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Fighting Back!
Rescue and Resistance during the Holocaust
A Workshop for Educators
Date: Tuesday, November 18th
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
At the Holocaust Center of Northern California
121 Steuart Street, San Francisco
Engage your students with compelling video testimonies from local Holocaust survivors and rescuers. Morgan Blum will introduce HCNC’s new multi-media curriculum spotlighting those who resisted the Nazis in Western Europe and saved the lives of countless Jewish victims.
Workshop attendees will receive classroom lesson plans and a DVD containing the video and audio testimony of Bay Area survivors and rescuers. Workshop, curriculum, and video testimonies are complimentary. A light vegetarian dinner will be served.
Please register by Tuesday, November 11th. To download a registration flyer click here.
For questions contact
Morgan Blum, HCNC Director of Education
mblum@hcnc.org
415-777-9060 x203
For more information visit www.hcnc.org/events
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This program was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Holocaust Memorial/ Education Fund of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund.
Friday, October 17, 2008
ABC-Clio: Arab-Israeli War -- 60 Years of Conflict
The 60th anniversary of Israel’s independence in May 2008 was a cause for celebration for Jewish people around the world. Most Arabs, however, were in no mood to celebrate and used the anniversary to voice their objections to the policies of the Israeli government, which they believe have deprived them of land, economic opportunity, and social justice. Investigate the historical dilemma at the core of the bloody, long-running Arab-Israeli conflict—Do Arabs or Jews have an historical right to the land known as Palestine? Examine the issues surrounding this ancient debate and how the conflict has escalated since Israeli independence by using resources from The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History. Watch the video clips provided by The History Channel to get an accurate picture of some of the critical moments of the conflict as they occurred.
The site will be available until December 1, 2008.
The site will be available until December 1, 2008.
Constitutional Rights Foundation's New Website
Dear Friend of Constitutional Rights Foundation,
We invite you to visit CRF's new website, please click the .pdf file to see what's new for October 16, 2008!
http://www.crf-usa.org/
We invite you to visit CRF's new website, please click the .pdf file to see what's new for October 16, 2008!
http://www.crf-usa.org/
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Character Counts Video Contest
From: Herczog_Michelle <Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu>
The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce..
Character Counts!
Video Contest
Students are invited to be part of a nation wide contest promoting CHARACTER COUNTS!
CHARACTER COUNTS! video contest is the first part of the CHARACTER COUNTS! effort to develop a comprehensive strategy to utilize the internet and social media like Face Book and MySpace to reach kids directly.
The idea is to have teens submit a short video promoting one of the six pillars. Young film-makers are invited to be creative and have fun. They can win up to $500.
Attached is information on the contest and the rules.
You can also send the link below to others for additional information.
http://charactercounts.org/teens/Video-Contest_Nov-2008.html
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The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce..
Character Counts!
Video Contest
Students are invited to be part of a nation wide contest promoting CHARACTER COUNTS!
CHARACTER COUNTS! video contest is the first part of the CHARACTER COUNTS! effort to develop a comprehensive strategy to utilize the internet and social media like Face Book and MySpace to reach kids directly.
The idea is to have teens submit a short video promoting one of the six pillars. Young film-makers are invited to be creative and have fun. They can win up to $500.
Attached is information on the contest and the rules.
You can also send the link below to others for additional information.
http://charactercounts.org/teens/Video-Contest_Nov-2008.html
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Five Freedoms Project Newsletter
From: Herczog_Michelle <Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu>
The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce..
Degrees of Freedom
The Monthly Newsletter of the Five Freedoms Project
October 2008
The Five Freedoms Project is a national organization that provides local school leaders with the leadership development, coaching and support they need to address two of America’s greatest challenges — improving the performance of our public schools, and strengthening the quality of our civic discourse — at the same time. The Five Freedoms Project provides an actionable framework for school leadership, based on four overlapping themes: Freedom, Leadership, Voice and Impact.
Educators are invited to use the newsletter with students and visit www.fivefreedoms.org to join the online network.
Spread the word to all friends and colleagues you think would benefit from joining our growing community of people committed to First Amendment freedoms, democratic schools, and the idea that all children deserve to be seen and heard.
