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Friday, April 13, 2012
The King of Love is Dead
Friday, October 9, 2009
National Teach-In on Veterans History
From: Herczog_Michelle Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu
Subject: National Teach-In on Veterans History
National Teach-In on Veterans History
History Channel Webcast:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
9:00 Pacific Time
HISTORY™, together with the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress, will host a National Teach-In on Veterans History on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 12pm EST. Educators and students nationwide can tune-in and view this LIVE webcast online atwww.veterans.com.
The webcast will be broadcast live from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. A panel of educators and veterans will answer questions from students via video, email, and a live audience. The teach-in will focus on the histories and stories of veterans, and will provide information on how communities nationwide can help preserve the stories of veterans and possibly submit them to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. This event is part of the Take A Veteran to School Day initiative created by HISTORY.
The panel features Robert Patrick, Director of the Veterans History Project, Terry Shima, WWII veteran and Executive Director of the Japanese American Veterans Assoc., Prof. Darlene Iskra, a US Navy veteran of Desert Storm and the first female commander of a US Navy ship, and Jonathan Bickel, a teacher from Eastern Lebanon County High School and part of a teaching-team on veterans history at his school. Dr. Libby O'Connell, Chief Historian for HISTORY, will moderate.
This fall, HISTORY will air a 5-part special series presentation entitled WWII in HD premiering on November 15th. Each school or teacher that signs up for the October 21st webcast will receive a colorful WWII in HD poster and a field kit developed by the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress. (These will mail in early October and are available while supplies last, so sign up now!)
To register for this webcast and the Take a Veteran to School program, visit:http://www.veterans.com
If you have any additional questions or feedback, contactveterans@aetn.com
There is no registration fee -- HISTORY has fully funded this event.
Subject: National Teach-In on Veterans History
National Teach-In on Veterans History
History Channel Webcast:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
9:00 Pacific Time
HISTORY™, together with the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress, will host a National Teach-In on Veterans History on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 12pm EST. Educators and students nationwide can tune-in and view this LIVE webcast online atwww.veterans.com.
The webcast will be broadcast live from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. A panel of educators and veterans will answer questions from students via video, email, and a live audience. The teach-in will focus on the histories and stories of veterans, and will provide information on how communities nationwide can help preserve the stories of veterans and possibly submit them to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. This event is part of the Take A Veteran to School Day initiative created by HISTORY.
The panel features Robert Patrick, Director of the Veterans History Project, Terry Shima, WWII veteran and Executive Director of the Japanese American Veterans Assoc., Prof. Darlene Iskra, a US Navy veteran of Desert Storm and the first female commander of a US Navy ship, and Jonathan Bickel, a teacher from Eastern Lebanon County High School and part of a teaching-team on veterans history at his school. Dr. Libby O'Connell, Chief Historian for HISTORY, will moderate.
This fall, HISTORY will air a 5-part special series presentation entitled WWII in HD premiering on November 15th. Each school or teacher that signs up for the October 21st webcast will receive a colorful WWII in HD poster and a field kit developed by the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress. (These will mail in early October and are available while supplies last, so sign up now!)
To register for this webcast and the Take a Veteran to School program, visit:http://www.veterans.com
If you have any additional questions or feedback, contactveterans@aetn.com
There is no registration fee -- HISTORY has fully funded this event.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Using the Arts to Investigate Historical, Social and Political Themes - February 26
*The Alameda County Office of Education and Shadowlight Productions Present...
Using the Arts to Investigate Historical, Social and Political Themes
In collaboration with ACOE staff, Larry Reed -- renowned shadow theatre artist and the Founder and Artistic Director of Shadowlight Productions in San Francisco -- will present a unique all-day hands-on workshop using shadow theatre medium to explore approaches for integrating arts and history-social science teaching and learning in grades K-12 classrooms. The theme: communication across barriers, be they political, social, cultural or linguistic. The workshop will culminate in discussion of how instruction and student engagement can be enhanced and deepened through consideration of the “habits of mind” developed through study of history and of the arts.
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Location: Alameda County Office of Education, 313 W. Winton Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
Audience: K-12 Teachers and Administrators
Costs: $75/ per person
For more information and to register please visit: here.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Gilder Lehrman: New Podcast on Reconstruction
From: Gilder Lehrman Institute [mailto:gli@gilderlehrman.org]
NEW PODCAST: RECONSTRUCTION
Eric Foner, Professor of History at Columbia University, explains why an understanding of Reconstruction– and why it failed — is critical to understanding the civil rights movement of the twentieth century. To hear this podcast, click here:
http://gilderlehrman.org/wp/?p=73
NEW PODCAST: RECONSTRUCTION
Eric Foner, Professor of History at Columbia University, explains why an understanding of Reconstruction– and why it failed — is critical to understanding the civil rights movement of the twentieth century. To hear this podcast, click here:
http://gilderlehrman.org/wp/?p=73
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
National Underground Railroad Essay Contest
From: Robert Nasson [mailto:rnasson@nationalhistoryclub.org]
NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD ESSAY CONTEST
Essay Guidelines:
This contest invites students to write an essay of not more than 2,000 words (supplemented with a bibliography) conveying what lessons they believe emerge from the history of the underground railroad and the movement that resulted in the abolishment of slavery in the United States that can help guide the abolition of contemporary forms of slavery that exist in today's world.
