Monthly Archives: March 2016

Churchill Archives for Schools

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— ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES —

 The Churchill Archives for Schools provides an expanding range of classroom-ready resources specially written and developed by leading history educators to engage and excite as well as inform and challenge.  Based around four broad topics in modern world history, the Churchill Archive for Schools also offers teachers and students an accessible entry-point to the complete Churchill Archive.

A small team of talented educators has developed a series of teaching investigations in support of the Churchill For Schools archive to help make sense of the role and perspective of Winston Churchill in world history and in Anglo-American relations.  Access to this archive is now free and open to schools, and I’d like to invite you to register your school today.

 

Andy Mink

Board of Directors, National Council for Social Studies

Board of Directors, National Council for History Education

Distinguished Speaker, Organization of American Historians

 

 

 

 

ANOTHER NCSS OPPORTUNITY

 

The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) has partnered with NCSS in a variety of ways.  Here is an opportunity for teachers in your states.

ABOTA is hosting a National Teachers Law School for social studies administrators on Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016. We are now accepting applications through April 22ndand would love to get the word out about this to the CS4 group.

This is a wonderful all-expense-paid trip for 45 social studies educators from across the country. You can visit this link for more details and registration info:www.regonline.com/nationalteacherslawschool

And, as always, thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,

Tamara Sivachelvan

Civics Education Director

ABOTA Foundation

Direct: (214) 239-0226

Cell: (972) 898-5310

Email: tamaras@abota.org

J.R. Clifford Project

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Friends of Blackwater’s  is offering copies of the recently published “Stories from West Virginia’s Civil Rights History,” by Tom Rodd, to schoolteachers across the state — for FREE!  The stories are suitable for middle- and high-school students, and include vocabulary and discussion sections.  The stories are “J.R. Clifford and the Carrie Williams Case,” and a story on the creation of West Virginia in the midst of the Civil War titled “A New Home for Liberty.”

 

To obtain one or more free copies, contact Brandae Mullins at 304-345-7663 x2 or outreach@saveblackwater.org.

 

Printing costs were covered by a Community Participation Grant from the West Virginia Legislature and a grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council allows Friends of Blackwater to distribute the books at no cost.

 

In addition, the grant allowed us to hold a special event on October 30, 2015 at the West Virginia University Law School — celebrating the life of Carrie Williams. Carrie Williams was an African American school teacher who taught in the Town of Coketon, at the head of the Blackwater Canyon. She and her lawyer J.R. Clifford challenged limited schooling for black children in Tucker County, and won in front of the West Virginia Supreme Court in 1898, setting a national precedent!! Her descendants attended the October celebration and received a citation in her honor!

 

For more information about the book and the October event, please visit  http://www.jrclifford.org.   You can also find The J.R. Clifford Project on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jrcliffordproject/

 

 

Brandae Mullins

Friends of Blackwater

501 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, WV 25311

Phone:  304-345-7663 x2

Cell:  304-881-9016

Geography Intern Program

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Geography Intern Program Now Accepting Applications

 

Class of 2015

The National Geographic Society’s Geography Intern Program application process for 2016 is up and running. Click here to access the application.
We are accepting applications for both the summer and fall semesters now through Friday, April 8, 2016. Please help us spread the word to your networks or anyone you know who is interested. For more information, please visit our website.

Innovation Award

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EPA Invites Applications for the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

 

Applications are now being accepted for the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), administers this award to honor, support, and encourage educators who incorporate environmental education in their classrooms and teaching methods.

 

This program recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a context for learning for their students. Up to two teachers from each of the EPA’s 10 regions will be selected to receive this award. Applicants will be evaluated based on five primary factors: innovation, achievement, service to the community and underserved populations, leadership, and integration of environmental education.

 

Applications are due May 16, 2016. For details on how to apply, visit: https://www.epa.gov/education/presidential-innovation-award-environmental-educators

 

Read about previous winners at: http://www.epa.gov/education/presidential-innovation-award-environmental-educators-piaee-winners.

Giant Traveling Maps-Summer Inst

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Summer Institute for National Initiative – State Giant Traveling Maps

 

Reminder: Please invite 3rd and 4th grade teachers from your state. This institute and the Giant State Traveling Maps are tailored for these grades, so it is critical to invite grade-appropriate educators.

 

As discussed at the Annual Meeting, we are excited to host educators at the 2016 Summer Institute that will focus on State Giant Traveling Maps! Each state will receive one state map and materials as a gift from National Geographic, to arrive in the state no later than September 1, 2016.

 

Please select up to two teachers who currently teach 3rd or 4th grade to attend the summer institute in July. Here is a draft email you can fill in the blanks to customize and send to the educators that you nominate. The invitation includes a sign-up form and instructions for the participants. Please complete your selection process by April 15.

 

A follow-up request regarding mailing logistics for the map and materials will be sent to ACs in April. If you have questions, please reach out to Nina Page at npage@ngs.org.

 

Summer Institute Dates and Locations
Washington, D.C. July 11-12 Colorado July 14-15
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois/Chicago, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont,

Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia

 Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Fulbright Awards

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Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-Term Program Opportunities Abroad for U.S. K-12 Educators

 

Announcing the launch of the 2016 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-Term Program Online Application for U.S. K-12 educators!

Are you a U.S.:

Primary and/or secondary classroom teacher?
Guidance counselor?
Curriculum specialist?
Gifted and Talented or Special Education coordinator?
Media specialist/librarian?
Other type of K-12 educator that spends at least 50% of your time working with students?

