Announcing 2012 Summer Institutes on China and Japan at the University of Colorado. Applications Now Available.  read more »

Population Connection will be sponsoring a facilitator-training institute at the Wylie Inn and Conference Center at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts on July 28-29, 2012. This will be an excellent opportunity for social studies educators from around New England to become acquainted with innovative, interdisciplinary curricula and to prepare to become volunteer facilitators for the program.  read more »

First Day Covers ARE ENVELOPES CONTAINING COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS, APPROPRIATE POSTMARKS & ARTWORK DEPICTING THE TOPIC.

Check out the new “And the Envelope, Please” lessons at www.fdclessons.com

Find More images about California at First Day Cover Lessons on Facebook!

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First Day Covers and The Gold Rush

Deserving teachers should be awarded for their work. MCSS has awards recognizing excellence in teaching high school, middle school and elementary social studies. There are awards for those who excel at teaching civics, geography and economics. There is an award for an outstanding new teacher and an outstanding supervisor.

It is an incredible boost to any teacher who receives these awards. Please consider nominating someone in your system who deserves to be awarded.  read more »

SPELLMAN MUSEUM OPENS LATE ON SECOND FRIDAY OF THE MONTH TEACHERS ADMITTED FREE

The Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History on the Regis College campus in Weston is expanding its visiting hours. On the second Friday of every month. the galleries, gift shop and post office will be open until 8:30. Admission after 5:00 will be half price for adults $2.00 for seniorsand no charge for teachers. Children are always admitted free.  read more »

Dear Educators, Teachers, and Professors,

I am pleased to introduce an excellent online resource recently launched to provide extensive information and data for curriculum development and courses that focus on Africa. The website Africa.com contains current and historical information for students interested in one or more of the fifty-three countries on the continent.

Examples of topics for each country include the following items:

• Short videos that allow students to “visit” the country they are studying,  read more »

Please fill the requested information to assist the Mass Council in getting the data needed to provide informed advocacy to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education so history and social science will remain an important part of the course list for the Commonwealth’s students.

“Finishing the Dream” www.nbclearn.com/finishingthedream is a new, free online video series for teachers, students, and parents bringing the civil rights movement to life so that students can see what actually happened and hear and see the people who actually participated in the movement. Some details:

• Free online video resource • Chronicles 60 years of the Civil Rights movement • More than 100 stories from the NBC News archives  read more »