From the Minnesota Historical Society website:

"Social studies teachers know how vital literacy competence is for success in the social studies classroom, but often lack training in how to teach literacy skills. Come and learn strategies for incorporating fun and meaningful reading selections into your classroom. Writing in the content area will also be explored by social studies and literacy experts at this workshop."

Click on "Programs and Events," and then on "Teacher Workshops" to find the description and registration pages for this workshop.

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Educators are invited to join this free online workshop designed to introduce the resources and interactive features of Facing History's newly revised website, Choosing to Participate.

Choosing to Participate: Facing History and Ourselves is an engaging interactive multimedia exhibition that has won national praise for encouraging people of all ages to consider the consequences of their everyday choices and for inspiring them to make a difference in their schools and communities. The exhibition focuses on four individuals and communities whose stories illustrate the courage, initiative, and compassion that are needed to protect democracy and human rights."

From the Lincoln and New York website:

"This course introduces teachers to the scholarship behind the new Lincoln and New York exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, including the history, legacy, and memory of Abraham Lincoln's career. Beginning with a survey of Lincoln's biography to provide context for further learning, participants will then explore Lincoln's politics through three foci: Lincoln the candidate, Lincoln the president, and Lincoln the martyr. Through document and object analysis, case studies, use of online resources, and new documentary-making software, participants will examine key moments in Lincoln's short life, the effects his actions had on New York, and the effects New York had on his actions. Participants will receive scholarly resources and reproductions of primary source materials."

"Teachers wishing to receive professional credit must register online with the New York After-School Professional Development Program; visit their website: https://pci.nycenet.edu/aspdp/. Teachers who do not wish to receive credit may register on Ed-Net, available at http://www.nyhseducationdb.org/login.aspx."

NOTE: The dates for this program are not yet set. It will take place in Spring 2010.

From the Lincoln and New York website:

"This course introduces teachers to the scholarship behind the groundbreaking exhibitions Slavery in New York and New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War. Beginning with a survey of Dutch, British and American practices of slavery, teachers will explore the varied experiences of the enslaved men and women who built New York. In Part II of the course, teachers will examine key themes of the exhibition New York Divided, including New York City's economic and social connections to Southern slavery; the co-existence of anti-black and abolitionist sentiment in New York; and major events in New York during the Civil War, including the Draft Riots and the raising of African-American regiments."

"Teachers wishing to receive professional credit must register online with the New York After-School Professional Development Program; visit their website: https://pci.nycenet.edu/aspdp/. Teachers who do not wish to receive credit may register on Ed-Net, available at http://www.nyhseducationdb.org/login.aspx."

NOTE: The dates for this program are not yet set. It will take place in Spring 2010.

From the Lincoln and New York website:

"This course introduces teachers to the scholarship about the history, legacy, and memory of the Underground Railroad. Beginning with a survey of the history of slavery in this country to provide historical context for further learning, participants will then explore the workings of the Underground Railroad. Through document and object analysis, case studies, use of online resources, guest speakers, and field trips, participants will examine key figures in the Underground Railroad and the effects of their actions on the nation. Participants will receive scholarly resources and reproductions of primary source materials."

"Teachers wishing to receive professional credit must register online with the New York After-School Professional Development Program; visit their website: https://pci.nycenet.edu/aspdp/. Teachers who do not wish to receive credit may register on Ed-Net, available at http://www.nyhseducationdb.org/login.aspx."

NOTE: The dates for this program are not yet set. It will take place in Spring 2010.

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Educators are invited to join this free online workshop designed to introduce new materials exploring migration and identity. There are over 192 million migrants living outside of the land of their birth. Millions of second and third generation migrants are changing the makeup of the local population as well as the identities of the communities where they live. Publicly funded schools are on the frontline of these changes.

Through facilitated online activities and conversations, the workshop will consider how schools negotiate both the needs of diverse student populations and the national need to form community cohesion. To explore these ideas we will feature two new publications from Facing History and Ourselves: Stories of Identity: Religion, Migration, and Belonging and What Do We Do with a Difference: France and the Debate Over Headscarves in Schools. Our discussion will be enriched by a variety of resources ranging from scholarly reflection to classroom materials."

From Alabama Humanities:

World War II is ideally suited to today's classroom. All of the novels selected for the course have been included on high school reading lists for years. Film versions of most of the novels are readily available to the high school teacher. Excerpts from several of these films will be shown during class. Teachers will learn about a number of World War II artists, such as Tom Lea and Kerr Eby, whose artwork can also be used to illustrate the war. Finally, teachers will learn how to use the best audiovisual aids in the classroom: actual veterans of World War II who can be found all over the United States.