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‘21st Century Learning: The Role and Future of the Social Studies’
April 3 - 5, 2012; Sturbridge, Massachusetts
THANK YOU NERC COMMITTEE FOR AN EXCELLENT CONFERENCE!
THANK YOU EDUCATORS FOR SUPPORTING THE CONFERENCE!
New! Official Conference Booklet Updated 3/27/12
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New! The Yankee Post March 2012 edition
Inside: The CCSS President's message and important news about NERC; Editors Note about lack of progress on the Social Studies Frameworks; New York Times articles: "Hard-Working Teachers, Sabotaged When Student Test Scores Slip" By Michael Winerip and "Waiting for a School Miracle" By Diane Ravitch;Dan Gregg Receives Award; Middle School Class Chats with Students in China; Kyrgyzstan Project: Collaboration between Academic and Vocational Instructors; Article by Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. Promoting Respect for Cultural Diversity in the Classroom; NCSS Joins in Protest of Arizona School Censorship; Introduction of Rho Kappa, the National Social Studies Honor Society and much much more....
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Read a Connecticut Magazine article by Lary Bloom: "The (New) Civil War" featuring Matt Warshauer's focus on Connecticut and the Civil War. |
Time for Advocacy! OP ED written by CCSS President, John Tully: School Social Studies Slipping, Vital Skills Lost
OP ED by Norm Augustine, retired CEO of Lockheed Martin, in the Wall Street Journal. The Education Our Economy Needs |
EVENTS/CONFERENCES/FELLOWSHIPS/CONTESTS |
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NEW! Bethel Woods Center for the Arts and National Council for the Social Studies
Teaching Issues of the 1960s: A Professional Development Workshop for Teachers Read more...
Explore the dynamic decade of the 1960s at “ground zero for peace and love,” the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival.
Sunday, July 15-Wednesday, July 18, 2012; Bethel, NY
For more information, contact Steve Armstrong at Steph17895@aol.com or Margaret Hughes at Education@BethelWoodsCenter.org. |
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Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) provides summer professional development travel programs designed for teachers.
GEEO is offering 16 different travel programs for the summer of 2012: India/Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia, China, Russia/Mongolia/China, Egypt, Turkey 8 day, Turkey 15 day, South Africa/Mozambique/Zimbabwe/Botswana, Morocco, Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica. Space is limited! |
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Co-sponsored by the Secretary of State and Connecticut Citizenship Fund Inc
4th Grade Poster Contest- Topic: “Good citizenship is in my community.”
5th Grade Essay Contest- Topic: “Discuss an important event or invention from Connecticut that has significantly
affected the history of our state. How is the impact of this event or invention still felt
today?” |
February 29, 2012 Deadline extended! |
Co-sponsored by the Secretary of State and Connecticut Citizenship Fund Inc
8th Grade and 12th Grade Citizenship Award- This award recognizes one student from each Connecticut school who demonstrates the qualities of active participation in civic or community activities, good scholarship and school involvement. |
April 20, 2012 |
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American Indians in Children's Literature - American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society.
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The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: reports and resources
http://carnegieendowment.org/ |
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| Street Law presents a preview of two fourth amendment cases for the 2012 Supreme Court term, as well as lessons about cyberbullying and the first amendment, and deliberation materials about public protests.The Court is hearing cases challenging the healthcare law, Arizona’s immigration law, and Texas’s redistricting plan. There are also a few big fourth amendment cases! Watch the website for teaching materials about the commerce clause and the healthcare cases in time for the oral arguments in March. Also go to Street Law Teachers Network http://www.streetlawteachers.org |
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Gilder Lehrman publication, History Now, a quarterly online journal for history teachers and students, American Reform Movements, Issue 30, January 2012
In this issue, six leading scholars illustrate how the desire to reform has influenced nearly every facet of American society, from Transcendentalism to Woman Suffrage.
www.gilderlehrman.org/historynow. |
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Teaching with Primary Sources Quarterly Winter 2011- This issue explores how teachers can use primary sources in science instruction. More about this issue's theme. |
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Our World Economics
Free online set of multimedia teaching materials exploring globalism developed by an international team of educators, journalists, economists and political leaders. Materials include lesson plans, activities, games, and online videos for students from middle school to high school.
http://www.ourworldeconomics.com/ |
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Updated FREE USA Education Resource created by the non-profit organization Peace One Day will be available in March for distribution 11 East Coast US states. The new updated Resource contains 21 lesson plans each building on a theme covered in The Day After Peace.
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CTMirror.org is a new website on state government that includes coverage of the state budget,education, the economy, health, human services etc. |
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| CT News Junkie has covered the State Capitol and other state news for a while. |
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