Clarice Smith National Teacher Institute

Description

From the Smithsonian American Art Museum website:

"Join colleagues from across the country for a unique opportunity to collaborate with art experts and leading technology professionals. Through gallery talks, lectures, discussion groups, and hands-on activities, you will learn to incorporate technology to enliven your core subject teaching. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you'll share models for integrating art across the curriculum using Web 2.0 applications, such as podcasts, wikis, and blogs."

"Institutes are open to educator teams of two to three members, from the same school or district, each representing a different subject area (i.e., social studies, language arts, science, math, etc.). Each applicant must be a full-time grade 4-12 teacher."

For more on the Smithsonian American Art Museum, refer to NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites listing.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Cost
$100 (per person)
Duration
Four days
End Date

African American History to 1950

Description

From the Learn NC website:

"Examine African American history in the contexts of United States, North Carolina and world history. You’ll begin by connecting the experiences of African Americans in early U.S. history to the histories and cultures of the African communities of their ancestors and will follow those cultural connections between Africa and the United States throughout the course.

Course topics include African Americans in the colonies and the early Republic, the Middle Passage, American slavery and the experiences of free African Americans in the antebellum period, the abolition movement, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and the experiences of African Americans during World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. Throughout the course, you'll discuss African American activism through churches, political organizations, and communities and discover African American culture through art, music, and other cultural forms."

Sponsoring Organization
Learn NC
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
3.0 CEUs
Duration
Eight weeks
End Date

American Indians in the United States

Description

From the Learn NC website:

"Discover American Indian history in the United States from the earliest evidence of human habitation through first contact with Europeans, conflicts in the West, World War II and other key events in 20th-century U.S. history, the American Indian rights movement, and into the present day.

Archaeological finds, traditional stories, the writings of early European explorers, government documents and treaties, oral histories, photographs, the arts, newspaper articles and more will enrich your exploration of key issues in Native American history nationwide.

The course will proceed chronologically. Within each topical module you will have the opportunity to choose from several different geographically grouped assignments, allowing you to customize your own learning experience based on your interests, the demands of the curriculum, and your own priorities for teaching American Indian history.

For example, in any given unit, you may choose to focus on the Southwest, the Pacific Northwest, the Great Plains, the Northeast or the Southeast. You may either follow one geographical track throughout the course or mix up their selections to allow for a broader view of American Indian history."

Sponsoring Organization
Learn NC
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
$225
Course Credit
3.0 CEUs
Duration
Eight weeks
End Date

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

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

Open House: Introducing Issues of Human Rights and Justice in the Classroom

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Facing History and Ourselves materials help students understand the steps that have led to genocide and collective violence. After confronting these histories, students are often hungry to explore questions of justice and respect for human rights.

We are eager to bring the Facing History and Ourselves network together to share best practices and new resources that look at issues of justice and human rights in the present day. Seeking Common Ground, the Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness and Action, and others will share resources and insights, along with an array of new and exciting resources from the Facing History library."

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

Kansas Council for History Education Annual Conference

Description

From the Kansas Council for History Education website:

"The Kansas Council for History Education will hold its fall conference in Garden City, focusing on the use of primary sources and current history standards. The featured speaker will be Dr. Fritz Fischer, Chairman of the Board of the National Council for History Education. A special panel session concerning twenty-first century skills and the social studies education will be held featuring Mike Brunner of Chanute Public Schools, Nathan McAllister of Royal Valley Schools, and Lucinda Evans of Topeka Public Schools, all participants in the 21st Century Skills Summer Kansas Workshop. There will also be breakout sessions and interaction with colleagues will all be designed to improve history instruction at all levels."

Sponsoring Organization
Kansas Council for History Education
Contact email
Location
Garden City, KS
Start Date
End Date

McCormick Freedom Museum 4th Annual Teacher Resource Fair

Description

From the McCormick Freedom Museum website:

"Middle and high school educators and administrators are invited to meet with over 30 exhibitors who provide free educational resources for the classroom and beyond. Multiple organizations, including the Freedom Museum, will feature resources designed to inspire youth civic engagement."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
McCormick Freedom Museum
Target Audience
"Middle and high school educators and administrators"
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Four hours

Chicago History Museum: Educator Open House

Description

From the Chicago History Museum website:

"Tour the Museum's two new exhibitions, 'Abraham Lincoln Transformed' and 'Benito Juárez and the Making of Modern Mexico.' Meet the curators, plan your field trip, and receive classroom resource materials. Enjoy light refreshments and raffle drawings."

Sponsoring Organization
Chicago History Museum
Phone number
312-642-4600
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
"Earn 1 CPDU for each hour."
Duration
Three hours

NEH Picturing America School Collaboration Projects Grants

Description

From the National Endowment for the Humanities:

"American colleges, universities, associations, libraries, museums, and other non-profit organizations are encouraged to design conferences that help educators who have already received the Picturing America images form connections with courses in the core curriculum."

For more on the Picturing America program, refer to the Picturing America website.

Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Photograph, "Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965," James Karales
Application Deadline
Award Amount
Up to $75,000