABST: _______ ABSENT: ___1___
Humanities West: Cinematic Art and Reality Television in Modern India
From: Patricia Lundberg, Executive Director [patricia@humanitieswest.ccsend.com]
Dear Friend of Humanities West,
Have you seen Slum Dog Millionaire yet?
Trust me. It's great. Find out even more about Indian Cinema and upward mobility in India at Humanities West's India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity, Friday evening, February 27 and all-day Saturday February 28, 2009 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.
The Saturday program features a lecture with film clips by Dilip Basu, Founding Director of the Satyajit Ray Film Archives at UC Santa Cruz on the cinema of Satyajit Ray and his cohorts in post-independent India.
Learn how popular cinema, both past and present, uses the modern cinematic medium to the fullest while following the traditional Indian dramaturgy in form and content. And Professor Raka Ray, Sarah Kailath Chair in Indian Studies, Chair of the Center for South Asia Studies, and Associate Professor of Sociology and South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California Berkeley not only moderates this program but lectures on Reality Television and the New India.
As American Idol again draws high television ratings in February, Professor Ray will discuss 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.
Get tickets now!
Visit our web site for more information:
HumanitiesWest.org
Visit City Box Office to buy tickets.
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.
RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Visit our web site to:
> Download the "India Rising" brochure
> Download our newest and archived newsletters
> Suggested reading for "India Rising"
> If you are a contributor to Humanities West or a ticketholder to India Rising and would like a copy of our specially prepared India Reader, you may request your copy by writing to info@humanitieswest.org.
Patricia Lundberg, PhD, Executive Director
Humanities West, P O Box 546
San Francisco, CA 94104
info@humanitieswest.org
Dear Friend of Humanities West,
Have you seen Slum Dog Millionaire yet?
Trust me. It's great. Find out even more about Indian Cinema and upward mobility in India at Humanities West's India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity, Friday evening, February 27 and all-day Saturday February 28, 2009 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.
The Saturday program features a lecture with film clips by Dilip Basu, Founding Director of the Satyajit Ray Film Archives at UC Santa Cruz on the cinema of Satyajit Ray and his cohorts in post-independent India.
Learn how popular cinema, both past and present, uses the modern cinematic medium to the fullest while following the traditional Indian dramaturgy in form and content. And Professor Raka Ray, Sarah Kailath Chair in Indian Studies, Chair of the Center for South Asia Studies, and Associate Professor of Sociology and South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California Berkeley not only moderates this program but lectures on Reality Television and the New India.
As American Idol again draws high television ratings in February, Professor Ray will discuss 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.
Get tickets now!
Visit our web site for more information:
HumanitiesWest.org
Visit City Box Office to buy tickets.
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.
RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Visit our web site to:
> Download the "India Rising" brochure
> Download our newest and archived newsletters
> Suggested reading for "India Rising"
> If you are a contributor to Humanities West or a ticketholder to India Rising and would like a copy of our specially prepared India Reader, you may request your copy by writing to info@humanitieswest.org.
Patricia Lundberg, PhD, Executive Director
Humanities West, P O Box 546
San Francisco, CA 94104
info@humanitieswest.org
"Uncle Toisan" History Alive! Performances
From: judy.hu@gmail.com
Chinese Historical Society of America
Presents...
"Uncle Toisan"
Exclusive school performances to Bay Area public schools this spring
CHSA offered free performances in a similar vein in 2006 with the History Alive! performance of "Chinatown is Burning! Hugh Liang: Eyewitness to the 1906 Earthquake and Fire," the special presentation we had prepared for the Earthquake Centennial celebration.
Performed by Artist-in-Residence Charlie Chin, "Uncle Toisan" features the unique experience of a Chinese American immigrant to the United States. This one-man theater performance has historical relevance to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Angel Island, World War II, and the modern post-civil rights movement.
Performances are offered free to Bay Area public elementary, middle and high schools during May and June this year--just in time for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May.
This Chautauquan performance allows school-age audiences to see history come alive in the form of storytelling in which the presenter takes on the character of an actual person in history, tells that person's story, takes questions from the audience in character, and then finally steps out of the character in order to discuss the character's life.
The "Uncle Toisan" presentation is about one hour long. More detailed information is below. Please contact me if you have any questions; otherwise to schedule bookings of "Uncle Toisan," please contact Michelle Louie at michelle@chsa.org or 415-391-1188 x101.
Judy Hu
Communications Director
Chinese Historical Society of America
965 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
t: 415-391-1188 x107
e: judy@chsa.org
w: chsa.org
ABOUT "Uncle Toisan"
Uncle Toisan enters the country as a 17 year old "paper son" (immigrants who purchased legal immigration status as a "paper son" of an American citizen), then perseveres through a two-month detention at Angel Island Immigration Station on the eve of its closing in 1939. Angel Island Immigration Station, often called Ellis Island of the West, operated from 1910 to 1940 as a detention center to control the flow of immigrants--largely Chinese, but also Japanese and Russian.
He is then drafted in 1942 to serve in Europe during World War II, returning from the battlefield to face discrimination at home as a laborer in the restaurants and laundries of SF Chinatown. However, he witnesses and experiences the tremendous changes in Chinatown stemming from the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the final lifting of Exclusion, the growth of Asian American political empowerment and the changing demographics of California due to post Vietnam war rounds of immigration.
The premise of the story will be Uncle Toisan playing the Chinese two stringed fiddle called the erhu on the street in Chinatown to make a few extra dollars to supplement his retirement in a small apartment he shares with his nephew's family who recently immigrated from the People's Republic of China. It is the early 1990's and Uncle Toisan is in his late 70's. A group of students from UC Berkeley Asian American Studies class on a walking tour led by CHSA guides, stops to talk to him, inspiring him to share his story.
"Uncle Toisan" is generously supported by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation and the California Council for the Humanities as part of the Council's statewide California Stories Initiative.
Chinese Historical Society of America
Presents...
"Uncle Toisan"
Exclusive school performances to Bay Area public schools this spring
CHSA offered free performances in a similar vein in 2006 with the History Alive! performance of "Chinatown is Burning! Hugh Liang: Eyewitness to the 1906 Earthquake and Fire," the special presentation we had prepared for the Earthquake Centennial celebration.
Performed by Artist-in-Residence Charlie Chin, "Uncle Toisan" features the unique experience of a Chinese American immigrant to the United States. This one-man theater performance has historical relevance to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Angel Island, World War II, and the modern post-civil rights movement.
Performances are offered free to Bay Area public elementary, middle and high schools during May and June this year--just in time for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May.
This Chautauquan performance allows school-age audiences to see history come alive in the form of storytelling in which the presenter takes on the character of an actual person in history, tells that person's story, takes questions from the audience in character, and then finally steps out of the character in order to discuss the character's life.
The "Uncle Toisan" presentation is about one hour long. More detailed information is below. Please contact me if you have any questions; otherwise to schedule bookings of "Uncle Toisan," please contact Michelle Louie at michelle@chsa.org or 415-391-1188 x101.
Judy Hu
Communications Director
Chinese Historical Society of America
965 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
t: 415-391-1188 x107
e: judy@chsa.org
w: chsa.org
ABOUT "Uncle Toisan"
Uncle Toisan enters the country as a 17 year old "paper son" (immigrants who purchased legal immigration status as a "paper son" of an American citizen), then perseveres through a two-month detention at Angel Island Immigration Station on the eve of its closing in 1939. Angel Island Immigration Station, often called Ellis Island of the West, operated from 1910 to 1940 as a detention center to control the flow of immigrants--largely Chinese, but also Japanese and Russian.
He is then drafted in 1942 to serve in Europe during World War II, returning from the battlefield to face discrimination at home as a laborer in the restaurants and laundries of SF Chinatown. However, he witnesses and experiences the tremendous changes in Chinatown stemming from the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the final lifting of Exclusion, the growth of Asian American political empowerment and the changing demographics of California due to post Vietnam war rounds of immigration.
The premise of the story will be Uncle Toisan playing the Chinese two stringed fiddle called the erhu on the street in Chinatown to make a few extra dollars to supplement his retirement in a small apartment he shares with his nephew's family who recently immigrated from the People's Republic of China. It is the early 1990's and Uncle Toisan is in his late 70's. A group of students from UC Berkeley Asian American Studies class on a walking tour led by CHSA guides, stops to talk to him, inspiring him to share his story.
