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From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]
Foundation for Teaching Economics
HSBC ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY INSTITUTE
The Foundation for Teaching Economics is hosting its Environment and the Economy 4-day residential program here in San Diego November 8 – 11, 2008. During this four-day residential program teachers learn how to use economic principles to analyze environmental issues. Participants learn how a rational, economic approach to the environment helps students understand the complexity of these issues. Lesson plans are demonstrated and discussed in order to build confidence in their effectiveness. Outstanding instructors lead intellectually stimulating sessions, and each program includes a field trip to an environmentally challenging site.
• Only thirty teachers accepted per program
• No registration charge for attending, optional graduate credits available
• 2.0 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit in Economics
• Nationally acclaimed instructors
• Lodging paid for or $150 expense honoraria provided to those not needing lodging.
It is the sole responsibility of the individual teacher to make sure the credit arrangement you pursue meets the criteria set forth by your school, district, and state.
Come find out how economic analysis can help clean up the environment.
For an application request: http://www.fte.org/teachers/programs/environment/application.php
For a program overview: http://www.fte.org/teachers/programs/environment/content.htm
Kimberly K. Gibbs Ideas for Educators Consulting 1035 Encino Row • Coronado • CA • 92118
Cell: 619-559-1253 • Office: 619-215-9462
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Be an NCSS Leader!
From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]
Be an NCSS Leader
Please see the attached flyer on how you can become a national leader in Social Studies/History-Social Science at a national level. For more information contact: Cricket F.L. Kidwell, Ed.D. Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Trinity County Office of Education 530-623-2861 ext. 253
Be an NCSS Leader
Please see the attached flyer on how you can become a national leader in Social Studies/History-Social Science at a national level. For more information contact: Cricket F.L. Kidwell, Ed.D. Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Trinity County Office of Education 530-623-2861 ext. 253
Geography Awareness Week - Nov. 16-22, 2008
From: Jones, Roni [mailto:rjones@placercoe.k12.ca.us]
Celebrate Geography Awareness Week Nov. 16-22, 2008:
For more than a century, the National Geographic Society has fostered awareness of the world’s diverse cultures and environments. The tradition continues with Geography Action! , an annual awareness program that helps educators promote geographic fluency in schools and communities across the United States and Canada. Join schools from across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico in planning celebrations during Geography Awareness Week, November 16-22, and throughout the school year. Download a free Geography Action! Mapping the Americas Toolkit filled with activities, maps, and tips for planning highly interactive, festive events for students, families, and communities to enjoy. For more information, go to: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/index.html
Celebrate Geography Awareness Week Nov. 16-22, 2008:
For more than a century, the National Geographic Society has fostered awareness of the world’s diverse cultures and environments. The tradition continues with Geography Action! , an annual awareness program that helps educators promote geographic fluency in schools and communities across the United States and Canada. Join schools from across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico in planning celebrations during Geography Awareness Week, November 16-22, and throughout the school year. Download a free Geography Action! Mapping the Americas Toolkit filled with activities, maps, and tips for planning highly interactive, festive events for students, families, and communities to enjoy. For more information, go to: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/index.html
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
American Historical Association Annual Meeting
From: Jack Bareilles [mailto:jbareilles@nohum.k12.ca.us]
The American Historical Association invites all history and social studies teachers to join us for the 123rd Annual Meeting, January 2 to January 5th in New York City. Preregistration for teachers is $35 and the AHA has secured reasonable room rates for conference participants although these are selling out quickly.
Sessions include: Teaching and Learning through a Teaching American History Grant, Students as Historians: Historical Thinking and Primary Sources in the American History Classroom, Sites of Encounter: Teaching the Muslim World and World War I, History Education and Technology in Our Middle and High Schools, Integrating Global Perspectives and World History into U.S.
Department of Education Teaching American History Grant Projects, Teaching Historical Thinking Skills in Advanced Placement History, and The "California Method"? University of California's Model for World Historical Research and Pedagogy Past, Present, and Future
Teachers are also invited to a special workshop organized by the Teaching Division of the AHA, in collaboration with the National History Education Clearinghouse. This workshop is specifically designed for K-12 teachers and will be held 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009. Following an introduction by the AHA's Vice President of Teaching, Karen Halttunen, there will be sessions on Colonial Beginnings to Early Republic, Teaching with Textbooks, National History Education Clearinghouse Introduction, FDR and ER: Using documents to tell their story, and Many Movements: Teaching Black Freedom Struggles from WWII to the 1960s.
