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CCSS is proud to announce the 2008
John H. Stedman Passion for the Social Studies Teaching Award
Elizabeth Porter, Robert Fitch High School, Groton, CT |
THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NERC!
39th Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies
"Social Studies: Global and Local Connections, Shared Responsibilities"
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NEW! Looking For Teachers to Write Curriculum:
The Connecticut Humanities Council is sponsoring an initiative to create curriculum documents for a United States history course that would be based on Connecticut history. Stipends are involved. Contact Steve_Armstrong@whps.org. |
HOLD THE DATE! |
- YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE
- CCSS ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
- MAY 8, 2008
- TOUR AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
- MATTATUCK MUSEUM
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- CONGRATULATIONS TO: 2008 CCSS Award Recipients
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Excellence in Social Studies Education:
Fred Turner |
Friend of CCSS:
Maxwell Amoh |
CCSS Service Award:
Dick Harper |
Addazio Award:TBA |
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CONNECTICUT COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES
ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT – Student UnionChoosing Our Future: Defining the Role of the Social Studies
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
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NEW ENGLAND HISTORY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE
“TEACHING THE 1950s AND THE 1960s”
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008
DODD CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, STORRS, CT |
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SUMMER INSTITUTES AND FELLOWSHIPS |
Deadline Date |
“Korean Language and Culture Within an East Asian Context.”
The annual 2008 Teach Korea Conference will be held at Yale Divinity School in New Haven for three full days from Monday June 30 through Wednesday July 2. Flyer, Schedule & Application. |
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PIER
Spend time at Yale University learning about:
The Teaching of Africa
July 7-18
Europe: Past or Future?
July 7-11
The Southern Cone:
Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay
July 7-12
From Sand to Sea:
Cultural Exchange through
Trade on the Silk Road
July 7-16
Immersion Program: French
West Africa/Focus on Senegal
June 21-23 |
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Are You Tired of Teaching World History Like a Western Civilization Course?
Then take CCSU’s new 3-credit summer graduate course “History 580 – New Directions in Teaching World History.” It will be a one-week intensive course held from August 11 through August 15, 2008. For more information email: jonesm@mail.ccsu.edu |
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The Battle of Saratoga Teacherhostel
May 31-June 1
Saratoga Springs and vicinity
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April 30 |
Winning the War, Winning the Peace
American Revolution Teacherhostel
June 27-July 1
United States Military Academy and neighboring sites
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May 27 |
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Indiana University’s
13th Annual International Studies Summer Institute
A 2-week Residential Program
For Teachers of Grades 7-12
July 13-26, 2008
http://www.indiana.edu/~global/institute.htm or email issi@indiana.edu. |
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Thomas Jefferson:
Personality, Character and Public Life
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The Hudson River Teacherhostel: The Westchester Experience
Dates: July 21-25, 2008
Location: Sleepy Hollow to Hastings-on Hudson
Cost: $245 (includes five lunches and one dinner)
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Application Deadline: June 21, 2008 |
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Cutoff Date: June 26 |
WINTER 2008 |
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2008 Toyota International Teacher Program to the Galapagos Islands, a unique professional development program for secondary school teachers and librarians.
The application is now online at www.iie.org/toyota |
May 9 Deadline |
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