"Uncle Toisan" is generously supported by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation and the California Council for the Humanities as part of the Council's statewide California Stories Initiative.
Teaching in the Downturn
From: Teaching Tolerance <TeachingTolerance@newsletter.tolerance.org>
From: Teaching Tolerance
Teaching in the Downturn
The economic crisis is a massive problem, but teachers don't have to become its powerless victims. It's true that schools are facing cutbacks, students are being uprooted by foreclosures and teachers' own families are facing hardship. But this is also a teachable moment.
"We Have to Believe We Can Get Through This"
Experts explain where the economy is heading and offer tips for empowering your students to deal with change.
How School Taught Me I Was Poor
A personal account of the "hidden curriculum" that shames and blames students in poverty. With professional development questions by Sonia Nieto.
Chicago Students Rise Up
Even in flush economic times, schools in low-income communities operate on a shoestring. A diverse group of Illinois students is rising up against unequal school funding.
Economic Injustice Affects Us All (Grades 7-12)
Most of us have seen our wages stagnate, but CEO pay has grown by leaps and bounds. This lesson plan lets your students find creative ways to illustrate the facts. From the Viva La Causa teaching kit.
ABCs of Domestic Poverty
What you don't know about poverty can hurt you - and your students. No matter what your economic background, these lesson plans help put poverty in perspective.
• Poverty Lesson for Teachers
• Calculating the Poverty Line (Grades 3 and up)
• Interpreting Wealth Disparities (Grades 6 and up)
• Wealth Matters (Grades 9-12)
Teaching Tolerance
c/o Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104
From: Teaching Tolerance
Teaching in the Downturn
The economic crisis is a massive problem, but teachers don't have to become its powerless victims. It's true that schools are facing cutbacks, students are being uprooted by foreclosures and teachers' own families are facing hardship. But this is also a teachable moment.
"We Have to Believe We Can Get Through This"
Experts explain where the economy is heading and offer tips for empowering your students to deal with change.
How School Taught Me I Was Poor
A personal account of the "hidden curriculum" that shames and blames students in poverty. With professional development questions by Sonia Nieto.
Chicago Students Rise Up
Even in flush economic times, schools in low-income communities operate on a shoestring. A diverse group of Illinois students is rising up against unequal school funding.
Economic Injustice Affects Us All (Grades 7-12)
Most of us have seen our wages stagnate, but CEO pay has grown by leaps and bounds. This lesson plan lets your students find creative ways to illustrate the facts. From the Viva La Causa teaching kit.
ABCs of Domestic Poverty
What you don't know about poverty can hurt you - and your students. No matter what your economic background, these lesson plans help put poverty in perspective.
• Poverty Lesson for Teachers
• Calculating the Poverty Line (Grades 3 and up)
• Interpreting Wealth Disparities (Grades 6 and up)
• Wealth Matters (Grades 9-12)
Teaching Tolerance
c/o Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104
Buffalo Soldiers Electronic Field Trip
From: Jack Bareilles [mailto:jbareilles@nohum.k12.ca.us]
With Black History Month upon us, here is an opportunity for one week from today.
The folks at Ball State University are having a electronic fieldtrip about the Buffalo Soldiers on Tuesday, February 10th at 10 AM Pacific Time.
You can access this free electronic fieldtrip and resources at: http://www.bsu.edu/eft/home/00front.htm
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)
With Black History Month upon us, here is an opportunity for one week from today.
The folks at Ball State University are having a electronic fieldtrip about the Buffalo Soldiers on Tuesday, February 10th at 10 AM Pacific Time.
You can access this free electronic fieldtrip and resources at: http://www.bsu.edu/eft/home/00front.htm
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)
Online Professional Development Workshops from the National Humanities Center
From: National Humanities Center [mailto:ckoplik@nationalhumanitiescenter.org]
Online Resource Workshops
U.S. History and American Literature Teachers
Spring 2009
§ Want to learn more about teaching primary documents in U.S. history classes?
§ Want to explore thematic connections between American literature and U.S. history?
§ Want to bring art into your history or literature lessons?
Register for live, 60-90 minute-long, workshops from the National Humanities Center.
The Center's online resource workshops give high school teachers of U.S. history and American literature a deeper understanding of their subject matter. Led by distinguished scholars, they introduce teachers to fresh texts and critical perspectives and help teachers integrate them into their lessons.
A resource workshop identifies central themes within a topic and explores ways to teach them through the close analysis of primary texts, including works of art, and the use of discussion questions. Texts are drawn from anthologies in the Center's Toolbox Library. To participate, all you need is a computer with an internet connection, a speaker, and a microphone.
Enrollment in each workshop is limited to eighteen participants.
Ten to thirty-five pages of reading
$35 registration fee
The registration fee may be paid by a school, district, professional development consortium, Teaching American History project, or other organization.
The National Humanities Center will supply documentation for certificate renewal credit (including technology CEUs).
For information about group participation, contact Richard R. Schramm, Vice President for Education Programs, National Humanities Center, at rschramm@nationalhumanitiescenter.org.
SCHEDULE
What It Meant to Be Enslaved
What did it mean to be enslaved in the United States?
How did the enslaved respond to bondage?
How did labor shape their daily lives?
In what ways did the enslaved resist bondage?
How did the enslaved maintain their identities?
Leader: Daina Berry, National Humanities Center Fellow, Professor of History, Michigan State University
Date and Time: Rescheduled - New Date: March 10, 2009; 6 p.m. (EST)
Registration Deadline: February 25, 2009 » Register online » Register by mail
Teaching African American History with WPA Slave Narratives
What do recollections of formerly enslaved people, gathered by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, tell us about slavery in America?
What interpretative challenges do the WPA slave narratives pose?
How can the WPA slave narratives be used with students?
Leader: Marianne Wason, Assistant Director, Education Programs, National Humanities Center
Date and Time: February 26, 2009; 6 p.m. (EST)
Registration Deadline: February 10, 2009 » Register online » Register by mail
Civil War Home Fronts
How did the total mobilizations of the Civil War affect the northern and southern home fronts?
What was life like for women on the northern and southern home fronts?
What was life like for African Americans on the northern and southern home fronts?
Leader: W. Fitzhugh Brundage, National Humanities Center Fellow, Umstead Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Date and Time: March 12, 2009; 6 p.m. (EST)
Registration Deadline: February 25, 2009 » Register online » Register by mail
Caryn Koplik
National Humanities Center
919-549-0661
National Humanities Center | 7 Alexander Drive | P.O. Box 12256 | Research Triangle Park | NC | 27709
Online Resource Workshops
U.S. History and American Literature Teachers
Spring 2009
§ Want to learn more about teaching primary documents in U.S. history classes?
§ Want to explore thematic connections between American literature and U.S. history?
§ Want to bring art into your history or literature lessons?
Register for live, 60-90 minute-long, workshops from the National Humanities Center.
The Center's online resource workshops give high school teachers of U.S. history and American literature a deeper understanding of their subject matter. Led by distinguished scholars, they introduce teachers to fresh texts and critical perspectives and help teachers integrate them into their lessons.
A resource workshop identifies central themes within a topic and explores ways to teach them through the close analysis of primary texts, including works of art, and the use of discussion questions. Texts are drawn from anthologies in the Center's Toolbox Library. To participate, all you need is a computer with an internet connection, a speaker, and a microphone.
Enrollment in each workshop is limited to eighteen participants.
Ten to thirty-five pages of reading
$35 registration fee
The registration fee may be paid by a school, district, professional development consortium, Teaching American History project, or other organization.
The National Humanities Center will supply documentation for certificate renewal credit (including technology CEUs).
For information about group participation, contact Richard R. Schramm, Vice President for Education Programs, National Humanities Center, at rschramm@nationalhumanitiescenter.org.
SCHEDULE
What It Meant to Be Enslaved
What did it mean to be enslaved in the United States?
How did the enslaved respond to bondage?
How did labor shape their daily lives?
In what ways did the enslaved resist bondage?
