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From: "Donna Thompson" <dthompson@gc.cuny.edu>
A NEW "PICTURING UNITED STATES HISTORY" FORUM
Beginning March 1, 2009, the American Social History Project's latest Web resource, "Picturing United States History: An Online Resource for Teaching with Visual Evidence", will host a month-long online discussion on teaching the Great Depression with visual evidence. The forum will be guest-moderated by Professor Barbara Melosh of George Mason University, author of Engendering Culture: Manhood and Womanhood in New Deal Public Art and Theater.
Go to the Great Depression forum:
http://picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/?cat=3
and join in the discussion!
Representing a unique collaboration between historians and art historians, Picturing U.S. History is based on the belief that visual materials are vital to understanding the American past. Visitors to the website will find web-based guides, essays, case studies, classroom activities, and online forums to assist high school teachers and college instructors to incorporate visual evidence into their classroom practice. The website supplements other U.S. history resources with visual materials, analysis, and activities that allow students to engage with the process of interpretation in a more robust fashion than through text alone.
Picturing U.S. History is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its We, The People initiative.
Donna Thompson Ray
Project Director, Faculty Development Programs American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning City University of New York Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, 7th floor
New York, NY 10016
Tele: 212-817-1963; Fax: 212-817-1568
Email: DThompson@gc.cuny.edu, DThompsonASHP@aol.com
Web: http://www.ashp.cuny.edu see Teaching and Learning
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
National Constitution Center Blog
From: "Constitution Center" <constitutioncenter@gmail.com>
NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER BLOG
In an effort to reach teachers and students that may not be able to make the trip to Philadelphia, the education team at the National Constitution Center continues to expand its reach beyond the confines of the museum with its most recent endeavor, a venture into the blogosphere with its mission-inspired blog:
http://civiclearning.blogspot.com
The new blog provides educators with lesson ideas, conversation starters, and links to the electronic resources necessary to effectively teach current events with a constitutional connection. This blog will become an invaluable instrument to the educator who wishes their students to be well-informed and to understand the relevance and daily impact the constitution has on their lives.
Recent postings include:
- Teaching the President's Address to Congress
- Happy Birthday 16th Amendment - Primary Source Lesson Plan
- The 2010 US Census
- Teaching Attorney General Holder's Comments on Race
You can access the blog directly at:
http://civiclearning.blogspot.com/
You can subscribe to the blog's RSS feed at:
http://civiclearning.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
Eli Lesser
Director of Education
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA
NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER BLOG
In an effort to reach teachers and students that may not be able to make the trip to Philadelphia, the education team at the National Constitution Center continues to expand its reach beyond the confines of the museum with its most recent endeavor, a venture into the blogosphere with its mission-inspired blog:
http://civiclearning.blogspot.com
The new blog provides educators with lesson ideas, conversation starters, and links to the electronic resources necessary to effectively teach current events with a constitutional connection. This blog will become an invaluable instrument to the educator who wishes their students to be well-informed and to understand the relevance and daily impact the constitution has on their lives.
Recent postings include:
- Teaching the President's Address to Congress
- Happy Birthday 16th Amendment - Primary Source Lesson Plan
- The 2010 US Census
- Teaching Attorney General Holder's Comments on Race
You can access the blog directly at:
http://civiclearning.blogspot.com/
You can subscribe to the blog's RSS feed at:
http://civiclearning.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
Eli Lesser
Director of Education
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA
CISC March 09 Update
From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]
CISC HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBCOMMITTEE
MARCH 2009 UPDATE
State History-Social Science Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee: The committee has had two meetings. So far the committee has reviewed the revised chapters on assessment, universal access, instructional support, and some of the course descriptions. Future meetings are: April 2-3, April 30 & May 1st, and June 4-5. Various county history-social science leaders are either on the committee and have been involved with the deliberations.
The History Summit: On April 20-21, the California History Social Science Project will be hosting “Summit III: How Merging Historical content, Instruction and Research Can Improve History Instruction.” Featured speakers are: Daniel Sergeant, UC Berkeley; Tom Torlakson, Assembly Education Member; Rebecca Valbuena, LA Teacher of the Year; Gloria Romero, Chair of the Senate Education Committee; Mary Schleppegrell, School of Education at University of Michigan; and Ross Dunn, History Professor at San Diego State University. For more information please contact Nancy McTygue at 530-752-0572 or http://csmp.ucop.edu/chssp.
US State Department Website: This site has a new feature that they might want share with your schools and students called “Ask the Secretary” where any student can ask her/his own question of Secretary of State Clinton as she makes her journeys.
