A study abroad program in Ghana helps preservice teachers gain new perspectives and develop culturally relevant educational practices.

While Cycle 1 for the 2018 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-term Program application has closed, two opportunities in Brazil and Spain are still accepting applications in Cycle 2!  If you are a U.S. . . .   • Primary and/or secondary classroom teacher • Guidance counselor • Curriculum specialist • Curriculum head • Talented and Gifted coordinator • Special Education coordinator • Media specialist/librarian • Other types of educators eligible You may be eligible to participate in a unique international professional development opportunity for 2-6 weeks through the Fulbright…

The James Madison Fellowship transforms outstanding educators into Constitutional scholars by providing up to $24,000 to earn an MA with an emphasis on Constitutional studies. Apply today at www.jamesmadison.gov. The deadline for applying is March 1, 2018.

The Lerner-Scott Prize is given annually by the Organization of American Historians (OAH) for the best doctoral dissertation in U.S. women’s history. The prize is named for Gerda Lerner and Anne Firor Scott, both pioneers in women’s history and past presidents of the OAH. A dissertation must be completed during the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 to be eligible for the 2018 Lerner-Scott Prize. The prize will be presented at the 2018 OAH Annual Meeting in Sacramento, California, April 12–14. Applications must be submited by October 2, 2017. Visit www.oah.org/programs/awards/lerner-…

An introduction to the Inquiry Design Model™ (IDM), a distinctive approach to creating curriculum and instructional materials that honors teachers’ knowledge and expertise, avoids over-prescription, and focuses on the main elements of the instructional design process as envisioned in the Inquiry Arc of the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for State Social Studies Standards. Presenters Kathy Swan Professor, Social Studies Education, Director of Next Generation Teacher Preparation University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY John Lee Professor, Middle Grades Social Studies Education…

Presented by Michelle Herczog, this recorded webinar describes how Social Studies and English Language Arts Methods Instructors at Schools of Education can utilize the C3 Framework as a vehicle for training teacher education students how to use the C3 Framework to meet the Common Core State Standards through the social studies curriculum. Presenter Michelle Herczog 2014-15 NCSS President Consultant III, History-Social Science, Los Angeles County Office of Education Documents shared during the webinar are available as downloadable documents below.  

M. Gail Hickey, ed. Reflecting on Service‐Learning in Higher Education. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. 230 pages. $80.0 cloth; 79.77 eBook.This book examines forms of pedagogy such as service‐learning, experiential learning, and problem‐based learning in order to determine how students make connections between and among abstract academic concepts and real‐life issues. This edited collection is divided into three sections—“Reflecting on Community Partnerships,” “Reflecting on Classroom Practice,” and “Reflecting on Diversity”—so as to represent interdisciplinary…

As another presidential election year approaches, it’s a critical time to engage in classroom discussions about democracy—what it is, what threatens it today, and how we can protect it.

On the closing day of the 97th NCSS Annual Conference, Daniel Ellsberg was slated to address the plenary gathering, but he was ill that day, and co-speaker Peter J. Kuznick adeptly filled the hour (as will be reported in the next TSSP newsletter). Ellsberg was soon back on his feet, giving a 59-minute radio interview, a few weeks later. Teachers who wonder what Ellsberg might have said could do worse than check out the podcast and transcript at: https://www.democracynow.org/2017/12/6/doomsday_machine_daniel_ellsberg_reveals_he Ellsberg is author of The Pentagon Papers: A Secret History of the…

This documentary follows the creation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pop culture Broadway phenomenon "Hamilton" and the U.S. history behind it. Interviews with former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, as well as Questlove, Jimmy Fallon, Nas, Stephen Sondheim, and more.