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NEW! 2009 CCSS Fall Conference
Friday, October 30, 2009
Central Connecticut State University
Conference Chair, John Tully, tullyj@ccsu.edu
The Program Committee of the CCSS is now accepting proposals for individual sessions. The proposals must be postmarked by July 1, 2009. |
2009 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Teacher of the Year Award
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is actively seeking candidates for its annual teacher of the year competion. For 2009, elementary (K-6) techers who have responsibity for teaching American hstory are eligible for nomination.
Each state winner receives $1,000 and a collection of history books and educational resources is donated to his or her school's library. State winners become finalists for the National History Teacher of the Year Award.
For additional information, contact Steve Armstrong, state coordinator, at Steph17895@aol.com
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2009 CCSS AWARDS-Congratulations to our Winners!
Excellence in Social Studies Education
David Bosso, Berlin High School
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Friend of CCSS
Walter Woodward, State Historian
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CCSS Service Award
Daniel Coughlin and Thomas Weinland, Co-Editors Yankee Post
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*John Stedman Passion for the Social Studies Award
Jim Loughead, E.O. Smith High School
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Go to the Awards Page For Criteria.
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DRAFT SOCIAL STUDIES FRAMEWORK
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SPRING 2009 |
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION PROGRAMS
5/30-31 Oswego: at Fort Ontario, also includes French and Indian War, War of 1812, Gilded Age, and Safe Haven
6/6-7 The Battle of Saratoga: with new speakers and an earlier canal
cruise for those with a long drive back
6/29-7/3 The American Revolution in the Hudson Valley: West Point, thetheme this year will be Benedict Arnold due to the new PBS documentary debuting in the spring and with the producer as a speaker
8/3-7 Forts of the Empire State: Fort Ticonderoga, Fort William Henry, Fort Edward, Crown Point, the French and Indian War
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SUMMER 2009 |
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FREE Teacher Institute in Environmental History!
June 22-24th, 2009, the Forest History Society will host a 3-day Teacher Institute in Environmental History at Great Mountain Forest (Norfolk, CT). By attending this institute you can receive a
$125 stipend and other goodies to take back to your classroom.
Additional information and application form are available.
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| Pathways for Mutual Respect in cooperation with The Yale Center for Faith and Culture's Reconciliation Program is sponsoring a Summer Institute entitled Islam, Intercultural Relations, and Leadership from June 28th – July 17th. For more information follow this link: www.summerinstitute.pfmr.org or contact Jennifer Hartley (203-737-0841) |
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The East Rock Institute’s 2009
TEACH KOREA CONFERENCE June 30 -July 2
“Korean Language, Family and Culture & Their Place in the World” |
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PIER, Yale University's Summer Institute
July 5-17 The Teaching of Africa (African Studies)
July 5-17 Understanding Medvedev’s Russia (European Studies)
July 5-17 Latin America and the Cold War (Latin American Studies)
July 5-17 Health and Conflict in the Middle East (Middle East Studies)
July 15-17 NCSS-PIER Conference "Innovative Approaches to Teaching World History and World Cultures"
July 2-August 3 Fulbright-Hays GPA to Russia (European Studies)
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National History Day 2009 Teacher Summer Institute
Philadelphia: The Birthplace of Freedom July 13-18th.
Applications available by contacting Ann Claunch (ann@nhd.org). |
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STUDY ABROAD SUMMER 2009
BERLIN, GERMANY
July 23-31, 2009
Twenty years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: 1989 and Beyond.
Celebrating the end of the Cold War
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Institute of History, Archaeology, and Education
Summer Institutes and
Forts of the Empire State Teacherhostel
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SPRING 2010 |
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