LegiSchool Project: A very exciting opportunity for high school students and teachers throughout California is the LegiSchool Project's Annual Photo Contest, California Through My Eyes. How do you envision California? What represents California to you? Poverty? Wealth? Technology? Farms? Water? Mountains? Towns? People? Cities? Cars? Landscapes? These are just some of the images that students are invited to photograph for LegiSchool’s annual photo contest. The photo can be a person, place, or anything else – big or small. It must be an original 8 x 10 inch photo and can be in color or black and white. Students also need to include a 150-word or less essay explaining why the photo represents California. The first-place winner will receive $100 and four runners-up will receive $50 each. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, May 1, 2009. Please see the attached announcement for details and share it with your students. Additional fliers and/or entry forms are available at: http://www.csus.edu/legischool.
The LegiSchool Project is a civic education collaboration between California State University, Sacramento and the State Legislature, administered by the Center for California Studies. LegiSchool’s mission is to engage young people in matters of public policy and state government by creating opportunities for students and state leaders to meet and share ideas on issues affecting Californians and by developing free high-quality government-oriented curriculum materials for California educators to enhance and help improve the quality of state government-related curriculum in our schools.
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact me at thorall@csus.edu or (916) 278-7563.
Megan Thorall, LegiSchool Coordinator, Center for California Studies, (916) 278-7563.
California History-Social Science Network: The National Council for the Social Studies ballots for 2009 have arrived. Michelle Herczog of LACOE, a Past-President of CCSS, is running for NCSS Board of Directors as a Member-At-Large. We need to support our California representation at the national level!
CISC HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE SUBCOMMITTEE
MARCH 2009 UPDATE
State History-Social Science Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee: The committee has had two meetings. So far the committee has reviewed the revised chapters on assessment, universal access, instructional support, and some of the course descriptions. Future meetings are: April 2-3, April 30 & May 1st, and June 4-5. Various county history-social science leaders are either on the committee and have been involved with the deliberations.
The History Summit: On April 20-21, the California History Social Science Project will be hosting “Summit III: How Merging Historical content, Instruction and Research Can Improve History Instruction.” Featured speakers are: Daniel Sergeant, UC Berkeley; Tom Torlakson, Assembly Education Member; Rebecca Valbuena, LA Teacher of the Year; Gloria Romero, Chair of the Senate Education Committee; Mary Schleppegrell, School of Education at University of Michigan; and Ross Dunn, History Professor at San Diego State University. For more information please contact Nancy McTygue at 530-752-0572 or http://csmp.ucop.edu/chssp.
US State Department Website: This site has a new feature that they might want share with your schools and students called “Ask the Secretary” where any student can ask her/his own question of Secretary of State Clinton as she makes her journeys.
LegiSchool Project: A very exciting opportunity for high school students and teachers throughout California is the LegiSchool Project's Annual Photo Contest, California Through My Eyes. How do you envision California? What represents California to you? Poverty? Wealth? Technology? Farms? Water? Mountains? Towns? People? Cities? Cars? Landscapes? These are just some of the images that students are invited to photograph for LegiSchool’s annual photo contest. The photo can be a person, place, or anything else – big or small. It must be an original 8 x 10 inch photo and can be in color or black and white. Students also need to include a 150-word or less essay explaining why the photo represents California. The first-place winner will receive $100 and four runners-up will receive $50 each. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, May 1, 2009. Please see the attached announcement for details and share it with your students. Additional fliers and/or entry forms are available at: http://www.csus.edu/legischool.
The LegiSchool Project is a civic education collaboration between California State University, Sacramento and the State Legislature, administered by the Center for California Studies. LegiSchool’s mission is to engage young people in matters of public policy and state government by creating opportunities for students and state leaders to meet and share ideas on issues affecting Californians and by developing free high-quality government-oriented curriculum materials for California educators to enhance and help improve the quality of state government-related curriculum in our schools.
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact me at thorall@csus.edu or (916) 278-7563.
Megan Thorall, LegiSchool Coordinator, Center for California Studies, (916) 278-7563.
California History-Social Science Network: The National Council for the Social Studies ballots for 2009 have arrived. Michelle Herczog of LACOE, a Past-President of CCSS, is running for NCSS Board of Directors as a Member-At-Large. We need to support our California representation at the national level!