These essays could develop lessons that emerge in areas including the following:
Entries may be submitted in one or more of the following forms: 1) Microsoft Word document or 2) PDF document. All entries must be received by March 15, 2009 and can be emailed to Bob Nasson at rnasson@nationalhistoryclub.org (please type "NURFC" in the subject line).
Potential Resources:
http://freedomcenter.org/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/
http://www.antislavery.org/
http://www.freetheslaves.net/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=183&srcid=-2
http://www.hrlawgroup.org/
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570452/abolitionist_movement
Prizes:
1st prize: $1,000
Three runner-up prizes: $500
10 Honorable Mentions: book provided by The Freedom Center
Please let me know if you have any questions. Winning essays will also be posted on the new and improved website in the spring.
Thanks and have a great weekend.
Bob Nasson
National History Club, Inc.
NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD ESSAY CONTEST
Essay Guidelines:
This contest invites students to write an essay of not more than 2,000 words (supplemented with a bibliography) conveying what lessons they believe emerge from the history of the underground railroad and the movement that resulted in the abolishment of slavery in the United States that can help guide the abolition of contemporary forms of slavery that exist in today's world.
These essays could develop lessons that emerge in areas including the following:
- Economic underpinnings of slavery and how understanding/modifying them can be used to abolish slavery
- The role of laws and legislation
- The role of media, print publications and, today, modern forms of media
- The role of grassroots organizations
- The role of individual leadership, including elements of character, e.g. courage, persistence.
- The role of passive and active resistance
Entries may be submitted in one or more of the following forms: 1) Microsoft Word document or 2) PDF document. All entries must be received by March 15, 2009 and can be emailed to Bob Nasson at rnasson@nationalhistoryclub.org (please type "NURFC" in the subject line).
Potential Resources:
http://freedomcenter.org/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/
http://www.antislavery.org/
http://www.freetheslaves.net/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=183&srcid=-2
http://www.hrlawgroup.org/
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570452/abolitionist_movement
Prizes:
1st prize: $1,000
Three runner-up prizes: $500
10 Honorable Mentions: book provided by The Freedom Center
Please let me know if you have any questions. Winning essays will also be posted on the new and improved website in the spring.
Thanks and have a great weekend.
Bob Nasson
National History Club, Inc.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
California Council for the Social Studies: JOIN!
From: Michelle Herczog [mailto:herczog_michelle@yahoo.com]
The California Council for the Social Studies
is the leading voice for History-Social Science education in
California. It represents educators in all fields of the Social Studies
including history, geography, economics, political science, civics,
law, archaeology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and the
humanities at all educational levels from kindergarten through
university.
CCSS Serves the Profession and the Membership Through:
• Advocacy for expanded quality Social Studies education programs for all K-12 students
• Visibility and communication of a strengthened History-Social Science discipline in California schools
• CCSS 48th Annual Conference: Historical Literacy in a Changing World, March 6-8, 2009 at the Ontario Convention Center
• Social Studies Review Journal with articles and teaching ideas related to specific high priority topics
• The Sunburst, quarterly newsletter with current and critical information about school reform issues, social studies professional development and leadership opportunities, and curriculum support
• Leadership Opportunities to participate on CCSS committees such as Curriculum & Instruction, Diversity and Social Justice, Governmental Relations, Membership, Professional Standards and Awards, and Publications
• Professional Recognition and celebration of excellence in social
studies leadership, programs and teaching at the elementary, middle, secondary, and higher education levels
EVERY HISTORY-SS TEACHER IN CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE A MEMBER OF CCSS, OUR PREMIER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION – SEE THE ATTACHED MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND JOIN NOW!!!
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The California Council for the Social Studies
is the leading voice for History-Social Science education in
California. It represents educators in all fields of the Social Studies
including history, geography, economics, political science, civics,
law, archaeology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and the
humanities at all educational levels from kindergarten through
university.
CCSS Serves the Profession and the Membership Through:
• Advocacy for expanded quality Social Studies education programs for all K-12 students
• Visibility and communication of a strengthened History-Social Science discipline in California schools
• CCSS 48th Annual Conference: Historical Literacy in a Changing World, March 6-8, 2009 at the Ontario Convention Center
• Social Studies Review Journal with articles and teaching ideas related to specific high priority topics
• The Sunburst, quarterly newsletter with current and critical information about school reform issues, social studies professional development and leadership opportunities, and curriculum support
• Leadership Opportunities to participate on CCSS committees such as Curriculum & Instruction, Diversity and Social Justice, Governmental Relations, Membership, Professional Standards and Awards, and Publications
• Professional Recognition and celebration of excellence in social
studies leadership, programs and teaching at the elementary, middle, secondary, and higher education levels
EVERY HISTORY-SS TEACHER IN CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE A MEMBER OF CCSS, OUR PREMIER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION – SEE THE ATTACHED MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND JOIN NOW!!!
