The theme for this conference is "Understand Yesterday. Create Tomorrow."
Participants will engage in a week of creating art and learning new teaching strategies for bringing enriching art experiences into the classroom. Using the uniquely beautiful photographs of Ansel Adams as a jumping off point, participants will use a combination of art techniques, poetry, and music to explore a sense of place through the lens of art, history, and culture. Artist studio visits and special events further enhance this learning experience.
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From the Organization of American Historians website:
"The Organization of American Historians sponsors an annual award to recognize the contributions made by precollegiate or classroom teachers to improve history education. The award, to be given for activities which enhance the intellectual development of other history teachers and/or students, memorializes the career of Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau, University of Louisville, for her pathbreaking efforts to build bridges between university and precollegiate history teachers."
"Precollegiate teachers engaged at least half time in history teaching, whether in history or social studies, are eligible."
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From the Minnesota Historical Society website:
"This workshop has been created due to the numerous requests we have received from teachers who want more practical information from their peers. It is designed for teachers who have completed the Ultimate Workshop and want practical advice about how to develop a successful HD classroom. Topics will include:
* Advanced Topic Selection
* Using HD in Interdisciplinary Instruction
* Motivating, Organization, Grading, and Rewarding Students
* Using HD in your Curriculum
* Using Outside Resources"
Those taking this workshop must have previously completed one of the Minnesota Historical Society's History Day 2010 Ultimate Workshops. The society offers two Ultimate Workshops, one on Nov. 3 and one on Dec. 7th.
According to the Monticello website, this fellowship "provides individual teachers an opportunity to research and study at Monticello and the Jefferson Library. It will allow teachers to work on Jefferson-specific projects such as lesson plans, curricular units, resource packets, or syllabus outlines that will enhance their classroom teaching. Fellowship recipients will spend two weeks in independent research and consultation with Monticello scholars on projects that relate directly to Thomas Jefferson and that will enhance their classroom presentations."
"Fellowships will be awarded to qualified elementary and secondary teachers who are employed full-time in the classroom."
From the National Council for the Social Studies website:
"Powerful and Authentic Social Studies (PASS) is a professional development program that trains social studies teachers in curriculum design, assessment, and instruction in a standards-based environment. This institute will provide participants with the materials and expertise necessary to lead their own PASS training workshops in their schools and school districts. Participants will learn about PASS criteria and standards for curriculum design, assessment construction, and effective instruction. In small learning communities, participants will examine videotaped K-12 vignettes of teaching and create examples of curriculum units and assessment tasks to share with their learning community.'"