Announcements and Opportunities
Dar al Islam’s Teachers’ Institute – Understanding Islam and Muslims
Submitted by rich on Fri, 02/15/2013 - 1:28pmDar al Islam’s Teachers’ Institute – Understanding Islam and Muslims – June 18-20 in Abiquiu, NM.
Delve deeply into Islamic faith, practice, history and culture; explore existing resources and curriculum to teach about Islam in social studies, religion or world history classes; complete a final project that lends itself to immediate use. --> read more »
CCE Institute on Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens: The National Academy for Civics and Government
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 3:42pmThe Center for Civic Education is pleased to announce a three-week NEH Summer Institute on "Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens: The National Academy for Civics and Government." This institute for educators from public and private high schools, middle schools, and upper elementary schools will be held on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. --> read more »
NEH Landmarks Workshop in Deerfield, Massachusetts
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 3:48pmLiving on the Edge of Empire occurs in Deerfield, Massachusetts twice: July 7 to July 12, 2013 and July 28 to August 2, 2013. This K-12 teacher workshop places the 1704 French and Native American Raid on Deerfield in the context of the history of colonial New England. --> read more »
NEH Summer Seminar in NYC: Eastern Europe in Modern European History
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 12:53pmNew York University, with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is offering a Summer Seminar for K-12 teachers from June 30 through July 18, 2013 on "Eastern Europe in Modern European History." Detailed information is available at http://cems.as.nyu.edu/page/neh2013. --> read more »
Slavery, Secession, the Civil War and Reconstruction Free Teacher Workshop
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 5:37pmPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
Humanities Texas Teacher Workshops:
Slavery, Secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
http://humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes/upcoming-institu... --> read more »
“The Civil War in Lincoln’s Washington” Summer Teacher Institute
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 1:05pmRetrace Abraham Lincoln’s footsteps and explore mid-nineteenth-century Washington in “The Civil War in Lincoln’s Washington” Summer Teacher Institute with the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Join colleagues in a four-day exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the African American experience during the Civil War, using the nation’s capital as a backdrop. --> read more »
The Clarice Smith National Teacher Institutes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 3:49pmBe inspired this summer at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, as you join colleagues from across the country for an exciting exploration of the connections among American art, social studies, history, and English/language arts. This week-long institute will be held July 8–12, and July 29–August 2, 2013. Core subject teachers for grades 6-12 may apply as individuals or as part of a team. --> read more »
National World War I Museum 2013 Teacher Fellowship
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 4:11pmThe National World War I Museum Teacher Fellowship Program will provide participants with unique and exciting opportunities to grow within their profession while creating materials and engaging in collaboration with similarly qualified and ambitious teachers from around the United States. Upon acceptance to the program, Teacher Fellows will receive the following: --> read more »
The USS Constitution and the War of 1812
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 12:08pmThe USS Constitution and the War of 1812
NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers
July 22-26 or August 5-9, 2013 --> read more »
NEH Summer Seminar, Jump At the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and Her Eatonville Roots
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 12:56pmThe Florida Humanities Council (FHC) invites educators from across the United States to join distinguished historians, folklorists, and literary scholars for a week-long workshop, Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and her Eatonville Roots. Just ten miles north of Orlando, Eatonville lies in the shadow of the world's largest theme park. --> read more »