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America's First Great Debates
From: Gilder Lehrman Institute [mailto:gli@gilderlehrman.org]
Lincoln, Douglas, and Their Historic Debates
Long before television, the twenty-four-hour news cycle, and the sound bite, political debate was a vital part of civic life in this country. This week, the Gilder Lehrman Institute and the House Divided Project at Dickinson College look back at America's first great debates: the seven joint discussions between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the Illinois U.S. Senate campaign of 1858. Longtime rivals who would meet up again in the watershed presidential election of 1860, Lincoln and Douglas famously debated at length about the issues of the day, including slavery, economic development, and American expansion.
To take a closer look at each of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, click here:
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/online/lincolndouglas/
Lincoln, Douglas, and Their Historic Debates
Long before television, the twenty-four-hour news cycle, and the sound bite, political debate was a vital part of civic life in this country. This week, the Gilder Lehrman Institute and the House Divided Project at Dickinson College look back at America's first great debates: the seven joint discussions between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the Illinois U.S. Senate campaign of 1858. Longtime rivals who would meet up again in the watershed presidential election of 1860, Lincoln and Douglas famously debated at length about the issues of the day, including slavery, economic development, and American expansion.
To take a closer look at each of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, click here:
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/online/lincolndouglas/
ABC-CLIO History and the Headlines
From: ABC-CLIO Schools [mailto:abc-clioschools@abc-clio.com]
History and the Headlines is a complimentary resource offered by ABC-CLIO. It provides the background teachers need to help students dissect and understand important events in an easily accessible format. This edition: African-Americans in World War II.
Click here for details:
History and the Headlines is a complimentary resource offered by ABC-CLIO. It provides the background teachers need to help students dissect and understand important events in an easily accessible format. This edition: African-Americans in World War II.
Click here for details:
Resources for Teaching U.S. History
From: [mailto:mail-service@tappedin.org]
The Constitution, U.S. government, international relations, nations of the world, pivotal moments in U.S. history, early childhood education, calculator-controlled robots, and polar sciences are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find:
http://www.free.ed.gov/
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History
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Country Background Notes
provides factual descriptions of the world's independent states, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Learn about the people, history, government, political conditions, economy, geography, and foreign relations of China, Georgia, Pakistan, Russia, and some 200 other nations and areas of special sovereignty.
Descriptions are regularly updated. (Department of State)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2069
Educational Resources
features lesson plans that invite students to examine George Washington's annotated copy of an early draft of the Constitution, compare Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence to the final document, determine which of 12 amendments they would ratify to produce a Bill of Rights, identify techniques Jefferson used in a letter persuading Congress to purchase his library, and investigate Waldseemuller's 1507 map (the first to use the label "America"). (Library of Congress)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2068
Historians on America
looks at 11 developments that altered the course of U.S.
history: the trial of John Peter Zenger and the birth of freedom of the press, the Constitutional Convention (1787), George Washington's concept of a limited Presidency, the Common School movement, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890, the Interstate Highway System (1939-1991), the GI Bill of Rights, the Marshall Plan, Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v. Wainwright, and the Immigration Act of 1965. (Department of State)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2067
How the United States Is Governed
examines federal, state, and local governments in the U.S.
Elections and the electoral process, nongovernmental organizations and institutions that influence public policy, and how the U.S. system of government is similar to (and different from) other forms of democratic government are also described. (Department of State)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2062
U.S. Institute of Peace: Publications
features analyses and policy recommendations on current international affairs issues, particularly on the prevention and resolution of conflict. Recent publications focus on Iran's internal politics and influence in the Middle East, Iraq's Interior Ministry, civilian casualties in Afghanistan, democracy in Egypt, why we should still study the Cuban Missile Crisis, the conflict in the Niger Delta, Bosnia and the EU, peace prospects in Lebanon, and more. (U.S. Institute of Peace)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2066
Forwarded from EdInfo
by BJ Berquist
bjb@tappedin.org
The Constitution, U.S. government, international relations, nations of the world, pivotal moments in U.S. history, early childhood education, calculator-controlled robots, and polar sciences are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find:
http://www.free.ed.gov/
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History
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Country Background Notes
provides factual descriptions of the world's independent states, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Learn about the people, history, government, political conditions, economy, geography, and foreign relations of China, Georgia, Pakistan, Russia, and some 200 other nations and areas of special sovereignty.