How did the enslaved maintain their identities?
Leader: Daina Berry, National Humanities Center Fellow, Professor of History, Michigan State University
Date and Time: Rescheduled - New Date: March 10, 2009; 6 p.m. (EST)
Registration Deadline: February 25, 2009 » Register online » Register by mail
Teaching African American History with WPA Slave Narratives
What do recollections of formerly enslaved people, gathered by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, tell us about slavery in America?
What interpretative challenges do the WPA slave narratives pose?
How can the WPA slave narratives be used with students?
Leader: Marianne Wason, Assistant Director, Education Programs, National Humanities Center
Date and Time: February 26, 2009; 6 p.m. (EST)
Registration Deadline: February 10, 2009 » Register online » Register by mail
Civil War Home Fronts
How did the total mobilizations of the Civil War affect the northern and southern home fronts?
What was life like for women on the northern and southern home fronts?
What was life like for African Americans on the northern and southern home fronts?
Leader: W. Fitzhugh Brundage, National Humanities Center Fellow, Umstead Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Date and Time: March 12, 2009; 6 p.m. (EST)
Registration Deadline: February 25, 2009 » Register online » Register by mail
Caryn Koplik
National Humanities Center
919-549-0661
National Humanities Center | 7 Alexander Drive | P.O. Box 12256 | Research Triangle Park | NC | 27709
MoAD is Free all February!
From: Museum_of_the_African_Diaspora@mail.vresp.com
February 2009 Events and Programs
Programs & Events | Exhibition | MoAD Picks | Get Involved!
In celebration of Black History Month, admission and all events are FREE during February thanks to Bank of America.
PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Conversations That Matter – The Future of Hip Hop
Saturday, February 7
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm MoAD Salon
Join us for this exclusive conversation featuring premier Hip Hop scholar and activist, Davey D, and entertainment lawyer Michael Ashburne. With Barack Obama elected as the first African American President of the United States, can we expect to see major changes to the image of Hip Hop? Learn what these two experts have to say and join in the conversation.[more]
Lunchtime Artist Talk – Deciphering the Perpetrator
Wednesday, February 11
12 noon – 1 pm MoAD Salon
Sculptor Lorraine Bonner decodes her challenging, thought provoking work in the Perpetrator series. Find out how the portrayal of the “blackness” and/or “whiteness” of physical features – eyes, ears, hands, and mouths – can influence and perpetuate the representation of oppressive conditions. And be sure to see Bonner’s sculptures in Decoding Identity.[more]
Family Day – Soundtrack to Revolution, Part 1
Saturday, February 14
11 am – 4 pm MoAD Salon
Join MoAD for the first of two Family Days in February dedicated to exploring music of resistance performed by some of the best musical talent in the Bay Area. You’ll also have a chance to work with local artists in our Education Center to create an original work of art inspired by our exhibition, Decoding Identity: I Do It foe My People.[more]
Lunchtime Artist Talk – Psychological Imprints on Tangible Objects
Wednesday, February 18
12 noon – 1 pm MoAD Salon
Through his conceptual art pieces, Clint Imboden connects his own creative art-making process with his work as a mental health practitioner. Learn how he incorporates reclaimed tangible objects (shoes, x rays, and family photographs) that add a haunting psychological dimension to his work. Then check out his work among the pieces in Decoding Identity.[more]
Lunchtime Artist Talk – Power of the Unspokn
Wednesday, February 25
12noon – 1 pm MoAD Salon
What if all the terms used to demoralize and dehumanize African Americans throughout history no longer had the power they once did? Join artist Kelly Marshall for a provocative look at contemporary perceptions of blackness through her works that re-appropriate racial slurs, exposing the powerful role terminology plays in defining culture.[more]
Family Day – Soundtrack to Revolution, Part 2
Saturday, February 28
11 am – 4 pm MoAD Salon
Join MoAD for Part 2 of our February Family Days dedicated to exploring music of resistance performed by some of the best musical talent in the Bay Area. You’ll also have a chance to work with local artists in our Education Center to create an original work of art inspired by our exhibition, Decoding Identity: I Do It for My People.[more]
Lunchtime Artist Talk – Viewer’s Guide to Traumanauts
Wednesday, March 4
12 noon – 1 pm MoAD Salon
Painter David Huffman reveals the behind-the-scenes development of his African American astronauts, Traumanauts, the link to his social, political, and science fiction influences. Join Huffman when he explores the “outsider” symbols he uses in many of his newer works. Huffman is currently a drawing and painting professor at California College of the Arts.[more]
EXHIBITION
Decoding Identity: I Do it for My People
January 23, 2009 – March 8, 2009
Forging a personal identity gives rise to a unique voice that transcends stereotypical barriers. The works of 20 diverse artists challenge cultural and ethnic prejudices and question issues of religion, sexuality, race, and gender. Ultimately, Decoding Identity heals the dynamic tension between individual and collective identities.[more]
MoAD PICKS...OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM
Brown Bag Lunch -- Justice Albie Sachs
Wednesday, February 11
12 noon
Bar Association of San Francisco
301 Battery Street, Third Floor, San Francisco
Roundtable discussion moderated by Pamela Merchant, Executive Director of the Center for Justice and Accountability. Justice Albie Sachs, a member of the South African Constitutional Court, was appointed by President Nelson Mandela in 1994. A civil rights lawyer and activist struggling against apartheid since the 1960s, Justice Sachs was detained without trial twice, lived in exile from 1966-1990, and was almost killed in a 1988 car-bombing in Mozambique. World-renowned for his role in the creation of South Africa's new constitution, Justice Sachs is the author of several books on human rights. Presented by Facing History and Ourselves and the International Human Rights Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
RSVP by February 6: Karen Foster at 510.786.2500, x226 or karen_foster@facing.org
EXHIBITION -- Connections
Thursday, February 5 – Opening Reception
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 464 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Gallery owner Karen Jenkins-Johnson and independent curator Lisa Henry set out to curate an exhibition to explore connections between artists who boldly speak on topics of race, ethnicity, identity and sex in America. CONNECTIONS presents a selection of artists who not only transcend aesthetic boundaries, but have created a powerful discourse around social condition, personal identity, and cultural heritage in America during a time of a historic political change. The exhibition will continue through March 28.
The Culture Bus 74X
CultureBus – Muni route 74X – is a brand new SFMTA bus route designed to provide both residents and visitors with a new eco-friendly transportation alternative to and between San Francisco's popular museums and cultural institutions. [more]
GET INVOLVED!
Support and Save as a MoAD member
MoAD Members enjoy free or reduced admission to our museum opening events and ongoing programs. In addition to free admittance, members can take advantage of complimentary guest passes, guest artist tours and more.
Join MoAD Today!
Become a Museum Guide
Share MoAD with visitors of all ages in the MoAD Guide Program. Guides learn about the Museum’s unique immersive exhibitions, featured exhibitions and the Heritage Center in quarterly trainings. Must be able to commit 2 hours a month plus attend all exhibition trainings. To apply, email volunteer@moadsf.org.
MoAD is located in the heart of San Francisco's Arts District at Mission and Third.
685 Mission Street, 94105 - 415.358.7200 Click here for a map
Museum and Store Hours>
Email: info@moadsf.org
Phone: (415) 358-7200
Web: www.moadsf.org
Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission St
San Francisco, California 94105
US Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy.
February 2009 Events and Programs
Programs & Events | Exhibition | MoAD Picks | Get Involved!
In celebration of Black History Month, admission and all events are FREE during February thanks to Bank of America.
PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Conversations That Matter – The Future of Hip Hop
Saturday, February 7
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm MoAD Salon
Join us for this exclusive conversation featuring premier Hip Hop scholar and activist, Davey D, and entertainment lawyer Michael Ashburne. With Barack Obama elected as the first African American President of the United States, can we expect to see major changes to the image of Hip Hop? Learn what these two experts have to say and join in the conversation.[more]
Lunchtime Artist Talk – Deciphering the Perpetrator
Wednesday, February 11
12 noon – 1 pm MoAD Salon
Sculptor Lorraine Bonner decodes her challenging, thought provoking work in the Perpetrator series. Find out how the portrayal of the “blackness” and/or “whiteness” of physical features – eyes, ears, hands, and mouths – can influence and perpetuate the representation of oppressive conditions. And be sure to see Bonner’s sculptures in Decoding Identity.[more]
Family Day – Soundtrack to Revolution, Part 1
Saturday, February 14
11 am – 4 pm MoAD Salon
Join MoAD for the first of two Family Days in February dedicated to exploring music of resistance performed by some of the best musical talent in the Bay Area. You’ll also have a chance to work with local artists in our Education Center to create an original work of art inspired by our exhibition, Decoding Identity: I Do It foe My People.[more]
Lunchtime Artist Talk – Psychological Imprints on Tangible Objects
Wednesday, February 18
12 noon – 1 pm MoAD Salon
Through his conceptual art pieces, Clint Imboden connects his own creative art-making process with his work as a mental health practitioner. Learn how he incorporates reclaimed tangible objects (shoes, x rays, and family photographs) that add a haunting psychological dimension to his work. Then check out his work among the pieces in Decoding Identity.[more]
Lunchtime Artist Talk – Power of the Unspokn
Wednesday, February 25
12noon – 1 pm MoAD Salon
What if all the terms used to demoralize and dehumanize African Americans throughout history no longer had the power they once did? Join artist Kelly Marshall for a provocative look at contemporary perceptions of blackness through her works that re-appropriate racial slurs, exposing the powerful role terminology plays in defining culture.[more]
Family Day – Soundtrack to Revolution, Part 2
Saturday, February 28
11 am – 4 pm MoAD Salon
Join MoAD for Part 2 of our February Family Days dedicated to exploring music of resistance performed by some of the best musical talent in the Bay Area. You’ll also have a chance to work with local artists in our Education Center to create an original work of art inspired by our exhibition, Decoding Identity: I Do It for My People.[more]
Lunchtime Artist Talk – Viewer’s Guide to Traumanauts
Wednesday, March 4
12 noon – 1 pm MoAD Salon
Painter David Huffman reveals the behind-the-scenes development of his African American astronauts, Traumanauts, the link to his social, political, and science fiction influences. Join Huffman when he explores the “outsider” symbols he uses in many of his newer works. Huffman is currently a drawing and painting professor at California College of the Arts.[more]
EXHIBITION
Decoding Identity: I Do it for My People
January 23, 2009 – March 8, 2009
Forging a personal identity gives rise to a unique voice that transcends stereotypical barriers. The works of 20 diverse artists challenge cultural and ethnic prejudices and question issues of religion, sexuality, race, and gender. Ultimately, Decoding Identity heals the dynamic tension between individual and collective identities.[more]
MoAD PICKS...OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM
Brown Bag Lunch -- Justice Albie Sachs
Wednesday, February 11
12 noon
Bar Association of San Francisco
301 Battery Street, Third Floor, San Francisco
Roundtable discussion moderated by Pamela Merchant, Executive Director of the Center for Justice and Accountability. Justice Albie Sachs, a member of the South African Constitutional Court, was appointed by President Nelson Mandela in 1994. A civil rights lawyer and activist struggling against apartheid since the 1960s, Justice Sachs was detained without trial twice, lived in exile from 1966-1990, and was almost killed in a 1988 car-bombing in Mozambique. World-renowned for his role in the creation of South Africa's new constitution, Justice Sachs is the author of several books on human rights. Presented by Facing History and Ourselves and the International Human Rights Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
RSVP by February 6: Karen Foster at 510.786.2500, x226 or karen_foster@facing.org
EXHIBITION -- Connections
Thursday, February 5 – Opening Reception
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 464 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Gallery owner Karen Jenkins-Johnson and independent curator Lisa Henry set out to curate an exhibition to explore connections between artists who boldly speak on topics of race, ethnicity, identity and sex in America. CONNECTIONS presents a selection of artists who not only transcend aesthetic boundaries, but have created a powerful discourse around social condition, personal identity, and cultural heritage in America during a time of a historic political change. The exhibition will continue through March 28.
The Culture Bus 74X
CultureBus – Muni route 74X – is a brand new SFMTA bus route designed to provide both residents and visitors with a new eco-friendly transportation alternative to and between San Francisco's popular museums and cultural institutions. [more]
GET INVOLVED!
Support and Save as a MoAD member
MoAD Members enjoy free or reduced admission to our museum opening events and ongoing programs. In addition to free admittance, members can take advantage of complimentary guest passes, guest artist tours and more.
Join MoAD Today!
Become a Museum Guide
Share MoAD with visitors of all ages in the MoAD Guide Program. Guides learn about the Museum’s unique immersive exhibitions, featured exhibitions and the Heritage Center in quarterly trainings. Must be able to commit 2 hours a month plus attend all exhibition trainings. To apply, email volunteer@moadsf.org.
MoAD is located in the heart of San Francisco's Arts District at Mission and Third.
685 Mission Street, 94105 - 415.358.7200 Click here for a map
Museum and Store Hours>
Email: info@moadsf.org
Phone: (415) 358-7200
Web: www.moadsf.org
Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission St
San Francisco, California 94105
US Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy.
Black History Month Activities
From: John William Templeton [mailto:johnwtempleton@yahoo.com]
Infusing African-American heritage into the classroom environment as called for in the national and state H/SS frameworks requires more than talking about the inauguration. It is the local and regional content, connected often to the lives of individual students and their families, which builds the long-standing scholarly intensity that propels life-long learners.
In addition to the events upcoming during Black History Month, March 5 is also Black American Day in California schools.
JazzGenesis: San Francisco and the Birth of Jazz, ongoing exhibition in the Visitor Information Center of the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau at Market and Fifth Streets adjacent to the Powell BART station. Weekday hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekends 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Soul of Technology: 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology exhibition, including the documentary Freedom Riders of the Cutting Edge, beginning Feb. 2, 2009 in the lobby of the Palo Alto City Hall at 5 p.m.
Lincoln and San Francisco, lecture in the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Main Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8
The Black Rock: Blacks on Alcatraz, premiere of film and book by Kevin Epps about the 273 black inmates on Alcatraz, at Alcatraz National Historic Site, sponsored by Golden Gate National Recreational Area. Feb. 17.
Come to the Water: Sharing the Rich Black Experience in San Francisco (second edition) has updated listings of restaurants, historic sites, cultural facilities and personalities in the world's favorite tourist attraction. Visit JazzGenesis: San Francisco and the Birth of Jazz in the Visitor Information Center of the S.F. Convention & Visitors Bureau. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends. The center is adjacent to the Powell Street BART station at the intersection of Market and Cyril Magnin.
Infusing African-American heritage into the classroom environment as called for in the national and state H/SS frameworks requires more than talking about the inauguration. It is the local and regional content, connected often to the lives of individual students and their families, which builds the long-standing scholarly intensity that propels life-long learners.
In addition to the events upcoming during Black History Month, March 5 is also Black American Day in California schools.
JazzGenesis: San Francisco and the Birth of Jazz, ongoing exhibition in the Visitor Information Center of the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau at Market and Fifth Streets adjacent to the Powell BART station. Weekday hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekends 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Soul of Technology: 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology exhibition, including the documentary Freedom Riders of the Cutting Edge, beginning Feb. 2, 2009 in the lobby of the Palo Alto City Hall at 5 p.m.
Lincoln and San Francisco, lecture in the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Main Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8
The Black Rock: Blacks on Alcatraz, premiere of film and book by Kevin Epps about the 273 black inmates on Alcatraz, at Alcatraz National Historic Site, sponsored by Golden Gate National Recreational Area. Feb. 17.
Come to the Water: Sharing the Rich Black Experience in San Francisco (second edition) has updated listings of restaurants, historic sites, cultural facilities and personalities in the world's favorite tourist attraction. Visit JazzGenesis: San Francisco and the Birth of Jazz in the Visitor Information Center of the S.F. Convention & Visitors Bureau. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends. The center is adjacent to the Powell Street BART station at the intersection of Market and Cyril Magnin.
