Monthly Archives: January 2010

Education in Action’s 2009-2010 Call for Outstanding Student Nominations

By admin | Published: January 25, 2010
Nominate your outstanding 5th-8th graders to join delegations of distinguished students from across the state of Texas at the Lone Star Leadership Academy, a weeklong, TEKS-based, experiential learning leadership development program to Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin or Houston/Galveston during spring break or summer. The Lone Star Leadership Academy provides opportunities for students to experience grade level [...]
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Economics Outside the Box Essay Contest

By admin | Published: January 23, 2010
Economics is more than a subject in a classroom. The 2010 Economic Essay Contest challenges your 11th and 12th grade students to step outside the box and see economics in the world around them. The task asks students to choose any narrative that illustrates an economic lesson. The essay should describe the narrative, explain the [...]
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2010 Texas State Historical Meeting

By admin | Published: January 23, 2010
The Texas State Historical Association’s  annual meeting will take place in Dallas on March 4-6, 2010. It is a great opportunity for your history teachers to expand their content knowledge and interact with the academic and lay historians in the field. TSHA will be offering staff development credit for participants for session attendance. For more [...]
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2010 Spring Fellowship in Korean Studies

By admin | Published: January 23, 2010
The Korea Society is pleased to announce openings for 10 American educators to participate in its sixth annual Spring Fellowship in Korean Studies program, to be held in Korea from April 1 to April 12, 2010. The application deadline for participation in the fellowship has been extended until February 5. The fellowship program includes a [...]
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Program for Teaching East Asia 2010 Summer Institute on China

By admin | Published: January 20, 2010
The Program for Teaching East Asia at the University of Colorado invites applications to its 2010 summer institute, a one-week program examining, “China’s Century? Global Issues, Classroom Applications.” Designed primarily for secondary social studies teachers, the institute will run from July 19-23, 2010 and will consider China’s role in the world through examination of domestic [...]
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Fulbright-Hays 2010 China Seminar Participants

By admin | Published: January 7, 2010
TCSS congratulates the following Texas teacher participants in the Fulbright-Hays 2010 China Seminar Terri Witt, Bushland Middle School / Bushland ISD Rosa Salazar, United South High School / United ISD Alison Bencivenga, Benold Middle School / Georgetown ISD Jacqueline Kroll, Idea College Preparatory (Donna, TX) Bethany Birch, Navasota High School / Navasota ISD Carol McKeever, [...]
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