Descriptions are regularly updated. (Department of State)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2069
Educational Resources
features lesson plans that invite students to examine George Washington's annotated copy of an early draft of the Constitution, compare Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence to the final document, determine which of 12 amendments they would ratify to produce a Bill of Rights, identify techniques Jefferson used in a letter persuading Congress to purchase his library, and investigate Waldseemuller's 1507 map (the first to use the label "America"). (Library of Congress)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2068
Historians on America
looks at 11 developments that altered the course of U.S.
history: the trial of John Peter Zenger and the birth of freedom of the press, the Constitutional Convention (1787), George Washington's concept of a limited Presidency, the Common School movement, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890, the Interstate Highway System (1939-1991), the GI Bill of Rights, the Marshall Plan, Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v. Wainwright, and the Immigration Act of 1965. (Department of State)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2067
How the United States Is Governed
examines federal, state, and local governments in the U.S.
Elections and the electoral process, nongovernmental organizations and institutions that influence public policy, and how the U.S. system of government is similar to (and different from) other forms of democratic government are also described. (Department of State)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2062
U.S. Institute of Peace: Publications
features analyses and policy recommendations on current international affairs issues, particularly on the prevention and resolution of conflict. Recent publications focus on Iran's internal politics and influence in the Middle East, Iraq's Interior Ministry, civilian casualties in Afghanistan, democracy in Egypt, why we should still study the Cuban Missile Crisis, the conflict in the Niger Delta, Bosnia and the EU, peace prospects in Lebanon, and more. (U.S. Institute of Peace)
http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2066
Forwarded from EdInfo
by BJ Berquist
bjb@tappedin.org
Great Resources
From: Jack Bareilles [mailto:jbareilles@nohum.k12.ca.us]
Folks,
Here are a number of things for your use. As always, please share them as you see fit.
Special thanks go to Gary Dei Rossi from San Joaquin COE for a number of these items.
Jack Bareilles
1) I Have a Dream Speech
2) LBJ and Civil Rights
3) Federal Curriculum Resources
1. "I Have a Dream" speech.
Audio of the speech can be found at: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Video can be found at: http://www.mlkonline.net/video.html
FYI: The full speech is less than 18 minutes long.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. LBJ and Civil Rights
Speaking of Civil Rights, Lyndon Johnson's 100th Birthday recently passed. There is a tremendous article by Robert Caro, the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book on Robert Moses (the guy who built much of modern New York). Caro is working on the final volume of his biography of LBJ and has a superb column in the NY Times about LBJ and the speech he gave to Congress in the wake of the beating of the marchers on the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama. It will take about five minutes to read--but is more for you than the kids.
The article can be found at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/opinion/28caro.html?_r=2&th=&oref=slogin&emc=th&pagewanted=all
I've also attached the article as a Word document.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Free.ed.gov
Here is the Federal Gov't's webpage with all kinds of free online resources: http://www.free.ed.gov/
Folks,
Here are a number of things for your use. As always, please share them as you see fit.
Special thanks go to Gary Dei Rossi from San Joaquin COE for a number of these items.
Jack Bareilles
1) I Have a Dream Speech
2) LBJ and Civil Rights
3) Federal Curriculum Resources
1. "I Have a Dream" speech.
Audio of the speech can be found at: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Video can be found at: http://www.mlkonline.net/video.html
FYI: The full speech is less than 18 minutes long.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. LBJ and Civil Rights
Speaking of Civil Rights, Lyndon Johnson's 100th Birthday recently passed. There is a tremendous article by Robert Caro, the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book on Robert Moses (the guy who built much of modern New York). Caro is working on the final volume of his biography of LBJ and has a superb column in the NY Times about LBJ and the speech he gave to Congress in the wake of the beating of the marchers on the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama. It will take about five minutes to read--but is more for you than the kids.
The article can be found at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/opinion/28caro.html?_r=2&th=&oref=slogin&emc=th&pagewanted=all
I've also attached the article as a Word document.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Free.ed.gov
Here is the Federal Gov't's webpage with all kinds of free online resources: http://www.free.ed.gov/
3Rs Project -- August Bulletin
From: MARGARET HILL [mailto:drpeghill@verizon.net]
Hello California Three Rs Project Leaders,
I have attached the fall 3Rs Bulletin. Please distribute it to your constituencies. The Bulletin theme, The First Amendment and School Clubs, was selected because there has been an issue in our state where a school administrator made a decision about a religious club without understanding the law. That has resulted in threatened law suits. Since the beginning of the school year is when many school student bodies are chartering clubs, it seemed that this was the best time for the topic and is information that should go to all middle and high schools.
Also note the upcoming programs. The October 25 Cal Poly Pomona "Lessons from the Holocaust" is going to be a fabulous program in cooperation with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Also, the Santa Clara Unified School District and County Office of Education are collaborating with the 3Rs to hold another Teaching About World Religions 2-day conference. We have some great scholars lined up for the program November 7 and December 2.
