CASET Economics Conference in SF

From: Herczog_Michelle Herczog_Michelle@lacoe..edu
Subject: CASET Economics in Education Conference - San Francisco, CA

14th Annual California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET) Economics in Education Conference
October 23, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94105

The California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET) would like to invite you to attend our 14th Annual Economics in Education Conference in San Francisco, CA. CASET is an organization of educators promoting the effective teaching of economic principles in the K-12th grades. A highlight each year is our one-day, state-wide conference for economics teachers. The conference features sessions tailored to different grade levels with emphasis on activity-based economic curriculum, teaching strategies, cooperative learning tips, and demonstrations of new materials.

Tentative sessions include:
*Using skits in the classroom to teach economics
*Using the Capital Markets Contest to teach macroeconomics
*Yoram Bauman, The Stand-Up Economist
(learn more about Mr. Bauman at http://www.thestandupeconomist.com/)
*Federal Reserve Bank
*Supply and Demand with Dee Mecham

97% of past attendees agreed that the day is very valuable in helping them teach econ to their students and 95% said that they would attend another CASET conference and would recommend it to their colleagues.

By attending this conference you will receive:
*100 scholarships up to $125
available to cover substitute fees, travel expenses, or conference registration fee of $75
*Virtual Economics - $1000 Value
*A continental breakfast and delicious lunch
*One unit of Continuing Education Credit available - $180/unit
*A day of celebrating economic education with your colleagues

More information can be found at:
http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001KOjYle_zlG9DikFgn3PKvQr46lE2Sa68-Bj-yZGFciRZjT4A_D7Mb4Ejq0LqVPGGy0G0KQDY3qv_yr5ZcJMJx4F_7aKausDZ2X9vqMA0WhG8b6ywSHOCsPEZETL6MXj4ZSlLpw6KaIg-fpzLF6tb6SRPVtcJI6ipmM24NaTOKk7rv2T7ZYiXGEAlXmMGWNhRrUWwCkoe0JYm0dBB-CtyHZ_RHpRQbEmHxkXxJg3PZiqn_K0P_XMUUmvZra0ww0JmEifjKQtYk2SjXPTz81C2f_2qqdxfUSeNKthMJBV4QjDMoBc9GwoCVEH-R9NIBbMgdlCJ_fIXFpWr-W2ABkRBWkzBjrZj5_7g_Cx-V1YedkJJWqcj_K2Svc0Si2e_vs7afrmgA_IMVRQ%3D

To Register
Call: 800-845-9799
Email: bmauricia@csusb.edu

Building Academic Literacy in History Classrooms Conference

From: UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project [mailto:karen@ucop.ccsend.com]
Subject: Building Academic Literacy in History Classrooms Conference

Announcing the Building Academic Literacy in History Classrooms Conference!

Dear Friends of the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project,

We are excited to announce the Building Academic Literacy in History Classrooms Conference! Sponsored by the Mt. Diablo Unified School District Teaching American History Grant and the University of California, Berkeley History-Social Science Project, this conference is offered to teachers and administrators of 5th, 8th, and 11th grade U.S. History and English Language Arts. For more information or to download a registration form, please visit our new website: http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp.

The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Gary Nash. Dr. Nash is the director of the National Center for History in the Schools (NCHS) and Professor Emeritus of Early American History at UCLA. His keynote address, Roots of Citizenship in America: The Unknown American Revolution, will examine the many meanings the American Revolution had to its diverse participants. How did the people of that time understand what they were fighting for? What outcomes did they hope to enjoy?The conference will also include lesson presentations by 5th, 8th, and 11th grade Mt. Diablo Unified School District grant teachers, that integrate reading, writing, and thinking strategies into the history classroom curriculum.

Participants will receive lesson plans, a continental breakfast, and lunch.

Please contact us with any questions.
Best wishes,
The UCBH-SSP Team

Conference Logistics & Details

When
October 24, 2009, 8:30am to 2:00pm

Place
Willow Creek Center, 1026 Mohr Lane. Concord, CA 94518

Cost
*$40 registration fee to those attending outside the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.
*This conference is available at no cost to Mt. Diablo Unified School District teachers, but a $15 advance deposit is required. It will be returned at the conference registration.
*Make checks payable to UC Regents.

