Annual Florida Council for the Social Studies Conference
This conference's theme is "Literate Citizens Vote!" The conference will feature more than 70 breakout sessions, several pre-conference workshops, and more than 40 exhibitors.
This conference's theme is "Literate Citizens Vote!" The conference will feature more than 70 breakout sessions, several pre-conference workshops, and more than 40 exhibitors.
The theme for this conference is "Democracy, Diversity and the Social Studies Classroom." Topics covered will include "Analyzing Elections in American History," "Social Studies, History and the Elementary Classroom," "Teaching About Genocide and the Holocaust," "Technology in the Social Studies Classroom," "The Scoring Process on AP Examinations," "Literacy Strategies in Social Studies Classes," "Teaching about Foreign Policy and Presidential Decision Making," "Writing in the Social Studies," and others.
Founded in 1964, the White House Fellows program is America's most prestigious program for leadership and public service. White House Fellowships offer exceptional young men and women firsthand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government. White House Fellows typically spend a year working as full-time, paid special assistants to senior White House Staff, the Vice President, Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials. Fellows also participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions with renowned leaders from the private and public sectors, and trips to study U.S. policy in action both domestically and internationally. Fellowships are awarded on a strictly non-partisan basis.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have completed their undergraduate education and be working in their chosen professions. Employees of the federal government are not eligible unless they are career military personnel. There are no formal age restrictions. However, the fellowship program was created to give selected Americans the experience of government service early in their careers.
This year's theme is "21st-century Virginia: A Time of Change." The theme reflects educators are about in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It allows the conference to offer a variety of topics which will reflect a focus on the breadth of Virginian heritage and the unique position of Virginia's founding and development as a society. The conference will offer sessions on a variety of topics of interest to Virginia's social studies educators.
This conference will include a variety of lectures, clinics, and other opportunities for educators to share ideas and learn new techniques related to their profession.
The theme of this conference is "One Earth, One World."
Attendees at this conference will find dozens of sectionals that will enhance their knowledge of social studies, tantalize their brain cells, and make them think seriously about their profession.
The Annual Washington State Council for the Social Studies Lake Chelan Leadership Retreat will deepen participants' knowledge and broaden their outlook on social studies, in addition to providing them with a few lessons to teach on Monday morning. This three-day retreat held on Lake Chelan is designed to help social studies educators.
The theme of this conference is "Exploring Our Past—Celebrating Our Traditions." Eric Liu, coauthor of The True Patriot will deliver the keynote address. Sessions will provide practical, hands-on ideas for the classroom, encourage networking with fellow social studies educators, inspire educators in teaching the social studies, update educators on recent trends in curriculum and assessments for the social studies, and support pre-service and new teachers to achieve success in the classroom