It's going to be a busy fall. Thank you for your continued support of the California 3Rs Project.
Margaret 'Peg' Hill, Ph.D., Director
California Three Rs Project
Hello California Three Rs Project Leaders,
I have attached the fall 3Rs Bulletin. Please distribute it to your constituencies. The Bulletin theme, The First Amendment and School Clubs, was selected because there has been an issue in our state where a school administrator made a decision about a religious club without understanding the law. That has resulted in threatened law suits. Since the beginning of the school year is when many school student bodies are chartering clubs, it seemed that this was the best time for the topic and is information that should go to all middle and high schools.
Also note the upcoming programs. The October 25 Cal Poly Pomona "Lessons from the Holocaust" is going to be a fabulous program in cooperation with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Also, the Santa Clara Unified School District and County Office of Education are collaborating with the 3Rs to hold another Teaching About World Religions 2-day conference. We have some great scholars lined up for the program November 7 and December 2.
It's going to be a busy fall. Thank you for your continued support of the California 3Rs Project.
Margaret 'Peg' Hill, Ph.D., Director
California Three Rs Project
History-SS News from CISC -- September 2008
From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]
Attached are a few items relating to history-social science in our state. Please share this information with other county offices and school districts. Also please continue to encourage schools to take part in the MYVOTE California Student Mock Election. (www.sos.ca.gov/elections.studentmockelection.htm).
This email contains information on the next California Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, NCSS Conference, The California Association of School Economics Teacher Annual Conference, and information on the Holocaust workshops and trainings.
Thanks
Gary F. Dei Rossi, Co-Chair
CISC History-social science Committee
California Council for the Social Studies 48th Annual CCSS Conference, March 6-8, 2009, Ontario Convention Center. You are invited to attend The 48th Annual CCSS Conference, "Historical Literacy in a Changing World." The conference will take place March 6-8, 2009 at the Ontario Convention Center. For more information please visit their website at: www.ccss.org.
National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference November 14-16, 2008, Houston, TX $199 Members; $295 Non-Members
From November 14 to 16, social studies educators from around the country will gather for the 88th NCSS Annual Conference. More than 500 sessions, workshops, clinics, and poster presentations will provide multiple ideas and avenues for social studies professionals to help our students develop the 21st century skills they need to thrive as citizens in our participatory democracy. The conference will include panel discussions on English Language Learners and the Social Studies, empowering elementary educators as Social Studies advocates, academic freedom, democratic education research, and the connections between Science and Social Studies. Visit the new NCSS website at: www.socialstudies.org/conference for more information and to register!
The California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET), 13th Annual, Economics in Education Conference 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM, Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, San Diego, CA 92019
Substitute scholarships/travel stipends (up to $125 value) are available to the first 100 teachers to register with their conference fee of $75 -Lunch -One unit of Continuing Education Credit Available - $65/unit -Every teacher that attends will receive a demonstration and copy of Virtual Economics ($100 value). Guest Speaker: Yoram Bauman, Ph.D. Scholarships to attend the conference are available. For further information, please contact Bernard Mauricia at 800-845-9799 or email bmauricia@csusb.edu. You may also fax registration forms in at 909-537-7251(see attachment).
Holocaust Education: for a number of years Samuel M. Edelman, Ph.D. & Professor Carol Edelman have provided workshops and teacher training programs on the Holocaust, genocide and human rights as the State of California Center of Excellence for the Teaching of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights and Tolerance. They have trained over 4,000 teachers and are now scheduling workshops in many areas throughout the state (Elk Grove, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County to mention a few). Please contact their graduate student Meagen Yudell to get more information or to schedule a workshop. She can be reached at: 530-898-6148.
This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list: H-SSOrganizations@lws.lacoe.edu>
Attached are a few items relating to history-social science in our state. Please share this information with other county offices and school districts. Also please continue to encourage schools to take part in the MYVOTE California Student Mock Election. (www.sos.ca.gov/elections.studentmockelection.htm).
This email contains information on the next California Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, NCSS Conference, The California Association of School Economics Teacher Annual Conference, and information on the Holocaust workshops and trainings.
Thanks
Gary F. Dei Rossi, Co-Chair
CISC History-social science Committee
California Council for the Social Studies 48th Annual CCSS Conference, March 6-8, 2009, Ontario Convention Center. You are invited to attend The 48th Annual CCSS Conference, "Historical Literacy in a Changing World." The conference will take place March 6-8, 2009 at the Ontario Convention Center. For more information please visit their website at: www.ccss.org.
National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference November 14-16, 2008, Houston, TX $199 Members; $295 Non-Members
From November 14 to 16, social studies educators from around the country will gather for the 88th NCSS Annual Conference. More than 500 sessions, workshops, clinics, and poster presentations will provide multiple ideas and avenues for social studies professionals to help our students develop the 21st century skills they need to thrive as citizens in our participatory democracy. The conference will include panel discussions on English Language Learners and the Social Studies, empowering elementary educators as Social Studies advocates, academic freedom, democratic education research, and the connections between Science and Social Studies. Visit the new NCSS website at: www.socialstudies.org/conference for more information and to register!