Registration
Click here for the registration form.
Click here if you are a Mt. Diablo Unified School District teacher.
More information and registration forms are available at http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp, or call (510) 643-0897.

For more information, please contact the TAH for All Grant Coordinator, Lauren Weaver, at (510) 643-0897 or lweaver@berkeley.edu. For more information about Mt. Diablo Unified School District's TAH grant visit: www.tah4all.org.

UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
Donna Leary
Director
http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp
ucbhssp@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-0897
The UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project is part of nine disciplinary networks that make up the California Subject Matter Projects. Visit the CSMP website for more information about our work in California schools.

Days of the Dead Celebration

From: Indra Mungal imungal@museumca.org
Sent out on behalf of the Hayward Area Historical Society

“The Consulate General of Mexico congratulates the work of Hayward Area Historical Society and its partners and artist Fernando Hernández in their efforts to maintain one of the oldest and most important traditions of Mexico : Dias de los Muertos. A tradition that due to its context, beauty, and relevance has become an adopted tradition of the Bay Area.”

The Art of Remembrance:
Days of the Dead 2009

Curated by Fernando Hernandez

October 10 to November 8
At the historic Meek Mansion in Cherryland’s Meek Park, at the corner of Hampton and Boston Roads between Mission Blvd and Meekland Avenue

The Art of Remembrance traces the evolution of this sacred Mexican tradition from pre-Columbian origins to our modern age. The exhibit features the work of Bay Area artists creating contemporary altars and memorials to the dead.

October 24 - 10 AM to 6 PM in Meek Park:
Free Community Days of the Dead Celebration

Entertainment starts at 1PM with Opening Ceremony
featuring Yolanda Aranda and the Xaguia Aztec Dancers
Followed by: Grupo Folklorico Tlapalli, Mariachi Juvenil de Hayward,
Mexican Balladeer Jesus Cisneros, and Latin roots and rock with Blanca, and Viviane DeLeon as Mistress of Ceremonies

The celebration is made possible through generous support from AT&T, UBS Bank, Comerica Bank in Hayward , Vic Hubbard Auto Supply, HARD and YCS & Associates. Special thanks to Hayward Area Historical Society and the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, who present Dias de los Muertos Mercado featuring arts, crafts, altar supplies, and kids' art activities.

Food and drink available, or picnic in beautiful Meek Park .

See flyer below for more details

For more event information:
Hayward Area Historical Society
(510) 581-0223 or http://www.haywardareahistory.org/

Teaching with "Defiance" Workshop

From: Jonathan Furst - JPEF Outreach [mailto:jonathan@jewishpartisans.org]

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The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation (JPEF) in
cooperation with Paramount Home Entertainment presents:
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* TEACHING with DEFIANCE *
Jewish Resistance and the Bielski Partisans

== A Hands-On Training on Teaching with the Film ==
BART Accessible ~ Includes vegetarian meal

Tuesday, October 27, 5:00pm-8:30pm
Alameda County Office of Education
313 W. Winton Ave #142, Hayward, CA

== Participants Receive ==
~ Defiance DVD with Excerpts ~
The feature film, director's comments, 5 primary source interview with Bielski partisans, and special made-for-classroom DVD with 16 excerpts from key scenes to use in the classroom

~ Defiance / Bielski Partisans Curriculum ~
New teacher's guide to DVD and excerpts, plus additional JPEF educational materials created with Bielski biographer Peter Duffy and Defiance screenwriter Clayton Frohman

~ Nine Jewish Partisans Documentaries ~
Including two new short films with primary source interviews and archival footage, produced by the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

== SPACE IS LIMITED ==
$12 Class Fee. To register, go to:
www.jewishpartisans.org/defiance-EB

See flyer attached below for more details.