California On My Honor Teacher Institute
From: Herczog_Michelle <Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu>
California on My Honor:
Civics Institute for K-12 Teachers
Southern California Institute: San Diego
June 29 – July 2, 2009
Northern California Institute: San Francisco
July 14 – 17, 2009
Joint One-Day Follow-up on October 23, 2009 in San Francisco
The Administrative Office of the Courts is seeking applications from
K-12 teachers for a fully funded and stipended professional
development opportunity to, "Participate this summer in an intensive
civics institute focused on the judicial branch of government with
other K-12 teachers, college professors, judges, and attorneys. Learn
new and exciting ways to bring your civics-related social science
program to life through the use of simulations, the visual and
performing arts, and language arts."
More information can be found in the attached file or at
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/reference/documents/letterandapp.pdf
Deadline extended for northern California teachers: INQUIRE NOW!!
California on My Honor:
Civics Institute for K-12 Teachers
Southern California Institute: San Diego
June 29 – July 2, 2009
Northern California Institute: San Francisco
July 14 – 17, 2009
Joint One-Day Follow-up on October 23, 2009 in San Francisco
The Administrative Office of the Courts is seeking applications from
K-12 teachers for a fully funded and stipended professional
development opportunity to, "Participate this summer in an intensive
civics institute focused on the judicial branch of government with
other K-12 teachers, college professors, judges, and attorneys. Learn
new and exciting ways to bring your civics-related social science
program to life through the use of simulations, the visual and
performing arts, and language arts."
More information can be found in the attached file or at
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/reference/documents/letterandapp.pdf
Deadline extended for northern California teachers: INQUIRE NOW!!
Monday, March 30, 2009
UCBH-SSP's Summer Institute Offerings for 2009
From: UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project [mailto:karen@ucop.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
See this information at our website. http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp/institutes
Dear Friends of the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project,
We are excited to announce our Summer Institute offerings for 2009! We are offering an academic literacy institute, a world history history institute, and an American history institute. For more information, flyers, or to register online for any of these institutes, please visit our new website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp.
Please contact us with any questions.
Best wishes,
The UCBH-SSP Team
Building Academic Literacy through History Institute
An Institute for 4th-12th Grade Teachers
July 13-17, 2009
WHAT:
This is the 8th year we have offered this institute. Each year, through our teachers' classroom inquiries we've added to our understanding, helping all history students be better readers, writers, and thinkers. In this five day institute, we will focus on discipline-specific literacy strategies designed to increase student reading, writing, and critical thinking skills while teaching the California Historical-Social Science Content Standards. Local teachers will lead workshops with classroom-tested model lessons. Teachers will create their own standard-based lesson integrating the literacy strategies learned at the institute. Interdisciplinary teacher cadres are also encouraged to attend this institute.
COST: $410 before April 30; $450 after April 30
GROUPS: $400 per teacher, cadre of four or more teachers
WHERE: This institute will be held on the UC Berkeley campus.
REGISTER: Register online or by mail. Go to our website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp/institutes to register online or download the printable registration form. Teacher cadre groups should mail or fax their registrations together.
Information and Technology in World History Institute
An Institute for World History Teachers, Grades 6, 7, & 10; Other Interested Teachers
July 20-24, 2009
WHAT:
We live in an age of globalization characterized in part by rapid developments in technology and information systems. But information and technology have often been powerful forces for historical change. This institute will place our current information and technological revolutions in a world historical perspective through a set of case studies drawn from different cultures and contexts from antiquity to the present day. In examining the effects of information and technology on political, economic, and social development, we will explore several major themes, including writing and print/information technology; science and society; technology and warfare; and empire and the diffusion and consolidation of knowledge. Presented by professors from UC Berkeley's History Department, and organized around the Content Standards for California Public Schools, these case studies will provide a number of useful tools and strategies for teaching information and technology in world history.
COST: $410 before April 30; $450 after April 30
GROUPS: $400 per teacher, cadre of four or more teachers
WHERE: This institute will be held on the UC Berkeley campus.
REGISTER: Register online or by mail. Go to our website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp/institutes to register online or download the printable registration form. Teacher cadre groups should mail or fax their registrations together.
Teaching American History for All Institute
An Institute for 5th, 8th, & 11th Grade Teachers of U.S. History/English-Language Arts
August 10-14, 2009
WHAT:
This institute focuses on the theme of Changing Definitions of Citizenship in the U.S. for 5th, 8th, and 11th grade teachers of U.S. History/English-Language Arts. Participants will increase their content knowledge in U.S. History and learn how to incorporate reading, writing, and thinking strategies into standards-based classroom planning. The institute includes daily professor lectures followed by models of teacher-created lessons tying lecture topics into the standards-based citizenship theme and integrating reading and writing strategies in their own curriculum. Teachers will receive standards-based, grade-specific model lessons and develop lessons incorporating academic literacy strategies and primary and secondary sources. Please visit the TAH website for further information: http://tah4all.org.