The California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET), 13th Annual, Economics in Education Conference 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM, Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, San Diego, CA 92019
Substitute scholarships/travel stipends (up to $125 value) are available to the first 100 teachers to register with their conference fee of $75 -Lunch -One unit of Continuing Education Credit Available - $65/unit -Every teacher that attends will receive a demonstration and copy of Virtual Economics ($100 value). Guest Speaker: Yoram Bauman, Ph.D. Scholarships to attend the conference are available. For further information, please contact Bernard Mauricia at 800-845-9799 or email bmauricia@csusb.edu. You may also fax registration forms in at 909-537-7251(see attachment).
Holocaust Education: for a number of years Samuel M. Edelman, Ph.D. & Professor Carol Edelman have provided workshops and teacher training programs on the Holocaust, genocide and human rights as the State of California Center of Excellence for the Teaching of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights and Tolerance. They have trained over 4,000 teachers and are now scheduling workshops in many areas throughout the state (Elk Grove, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County to mention a few). Please contact their graduate student Meagen Yudell to get more information or to schedule a workshop. She can be reached at: 530-898-6148.
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"American Lives": Historical Portrayals Coming to California!
From: Darci Tucker [mailto:darci@americanlives.net]
Hello, my friends!
It’s that time of year, and attached you will find the latest information about my programs. I’ll be in CA for several months in the spring, and the attached form has specifics about when I’ll be in each area. I’ve already got a number of bookings, and in past years I haven’t been able to accommodate everyone, so if you’re interested, jump quickly!
If you are interested in having me visit, please fill out the attached form and email or snail mail it back to me by October 10. If you have already contacted me, please go ahead and fill out the attached form so that I’ll know what dates are good/bad for you.
While “Revolutionary Women” is my standard program, I have others in which you may be interested, so please check my website: www.americanlives.net.
ALSO: I may have the opportunity to do some electronic outreach this fall, portraying characters other than those in “Revolutionary Women,” and perhaps doing storytelling and/or teacher workshops. If you’re interested, let me know and I’ll send you more information.
Thanks, and I hope to see you soon!
Hello, my friends!
It’s that time of year, and attached you will find the latest information about my programs. I’ll be in CA for several months in the spring, and the attached form has specifics about when I’ll be in each area. I’ve already got a number of bookings, and in past years I haven’t been able to accommodate everyone, so if you’re interested, jump quickly!
If you are interested in having me visit, please fill out the attached form and email or snail mail it back to me by October 10. If you have already contacted me, please go ahead and fill out the attached form so that I’ll know what dates are good/bad for you.
While “Revolutionary Women” is my standard program, I have others in which you may be interested, so please check my website: www.americanlives.net.
ALSO: I may have the opportunity to do some electronic outreach this fall, portraying characters other than those in “Revolutionary Women,” and perhaps doing storytelling and/or teacher workshops. If you’re interested, let me know and I’ll send you more information.
Thanks, and I hope to see you soon!
New Issue of History Now: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Era
From: Gilder Lehrman Institute [mailto:gli@gilderlehrman.org]
Issue 17, September 2008: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Era
The Institute is pleased to present the seventeenth issue of History Now, a quarterly online journal for history teachers and students, available at www.historynow.org.
In this issue of History Now, leading scholars of Theodore Roosevelt and of the Progressive Era offer new insights into the man, his philosophy, and his political achievements. From hunter to teddy bear, from trust-buster to champion of capitalism, from Republican president to Bull Moose challenger, T.R. remains controversial, contradictory, and above all, larger than life. Our contributors suggest the rich possibilities for exploring the man and the era in the classroom.
Issue 17, September 2008: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Era
The Institute is pleased to present the seventeenth issue of History Now, a quarterly online journal for history teachers and students, available at www.historynow.org.
In this issue of History Now, leading scholars of Theodore Roosevelt and of the Progressive Era offer new insights into the man, his philosophy, and his political achievements. From hunter to teddy bear, from trust-buster to champion of capitalism, from Republican president to Bull Moose challenger, T.R. remains controversial, contradictory, and above all, larger than life. Our contributors suggest the rich possibilities for exploring the man and the era in the classroom.
Friday, October 3, 2008
History Project: Saturday Seminars for History Teachers
From: Pamela Tindall [mailto:ptindall@ucdavis.edu]
Dear Friends of the History Project at UCD,
Our Saturday Seminars are back by popular demand!
Join us on October 11 for “Local History, American History,” the first in this year’s series. Historian Louis Warren and three practicing teachers will explore local connections to the national narrative. The content of Dr. Warren’s talk and the model lessons will be particularly useful for 4th, 5th, and 8th-grade teachers and of interest for all other history lovers and teachers.
