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MCSS ANNUAL MEETING AND AWARDS BANQUET - MAY 205/02/2008 - 5:30pm 05/02/2008 - 9:00pm Etc/GMT-4 The Oliver Wight Tavern at Sturbridge Village will be the setting for the Annual Meeting and Awards presentation of the MCSS. The program will begin at 5:00 with cocktails followed by dinner, the installation of new board members and the presentation of awards to the outstanding elementary, middle school and high school teachers, supervisor and winners in the teaching of geography and economics. The menu for the dinner is NERC 2009 Proposal FormThe time has come to get started with plans for the next NERC (2009). Please click the link to the conference proposal form. Save it to your computer and then open it with Acrobat Reader. (Be patient. Right now, it cannot be filled out on computer. It is just a printable document. We hope to make it possible to fill out the document before you print it. Check back for updates.) Fill it out in triplicate and send the three copies to: Janna Bremer. 87 North Street Foxborough, MA 02035 read more »
NCSS Conference - Save the Dates11/14/2008 - 12:00am 11/16/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 Save the dates for the National Social Studies Conference. For more information, follow this link: http://www.socialstudies.org/conference Conference Announcement: Restoring America After BushThis panel discussion will be held at Harvard Law School Friday, May 16, 2008 Questions that will be considered: read more »
Resources for Teaching about China's Transformation on the Eve of the OlympicsResources for Teaching about China’s Transformation on the Eve of the Olympics From the Program for Teaching East Asia at the University of Colorado at Boulder Posted by request: read more »
Southeastern Mass. Council Examines Immigration05/22/2008 - 5:30pm 05/22/2008 - 7:30pm Etc/GMT-4 Immigration since 1996 is the topic that will be explored by Helena S. Marques, Executive Director of the Immigrants Assistance Center since 1996. She has been working with the immigrant community for 24 years and is bi-lingual in Portuguese and Spanish. Helena developed and implemented the first immigrant citizenship program and also designed sessions to provide out-reach assistance to hundreds of constituents with strict budget guidelines. read more » SOUTH SHORE COUNCIL PRESENTS "BASEBALL AND BEER"05/01/2008 - 4:00pm 05/01/2008 - 7:30pm Etc/GMT-4 Tim Norton, President of the Providence Grays Base Ball Club will speak on the life and times of 19th century baseball in America through the eyes and the actions of the Providence Grays, a current-day vintage baseball club honoring the 1884 world’s champions. Tim will give us the feel of a VERY different game, with surprisingly different equipment and rules. Bill Tredo is an award-winning brewer of beer and judge of brew competitions. He will introduce us to the art of brewing and will treat us to samples of his wares. He has many years of brewing experience, dating back to 1989. read more » MCSS Board of Directors' Meeting05/21/2008 - 5:00pm 05/21/2008 - 8:30pm Etc/GMT-4 The MCSS Board of Directors will meet at Guiseppe’s Grille in Westboro on May 21, 2008 at 5:00 PM. Board members will receive further information by April 25. Others wishing to attend should contact Exec. Secretary Janna Bremer at bremerj@comcast.net. New Website Empowers Teachers & Students to Create TV Program and Educational WebsitesFOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Deborah A. Weingrad — 203-853-1740 deb@palacedigital.com New Website www.youngamericanheroes.com Empowers Teachers & Students to Create Television Program & Educational Websites Part of Young American Heroes Multi-platform Content Series Being Produced in Connecticut Young American Heroes, LLC NORWALK, CT, March 5, 2008: It’s a TV show. It’s a website. It’s a paradigm shift. It’s a whole new way of teaching American history to middle school students. read more »
AMERICAN REVOLUTION TEACHERHOSTEL ANNOUNCEDWinning the War, Winning the Peace American Revolution Teacherhostel Dates: June 27-July 1 Location: United States Military Academy (USMA) and neighboring sites Contact Hours: 45 Cost: $375 (includes 5 lunches, 4 dinners, 2 cruises, and 2 books) Cutoff Date: May 27 “Winning the War, Winning the Peace” examines how America won the war for independence and survived the international tempest which followed. Participants will hear from the experts at the United States Military Academy as well as from the British side. The field read more »
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