Civic Education Program - Meetings in the Bay Area Feb. 10-12
From: Lindsay Greenberg [mailto:lgreenberg@closeup.org]
Dear American History Educators,
Given what an exciting year it is in DC, I thought I would reach out to you to see if you might like to start a Close Up program for middle school or high school students in your school district. As you may already know, the Close Up Foundation encourages responsible participation in the democratic process through Washington D.C. based programs for students and teachers. Our non-partisan, experiential curriculum brings classroom lessons to life by taking students behind the scene and giving students the opportunity to witness government in action! Teachers and adults can travel for free to D.C. with their students, as well as take part in a professional development program, and earn Graduate Credits or Continuing Education Units.
I am based in Washington DC but I will be in the bay area next week, February 10-12, and I would love to meet with you or any teachers/counselors/administrators in your district who might like to learn more about our civic education programs for American history/government teachers and students.
In case you haven’t heard about us, the Close Up middle school program (designed for 6, 7, 8th graders) is an extremely well-structured, hands-on, experiential academic program that revolves around the central question: “What can we learn from history to help us become effective citizens today?” We have well-trained program instructors who use DC as a classroom to help middle school students understand the monuments, memorials, and historic government sites in the context of American history. In the evenings the students participate in a variety of workshops, and at the end of the week each group does a culminating project, called a “Democracy Display.” We also have a separate teacher’s program with many exciting electives, workshops and the opportunity to earn up to three professional development credits.
The Close Up high school program (designed for 9-12th graders) has a public policy focus and encourages students from around the country to engage with each other on key domestic issues. In addition to exploring the traditional DC monuments, memorials and museums, the high school students have an organized Capitol Hill Day where they have 2-3 meetings with their representatives. At night students participate in a mock congress, a domestic issues debate, and can attend a show at the Kennedy Center. Students can also earn one general education college credit from the University of Virginia for participating on our program and writing a 4-6 page paper on a domestic policy issue upon completion of the program. We also offer a separate teacher’s program with many exciting electives, workshops and the opportunity to earn up to three professional development credits.
I am attaching this year’s high school and middle school brochures. If you are interested, I would love to set up a time to speak with you further – you can reach me at 703-706-3609, or by email at .
Thanks,
Lindsay
Lindsay Greenberg
800 CLOSE UP (256-7387) ext. 609
917-647-0438 (cell)
lgreenberg@closeup.org
Account Manager
Close Up Foundation
Dear American History Educators,
Given what an exciting year it is in DC, I thought I would reach out to you to see if you might like to start a Close Up program for middle school or high school students in your school district. As you may already know, the Close Up Foundation encourages responsible participation in the democratic process through Washington D.C. based programs for students and teachers. Our non-partisan, experiential curriculum brings classroom lessons to life by taking students behind the scene and giving students the opportunity to witness government in action! Teachers and adults can travel for free to D.C. with their students, as well as take part in a professional development program, and earn Graduate Credits or Continuing Education Units.
I am based in Washington DC but I will be in the bay area next week, February 10-12, and I would love to meet with you or any teachers/counselors/administrators in your district who might like to learn more about our civic education programs for American history/government teachers and students.
In case you haven’t heard about us, the Close Up middle school program (designed for 6, 7, 8th graders) is an extremely well-structured, hands-on, experiential academic program that revolves around the central question: “What can we learn from history to help us become effective citizens today?” We have well-trained program instructors who use DC as a classroom to help middle school students understand the monuments, memorials, and historic government sites in the context of American history. In the evenings the students participate in a variety of workshops, and at the end of the week each group does a culminating project, called a “Democracy Display.” We also have a separate teacher’s program with many exciting electives, workshops and the opportunity to earn up to three professional development credits.
The Close Up high school program (designed for 9-12th graders) has a public policy focus and encourages students from around the country to engage with each other on key domestic issues. In addition to exploring the traditional DC monuments, memorials and museums, the high school students have an organized Capitol Hill Day where they have 2-3 meetings with their representatives. At night students participate in a mock congress, a domestic issues debate, and can attend a show at the Kennedy Center. Students can also earn one general education college credit from the University of Virginia for participating on our program and writing a 4-6 page paper on a domestic policy issue upon completion of the program. We also offer a separate teacher’s program with many exciting electives, workshops and the opportunity to earn up to three professional development credits.
I am attaching this year’s high school and middle school brochures. If you are interested, I would love to set up a time to speak with you further – you can reach me at 703-706-3609, or by email at .
Thanks,
Lindsay
Lindsay Greenberg
800 CLOSE UP (256-7387) ext. 609
917-647-0438 (cell)
lgreenberg@closeup.org
Account Manager
Close Up Foundation
Hayward Area Historical Society Program on Russell City
From: Adriana Abrams []
The next installment of the Heart of the Bay Discussion Series is coming up soon. Please see the attached flyers about this exciting program.
Adriana Abrams
Education Coordinator
Hayward Area Historical Society
22707 Main Street
Hayward, CA 94541
adriana@haywardareahistory.org
510.581.0223
The next installment of the Heart of the Bay Discussion Series is coming up soon. Please see the attached flyers about this exciting program.
Adriana Abrams
Education Coordinator
Hayward Area Historical Society
22707 Main Street
Hayward, CA 94541
adriana@haywardareahistory.org
510.581.0223
Free Trip to Germany
From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]
Free Trip to Germany
This is a copy of a letter from Jack O’Connell.
Dear County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators:
I would like to announce and encourage your schools to nominate high school teachers of World History for a professional development opportunity in Germany that will take place March 15 to March 27, 2009.
Since 2004, I have worked with the Atlantik-Bruecke Foundation to bring twelve history- social science teachers to Germany for professional development in the areas of German history, economy, society, politics, and culture. These teachers meet with scholars, government officials, and educational leaders to create a greater understanding of contemporary and historical Germany. Those who participate are viewed as representatives of California and are seen as having the ability to share their newly gained knowledge with other teachers. In addition to experience as world history teachers, applicants should highlight travel to other countries and any experience as a representative of a governmental or nongovernmental entity.
The application is due February 13, 2009 and is available on the California Department of Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/gs/. When the application is submitted, it must be complete and have all necessary signatures. Also, applicants must have a current U.S. passport by the time of appointment. Notification of applicant status will be the week of February 16, 2009.
This experience includes a rigorous and demanding schedule. The itinerary of travel and activities is approximately March 15 and March 27, and no independent travel plans should be made during this time. While all travel expenses are covered, districts will have to cover the cost of substitute personnel if needed. If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Michelle Zumot, Education Policy Assistant, Executive Office, at 916-323-6920 or by e-mail at mzumot@cde.ca.gov.
Free Trip to Germany
This is a copy of a letter from Jack O’Connell.
Dear County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators:
I would like to announce and encourage your schools to nominate high school teachers of World History for a professional development opportunity in Germany that will take place March 15 to March 27, 2009.
Since 2004, I have worked with the Atlantik-Bruecke Foundation to bring twelve history- social science teachers to Germany for professional development in the areas of German history, economy, society, politics, and culture. These teachers meet with scholars, government officials, and educational leaders to create a greater understanding of contemporary and historical Germany. Those who participate are viewed as representatives of California and are seen as having the ability to share their newly gained knowledge with other teachers. In addition to experience as world history teachers, applicants should highlight travel to other countries and any experience as a representative of a governmental or nongovernmental entity.
The application is due February 13, 2009 and is available on the California Department of Education Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/gs/. When the application is submitted, it must be complete and have all necessary signatures. Also, applicants must have a current U.S. passport by the time of appointment. Notification of applicant status will be the week of February 16, 2009.
This experience includes a rigorous and demanding schedule. The itinerary of travel and activities is approximately March 15 and March 27, and no independent travel plans should be made during this time. While all travel expenses are covered, districts will have to cover the cost of substitute personnel if needed. If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Michelle Zumot, Education Policy Assistant, Executive Office, at 916-323-6920 or by e-mail at mzumot@cde.ca.gov.
