Opportunities

NERC 2009 Proposal Form

The 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.

NERC 2009 Proposal Form

(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 Dates

11/14/2008 - 12:00am
11/16/2008 - 11:59pm
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Save the dates for the National Social Studies Conference.

For more information, follow this link: http://www.socialstudies.org/conference

AMERICAN REVOLUTION TEACHER HOSTEL: Winning the War, Winning the Peace

Winning 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  read more »

Conference Announcement: Restoring America After Bush

This panel discussion will be held at Harvard Law School

Friday, May 16, 2008
Ames Courtroom • Austin Hall, Harvard Law School • 1:00-5:00 PM
Free and open to the public.
Refreshments provided.

Questions that will be considered:  read more »

  • How can Congress and the courts be made more effective as co-equal branches to offset the expansion of presidential power? Should, and can, the expansion of presidential power be reversed?

New Website Empowers Teachers & Students to Create TV Program and Educational Websites

FOR 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 »

Travel to Bulgaria with BU's Projects in Civic Engagement

“Boston University’s Projects in Civic Engagement is seeking Massachusetts high school teachers interested in participating in its Civics Mosaic comparative civics exchange partnership with Bulgaria. Exchange fellows from U.S. schools will travel to Bulgaria and their counterparts will come to the U.S. to focus on the application of political ideas to political issues in a comparative setting. Applications and details for 2008-2009 are available online at www.bu.edu/education/civicengagement (click on “Programs” and find “Civics Mosaic”). The deadline for applications is May 1, 2008.”

"The History Boys" at SpeakEasy Stage from May 2 to June 14

Here’s a play you might want to check out. It is available for group outings.

SpeakEasy Stage’s “The History Boys” by Alan Bennett runs from May 2 through June 14, 2008 at The Huntington Theatre Company’s Calderwood Pavilion in Boston’s South End. Here is a brief description of the play:  read more »

NEHTA FALL CONFERENCE - "Teaching the 1950's and the 1960's"

HOLD THE DATE!

NEW ENGLAND HISTORY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE

“TEACHING THE 1950s AND THE 1960s”

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008

LOCATION: DODD CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, STORRS, CT

Speakers Will Include:

Jack Chatfield, Associate Professor of History, Trinity College: “The 1960s: The Unraveling of America”

Cheryl Greenberg, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of History, Trinity College: “The Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States”  read more »

Foundation for Teaching Economics Offers Summer Workshops

For information on these workshops go to http://www.fte.org.80/

TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES 2008 EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Library of Congress Online: Teaching with Primary Sources 2008 Eastern Regional Conference http://tps.waynesburg.edu/TPS2008EasternRegionalConference/index.htm

2008 marks the commencement of the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) National Program. As the Eastern Regional partner, Waynesburg University is pleased to invite you to attend this inaugural event and explore the educational possibilities and grant opportunities with us.

May 21 and 22, 2008

Free conference!

Grant opportunities up to $15,000  read more »