COST: $410 before April 30; $450 after April 30
GROUPS: $400 per teacher, cadre of four or more teachers
WHERE: This institute will be held in Concord, CA.
REGISTER: Register online or by mail. Go to our website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp/institutes to register online or download the printable registration form. Teacher cadre groups should mail or fax their registrations together.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the registration deadline?
The registration deadline is May 29, 2009. Teacher cadres and interdisciplinary teachers should register by April 1 so that we may plan our staffing needs accordingly.
What does my registration fee include?
The registration fee includes a binder of resources to help you design your standards-based lessons, professor and teacher leader presentations, access to the Berkeley campus library, breakfast, and refreshments. The registration fee does not include lunch, transportation, or parking on the UC Berkeley campus.
What is the institute schedule?
The institutes meet from 8:30am to 4:30pm, with one hour for lunch.
Are there any follow-up meetings or feedback after I implement my lessons?
We hold two follow-up meetings in the academic year following the institute. They are typically in early November and in late April.
Can I earn credit for my attendance and work at the institute? What do I have to do?
Yes! Three "professional level" credits are available from the UC Berkeley Extension School. The cost for the credits is $275.00 and is conferred after the Spring follow-up meeting in 2010. If you enroll for credit, attendance at both follow-up meetings is mandatory.
UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
Donna Leary
Director
http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp
ucbhssp@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-0897
See this information at our website. http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp/institutes
Dear Friends of the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project,
We are excited to announce our Summer Institute offerings for 2009! We are offering an academic literacy institute, a world history history institute, and an American history institute. For more information, flyers, or to register online for any of these institutes, please visit our new website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp.
Please contact us with any questions.
Best wishes,
The UCBH-SSP Team
Building Academic Literacy through History Institute
An Institute for 4th-12th Grade Teachers
July 13-17, 2009
WHAT:
This is the 8th year we have offered this institute. Each year, through our teachers' classroom inquiries we've added to our understanding, helping all history students be better readers, writers, and thinkers. In this five day institute, we will focus on discipline-specific literacy strategies designed to increase student reading, writing, and critical thinking skills while teaching the California Historical-Social Science Content Standards. Local teachers will lead workshops with classroom-tested model lessons. Teachers will create their own standard-based lesson integrating the literacy strategies learned at the institute. Interdisciplinary teacher cadres are also encouraged to attend this institute.
COST: $410 before April 30; $450 after April 30
GROUPS: $400 per teacher, cadre of four or more teachers
WHERE: This institute will be held on the UC Berkeley campus.
REGISTER: Register online or by mail. Go to our website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp/institutes to register online or download the printable registration form. Teacher cadre groups should mail or fax their registrations together.
Information and Technology in World History Institute
An Institute for World History Teachers, Grades 6, 7, & 10; Other Interested Teachers
July 20-24, 2009
WHAT:
We live in an age of globalization characterized in part by rapid developments in technology and information systems. But information and technology have often been powerful forces for historical change. This institute will place our current information and technological revolutions in a world historical perspective through a set of case studies drawn from different cultures and contexts from antiquity to the present day. In examining the effects of information and technology on political, economic, and social development, we will explore several major themes, including writing and print/information technology; science and society; technology and warfare; and empire and the diffusion and consolidation of knowledge. Presented by professors from UC Berkeley's History Department, and organized around the Content Standards for California Public Schools, these case studies will provide a number of useful tools and strategies for teaching information and technology in world history.
COST: $410 before April 30; $450 after April 30
GROUPS: $400 per teacher, cadre of four or more teachers
WHERE: This institute will be held on the UC Berkeley campus.
REGISTER: Register online or by mail. Go to our website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp/institutes to register online or download the printable registration form. Teacher cadre groups should mail or fax their registrations together.
Teaching American History for All Institute
An Institute for 5th, 8th, & 11th Grade Teachers of U.S. History/English-Language Arts
August 10-14, 2009
WHAT:
This institute focuses on the theme of Changing Definitions of Citizenship in the U.S. for 5th, 8th, and 11th grade teachers of U.S. History/English-Language Arts. Participants will increase their content knowledge in U.S. History and learn how to incorporate reading, writing, and thinking strategies into standards-based classroom planning. The institute includes daily professor lectures followed by models of teacher-created lessons tying lecture topics into the standards-based citizenship theme and integrating reading and writing strategies in their own curriculum. Teachers will receive standards-based, grade-specific model lessons and develop lessons incorporating academic literacy strategies and primary and secondary sources. Please visit the TAH website for further information: http://tah4all.org.
