Designing a Virtual Field Trip

Description

From the Learn NC website:

"This workshop will enable teachers of all grade levels and subject areas to use Internet resources to design a 'virtual field trip' for their students. Participants will become familiar with the strategies and resources that educators use to design these field trips, as well as tips and tricks to ensure their success. By the end of the workshop, participants will have designed effective and engaging virtual field trips for their students that are aligned to state and national standards."

Sponsoring Organization
Learn NC
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
$150
Course Credit
2.0 CEUS
Duration
Six weeks
End Date

LBJ Library and Museum History Fair Workshop

Description

From the LBJ Library and Museum website:

"The Cen-Tex History Fair and the LBJ Library and Museum will conduct a FREE WORKSHOP for Teachers, Parents and Students.

How to Have a Successful History Day Project

The workshop will include:

• Information about History Day
• Selecting a topic
• Conducting research
• Presenting your project
• Examples from past successful projects
• Rules of the regional, state, and national fairs"

Contact name
Marsha Sharp
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
LBJ Library and Museum
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Contact Title
Education Specialist
Duration
Four hours

Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip Scholarships

Description

Colonial Williamsburg offers full scholarships for Oregon and Washington public elementary and middle schools wishing to subscribe to its 2009-2010 Electronic Field Trip (EFT) live television broadcast series.

For more on Colonial Williamsburg, refer to NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites listing. The Colonial Willamsburg website offers a description of the EFT program.

Sponsoring Organization
Colonial Williamsburg
Eligibility Requirements

"Oregon and Washington public elementary and middle schools."

Award Amount
$500
Location
Online

Conference on Illinois History

Description

From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum website:

"The Conference on Illinois History welcomes more than 350 people each year who appreciate opportunities to share their interest in the history of Illinois. More than 30 sessions include scholarly papers, panel discussions, and workshops. Exhibitors both days include university press publishers, new- and used-book dealers, and the Illinois State Archives."

For more on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, refer to NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites listing.

Sponsoring Organization
Abrahm Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Location
Springfield, IL
Phone number
217-558-8934
Start Date
End Date

Choosing to Participate Teacher Workshop

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves workshop:

"Educators planning to tour the [Choosing to Participate] exhibition are encouraged to attend this workshop to help deepen their students' experience through the exploration of content and related themes."

Contact name
Jill Penate
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Duration
Two and a half hours

Facing History and Ourselves: Back to School Workshop

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Join us for an interactive evening with Facing History and Ourselves to help you jump start the school year. This is a workshop designed for educators who recently completed a summer seminar and for anyone who would like to think about how to implement Facing History in their classrooms this year."

Contact name
Justine Ambrose
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Two and a half hours

Choices in Little Rock

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Explore our resource, Choices in Little Rock, about the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. This resource can be used to teach civics and enrich a study of history and literature."

Contact name
Princess Johnson
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
"Open to all educators. Boston Public School educators must register with Facing History and the BPS professional development site."
Start Date
Cost
$250; scholarships available for Boston Public School teachers
Duration
Two days
End Date

Out of the Past: Confronting Homophobia

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"How can educators use history to help inform students about the treatment of gays and lesbians in the past and today, and how are schools responding to name-calling, bullying, ostracism, and outright violence against this community? In this session, participants will look at examples from history, including the treatment of homosexuals under the Nazi regime and during the civil rights movement."

Contact name
Karen Mortimer
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Seven hours

Film Series for Educators: Reporter

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Produced by Facing History and Ourselves alumnae Mikaela Beardsley, Reporter is a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times, who almost singlehandedly put the crisis in Darfur on the world map. The film puts the viewer in Kristof's pocket, revealing the man and his methods, and just how and why real reporting is vital to our democracy, our world-awareness, and our capacity to be a force for good.

The workshop is in two parts. Part 1 (4:30-6:30 pm) will be an educator workshop focused on pedagogy. Part 2 (7:00-9:00 pm) will include the film presentation. A light dinner will be served between the two parts."

Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Four and a half hours

Civil Rights: Focusing on Voting Rights

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Join us as we explore the history of voting in the United States with a special emphasis on the gains and struggles during the civil rights movement. We will showcase Facing History resources that examine the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Selma March, voter registration drives, the role of non-violent protest and more. We will also investigate the impact of youth in the movement and their role in politics then and now."

Contact name
Karen Mortimer
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Seven and a half hours