You may be eligible to participate in a unique international professional development opportunity for 2-8 weeks via the Fulbright Program!

Through the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program, U.S. K-12 teachers and educators can apply for grants to engage in 2-8 week collaborative projects abroad. Participants consult with and support projects with schools, non-profit organizations, teacher training institutions, and other educational organizations abroad. The grant award funds travel costs, lodging, meals, local transportation, and related costs.

Teachers may travel to: Botswana, India, Mexico, or Vietnam. Click here to view individual project summaries for details on program opportunities.

CLICK HERE TO START YOUR APPLICATION TODAY

Application deadlines:

April 18, 2016 (Summer 2016 programs)

May 9, 2016 (Fall 2016 programs)
Eligibility Requirements: www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/eligibility-short-term
Application Info: www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/how-to-apply-short-term

This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by the Institute of International Education.

Summer Institute-Gilded Age…

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ANOTHER NATIONAL HISTORY DAY OPPORTUNITY – GRANT FROM THE NEH

 

“Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressivisms:

Race, Capitalism, and Democracy, 1877 to 1920”

A Summer Institute for Current and Future K-12 Teachers

June 26– July 22, 2016

Chicago, Illinois

www.gildedandprogressive.org

 

The Chicago Metro History Education Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Loyola University Chicago invite K-12 teachers to apply for “Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressivisms: Race, Capitalism, and Democracy, 1877 to 1920.” Participants in this National Endowment for the Humanities-sponsored program will spend four weeks in Chicago, a center of Progressive Era reform, engaging in vigorous discussions about this critical time period in American history and creating materials to use in their classrooms. Award-winning historian Robert Johnston (University of Illinois at Chicago) will guide the institute’s academic content, with the help of renowned experts in history, art, and architecture. Charles Tocci (Loyola University Chicago) will direct teaching application discussions, along with master teacher Michael Biondo (Maine South High School). For more information, contact Rachel Allmen, CMHEC, rallmen@chicagohistoryfair.org.

 

 

Benefits include:

Stimulating readings and discussions with scholars and peers

Time to explore and create practical applications for your classroom

A $3,300 stipend to defray travel, lodging, and study expenses

A chance to personally experience Chicago’s Gilded Age and Progressive Era history and culture

For full details, visit www.gildedandprogressive.org

Applications are due March 1, 2016.

 

 

Lisa Oppenheim

Director, Chicago Metro History Fair

Chicago Metro History Education Center

60 West Walton, Chicago IL, 60610

GNL PH: 312.255.3661

MOBILE PH: 312.636.2031

www.chicagohistoryfair.org

Summer interns- Nat History Day

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— ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY —

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Good morning,

We are looking for summer interns for the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest and we’re hoping you might know a few potential applicants. Please share this with any former participants (at any level) who may be interested.

 

   Contest interns receive housing and a stipend and also get to work behind the scenes at the National Contest! 

 

More information: http://nhd.org/about-us/employment/ 

 

Download an application here: http://www.nhd.org/wp-content/uploads/internapplication2-21.doc

 

Contest Intern Criteria:
1. Applicant must be a past NHD participant (at any level).
2. Applicant must be enrolled in college and have completed at least two years.
3. Applicant must be at least 18 years old.
4. Any major can apply.
5. Applicant must be able to join the national office by June 1st at the latest and stay through the end of the month.

 

Gary Pettit

Director of Communications

National History Day®

4511 Knox Road, Suite 205

College Park, MD 20740

Gary@nhd.org

301-405-0536

2016-2017 Inspired Year

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— ON BEHALF OF THE INSPIREUS-WV.ORG —

 

Inspire WV is now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 Inspired Year!  We will be accepting 100 students from 35 schools across WV.  Applications will be received on a rolling basis.  If you would like to nominate a rising junior or senior to become an Inspired Leader please complete the nomination form HERE!
Inspire WV is part of Inspire U.S., a national youth leadership program that empowers students to improve their communities through voter registration and civic leadership. Our program is free for schools and students.  You can learn more about Inspire WV and the Inspired Year by visiting our website here.

Inspire West Virginia
www.inspireus-wv.org
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WV Geographic Alliance- Korea

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— ON BEHALF OF THE WV GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE —

 

 

Please share the following information about our TEA-NCTA summer institute Korea with West Virginia social studies teachers via your newsletter, listserve, and/or website throughout March and April. Applications will be accepted on a rolling-admission basis until April 30, 2016. Thank you very much.

 

Sincerely,

Catherine Higbee Ishida

NCTA Staff Associate &  Japan and Korea Projects Coordinator

Program for Teaching East Asia

University of Colorado at Boulder

UCB 595

Boulder, CO 80309

http://www.colorado.edu/cas/tea

303-735-5115

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The Program for Teaching East Asia, the NCTA National Coordinating Site at the University of Colorado, is accepting applications on rolling-admission basis for its 2016 summer institute on Korea.

 

Korea’s Journey into the 21st Century: Historical Contexts, Contemporary Issues. July 24-28, 2016. Rolling Admissions. Final application deadline: April 30, 2016. In this four-day residential summer institute on the University of Colorado Campus, secondary teachers will consider modern and contemporary South Korea’s distinct history, geography, intra-peninsular and international relations, and transnational cultural transmissions (e.g., K-pop, film, and design). Participants will work with specialists to learn about the Korean peninsula beyond the media coverage, drawing on Korean narratives and texts to enrich their teaching about contemporary South Korea in the classroom. Participants will receive travel allowance, room and board, materials, and stipend.

http://www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/ncta/downloads/KSI2016App.pdf