Dates & Details
Where: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K Street in Sacramento
When: Saturday, October 11, 2008. Registration, continental breakfast, and networking from 8:30-9:00 am; Lessons to noon
Tuition:$45 for this workshop alone; $250 to attend all 6 seminars.
Click here to view the flier or here to register for this event.
Please forward this to your friends and colleagues. Hope to see you there!
Cheers,
Pam
Pamela Tindall, Director
The History Project at UC Davis
One Shields Avenue, 653 Kerr Hall, Davis, CA 95616
phone: 530.752.4286 mobile: 916.837.9781
Dear Friends of the History Project at UCD,
Our Saturday Seminars are back by popular demand!
Join us on October 11 for “Local History, American History,” the first in this year’s series. Historian Louis Warren and three practicing teachers will explore local connections to the national narrative. The content of Dr. Warren’s talk and the model lessons will be particularly useful for 4th, 5th, and 8th-grade teachers and of interest for all other history lovers and teachers.
Dates & Details
Where: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K Street in Sacramento
When: Saturday, October 11, 2008. Registration, continental breakfast, and networking from 8:30-9:00 am; Lessons to noon
Tuition:$45 for this workshop alone; $250 to attend all 6 seminars.
Click here to view the flier or here to register for this event.
Please forward this to your friends and colleagues. Hope to see you there!
Cheers,
Pam
Pamela Tindall, Director
The History Project at UC Davis
One Shields Avenue, 653 Kerr Hall, Davis, CA 95616
phone: 530.752.4286 mobile: 916.837.9781
Holocaust Center Student Volunteer Program
The Next Chapter
The Next Chapter is a volunteer program for 11th and 12th grade students who want to learn more about the Holocaust. Teen volunteers are matched with Holocaust survivors who they will interview and record their oral histories. Also, the teens will work with research partners at the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, Poland to try to determine what happened to each survivor’s family, community, and town after the war.
Students will meet once a week at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco to learn about the history of the Holocaust, conduct research, and complete the oral history essays. The program will run from November through May.
Students will receive community service credit for their participation.
For an application and more information please contact:
Taylor Epstein
Jewish Family and Children’s Services
TaylorE@jfcs.org
415-359-2463
To download a flyer click here
The Next Chapter Project is a partnership of JFCS and the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture, in cooperation with Congregation Emanu-El and the Holocaust Center of Northern California.
Quick Links:
HCNC Website
HCNC Events
Donate to HCNC
Upcoming Events
Fall Film and Lecture Series
October 30
Film Screening:
Secret Courage: The Walter Suskind Story
Q&A with Louis de Groot
November 20
Melanie Saxer Johnston,
author of What My Father Saw
December 11
Film Screening:
Watermarks
View our full list of upcoming events here
Ongoing Exhibit
Letters: 1938 - 1946
HCNC's current exhibit
Contact Us
121 Steuart Street
San Francisco, CA
94105
415.777.9060
info@hcnc.org
HCNC is a beneficiary of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
The Next Chapter is a volunteer program for 11th and 12th grade students who want to learn more about the Holocaust. Teen volunteers are matched with Holocaust survivors who they will interview and record their oral histories. Also, the teens will work with research partners at the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, Poland to try to determine what happened to each survivor’s family, community, and town after the war.
Students will meet once a week at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco to learn about the history of the Holocaust, conduct research, and complete the oral history essays. The program will run from November through May.
Students will receive community service credit for their participation.
For an application and more information please contact:
Taylor Epstein
Jewish Family and Children’s Services
TaylorE@jfcs.org
415-359-2463
To download a flyer click here
The Next Chapter Project is a partnership of JFCS and the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture, in cooperation with Congregation Emanu-El and the Holocaust Center of Northern California.
Quick Links:
HCNC Website
HCNC Events
Donate to HCNC
Upcoming Events
Fall Film and Lecture Series
October 30
Film Screening:
Secret Courage: The Walter Suskind Story
Q&A with Louis de Groot
November 20
Melanie Saxer Johnston,
author of What My Father Saw
December 11
Film Screening:
Watermarks
View our full list of upcoming events here
Ongoing Exhibit
Letters: 1938 - 1946
HCNC's current exhibit
Contact Us
121 Steuart Street
San Francisco, CA
94105
415.777.9060
info@hcnc.org
HCNC is a beneficiary of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Cal Performances in the Classroom Workshop: Making History Come Alive!
From: Rica Anderson [mailto:ricaa@calperfs.berkeley.edu]
Space is still available. Enroll now!
Having trouble reading this email? Read it online.
www.calperformances.org
Professional Development Workshops for Educators with
Lenore Blank Kelner, Kennedy Center Teaching Artist
Making History Come Alive!
