Professional Development Opportunities and Announcements
Call for papers—Democracy & Education (manscripts accepted on a rolling basis)
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 3:02pmIn each issue of Democracy & Education we are pleased to feature conversations about topics in democratic education among leading scholars in the field. Because we value the open exchange of ideas, each issue is available free to everyone. --> read more »
Oh Freedom! Online Conference: Teaching Civil Rights through Smithsonian Collections
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 1:52pmDate: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Explore Civil Rights and Smithsonian collections with curators, experts, and educators in live presentations, demonstrations, and moderated forums. Join any of the live sessions and come back any time to view the archived conference at http://africanamericanart.si.edu/conference. --> read more »
Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Teachers' Program
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 11:16amThe Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Teachers' Program is an intensive three week learning and living experience in Washington, DC, Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic for U.S. secondary school teachers. This year's program is scheduled for June 30 – July 18, 2013. --> read more »
2013 Teacher Fellowship Program-- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/21/2012 - 12:42pmJuly 14–18, 2013
Applications due February 8, 2013.
The Museum Teacher Fellowship Program enables talented teachers to become leaders in Holocaust education, bringing the history and lessons of the Holocaust to new places and new audiences.
About the Program --> read more »
NEH Institute Thomas Jefferson: Personality, Character and Public Life
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 1:08pmThe 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 »
National History Day Resources at the Library of Congress
Submitted by TimDaly on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 10:52amThursdays, September 20 - October 25, 2012
5:00 to 7:00 pm --> read more »
Center for News Literacy’s Summer Institute
Submitted by TimDaly on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 9:31amThe Center for News Literacy’s Summer Institute for Teachers is now accepting applications!
Become a News Literacy Fellow this summer! Join this program for high school teachers to develop a course for their school districts.
We’re looking for Chicagoland teachers who teach critical thinking to the first generation that lives out loud on social media. --> read more »
National Forum on Character Education
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 11:26pmThe 19th National Forum on Character Education
Please join us for the National Forum on Character Education: Developing Leaders of Integrity. The Forum will be held in Washington, D.C. from Nov. 1-4, 2012. Come explore strategies and solutions that transform schools into schools of character.
Why Attend? --> read more »
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 »