The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce..
Degrees of Freedom
The Monthly Newsletter of the Five Freedoms Project
October 2008
The Five Freedoms Project is a national organization that provides local school leaders with the leadership development, coaching and support they need to address two of America’s greatest challenges — improving the performance of our public schools, and strengthening the quality of our civic discourse — at the same time. The Five Freedoms Project provides an actionable framework for school leadership, based on four overlapping themes: Freedom, Leadership, Voice and Impact.
Educators are invited to use the newsletter with students and visit www.fivefreedoms.org to join the online network.
Spread the word to all friends and colleagues you think would benefit from joining our growing community of people committed to First Amendment freedoms, democratic schools, and the idea that all children deserve to be seen and heard.
Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics Workshop - CSU, Fullerton
From: Bernard [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]
Is There a Place for Ethics and Character in a Free Market?
The Center for Economic Education of Cal State University Fullerton invites You to a workshop on
Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics
Saturday October 25th, 2008
9:00am to 4:30pm
Mihaylo Hall, Room 3230
Cal State University Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton
This new NCEE publication includes 10 thought-provoking lesson plans on topics such as: Should Corporations Be Ethical? Should Human Organs Be Sold in a Market? Who Should Have Access To Health Care?
We do not charge teachers to attend our training workshops. All attendees will be our guests for lunch and will receive a complimentary copy of the NCEE publication on Economics and Ethics.
Registration is limited to 30
Call (714) 278-2248 or email Barbara Sideri at bsideri@fullerton.edu
Workshop highlights:
• Ten innovative lessons with hands-on instructional materials that emphasize the important role ethics and character play in a market economy.
• Each lesson incorporates many economic concepts, which are fully explained.
• Lessons can be used in government, history, business education and international studies classes in addition to economics classes.
• Each lesson stands on its own and is not dependent on concepts developed in the other lessons.
• Lessons are correlated with National and California Economics standards.
• Some questions to be covered during the workshop include:
o What is the difference between self-interest and greed?
o Do markets need ethical standards and do they make us more moral?
o What should we do about sweatshops?
o Should we allow a free market for transplant organs?
o Is efficiency an ethical concept?
o Do businesses have a social responsibility?
o What is economic justice?
Is There a Place for Ethics and Character in a Free Market?
The Center for Economic Education of Cal State University Fullerton invites You to a workshop on
Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics
Saturday October 25th, 2008
9:00am to 4:30pm
Mihaylo Hall, Room 3230
Cal State University Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton
This new NCEE publication includes 10 thought-provoking lesson plans on topics such as: Should Corporations Be Ethical? Should Human Organs Be Sold in a Market? Who Should Have Access To Health Care?
We do not charge teachers to attend our training workshops. All attendees will be our guests for lunch and will receive a complimentary copy of the NCEE publication on Economics and Ethics.
Registration is limited to 30
Call (714) 278-2248 or email Barbara Sideri at bsideri@fullerton.edu
Workshop highlights:
• Ten innovative lessons with hands-on instructional materials that emphasize the important role ethics and character play in a market economy.
• Each lesson incorporates many economic concepts, which are fully explained.
• Lessons can be used in government, history, business education and international studies classes in addition to economics classes.
• Each lesson stands on its own and is not dependent on concepts developed in the other lessons.
• Lessons are correlated with National and California Economics standards.
• Some questions to be covered during the workshop include:
o What is the difference between self-interest and greed?
o Do markets need ethical standards and do they make us more moral?
o What should we do about sweatshops?
o Should we allow a free market for transplant organs?
o Is efficiency an ethical concept?
o Do businesses have a social responsibility?
o What is economic justice?
CDE History-Social Science Newsletter
From: Kristen Cruz [mailto:KCruz@cde.ca.gov]
Hello,
It is important that California district administrators and teachers are aware of the exciting HSS events and professional development opportunities within the state.
Thank you,
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
Hello,
It is important that California district administrators and teachers are aware of the exciting HSS events and professional development opportunities within the state.
Thank you,
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
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