Archaeology and North Carolina's First People

Description

From the Learn NC website:

"How long have humans lived in North Carolina? What were these people like, and how do we know? This eight-week online course explores the science of archaeology and 12,000 years of North Carolina's human past. Participants will be introduced to inquiry-based activities that can be adapted to meet their own teaching objectives. The course is open to educators of all subjects and grade levels."

Sponsoring Organization
Learn NC
Target Audience
Educators of all subjects and grade levels
Start Date
Cost
$25
Course Credit
6.0 CEUs.
Duration
Eight weeks
End Date

Kansas Council for the Social Studies Professional Development Day

Description

According to the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies website, this event will provide 25 sessions, with "thematic strands for sessions . . . tied into one of the following themes: Pedagogical Strategies, Economic Education, Citizenship, Primary Sources Instruction, and Integration of Disciplines."

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Kansas Council for the Social Studies
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
$30
Duration
Six and a half hours

Middle States Regional Conference on the Social Studies

Description

This conference will focus on the theme "Social Studies: A Pathway to Freedom." Session topics will include the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement in Delaware, and "Ben Franklin and the Birth of the Paper Money Economy," as well as current teaching techniques and issues.

Sponsoring Organization
Middle States Council for the Social Studies
Contact email
Location
Gettysburg, PA
Contact name
Maria Sanelli
Contact Title
Conference Chair
Start Date
End Date

Teaching American History Institute: Envisioning Freedom Since the Revolution

Description

From the California History-Social Science Project website:

"Envisioning Freedom is the theme for this summer's institute which focuses on events in American History from the Revolution to the present. Teachers will work with university faculty and regional teacher-leaders to increase their content knowledge, design new lesson plans, and share lessons developed during the institute for group discussion and constructive feedback. The three major components of this institute will be content presentations and teaching strategy workshops by UC Davis and Solano CC historians, teacher presentations, and creative lesson development, all of which will be linked to 8th- and 11th-grade content standards."

Contact name
Garcia, Nichole
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
California History-Social Science Project
Phone number
530-752-4383
Target Audience
8, 11
Start Date
Cost
$495
Course Credit
"Participants will earn 60 hours of professional development credit or can optionally purchase 6 quarter units from the University."
Duration
One week and three days
End Date

History Teacher of the Year Award

Description

From the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History website:

"The History Teacher of the Year Award, established by Preserve America, recognizes outstanding American history teachers and the crucial importance of American history education. Winners are selected from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense schools, and U.S. Territories. These winners become finalists for the National History Teacher of the Year Award. Each state winner receives $1,000 and an archive of books and educational resources for his or her school's library."

Sponsoring Organization
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History; Preserve America
Eligibility Requirements

"Any full-time middle or high school teacher of grades seven through twelve who teaches American history (including local and state history)."

Application Deadline
Award Amount
$1,000 for state winners; $10,000 for national winner

Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History

Description

Designed especially for secondary school teachers of U.S. history, law, and civics/government, the institute will deepen participants' knowledge of the federal judiciary and of the role the federal courts have played in key public controversies that have defined constitutional and other legal rights. Participants will work closely throughout the institute with leading historians, federal judges, and curriculum consultants. Confirmed faculty include Michael Klarman, Kirkland & Ellis Professor, Harvard Law School and Jeffrey Rosen, Professor of Law, George Washington University.

To explore the theme of "Seeking Social Change Through the Courts," the institute will focus on these three landmark federal trials: Woman suffrage and the trial of Susan B. Anthony, Chinese Exclusions Acts and Chew Heong v. United States, and the desegregation of New Orleans schools and Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board.

Contact name
Kaplan, Howard
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
American Bar Association Division for Public Education; Federal Judicial Center
Phone number
312-988-5738
Target Audience
Secondary
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Six days
End Date

Economic Forces in American History

Description

From the Foundation for Teaching Economics website:

"These widely acclaimed, cross-curricular programs help teachers incorporate economic reasoning into their high school American history courses. Program instructors provide economic explanations of pivotal historical events.

Participants learn interactive teaching strategies that incorporate the actual circumstances of historical periods of study. With EFIAH lesson plans, teachers can help their students learn by re-living history rather than just reading or hearing about it. A 'must take' course for any teacher of American history."

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Foundation for Teaching Economics
Phone number
5307574630
Target Audience
High school
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
Two semester hours of graduate credit in education available.
Duration
Six days
End Date

Advanced Placement Summer Workshop: United States History

Description

This workshop is designed to prepare high school United States history teachers to teach this course in their high schools, to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States history, and to develop the skills necessary for arriving at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and the skills for presenting reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format. The teachers will also be introduced to the latest College Board changes to the test and scoring strategies.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
American Institute for History Education
Phone number
856-241-1990
Target Audience
High school
Start Date
Cost
$1,295 for resident; $895 for commuter
Course Credit
All teachers will receive a certificate for 30 hours of College Board approved instruction. In addition, all New Jersey teachers will receive 30 professional development hours from the American Institute for History Education as a state-approved vendor.
Duration
Six days
End Date

Eisenhower Academy

Description

From the Eisenhower National Historic Site:

"The 13th annual Eisenhower Academy, a summer institute for teachers, presents an in-depth perspective of Dwight D. Eisenhower as president and world leader, and introduces effective strategies for teaching the Cold War era in the classroom. Lectures and discussion cover civil rights, the Cold War, 1950's economics, popular culture, and new scholarship on the Eisenhower Presidency. Field trips include a visit to the Eisenhowers' home and a guided walk through historic Gettysburg to explore Eisenhower's life and times in the community."

Contact name
John Joyce
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg College, Mount St. Mary's University
Phone number
7173389114
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$725 with room and board; $475 for day students
Course Credit
"Two Pennsylvania Professional Education Credits (60 Act 48 CEUs) are available for attending the Academy. Three graduate credits are available for an additional fee of $1128 through the Mount St. Mary's Master of Education program. To receive credit, students will complete course assignments and lesson plan, and attend all sessions of the Academy."
Duration
Six days
End Date

Twentieth-century Women's Rights Movements

Description

Movements for women's equality and gender justice have transformed American society over the past few generations. Nancy Cott will focus this seminar on the varied branches of feminism. After reviewing the suffrage campaign and opportunities for women during World War II, the seminar will explore convergences and conflicts among women's groups, both feminist and conservative, emerging after 1960. Topics include the formation of the National Organization for Women, radical feminism, African American and Chicana feminism, reproductive rights advocacy, the women's health movement, Roe v. Wade and its opponents, the women's rights revolution in law, and the campaigns for and against the Equal Rights Amendment.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Phone number
646-366-9666
Target Audience
Middle and high school
Start Date
Cost
Free; $400 stipend granted
Course Credit
Pittsburg State University (PSU) is pleased to offer graduate credit to workshop participants at a tuition fee of $199 per credit hour. Participants can receive three graduate credit hours for the duration of the week.
Duration
One week
End Date