Conferences/Workshops

The National Park Service at Harpers Ferry, WV is partnering with American Public University to offer teachers an on-site summer workshop at the historical park, in conjunction with an online graduate history course.   --> read more »

NCSS annually presents Summer Workshops, designed to strengthen classroom techniques. These workshops take place around the nation during the summer months, and feature in-depth, hands-on teaching methods. Learn more about Summer Workshops at
www.socialstudies.org/workshops

Teaching for Change's Busboys and Poets Bookstore
welcomes William Katz to discuss and sign the new edition of his book,
Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The first 15 classroom teachers to arrive will receive a free copy of the featured book, thanks to the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.   --> read more »

Cullman Center Institute for Teachers - Summer Seminars
LOCATION: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Select Dates * see below
DEADLINE: April 9
Cost: Free
http://www.nypl.org/cullmanteachers   --> read more »

• Deadline: April 15, 2012 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in
its 21st year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching
about Congress.

Congress in the Classroom is designed for high school or middle school teachers   --> read more »

The Choices 2012 Summer Leadership Institute provides teachers with an opportunity to examine the concept of human rights and the challenges of enforcing human rights at an international level. Using the Choices curriculum unit, Competing Visions of Human Rights: Challenges for U.S.   --> read more »

April 27th from 9-3 at the South Asia Initiative at Harvard University

Educators for Teaching India is proud to present its fourth annual conference, “Holy India: Religion in the Modern Subcontinent.”   --> read more »

The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History invites secondary school educators to apply for a unique and interdisciplinary summer experience. The 2012 Summer Institute meets July 9-13, 2012 in New Haven, Connecticut and will study Maya cultures across time, from the ancient Maya of the first millennium A.D.   --> read more »

Teaching for Change's Busboys and Poets Bookstore
welcomes Cynthia Levinson to discuss and sign her new book,
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March

Tuesday,
March 13th, 2012
6:30 to 8:00 PM
Busboys and Poets - 14th & V   --> read more »

Cultural Proficiency for Today's Diverse Schools: A Multidisciplinary Approach   --> read more »