Professional Development Opportunities and Announcements
"Exploring the Holocaust and Social Education"
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 12:39pmThis summer seminar which runs from June 17-21 in Lincoln provides opportunities for educators to acquire the tools they need to adequately teach the Holocaust and Social Justice issues in their classrooms. Through a variety of media and speakers this five day seminar is meant to instruct, inspire and motivate teachers to return to their classrooms armed with knowledge and resources. --> read more »
The USS Constitution and the War of 1812
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 12:10pmThe 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 Institute Thomas Jefferson: Personality, Character and Public Life
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 1:17amThe three-week NEH Institute Thomas Jefferson: Personality, Character and Public Life will take place at Boston University from July 8 to 26, 2013. The stipend for teachers is $2,700. Speakers include R. B. Bernstein, Peter Hatch, Joanne Freeman, Jan Lewis, and Peter Onuf. --> read more »
NEH Summer Seminar in Berlin/Prague
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 10:06pmThe University of Northern Colorado and National Endowment for the Humanities, is offering a 4-week Graduate level Summer Seminar for K-12 teachers in Berlin, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic. The Seminar “East-Central Europe, 1989: The History and Philosophy of the Peaceful Revolutions” is open to teachers of all disciplines.
Seminar Dates: June 23-July 20, 2013 in Berlin and Prague. --> read more »
African American Literature and Social History Summer Institute for High School Teachers, Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 5:48pmJuly 8 – 26, 2013 --> read more »
2013 Summer Seminar “East-Central Europe, 1989: The History and Philosophy of the Peaceful Revolutions.”
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 3:05pmThe University of Northern Colorado, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, is offering a 4-week intensive Graduate level Summer Seminar for K-12 teachers in Berlin, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic. The peaceful revolutions and fall of communism are still considered to be among the most important events of the twentieth century. --> read more »
"One Place, One Time: Jackson, Mississippi, 1963"
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 1:26pm"One Place, One Time" is a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop offered in Jackson, Mississippi, by Millsaps College and the Eudora Welty Foundation from July 14-19 or July 21-26, 2013. The workshop will focus on the year 1963 in the city of Jackson and will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the murder of NAACP Field Secretary Medgar Evers. --> read more »
NEH Summer Institute: Teacing Africa in World History
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 3:38pmMichigan State University's department of History in collaboration with the MSU African Studies Center is co-sponsoring an NEH Summer Institute for high school history teachers--Teaching Africa in World History. The four week seminar is scheduled for July 14 - August 9, 2013. --> read more »
Library of Congress 2013 Summer Teacher Institutes - Teaching with Primary Sources
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 4:53pmThe Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its 2013 Summer Teacher Institutes in Washington, D.C. The five-day institutes provide educators with tools and resources to effectively integrate primary sources into K-12 classroom teaching, focusing on student engagement, critical thinking, and construction of knowledge. --> read more »
Conducting Socratic Seminars: Primary Source Documents from US History
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 7:38pmWorkshop dates: August 5-7, 2013
Workshop location: American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.
Registration at ncss.org Summer Professional Development Workshops
Instructor: John Zola johnzola.com --> read more »