Summer Seminar Deadline and Lincoln Events
From: Gilder Lehrman Institute [mailto:gli@gilderlehrman.org]
GILDER LEHRMAN SUMMER SEMINAR APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15
Are you a teacher who wants to learn more about the Colonial Era? ...The Civil War? ...The Gilded Age? ...The Cold War? Apply for one of 40 weeklong Gilder Lehrman summer seminars. Historians from universities including Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge will lead seminars on topics spanning more than 400 years of American history. The deadline is two weeks away. If you've already registered, remember to complete and submit your application. To apply, visit:
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/seminars1.html
LINCOLN EVENTS IN FEBRUARY
Make sure to look at our Lincoln page for up-to-date information on Lincoln concerts, conferences, exhibitions, and more:
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/institute/lincoln.html
Gilder Lehrman Institute | 19 West 44th Street, Suite 500 | New York | NY | 10036
GILDER LEHRMAN SUMMER SEMINAR APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15
Are you a teacher who wants to learn more about the Colonial Era? ...The Civil War? ...The Gilded Age? ...The Cold War? Apply for one of 40 weeklong Gilder Lehrman summer seminars. Historians from universities including Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge will lead seminars on topics spanning more than 400 years of American history. The deadline is two weeks away. If you've already registered, remember to complete and submit your application. To apply, visit:
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/seminars1.html
LINCOLN EVENTS IN FEBRUARY
Make sure to look at our Lincoln page for up-to-date information on Lincoln concerts, conferences, exhibitions, and more:
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/institute/lincoln.html
Gilder Lehrman Institute | 19 West 44th Street, Suite 500 | New York | NY | 10036
Korean Travel Study Tours
From: ORIAS [mailto:orias@berkeley.edu]
Korea Society 2009 Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies
An Intensive Program In Korean Studies For American Educators Held In Korea Over The Period Of
June 24—July 10, 2009
Applications due February 16, 2009.
The Korea Society is pleased to announce openings for up to 20 American educators to participate in the 20th annual Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies program to be held in Korea from June 24—July 10, 2009. All the expenses of the participants will be covered, including round-trip international airfare, accommodations, meals and program fees. Applications and further information can be found at: www.koreasociety.org.
Korean Foundation - Korean Studies Workshop for American Educators
This program provides U.S. social studies educators with fully-funded study tours of Korea. Application deadline Feb. 25, 2009.
In the summer of 2009, up to 60 secondary school social studies educators from the United States will be selected to travel to Korea for the 12-day workshop. The workshop will include lectures, tours to cultural and industrial sites, and a meeting with Korean educators and students. The first workshop takes place from June 24 to July 8, 2009 and the second workshop takes place from July 8 to July 22, 2009. Participants will able to choose one or both cycles when they apply based on their availability.
Visit www.iie.org/ksw to access the online application. Promotional brochures are available by request. For materials or if you have any questions, please contact 1-800-270-4317 or ksw@iie.org.
Michele Delattre, Program Representative
University of California Berkeley
ORIAS (Office of Resources for International and Area Studies
2223 Fulton Street Room 338 #2324
Berkeley CA 94720-2324 orias@berkeley.edu \ 510-643-0868 \ http://orias.berkeley.edu
Korea Society 2009 Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies
An Intensive Program In Korean Studies For American Educators Held In Korea Over The Period Of
June 24—July 10, 2009
Applications due February 16, 2009.
The Korea Society is pleased to announce openings for up to 20 American educators to participate in the 20th annual Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies program to be held in Korea from June 24—July 10, 2009. All the expenses of the participants will be covered, including round-trip international airfare, accommodations, meals and program fees. Applications and further information can be found at: www.koreasociety.org.
Korean Foundation - Korean Studies Workshop for American Educators
This program provides U.S. social studies educators with fully-funded study tours of Korea. Application deadline Feb. 25, 2009.
In the summer of 2009, up to 60 secondary school social studies educators from the United States will be selected to travel to Korea for the 12-day workshop. The workshop will include lectures, tours to cultural and industrial sites, and a meeting with Korean educators and students. The first workshop takes place from June 24 to July 8, 2009 and the second workshop takes place from July 8 to July 22, 2009. Participants will able to choose one or both cycles when they apply based on their availability.
Visit www.iie.org/ksw to access the online application. Promotional brochures are available by request. For materials or if you have any questions, please contact 1-800-270-4317 or ksw@iie.org.
Michele Delattre, Program Representative
University of California Berkeley
ORIAS (Office of Resources for International and Area Studies
2223 Fulton Street Room 338 #2324
Berkeley CA 94720-2324 orias@berkeley.edu \ 510-643-0868 \ http://orias.berkeley.edu
Scholarships for World Affairs 2009 Annual Conference
From: World Affairs Council
63rd Annual Conference
Global Priorities: Critical Choices
for the Obama Administration
Thursday evening, April 2 and all day Friday, April 3, 2009
The Westin St. Francis Hotel, Union Square, San Francisco
Conference Co-Chairmen
The Honorable George P. Shultz, 60th US Secretary of State
The Honorable William J. Perry, 19th US Secretary of Defense
We stand at a pivotal moment, one in which the US faces exceptional challenges, risks and opportunities in every aspect of national and international affairs. Global economic stability, energy security, climate change, the rise of China and the resurgence of Russia on the world stage, conflicts in the Middle East and regional humanitarian crises are only some of the topics that will demand immediate attention from the new administration. Join us at our 63rd Annual Conference, as we gather with political leaders, policymakers, public intellectuals and diplomats to examine, engage and debate these crucial global issues at this turning point in US history.
Scholarship Applications must be postmarked by February 14, 2009
Full-time Northern California K-12 educators and high school, community college and university students are eligible to apply. We will also have a limited number of scholarships for graduate students.
Scholarship Benefits Include:
Participate in an international policy simulation
Meet Bay Area youth and educators with similiar global interests
Interact with experts in a variety of professions
Build a foundation for your future career
To download the application, visit www.ItsYourWorld.org/Schools
63rd Annual Conference
Global Priorities: Critical Choices
for the Obama Administration
Thursday evening, April 2 and all day Friday, April 3, 2009
The Westin St. Francis Hotel, Union Square, San Francisco
Conference Co-Chairmen
The Honorable George P. Shultz, 60th US Secretary of State
The Honorable William J. Perry, 19th US Secretary of Defense
We stand at a pivotal moment, one in which the US faces exceptional challenges, risks and opportunities in every aspect of national and international affairs. Global economic stability, energy security, climate change, the rise of China and the resurgence of Russia on the world stage, conflicts in the Middle East and regional humanitarian crises are only some of the topics that will demand immediate attention from the new administration. Join us at our 63rd Annual Conference, as we gather with political leaders, policymakers, public intellectuals and diplomats to examine, engage and debate these crucial global issues at this turning point in US history.
Scholarship Applications must be postmarked by February 14, 2009
Full-time Northern California K-12 educators and high school, community college and university students are eligible to apply. We will also have a limited number of scholarships for graduate students.
Scholarship Benefits Include:
Participate in an international policy simulation
Meet Bay Area youth and educators with similiar global interests
Interact with experts in a variety of professions
Build a foundation for your future career
To download the application, visit www.ItsYourWorld.org/Schools
Bank of America's Neighborhood Excellence Initiative - Student Leaders
From: Cayme, Cheryl M [mailto:cheryl.m.cayme@bankofamerica.com]
Dear Community Partner:
Happy New Year!
I'm pleased to share that Bank of America is bringing the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative (NEI) to our community for the 6th year. As you know, it is a program of our Charitable Foundation and enables us to recognize and reward non-profit organizations, local heroes, and student leaders for their contributions to communities across the country.
At this time, I'm reaching out to ask that you encourage outstanding high school students in their junior or senior year to apply for the Student Leaders component of NEI. The award recipients will be students who have shown interest and enthusiasm for the kind of community work that might some day make them leaders in their neighborhoods, cities, and beyond.
Selected students will receive a paid summer internship with a local non-profit organization and participate in a six day, all expense paid leadership summit in Washington, D.C.
Applications can be submitted and a full description can be found at www.bankofamerica.com/neistudentleaders. You may also review the attached brochure for more information. Please share this opportunity with potential candidates and with your colleagues that may work with high school students and note that the deadline to apply is Friday, February 20.
Our selection committee will include community leaders and will meet in the spring to select winners.
Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to your participation!
Cheryl M. Cayme
Market Specialist
Bank of America - San Francisco/East Bay
Phone: (415) 913.4129
Fax: (415) 913.3267
cheryl.m.cayme@bankofamerica.com
Dear Community Partner:
Happy New Year!
