Professional Development Opportunities and Announcements
Call for Proposals: A special issue of The Clearing House, Fall 2013 Successful Strategies for Supporting Learning and Professional Development for Secondary Educators
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 4:42pmSuccessful Strategies for Supporting Learning and Professional Development for Secondary Educators
Guest editors: Carolyn A. Haug and Deanna Iceman Sands, School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver
Proposed Focus --> read more »
Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula, October 19-20, 2012, Covington, KY
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 10:13amMark your calendars for the 2012 Midwest Archives Conference Fall Symposium to be held October 19-20, 2012. The Symposium is titled “Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula,” and it will gather archivists and educators to learn and discuss methods for connecting students with primary sources. --> read more »
Asia Days 2012 Professional Development Conference
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 11:40amJune 2, 2012 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Intercultural Center (ICC), Suite 302
Georgetown University, 3700 NW Washington, D.C. 20057
Admission: FREE
Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program at Georgetown University. --> read more »
Summer Institute at Rutgers University - Islam and the Muslim World
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 9:38pm 2012 Summer Institute for Teachers at Rutgers
Islam and the Muslim World
Where: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick, NJ
When: Monday, July 16 to Friday, July 20, 2012
Cost: $300 --> read more »
Engaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula
Submitted by Kristen Pekarek on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 10:56amEngaging Students & Teachers: Integrating Primary Sources in K-16 Curricula
October 19-20, 2012
Covington, Kentucky --> read more »
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: HIS LIFE, LEADERSHIP & LEGACY SUMMER SEMINAR FOR TEACHERS
Submitted by Kristen Pekarek on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 1:18pmABRAHAM LINCOLN: HIS LIFE, LEADERSHIP & LEGACY
SUMMER SEMINAR FOR TEACHERS
June 18-21, 2012 at the Lincoln Heritage Museum, Lincoln, IL --> read more »
Music Moves Minds Conference
Submitted by Kristen Pekarek on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 6:57pmMusic Moves Minds Conference
Presenting Music-Infused Curricula Aligned with State Standards
Friday, June 1, 2012 at Conservatory Lab Charter School, 25 Arlington St, Brighton, MA --> read more »
Teaching for Change's Busboys and Poets Bookstore book signing event Monday, June 18th, 2012
Submitted by Kristen Pekarek on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 4:40pmTeaching for Change's Busboy and Poets Bookstore welcomes Katherine Mellen Charron to discuss and sign her new book, Freedom's Teacher: The Life of Septima Clark
Monday, June 18th, 2012 6:30-8:00 PM. Sponsors include: Center for Inspired Teaching, NCSS, Institute for Policy Studies, Teaching for Change, as well as Busboys and Poets.
World Affairs Seminar 2012 Global Communication 2.0: Technology's Impact on Understanding
Submitted by David Bailor on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 4:24pmTechnological advances in communication have changed the world in ways never imagined, even a few years ago. The world’s 7 billion people are more connected than ever before in history. Ideas and information that once took years to reach the corners of the globe now travel in milliseconds. --> read more »
The National Park Service is partnering with American Public University
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 2:13pmThe 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 »
