Professional Development Opportunities and Announcements
Call for Papers: History and Citizenship Education
Submitted by TimDaly on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 6:11pmTheme: History and Citizenship Education: International Perspectives and Promising New Directions
Guest editors: Alan Sears, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Carla Peck, University of Alberta, Canada --> read more »
Perspectives on East Asia for Teachers: Modern China
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 1:06pmWeekday afternoons, July 22 - August 20, 2010
PRE- AND IN-SERVICE EDUCATORS, you're invited to join the University of Washington's East Asia Resource Center for a 4-week course in Seattle that will give you an outstanding grounding in China studies and curricular strategies for teaching about China.
BENEFITS:
* Small class size --> read more »
* $250 fee includes 6 credits
"Prelude to War: 1859-1861"-- American Public University/Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Online Course
Submitted by TimDaly on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 11:04amHarpers Ferry National Historical Park and American Public University have established a partnership to offer an online 3-credit (teacher-friendly cost of $150 after $750 scholarship to first 30 teachers who sign up) course, which includes a site-based summer workshop as a component of the course for 4th through 12th grade teachers. For further information see --> read more »
Exploring Humanitarian Law Summer Institute - August 2-5, 2010
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 8:43amThe American Red Cross Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) Summer Institute for Educators will be held at the National Headquarters, Washington, DC, August 2-5. The cost to attend is $75.00 with participants responsible for their transportation, accommodations and some meals. --> read more »
Contributing Editors Needed for Foreign Relations Lesson Plans
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 9:11amThe Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations is looking for contributors to a new series of lesson plans for secondary teachers. Our first set of topics is below. --> read more »
George C. Marshall and the European Recovery Program: A Workshop, July 19-23, 2010
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/25/2010 - 1:24pmThe George C. Marshall International Center's showcase education program, the Marshall Immersion Workshop promises a most exciting professional and collegial experience for high school level American and World history teachers, or social studies supervisors. All expenses are paid, including transportation during the workshop, lodging, and meals. --> read more »
Coe Summer Workshop in American History at Stanford University
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 10:56pmThe 2010 William Robertson Coe Summer Workshop in American History will be organized around the theme of “Revolutions in American Life.” Participants will explore problems of historical change and continuity through a close examination of three watershed periods in American history: the American Revolution, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the Civil Rights era. --> read more »
Global Studies Summer Institutes at the University of Minnesota
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 3:51pmSummer institutes at the University of Minnesota provide challenging, thought-provoking learning opportunities for teachers through lectures by faculty and guest speakers, small group activities, readings, and discussions of strategies for integrating global topics into diverse curricula. All programs are held at the U of M campus in Minneapolis, MN. --> read more »
"Greening World History," World History Institute, Gettysburg College, July 11-16, 2010
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 1:52pmGettysburg College is pleased to announce this summer's World History Institute, July 11-16, with a focus on environmental history. Keynote speakers are Professors John McNeill, Kairn Klieman, and Ellen Arnold, each with a different area of specialization and geographical interest. In addition, we have experienced secondary WH teachers, our faculty members, and computer/library specialists. --> read more »
“Teaching American History to Inspire Active Citizenship”
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 9:57amColumbus and Cincinnati educators will get a free opportunity to learn how to inspire active citizenship within local schools when the education services and technology company Pearson sponsors a visit from Dr. Bill White, renowned educator at Colonial Williamsburg, to Ohio on March 23 from 3:30 – 5:30 EDT. Ohio educators can earn continuing education credits by attending. --> read more »