Tue, Oct 14, 3:30-6:30 pm
Longfellow Middle School,1500 Derby Street
Berkeley, $25
Offering strategies for integrating drama into the social
studies/history curriculum, this workshop engages
participants in theater games that teach geography and
role drama, effectively transporting students to other
cultures and time periods. As part of daily instruction,
these dramatic methods are designed to deepen students’
comprehension and spark their interest.
Lenore Blank Kelner, Actress, Director, Author, Educator
Since 1981, Kelner has directed her own educational theater company, Interact Story Theatre which performs in schools, museums, libraries, and theaters all over the United States. The recipient of the 2004 Creative Drama Award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Kelner serves as an education consultant to the Maryland State Department of Education and school systems nationwide. She has trained thousands of teachers in how to integrate drama into everyday classroom instruction and has worked with students in all grade levels. She has also written three books on drama and education. Her most recent book, A Dramatic Approach to Reading Comprehension, co-authored with Rosalind Flynn, was published by Heinemann in 2006.
Enroll Now! Online Order Form
For more information about Cal Performances in the Classroom and to register for
workshops, contact Rica Anderson at 510.642.6838 or ricaa@calperfs.berkeley.edu
Presented by Cal Performances and the Berkeley Unified School District as a team of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education Program.
2008/09 Cal Peformances in the Classroom Workshops
Chinese Acrobatic Artistry
Sat, Nov 1, 10 am-1:00 pm
Jewish Culture Around the World
Tue, Dec 2, 3:30-6:30 pm
The Music of Revelations
Sat, Jan 31, 10 a.m.-1:00 pm
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rica Anderson
Education Programs Administrator
Cal Performances
101 Zellerbach Hall #4800
Berkeley, CA 94720-4800
phone: (510) 642-6838
fax: (510) 643-6707
www.calperformances.net
Space is still available. Enroll now!
Having trouble reading this email? Read it online.
www.calperformances.org
Professional Development Workshops for Educators with
Lenore Blank Kelner, Kennedy Center Teaching Artist
Making History Come Alive!
Tue, Oct 14, 3:30-6:30 pm
Longfellow Middle School,1500 Derby Street
Berkeley, $25
Offering strategies for integrating drama into the social
studies/history curriculum, this workshop engages
participants in theater games that teach geography and
role drama, effectively transporting students to other
cultures and time periods. As part of daily instruction,
these dramatic methods are designed to deepen students’
comprehension and spark their interest.
Lenore Blank Kelner, Actress, Director, Author, Educator
Since 1981, Kelner has directed her own educational theater company, Interact Story Theatre which performs in schools, museums, libraries, and theaters all over the United States. The recipient of the 2004 Creative Drama Award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Kelner serves as an education consultant to the Maryland State Department of Education and school systems nationwide. She has trained thousands of teachers in how to integrate drama into everyday classroom instruction and has worked with students in all grade levels. She has also written three books on drama and education. Her most recent book, A Dramatic Approach to Reading Comprehension, co-authored with Rosalind Flynn, was published by Heinemann in 2006.
Enroll Now! Online Order Form
For more information about Cal Performances in the Classroom and to register for
workshops, contact Rica Anderson at 510.642.6838 or ricaa@calperfs.berkeley.edu
Presented by Cal Performances and the Berkeley Unified School District as a team of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education Program.
2008/09 Cal Peformances in the Classroom Workshops
Chinese Acrobatic Artistry
Sat, Nov 1, 10 am-1:00 pm
Jewish Culture Around the World
Tue, Dec 2, 3:30-6:30 pm
The Music of Revelations
Sat, Jan 31, 10 a.m.-1:00 pm
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rica Anderson
Education Programs Administrator
Cal Performances
101 Zellerbach Hall #4800
Berkeley, CA 94720-4800
phone: (510) 642-6838
fax: (510) 643-6707
www.calperformances.net
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
NEH Seminar: Production and Consumption in World History, 1450-1914
From: Terry Burke eburke@ucsc.edu
Dear Avi,
Here's the two page blurb for my NEH summer seminar for classroom teachers.
Terry
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"PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN WORLD HISTORY, 1450-1914."
June 29-July 24, 2009 (4 weeks)
Edmund Burke III (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Information:
NEH Seminar 2009
HAS, Humanities Bldg.
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz CA 95064
831/459-2287
Email: NEHseminar@ucsc.edu
Website: tba
(Seminar Location: UC Santa Cruz)
BurkeNEH2.pdf
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Dear Avi,
Here's the two page blurb for my NEH summer seminar for classroom teachers.
Terry
-----
"PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN WORLD HISTORY, 1450-1914."
June 29-July 24, 2009 (4 weeks)
Edmund Burke III (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Information:
NEH Seminar 2009
HAS, Humanities Bldg.
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz CA 95064
831/459-2287
Email: NEHseminar@ucsc.edu
Website: tba
(Seminar Location: UC Santa Cruz)
BurkeNEH2.pdf
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