A box lunch will be provided, accompanied by a talk, 'Inverting Bloom's taxonomy: What's Basic When Reading History?' by Sam Wineburg, Stanford University.
Workshop registration must be done in advance of the meeting, and can be completed when you register for the annual meeting.
The American Historical Association invites all history and social studies teachers to join us for the 123rd Annual Meeting, January 2 to January 5th in New York City. Preregistration for teachers is $35 and the AHA has secured reasonable room rates for conference participants although these are selling out quickly.
Sessions include: Teaching and Learning through a Teaching American History Grant, Students as Historians: Historical Thinking and Primary Sources in the American History Classroom, Sites of Encounter: Teaching the Muslim World and World War I, History Education and Technology in Our Middle and High Schools, Integrating Global Perspectives and World History into U.S.
Department of Education Teaching American History Grant Projects, Teaching Historical Thinking Skills in Advanced Placement History, and The "California Method"? University of California's Model for World Historical Research and Pedagogy Past, Present, and Future
Teachers are also invited to a special workshop organized by the Teaching Division of the AHA, in collaboration with the National History Education Clearinghouse. This workshop is specifically designed for K-12 teachers and will be held 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009. Following an introduction by the AHA's Vice President of Teaching, Karen Halttunen, there will be sessions on Colonial Beginnings to Early Republic, Teaching with Textbooks, National History Education Clearinghouse Introduction, FDR and ER: Using documents to tell their story, and Many Movements: Teaching Black Freedom Struggles from WWII to the 1960s.
A box lunch will be provided, accompanied by a talk, 'Inverting Bloom's taxonomy: What's Basic When Reading History?' by Sam Wineburg, Stanford University.
Workshop registration must be done in advance of the meeting, and can be completed when you register for the annual meeting.
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.
National Financial Literacy Challenge
From: Bernard Mauricia [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]
National Financial Literacy Challenge
For Your Information:
This fall, the U.S. Treasury Department will again conduct the National Financial Literacy Challenge. The National Financial Literacy Challenge is a 35-question, voluntary test offered to high school students via this web site. It provides an opportunity for teachers to recognize high school students for their financial literacy. As a public service from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Financial Education, it is offered at no charge.
For more information on how to participate, please go to National Financial Literacy Challenge.
National Council on Economic Education
1140 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-730-7007 or 1-800-338-1192
http://www.ncee.net
National Financial Literacy Challenge
For Your Information:
This fall, the U.S. Treasury Department will again conduct the National Financial Literacy Challenge. The National Financial Literacy Challenge is a 35-question, voluntary test offered to high school students via this web site. It provides an opportunity for teachers to recognize high school students for their financial literacy. As a public service from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Financial Education, it is offered at no charge.
For more information on how to participate, please go to National Financial Literacy Challenge.
National Council on Economic Education
1140 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-730-7007 or 1-800-338-1192
http://www.ncee.net
New Civic Lesson Plan
From: Bernard Mauricia [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]
A revised version of 'Civics and Government' will be available in early Spring 2009. There are some great Election and the Economy lesson plans. The newest lesson, 'Can Futures Markets Be More Accurate Than Polls?', is available at:
http://www.ncee.net/civics/
Teachers can visit
http://www.ncee.net/civics/
to download the lesson.
Download a free lesson on voting, civics and economics.
Best,
Troy White
Director of Product Marketing & Sales
National Council on Economic Education
212-730-1791
twhite@ncee.net
A revised version of 'Civics and Government' will be available in early Spring 2009. There are some great Election and the Economy lesson plans. The newest lesson, 'Can Futures Markets Be More Accurate Than Polls?', is available at:
http://www.ncee.net/civics/
Teachers can visit
http://www.ncee.net/civics/
to download the lesson.
Download a free lesson on voting, civics and economics.
Best,
Troy White
Director of Product Marketing & Sales
National Council on Economic Education
212-730-1791
twhite@ncee.net
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