Professional Development Opportunities and Announcements
Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad Program 2012
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 3:11pmFulbright-Hayes Seminar Abroad Program 2012
Spring/Summer 2012
**Closing Date: October 25, 2011 **
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides opportunities for overseas experience. The program is open
to educators and administrators with responsibilities for program or curriculum development in fields related to --> read more »
September 11: Teaching Contemporary History
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 10:24amSeptember 11: Teaching Contemporary History --> read more »
Summer 2011 Opportunities from Primary Source
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 2:50pmGlobal Read: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
Live online discussion * May 12th * 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST
Register online: http://www.primarysource.kintera.org/harnessthewind --> read more »
Teachers for Global Classrooms: International Opportunity for US Teachers
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 1:57pmTeachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program provides a professional development opportunity for middle and high school teachers from the United States to participate in a program designed to globalize US classrooms. TGC is a program of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IRE). --> read more »
Eisenhower Academy 2011
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 4:06pmThe 14th annual Eisenhower Academy, a
summer institute for teachers, will be held
July 10–15, 2011 at Gettysburg College
and Eisenhower National Historic Site
in Gettysburg, PA. Sponsored by the
National Park Service, Gettysburg College,
and Mount St. Mary’s University, the
Academy presents an in-depth perspec-
tive of Dwight D. Eisenhower as president --> read more »
American Sociological Association conference for High School Sociology Teachers 2011
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 4:04pmThe American Sociological Association
is hosting a conference for High School
sociology teachers at its annual meeting
in Las Vegas from August 19–20, 2011.
The keynote speaker is Dr. Barbara Petzen,
speaking on “The Realities and Stereotypes
of Teaching Minority Cultures.” The con-
ference will include a panel on “Preparing
Students for the Successful Transition to --> read more »
Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO)
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 4:01pmGlobal Exploration for Educators
Organization (GEEO) is a non-profit orga-
nization that runs summer professional
development travel programs designed
for teachers.
GEEO is offering 13 different travel pro-
grams for the summer of 2011: India/Nepal,
China, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey/Syria/Jordan/
Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa/Mozambique/
Zimbabwe/Botswana, Morocco, Argentina/ --> read more »
The National Archives and Records Administration 2011 Summer Educator Institutes
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 3:57pmThe National Archives and Records
Administration announces its annual insti-
tutes for educators in the summer of 2011.
Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and
Classroom Strategies will be held at five of
the agency’s locations:
This year, the sessions held at the
National Archives in Washington, DC, and
at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in --> read more »
"Digging through History: Tools for Teachers" Summer Institutes
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 3:50pm“Digging through History: Tools for Teachers”Summer Institute
July 11–15, 2011, is offered by The Independence
Park Institute in Philadelphia, PA.
Explore the historic resources of Valley Forge and
Independence National Historical Parks. The
workshops sessions feature various primary
sources such as an archeological dig and
laboratory, web and digital resources, arti- --> read more »
Summer Workshop for Social Studies Teachers at UMASS Dartmouth
Submitted by Jordan Grote on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 2:00pmThe Center for Indic Studies, UMASS-Dartmouth is sponsoring a teacher workshop this summer on Dharmic traditions, which include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
This summer training program for teachers to be held at UMass Dartmouth will be offered two times in July. Participants may attend one of the two five-day workshops- Session I: July 18-22 or Session II: July 25-29. --> read more »