I'm pleased to share that Bank of America is bringing the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative (NEI) to our community for the 6th year. As you know, it is a program of our Charitable Foundation and enables us to recognize and reward non-profit organizations, local heroes, and student leaders for their contributions to communities across the country.
At this time, I'm reaching out to ask that you encourage outstanding high school students in their junior or senior year to apply for the Student Leaders component of NEI. The award recipients will be students who have shown interest and enthusiasm for the kind of community work that might some day make them leaders in their neighborhoods, cities, and beyond.
Selected students will receive a paid summer internship with a local non-profit organization and participate in a six day, all expense paid leadership summit in Washington, D.C.
Applications can be submitted and a full description can be found at www.bankofamerica.com/neistudentleaders. You may also review the attached brochure for more information. Please share this opportunity with potential candidates and with your colleagues that may work with high school students and note that the deadline to apply is Friday, February 20.
Our selection committee will include community leaders and will meet in the spring to select winners.
Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to your participation!
Cheryl M. Cayme
Market Specialist
Bank of America - San Francisco/East Bay
Phone: (415) 913.4129
Fax: (415) 913.3267
cheryl.m.cayme@bankofamerica.com
Service-Learning Leadership Institute 2009
From: Herczog_Michelle <Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu>
The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce
2009 California Service-Learning
Leadership Institute
The Changing Face of California:
Youth Service
Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond
February 9 – 11, 2009
Anaheim Sheraton
Anaheim, California
The 2009 Institute focuses on expanding service in schools and in communities because research confirms that service-learning has the power to motivate students from all levels of ability and social backgrounds to graduate from high school and be engaged in their communities. We know that service-learning and youth service can meet the challenges of the changing face of California. We have much work to do, and the Service Learning Leadership Institute is an excellent venue to learn how to do it best.
More information can be found in the attached file.
Full Registration Options
Adult Late: Jan 18 - Feb. 7: $375
Adult On-site: Feb. 9 - 11: $425
K-12 Student: $100
Single Day Registration Options
Adult: $150/day before Feb. 7, $175/day on-site
K-12 Student: $30/day before Feb. 7, $50 on-site
REGISTER ONLINE TODAY AT:www.yscal.org
The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce
2009 California Service-Learning
Leadership Institute
The Changing Face of California:
Youth Service
Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond
February 9 – 11, 2009
Anaheim Sheraton
Anaheim, California
The 2009 Institute focuses on expanding service in schools and in communities because research confirms that service-learning has the power to motivate students from all levels of ability and social backgrounds to graduate from high school and be engaged in their communities. We know that service-learning and youth service can meet the challenges of the changing face of California. We have much work to do, and the Service Learning Leadership Institute is an excellent venue to learn how to do it best.
More information can be found in the attached file.
Full Registration Options
Adult Late: Jan 18 - Feb. 7: $375
Adult On-site: Feb. 9 - 11: $425
K-12 Student: $100
Single Day Registration Options
Adult: $150/day before Feb. 7, $175/day on-site
K-12 Student: $30/day before Feb. 7, $50 on-site
REGISTER ONLINE TODAY AT:www.yscal.org
Abraham Lincoln Fellowship
From: Kristen Cruz [mailto:KCruz@cde.ca.gov]
Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowship
K-12 teachers of any discipline are invited to apply for the 2009 Horace Mann-Abraham
Lincoln Fellowship. The program includes a five-day summer institute in Springfield, Illinois. Participants will visit several historical sites including Lincoln’s home, Lincoln’s tomb and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Presentations about Lincoln’s life and the Civil War era will be made by top experts. Winning fellows will receive roundtrip transportation, lodging, and most meals.
For more information visit https://www.horacemann.com/resources/fellowships/default.aspx (Outside Source).
Kristen Cruz, Consultant
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 4309
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-323-6407
Fax: 916-323-2807
kcruz@cde.ca.gov
Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowship
K-12 teachers of any discipline are invited to apply for the 2009 Horace Mann-Abraham
Lincoln Fellowship. The program includes a five-day summer institute in Springfield, Illinois. Participants will visit several historical sites including Lincoln’s home, Lincoln’s tomb and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Presentations about Lincoln’s life and the Civil War era will be made by top experts. Winning fellows will receive roundtrip transportation, lodging, and most meals.
For more information visit https://www.horacemann.com/resources/fellowships/default.aspx (Outside Source).
Kristen Cruz, Consultant
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 4309
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-323-6407
Fax: 916-323-2807
kcruz@cde.ca.gov
Abraham Lincoln Teach-In
From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]
National Teach-In: The Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
Sponsored by The History Channel and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The History Channel, together with the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, will feature a National Teach-In on the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 10:30 AM PST.
The teach-in will take place at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Teachers, students, and families will find enrichment resources and study guides at the History Channel's Lincoln site which may be used at any time and/or can help prepare for the event. Registration for the webcast, which is free, will open in January.
Featured Lincoln Speakers
This special live event will feature two Lincoln scholars, Matthew Pinsker and Harold Holzer, sharing their expertise and answering students' questions from all over the country. The content is recommended for middle through high school, with a particular emphasis on 8th grade, and easily fits within all fifty states' standards of learning.
How Can You Participate?
Educators and students nationwide can tune-in and view this LIVE webcast online at www.history.com/lincoln on February 12 at 10:30 AM PST.
Questions?
Contact The History Channel via email at lincoln@aetn.com.
The National Teach-In on Lincoln is part of the History Channel's Give a Lincoln for Lincoln ™ campaign. The History Channel is also a partner in the History Summit Campaign to fight back against the marginization of history-social science in California's schools.
National Teach-In: The Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
Sponsored by The History Channel and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The History Channel, together with the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, will feature a National Teach-In on the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 10:30 AM PST.
The teach-in will take place at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Teachers, students, and families will find enrichment resources and study guides at the History Channel's Lincoln site which may be used at any time and/or can help prepare for the event. Registration for the webcast, which is free, will open in January.
Featured Lincoln Speakers
This special live event will feature two Lincoln scholars, Matthew Pinsker and Harold Holzer, sharing their expertise and answering students' questions from all over the country. The content is recommended for middle through high school, with a particular emphasis on 8th grade, and easily fits within all fifty states' standards of learning.
How Can You Participate?
Educators and students nationwide can tune-in and view this LIVE webcast online at www.history.com/lincoln on February 12 at 10:30 AM PST.
Questions?
Contact The History Channel via email at lincoln@aetn.com.
The National Teach-In on Lincoln is part of the History Channel's Give a Lincoln for Lincoln ™ campaign. The History Channel is also a partner in the History Summit Campaign to fight back against the marginization of history-social science in California's schools.
Teachers 4 Social Justice News!
From: Teachers 4 Social Justice [mailto:teachers4socialjustice@yahoo.com]
Dear Avi,
Teachers 4 Social Justice presents:
*PUBLIC EDUCATION 411
Come listen and participate in a series of community conversations on what's happening in public education. In February, get the 411 on:
Unpacking the Terms:
Social Justice, Equity, Academic Achievement, "Predictive Power of Demographics", Achievement Gap, and more!
Join a group of classroom teachers as explore at the terminology of social justice education and what we can do in our classrooms to bring the vision to life!
Location and Date TBA, San Francisco, CA Keep an eye on http://www.t4sj.org for announcements
*3rd Annual Association of Raza Educators (A.R.E.) Conference
"Rethinking Social Justice: Ser Pueblo, Hacer Pueblo, y Estar Con El Pueblo"
February 28, 2009
Santee Education Complex
1921 S. Maple Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90011
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!! Visit http://www.razaeducators.org
Call for Proposals!
Submission Deadline:
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Dear Avi,
Teachers 4 Social Justice presents:
*PUBLIC EDUCATION 411
Come listen and participate in a series of community conversations on what's happening in public education. In February, get the 411 on:
Unpacking the Terms:
Social Justice, Equity, Academic Achievement, "Predictive Power of Demographics", Achievement Gap, and more!
Join a group of classroom teachers as explore at the terminology of social justice education and what we can do in our classrooms to bring the vision to life!
