White House Fellowships

Description

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.

Sponsoring Organization
The White House
Eligibility Requirements

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.

Application Deadline
Website
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fellows
Location
Washington, D.C.

Annual Meeting of Virginia Social Studies Educators

Description

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.

Website
http://www.vcss.org/annualconference.htm
Sponsoring Organization
Virginia Council for the Social Studies
Location
Richmond, VA
Contact name
Neylan, Diane
Phone number
1 804-747-9608
Start Date
End Date

Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies Conference

Description

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.

Website
http://www.pcssonline.org/pcss_conference.htm
Sponsoring Organization
Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies
Contact email
map44@verizon.net
Location
Gettysburg, PA
Contact name
Previte, Mark
Phone number
1 814-696-7990
Start Date
End Date
Registration Deadline

Middle States Regional Conference on the Social Studies

Description

The theme of this conference is "One Earth, One World."

Website
http://www.mscss.net/MSCSSwebsitenewmainpage.html
Sponsoring Organization
Middle States Council for the Social Studies
Contact email
msanelli@kutztown.edu
Location
Salisbury, MD
Contact name
Sanelli, Maria
Contact Title
Conference Chair
Start Date
End Date

Montana Council for the Social Studies Conference

Description

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.

Website
http://www.mtcss.org/?page=conference
Sponsoring Organization
Montana Council for the Social Studies
Location
Missoula, MT
Start Date
End Date

Lake Chelan Leadership Retreat

Description

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.

Website
http://www.wscss.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id…
Sponsoring Organization
Washington State Council for the Social Studies
Contact email
kjacobs@lopez.k12.wa.us
Location
Chelan, WA
Contact name
Jacobs, Kurt
Start Date
Fax number
360-468-3736

Washington State Council for the Social Studies Fall Conference

Description

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

Website
http://www.wscss.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id…
Sponsoring Organization
Washington State Council for the Social Studies
Contact email
fallinservice@yahoo.com
Location
Edmonds, WA
Contact name
Linser, Will
Start Date
Registration Deadline
Fax number
1 360-468-3736

New England History Teachers' Association Fall Conference

Description

The theme for this conference is "Teaching the 1950s and the 1960s." Topics covered at the conference will include "The 1960s: The
Unraveling of America," "The Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States," "The Social and Cultural Impact of the Sixties," "The Historical Significance of the Beat Generation," "American Popular Culture of the 1950s and the 1960s," "The Historical Legacy of the Black Panthers," and "Cold War
Culture."

Website
http://www.nehta.net/conferences.html
Sponsoring Organization
New England History Teachers' Association
Contact email
Steph17895@aol.com
Location
Storrs, CT
Contact name
Armstrong, Stephen
Contact Title
Conference Chairperson
Phone number
1 860-878-1941
Start Date
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