Integrating Field Research Activities into Your Classroom Curricula

Description

Integrate field research activities into your classroom curricula with the Schoodic Education Adventure program. Join us for two- and three-day workshops as we investigate opportunities to collect field data, apply it to classroom lessons across the curricula, and connect it to real-world applications in America’s national parks. Workshop activities highlight studies of forest community structure, marine biodiversity, geology, soil development, and New England history.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
4-8
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Two days
End Date

Social Studies, Science, and Careers In Conservation - Teaching with the Resources Behind the Scenery of America's National Park

Description

Explore the wide range of National Park Service resources available to teachers across the U.S. Visit an offshore island and learn how early artists, Native Americans, and coastal environments can intersect in your classroom. Develop activities in multiple subjects to take back to your classroom and interact with scientists studying Maine’s unique environment.

Contact name
Kate Petrie
Sponsoring Organization
Acadia National Park
Target Audience
K-9
Start Date
Cost
$450
Course Credit
CEUs arranged through the University of Maine
Duration
Three days
End Date

Project Archaeology Professional Development Workshop: Investigating a Plains Tipi

Description

Project Archaeology is a comprehensive archaeology and heritage education program for everyone interested in learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural legacy and protecting it for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Project Archaeology includes publications, professional development for educators, networking opportunities, and continuing support for participants. Using an innovative hands-on approach to history, Project Archaeology teaches scientific inquiry, citizenship, personal ethics and character, and cultural understanding. Teacher Workshops are offered to educators who want to use Project Archaeology materials in their classroom.

Contact name
Crystal Alegria
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Project Archaeology
Phone number
1 406-994-6925
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Course Credit
2 graduate credits
Duration
Four days
End Date

Project Archaeology Professional Development Workshops: Investigating a Ute Rock Shelter

Description

Project Archaeology is a comprehensive archaeology and heritage education program for everyone interested in learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural legacy and protecting it for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Project Archaeology includes publications, professional development for educators, networking opportunities, and continuing support for participants. Using an innovative hands-on approach to history, Project Archaeology teaches scientific inquiry, citizenship, personal ethics and character, and cultural understanding. Teacher Workshops are offered to educators who want to use Project Archaeology materials in their classroom.

Contact name
Mary Derbish
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Project Archaeology
Phone number
1 720-254-4493
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Duration
Two days
End Date

Project Archaeology Professional Development Workshops: Investigating a Pawnee Earthlodge

Description

Project Archaeology is a comprehensive archaeology and heritage education program for everyone interested in learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural legacy and protecting it for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Project Archaeology includes publications, professional development for educators, networking opportunities, and continuing support for participants. Using an innovative hands-on approach to history, Project Archaeology teaches scientific inquiry, citizenship, personal ethics and character, and cultural understanding. Teacher Workshops are offered to educators who want to use Project Archaeology materials in their classroom.

Contact name
Tanya Kress
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Project Archaeology
Phone number
1 800-886-5261
Target Audience
Upper elementary through secondary
Start Date
Duration
Two days
End Date

Documenting North Carolina's Past: Learning from Primary Sources

Description

Join us and learn about significant events in United States history from a North Carolina perspective. Examine original documents, artifacts, and historic buildings that help to tell North Carolina’s story as a state. Take back to your classroom a wealth of resources, including the latest historical research by well-known scholars. This four-day program in Raleigh and Historic Halifax will feature speakers, discussions, activities, and field trips.

Contact name
Charlotte Sullivan
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
North Carolina Museum of History
Phone number
1 919-807-7995
Target Audience
For all grade levels; particularly relevant to elementary and middle grades social studies
Start Date
Cost
$40
Course Credit
The workshop provides up to four CEU credits (40 contact hours).
Duration
Four days
End Date

Bill of Rights Institute

Teaser

Visit this site to find curriculum materials for teaching the words and ideas of America's Founders and its Founding documents.

Description

<p>The Bill of Rights Institute is a non-profit organization that produces curriculum materials for teaching the words and ideas of America’s Founders and its Founding documents, and their continued importance in shaping American society.</p>

<p>Curriculum units, which target diverse populations, include primary source materials, background essays, interactive lesson plans, DVDs, posters, and assessment materials. Units for younger students include puzzles and games.</p>

<p>Selected titles include: Supreme Court DBQs: Exploring the Cases that Changed History; Faces of Freedom in American History; Conflict and Continuity: The Story of American Freedom; Founders and the Constitution: In Their Own Words; and Celebrate the Constitution: Why Do We Have a Constitution. Teachers can also select and purchase a la carte lessons to construct their own units of study.</p>

<p>Teachers can order materials, subscribe to three <a href="http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/newsletters/description.htm"&gt; newsletters</a>, and access interactive computer activities online. The <a href="http://test.billofrightsinstitute.org/teach/founders/ ">Founders</a> feature is particularly relevant for U.S. history teachers. </p>

<p>Additionally, a bank of <a href="http://test.billofrightsinstitute.org/Teach/freeResources/Lessons/">free lessons</a> is available online.
</p>

Publisher
Publisher: The Bill of Rights Institute, based in Arlington, Virginia.

Library of Congress Teaching With Primary Sources: Eastern Regional Partnership

Description

The Eastern Regional Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Program is currently accepting proposals for the integration of primary sources in K-12 education, existing pre-service and graduate-level education curriculum, and teacher professional development programs. Additionally, cultural institutions and other community organizations may be partners within these programs.

Proposals from $5,000 to $15,000 will be considered and are accepted on a rolling basis. Preference will be given to proposals that have the most potential for being integrated into K-12 classrooms for the long-term.

Apply online: http://iqweb.waynesburg.edu/aam/WU_Eastern_Regional_RFP.html

Sponsoring Organization
Library of Contress Eastern Regional Teaching with Primary Sources Program
Eligibility Requirements

K-12 classroom

Award Amount
$5,000-$15,000
Location
Eastern United States

Primarily Teaching: Using Historical Documents in the Classroom

Description

Primarily Teaching is designed to provide access to the rich resources of the National Archives for educators at the upper elementary, secondary, and college levels. Participants will learn how to research the historical records, create classroom materials based on the records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students’ skills and enthusiasm for history, government, and the other humanities. Each participant will search the holdings of the National Archives for documents suitable for classroom use and develop strategies for using these documents in the classroom or design professional development activities to help classroom teachers use primary source documents effectively.

Contact name
Primarily Teaching Staff
Sponsoring Organization
National Archives and Records Administration
Target Audience
Advanced elementary, middle school, and high school teachers of history, social studies, and geography
Start Date
Cost
$100
Course Credit
Graduate credit from a major university is available for an additional fee.
Duration
Five days
End Date

Primarily Teaching: Using Historical Documents in the Classroom

Description

Primarily Teaching is designed to provide access to the rich resources of the National Archives for educators at the upper elementary, secondary, and college levels. Participants will learn how to research the historical records, create classroom materials based on the records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students’ skills and enthusiasm for history, government, and the other humanities. Each participant will search the holdings of the National Archives for documents suitable for classroom use and develop strategies for using these documents in the classroom or design professional development activities to help classroom teachers use primary source documents effectively.

Contact name
Primarily Teaching Staff
Sponsoring Organization
National Archives and Records Administration
Target Audience
Advanced elementary, middle school, and high school teachers of history, social studies, geography
Start Date
Cost
$100
Course Credit
Graduate credit from a major university is available for an additional fee.
Duration
Five days
End Date