Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History Award

Description

From the Texas Humanities website:

"The Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History Award was established in memory of Ms. Howell, former chair of the Humanities Texas Board of Directors, as a lasting tribute to her service to the organization and her commitment to the study of Texas history. The winning teacher receives a $5,000 cash award, with an additional $500 for his or her school for the purchase of instructional materials supporting Texas history."

Sponsoring Organization
Texas Humanities
Eligibility Requirements

Must be a Texas K-12 history teacher.

Application Deadline
Award Amount
$5,000 cash award, with an additional $500 for his or her school for the purchase of instructional materials supporting Texas history.
Location
TX

Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Awards

Description

From the Texas Humanities website:

"The Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Awards recognize exemplary K-12 humanities teachers. Each year, 11 teachers are selected to receive a $5,000 cash award and an additional $500 for their respective schools to use in purchasing humanities-based instructional materials."

Sponsoring Organization
Humanities Texas
Eligibility Requirements

Nominees must be full-time teachers in Texas public or private schools. Teachers of English and language arts, foreign languages, history, and social studies are eligible. Teachers of art, drama, and music are eligible if they emphasize the history, criticism, and theory of the arts.

Application Deadline
Award Amount
$5,000 cash award and an additional $500 for their respective schools to use in purchasing humanities-based instructional materials.
Location
TX

New York State Council for the Social Studies and New York State Social Studies Supervisors Association Annual Conference

Description

From the New York State Council for the Social Studies and New York State Social Studies Supervisors Association Annual Conference website:

"As educators, we know all too well the importance of teaching our students about the past. Yes, we often reveal to them the magnitude of an event, but do we as historian Daniel Boorstein pointed out, also reveal that event's hidden turning points? Aren't these events equally, if not more important as we engage ourselves into the past? We only need to remind students why we study history; for if we don't then we are doomed to repeat our all too often tragedies. One only needs to examine post WWII genocides as an example of this.

So how can we, teaching 'the next generation,' be sure to emphasize the importance of history and social studies education, and hopefully help transform our future? It is with this theme and objective that I encourage you to place these dates on your calendars for our 72nd Annual Conference: 'Engaging the Past, To Transform Our Future.'

Our committee is busy planning an exciting program that will include a variety of workshops, an extensive museum showcase, a student showcase with live performances, enriching academic forums, a game show with attendees as contestants, and two leading experts as keynote speakers. Dr. David Parker, University of Minnesota, is considered a contemporary muckraker championing against child labor abuse worldwide. His photographs and dialogue will capture the hearts of all. Dr. Parker recently contributed an article in the American Educator titled: 'Before Their Time.' Joining David is Dr. Harry Reicher from the University of Pennsylvania and Touro law schools. Harry will raise the question of how the Nuremberg Laws 'legalized' the Holocaust."

Sponsoring Organization
New York State Council for the Social Studies, New York State Social Studies Supervisors Association
Location
Rye Brook, NY
Start Date
End Date
Submission Deadline

Online Seminar: Choices in Little Rock

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Facing History and Ourselves' newest online seminar, 'Choices in Little Rock,' is a rich and engaging exploration of the 1957 desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The seminar traces the legal and personal struggles of African Americans from Jim Crow America through the landmark supreme court decision on Brown v. Board of Education, and ultimately, to the courageous actions of nine young men and women determined to make desegregation a reality. Their efforts would lead to a crisis that historian Taylor Branch once described as 'the most severe test of the Constitution since the Civil War.'

This online seminar takes place over seven weeks. Each week, participants will engage in a variety of activities that will include reading materials, viewing video clips, creating journal entries, and participating in online facilitated discussion forums. Participants are expected to complete approximately four hours of work each week at their own pace.

Each participant will receive a copy of our teaching guide, Choices in Little Rock, as well as some additional resources, prior to the start of the seminar."

Contact name
Tanya Lubicz-Nawrocka
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$325
Duration
Seven weeks
End Date

National History Day 2010: The Ultimate Teacher Workshop

Description

From the Minnesota Historical Society website:

"* Classroom Strategies & Materials
* Student Research Resources & Topic Ideas
* Graduation Standards & Performance Assessment
* Project Development (See real, live students do their thing!)

Workshop sessions will be led by History Day coordinators and experienced teachers. Participation is strongly encouraged for teachers with experience at all levels."

Contact name
Ali Kappes
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Minnesota Historical Society
Phone number
651-259-3426
Target Audience
6-12
Start Date
Cost
$85
Duration
Seven and a half hours

Teaching with Documents and Works of Art: An Integrated Approach

Description

From the National Council for the Social Studies website.

"This three-day workshop will provide a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, collaborative work, and analysis of documents and works of art—introducing teachers to the holdings of the National Archives and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. Workshop attendees will participate in and develop classroom activities that utilize both visual images and primary source documents as teaching tools in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. This year's content focus will be on Immigration."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Council for the Social Studies; National Archives; Smithsonian American Art Museum
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$200
Duration
Three days
End Date

North Carolina Geography

Description

From the North Carolina Museum of History website:

"Explore the Tar Heel State's geography throughout its history. Background material and interactive activities will provide you with resources to integrate North Carolina geography into your curriculum."

Sponsoring Organization
North Carolina Museum of History
Phone number
9198077971
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$40; $35 for North Carolina Museum of History Associates
Course Credit
"Earn continuing education credits (up to forty contact hours), including reading and technology CEUs"
End Date

North Carolina Geography

Description

From the North Carolina Museum of History website:

"Explore the Tar Heel State's geography throughout its history. Background material and interactive activities will provide you with resources to integrate North Carolina geography into your curriculum."

Sponsoring Organization
North Carolina Museum of History
Phone number
919-807-7971
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$40; $35 for North Carolina Museum of History Associates.
Course Credit
"Earn continuing education credits (up to forty contact hours), including reading and technology CEUs"
End Date

Talking Walls

Description

This hands-on, interactive program puts teachers and their students in touch with local Cobb County historic resources while they learn about the cultural and folk traditions of their community. The "classroom" includes East Cobb's 1840s Hyde Farm and Power Cabin, Acworth's Rosenwald School and Bethel A.M.E. Church, Marietta's Root House Museum, and the Marietta Museum of History. The program brings the classroom to the streets of Marietta, with walking tours of the Church Street-Cherokee Street Historic District and the Marietta City Cemetery. In a more traditional classroom setting, the teachers attend sessions on oral history and architectural history.

Sponsoring Organization
Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
Participants can earn three PLUs.
Duration
Five days
End Date

Great American Texts: The Federalist Papers

Description

The Federalist is a complex political work comprised of arguments about war, economics, national unity, and liberty (among other things) based on appeals to human nature, history, reason, and prudence. In this course participants will examine and discuss the Federalist as fully and as deeply as possible, aiming to understand how (or whether) its parts fit together in a coherent whole and its enduring contribution to U.S. understanding of politics.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Teachingamericanhistory.org
Phone number
419-289-5411
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $500 stipend
Course Credit
Teachers may choose to receive two hours of Master's degree credit from Ashland University. This credit can be used toward the new Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transfered to another institution. The two credits will cost $468.
Duration
Six days
End Date