More information at: defianceba@jewishpartisans.org or call 415.563.2244 x102
Downloadable flier: www.jewishpartisans.org/defianceba-flier
Transit and Parking: SF - www.acoe.org/acoe/Home/AboutACOE/Directions
(~10 min from Hayward BART/AmTrak via AC Transit)

This workshop made possible by: Elliott and Suzanne Felson; The Hellman Family Foundation; Jewish Community Endowment Holocaust Memorial/Education Fund

Partner Organizations: Alameda County Office of Education; Holocaust Center of Northern California; Anti-Defamation League; Bureau of Jewish Education; CA Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance; The Curriculum Initiative; Facing History and Ourselves

www.jewishpartisans.org

"There has never before been a film-based Holocaust curriculum that implemented such innovative means and pedagogy to teach not only History, but Ethics, Leadership and Jewish values... I hope this will become a staple for educators across the country."
-- Michael Berenbaum

CA 3R's October Bulletin: Teaching About Halloween

From: Herczog_Michelle
Subject: CA 3Rs October Bulletin and Resources

The Los Angeles County Office of Education
is proud to announce

California Three Rs
Rights, Responsibility, and Respect
A Project of the California County Superintendents Educational
Services Association and The First Amendment Center

October 2009 Bulletin:
Teacher’s Religious Rights in Public Schools
by Margaret Hill, Director CA 3Rs Project

World Religions in Our Midst
America’s Expanding Religious Pluralism Since the 1965 Immigration Act
October 15, 29 and November 12, 2009
Placentia Yorba Linda USD

Halloween in Public Schools
Issues and Suggestions


Please see attached files for more information.

Teaching Tolerance: Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

From: Teaching Tolerance TeachingTolerance@newsletter.tolerance.org
Subject: Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

Sonia Nieto reflects on the nomination of the first Latina to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Our new lesson plan on Hernandez v. Texas explores the court case that set the stage for the Latino Civil Rights Movement.

Also on Tolerance.org

In Teaching Tolerance Magazine
Children with disabilities lead active, funny, adventurous lives. These books show them as they are.Why "I don't see color" is not the right answer.

Mix It Up at Lunch Day: Nov. 10, 2009
Don't let cliques and social divisions define your class for the rest of the school year. Get our FREE Mix It Up Organizer's Guide and register now to get your school on the Mix It Up map.

Too Young for Tolerance?
It's never too early to start teaching children how to get along. Check out our FREE kit Starting Small for Pre-K and early grades teachers.

Teaching Tolerance
c/o Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104

Rethinking Schools News

From: Rethinking Schools
Subject: Rethinking Schools on "Democracy Now!"

Dear Rethinking Schools friends,

Rethinking Schools editor Bob Peterson was on the TV-radio show "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez this morning. Bob was asked to speak about the Obama administration's education strategy, especially its approach to charter schools. As Bob points out in the interview, "we need to challenge the notion that charters are the engine of reform." Listen to or watch the segment at http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/23/education_secretary_arne_duncan_pushes_to

Other recent Rethinking Schools-in-the-news items:

Peterson's work with a multiracial community-educator coalition to demand alternatives to biases in the Houghton-Mifflin textbooks is featured in Gloria Alter's Educational Leadership article, "Challenging the Textbook." The article also includes photos from former Rethinking Schools managing editor, Barbara Miner.

Stan Karp was recently interviewed by Janine Jackson on CounterSpin, a radio show that monitors the media and is syndicated on about 145 stations across the country. Karp discusses NCLB at http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3778.

In April, Rethinking Schools editor Larry Miller was elected to the School Board in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Our Spring 2009 editorial was adapted by Wayne Au, Bill Bigelow and David Levine and distributed by the Progressive Media Project as "Schools Are Not Businesses" to media outlets and newspapers around the world. It was published on sites ranging from commondreams.org to the Tallahassee Democrat to The Gulf Times in Qatar.

Linda Christensen is featured in the spring issue of Lewis and Clark College's "The Chronicle Magazine." Read "Word Warriors" at http://legacy.lclark.edu/dept/chron/wordwarriorssp09.html. And of course, check out Linda's fabulous new Rethinking Schools book, Teaching for Joy and Justice at www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/tfjj.

Bill Bigelow was quoted in a front page New York Times article ("A Cautionary Video About America's 'Stuff'"), about the inadequacies of textbook treatment of environmental issues. Bigelow is on the community board of "The Story of Stuff," www.storyofstuff.com, the student-friendly video that has been viewed on the web over 6 million times.

And in the no-publicity-is-bad-publicity category, this spring The Washington Times dubbed Rethinking Schools, "the nation's leading publication for social-justice educators." Finally, we're in agreement with The Washington Times.

Thanks for your support.

Michael Trokan
rsmike@sbcglobal.net
Rethinking Schools magazine
www.rethinkingschools.org