COST: $410 before April 30; $450 after April 30
GROUPS: $400 per teacher, cadre of four or more teachers
WHERE: This institute will be held in Concord, CA.
REGISTER: Register online or by mail. Go to our website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp/institutes to register online or download the printable registration form. Teacher cadre groups should mail or fax their registrations together.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the registration deadline?
The registration deadline is May 29, 2009. Teacher cadres and interdisciplinary teachers should register by April 1 so that we may plan our staffing needs accordingly.
What does my registration fee include?
The registration fee includes a binder of resources to help you design your standards-based lessons, professor and teacher leader presentations, access to the Berkeley campus library, breakfast, and refreshments. The registration fee does not include lunch, transportation, or parking on the UC Berkeley campus.
What is the institute schedule?
The institutes meet from 8:30am to 4:30pm, with one hour for lunch.
Are there any follow-up meetings or feedback after I implement my lessons?
We hold two follow-up meetings in the academic year following the institute. They are typically in early November and in late April.
Can I earn credit for my attendance and work at the institute? What do I have to do?
Yes! Three "professional level" credits are available from the UC Berkeley Extension School. The cost for the credits is $275.00 and is conferred after the Spring follow-up meeting in 2010. If you enroll for credit, attendance at both follow-up meetings is mandatory.
UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
Donna Leary
Director
http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp
ucbhssp@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-0897
Morehouse Summer Program for High Schoolers
From: Mitch Pryor [mailto:mpryor@oakarts.org]
MOREHOUSE SUMMER PROGRAM
Morehouse College in Atlanta , GA will be offering a Summer Institute (Project Identity) for African-American males entering the 10th and 11th grades.
Three weeks at Morehouse: June 7 – 28.
Creative Writing
SAT Prep
Debate
Pre-Calculus
Leadership development
Enrichment activities
$1,400 fee (includes meals, housing and activities).
Application deadline is April 21.
FOR MORE INFO GO TO: www.morehouse.edu/projectidentity
MOREHOUSE SUMMER PROGRAM
Morehouse College in Atlanta , GA will be offering a Summer Institute (Project Identity) for African-American males entering the 10th and 11th grades.
Three weeks at Morehouse: June 7 – 28.
Creative Writing
SAT Prep
Debate
Pre-Calculus
Leadership development
Enrichment activities
$1,400 fee (includes meals, housing and activities).
Application deadline is April 21.
FOR MORE INFO GO TO: www.morehouse.edu/projectidentity
Project Citizen CA Summer Institute
From: Herczog_Michelle <Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu>
Project Citizen California Summer Institute
June 14 - 19, 2009
Sacramento, California
Directed by the Center for Civic Education and funded by the California Department of Education and by the U.S. Department of Education under the Education for Democracy Act approved by the U.S. Congress
A unique opportunity for teachers, grades 4-12 and community youth group leaders to take part in a professional development institute featuring We the People: Project Citizen. The materials are designed to foster active participation in a process-oriented curriculum that teaches students how to monitor and influence public policy in their communities.
Perfect for service-learning and afterschool programs!
Participants chosen to attend will receive AT NO COST:
Reimbursement of up to $250 for transportation costs or mileage to and from the institute
· Lodging and meals
· A set of Project Citizen texts and professional materials
DEADLINE TO APPLY: APRIL 15, 2009
More information, brochure and registration form
can be found at
www.cawtp.com
For additional information,
please contact:
Dee Morgan
(916) 965-7172
dee.morgan@comcast.net
or
Kari Coppinger
(805) 426-5397
coppinger@civiced.org
Project Citizen California Summer Institute
June 14 - 19, 2009
Sacramento, California
Directed by the Center for Civic Education and funded by the California Department of Education and by the U.S. Department of Education under the Education for Democracy Act approved by the U.S. Congress
A unique opportunity for teachers, grades 4-12 and community youth group leaders to take part in a professional development institute featuring We the People: Project Citizen. The materials are designed to foster active participation in a process-oriented curriculum that teaches students how to monitor and influence public policy in their communities.
Perfect for service-learning and afterschool programs!
Participants chosen to attend will receive AT NO COST:
Reimbursement of up to $250 for transportation costs or mileage to and from the institute
· Lodging and meals
· A set of Project Citizen texts and professional materials
DEADLINE TO APPLY: APRIL 15, 2009
More information, brochure and registration form
can be found at
www.cawtp.com
For additional information,
please contact:
Dee Morgan
(916) 965-7172
dee.morgan@comcast.net
or
Kari Coppinger
(805) 426-5397
coppinger@civiced.org
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