Location and Date TBA, San Francisco, CA Keep an eye on http://www.t4sj.org for announcements
*3rd Annual Association of Raza Educators (A.R.E.) Conference
"Rethinking Social Justice: Ser Pueblo, Hacer Pueblo, y Estar Con El Pueblo"
February 28, 2009
Santee Education Complex
1921 S. Maple Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90011
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!! Visit http://www.razaeducators.org
Call for Proposals!
Submission Deadline:
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Service Learning Grants and Funding Opportunities
From: Herczog_Michelle <Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu>
The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce..
Service Learning Grants
and Funding Opportunities
Sprint Character Education Grant Program
Acceptance Period: Feb. 2, 2009 at 9am through Feb. 27, 2009 at 6pm
Maximum Award: $5,000 (Individual Schools) $25,000 (Districts)
Sprint and the Sprint Foundation are committed to supporting K–12 education initiatives within the focus area of character education. The Sprint Character Education Grant Program accepts applications for funding of character education programs promoting leadership, youth volunteerism, character education and school pride. Grants will fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, teacher training and equipment that facilitates character education for K-12 students.
Examples of programs that the Sprint Character Education Grant Program will fund include:
Character education curriculum and character education teacher training
Direct project related costs for service learning programs
Leadership and mentor training
The program is open to all US public schools (K-12) and US public school districts and provides grant funding to support character education programs.
For more information, visit: the Sprint Character Education Grant Program at:
http://www.sprint.com/responsibility/education/character/index.html .
-------------------------<<>>----------------------------
ING Unsung Heroes
ING Foundation
Deadline: April 30, 2009
Maximum Award: $2000-$25,000
Number of Awards: 103
Purpose: Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students.
For more than 10 years, and with $3.0 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program’s “alumni” have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000
Eligibility:
All K-12 education professionals, whether or not they are clients of ING, are eligible. Specifically, these individuals must be:
employed by an accredited K-12 public or private school located in the United States
Full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff with effective projects that improve student learning
Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, disability, or national origin. Previous recipients of ING Unsung Heroes awards are not eligible to apply for another award.
More Information: Download the Application <http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf > . Questions regarding the program should be addressed to Scholarship America: Phone: (507) 931-1682 or (800) 537-4180; E-mail: ing@scholarshipamerica.org
URL: http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/Education/INGUnsungHeroes/index.htm
-------------------------<<>>----------------------------
Teaching Tolerance Grants For Teachers and Classrooms No Deadline
Maximum Award: $500 - $2500
Teaching Tolerance offers grants of $500 to $2500 to preK-12 classroom teachers for projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas. Proposals from other community organizations and houses of worship will be considered on the basis of direct student impact.
Types of Grants Funded
Projects funded by Teaching Tolerance encourage intergroup relations and tend to be:
Small-scale, resourceful and student-focused
Focused on character/moral education, conflict resolution, multiculturalism, community service, or other aspects of tolerance education
Clearly defined, well-integrated and related to students' own life experiences
Creatively resourceful and economically responsible, involving staff participation, community volunteers and in-kind contributions wherever possible
Embedded, rather than one-time-only, events or activities that impact student and educator attitudes of discrimination and bias.
For more information, visit the Teaching Tolerance website at: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp . Teaching Tolerance Grants are made possible through the generosity of the Southern Poverty Law Center's supporters.
The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce..
Service Learning Grants
and Funding Opportunities
Sprint Character Education Grant Program
Acceptance Period: Feb. 2, 2009 at 9am through Feb. 27, 2009 at 6pm
Maximum Award: $5,000 (Individual Schools) $25,000 (Districts)
Sprint and the Sprint Foundation are committed to supporting K–12 education initiatives within the focus area of character education. The Sprint Character Education Grant Program accepts applications for funding of character education programs promoting leadership, youth volunteerism, character education and school pride. Grants will fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, teacher training and equipment that facilitates character education for K-12 students.
Examples of programs that the Sprint Character Education Grant Program will fund include:
Character education curriculum and character education teacher training
Direct project related costs for service learning programs
Leadership and mentor training
The program is open to all US public schools (K-12) and US public school districts and provides grant funding to support character education programs.
For more information, visit: the Sprint Character Education Grant Program at:
http://www.sprint.com/responsibility/education/character/index.html
-------------------------<<>>----------------------------
ING Unsung Heroes
ING Foundation
Deadline: April 30, 2009
Maximum Award: $2000-$25,000
Number of Awards: 103
Purpose: Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students.
For more than 10 years, and with $3.0 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program’s “alumni” have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000
Eligibility:
All K-12 education professionals, whether or not they are clients of ING, are eligible. Specifically, these individuals must be:
employed by an accredited K-12 public or private school located in the United States
Full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff with effective projects that improve student learning
Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, disability, or national origin. Previous recipients of ING Unsung Heroes awards are not eligible to apply for another award.
More Information: Download the Application <http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf
URL: http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/Education/INGUnsungHeroes/index.htm
-------------------------<<>>----------------------------
Teaching Tolerance Grants For Teachers and Classrooms No Deadline
Maximum Award: $500 - $2500
Teaching Tolerance offers grants of $500 to $2500 to preK-12 classroom teachers for projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas. Proposals from other community organizations and houses of worship will be considered on the basis of direct student impact.
Types of Grants Funded
Projects funded by Teaching Tolerance encourage intergroup relations and tend to be:
Small-scale, resourceful and student-focused
Focused on character/moral education, conflict resolution, multiculturalism, community service, or other aspects of tolerance education
Clearly defined, well-integrated and related to students' own life experiences
Creatively resourceful and economically responsible, involving staff participation, community volunteers and in-kind contributions wherever possible
Embedded, rather than one-time-only, events or activities that impact student and educator attitudes of discrimination and bias.
For more information, visit the Teaching Tolerance website at: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp
Morris Weiss Scholarship
From: Karen Weinstein [mailto:Karen_Weinstein@facing.org]
The Morris Weiss Scholarship
For 11th and 12th grade Bay Area students.
The deadline for entries is February 26, 2009.
This year’s essay topic asks students to discuss Acts of Kindness during the Holocaust. Submitted essays must reflect a genuine engagement with the topic and constitute a thoughtful response. The entry will be judged on both the quality of writing & research, and the ability of the author to meaningfully connect the essay topic to the lessons of the Holocaust.
The student with the winning essay will receive a $1500 scholarship to be used towards their post-secondary education.
For more details and scholarship rules, please go to www.hcnc.org/scholarship.html
Morris Weiss was a founder of the Holocaust Center of Northern California. A Holocaust survivor who testified at Nazi war crimes trials, Morris Weiss was dedicated to fighting Nazism. In his memory, his family established a scholarship open to 11th and 12th grade Bay Area students each spring.
The Scholarship is generously underwritten by members of the Morris Weiss family.
Karen Weinstein
Facing History and Ourselves
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 318
Hayward, CA 94545
Ph: 510-786-2500 ext. 221
Fax: 510-786-2522
Staff E-mail: firstname_lastname@facing.org
Website: http://www.facinghistory.org
The Morris Weiss Scholarship
For 11th and 12th grade Bay Area students.
The deadline for entries is February 26, 2009.
This year’s essay topic asks students to discuss Acts of Kindness during the Holocaust. Submitted essays must reflect a genuine engagement with the topic and constitute a thoughtful response. The entry will be judged on both the quality of writing & research, and the ability of the author to meaningfully connect the essay topic to the lessons of the Holocaust.
The student with the winning essay will receive a $1500 scholarship to be used towards their post-secondary education.
For more details and scholarship rules, please go to www.hcnc.org/scholarship.html
Morris Weiss was a founder of the Holocaust Center of Northern California. A Holocaust survivor who testified at Nazi war crimes trials, Morris Weiss was dedicated to fighting Nazism. In his memory, his family established a scholarship open to 11th and 12th grade Bay Area students each spring.
The Scholarship is generously underwritten by members of the Morris Weiss family.
Karen Weinstein
Facing History and Ourselves
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 318
Hayward, CA 94545
Ph: 510-786-2500 ext. 221
Fax: 510-786-2522
Staff E-mail: firstname_lastname@facing.org
Website: http://www.facinghistory.org
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