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Being an American: Defending and Appreciating Freedom Workshop

August 22, 2012 By

You are Invited to Join us for a Professional Development Seminar in the Dallas Area
Co‐sponsored by the Joe Foss Institute and the Bill of Rights Institute
Please join us for a one‐day professional development seminar on September 27, 2012. The program will be held at the Pat May Professional Development Center, in Bedford, TX, and will be titled Being an American: Defending and Appreciating Freedom ‐ The Founding Documents and Citizenship.  This seminar is presented by the Bill of Rights Institute, thanks to the
generous support of the Joe Foss Institute.

Participants will:

  • Use student‐friendly activities to analyze ways in which theDeclaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights illustrate our most important civic values
  • Receive a free copy of Being an American: Exploring the Ideals that Unite Us, Second Edition
  • Leave with resources to help you address TEKS and STAAR standards!
  • Participate in engaging lessons that will help your students personalize the goals expressed in the Constitution’s Preamble
  • Analyze real‐world scenarios that illustrate the enduring significance of the Bill of Rights and its limits on government
  • Observe a veteran presentation and learn how to incorporate a veteran’s personal story of civic virtue in your classroom
  • Receive a Professional Development certificate for 6 seat hours

WHO: You! Social Studies Teachers, grades 6‐12
WHEN: September 27, 2012 – 7:30 a.m. ‐2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Pat May Professional Development Center,  1849 Central Drive, Bedford, TX 76022

REGISTER NOW AT: http://billofrightsinstitute.org/dallas2012/

For questions, contact Marianne Scott at events@BillofRightsInstitute.org, or at 703‐894‐1776, ext 20.

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A Message from National History Bee

August 13, 2012 By

Greetings,

My name is Eric Huff, and I am the director of the National History Bee.  The National History Bee is an individual academic competition for elementary and middle school students.  The Bee tests knowledge of a wide range of historical topics that have direct relevance to what your students are learning in the classroom.  School winners advance to the regional competition and the regional champions earn the right to compete in Washington for scholarships, prizes, and the title of National History Bee Champion!

As a former classroom teacher, I appreciate the role that motivation plays in student achievement.  The job of educators is to foster in our students a desire to learn, and few things motivate students to want to learn more than competition.  The National History Bee is an extra-curricular activity that not only recognizes and rewards students for existing knowledge, but also uses competition to encourage them to develop an intellectual curiosity and desire to learn on their own.

I know that with school starting it’s a busy time of year, but when you have a minute.  I invite you to visit our website atwww.historybee.com  There you will find not only more information about the competition itself, but a wealth of history resources and practice quizzes that will be useful to any student wanting to learn more about history.  If you think that students would benefit from participating in the National History Bee, I would ask that you pass it along to other social studies teachers.

If you have any questions at all about the National History Bee, please do not hesitate to contact me at eric@historybee.comor 864.504.2577

PS: To see a preview of the airing of the 2012 National Championship, visit http://www.history.com/shows/history-bee/videos/the-national-history-bee-sneak-peek

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Humanities Texas 2012 Summer Teacher Institutes

April 19, 2012 By

In 2012 Humanities Texas will hold four comprehensive teacher institutes for social studies teachers around the state. The institutes will take place at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, The University of Texas at Brownsville, the University of Houston, and The University of Texas at San Antonio. The Brownsville and San Antonio institutes, titled Shaping the American Republic to 1877, will explore U.S. history from origins to Reconstruction and follow a curriculum that aligns with the 8th-grade U.S. history TEKS. The Dallas and Houston institutes, titled The Making of Modern America, will cover U.S. history from 1877 to the present, following a curriculum that aligns with the 11th-grade U.S. history TEKS.

Humanities Texas teacher institutes provide teachers with a wealth of resources for the classroom as well as the opportunity to work closely with leading scholars of U.S. history. Faculty lectures in the morning are complemented by afternoon workshops in which teachers work with faculty on a close reading of primary source documents.

http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes/upcoming-institutes

Benefits
The forty teachers selected to participate in each institute will receive a $200 stipend, continuing professional education credit, a travel allowance of up to $300 if traveling from outside the county in which the institute is held, housing (if necessary), and teaching documents for the classroom. GT credit may be available depending on district standards.

Schedule
The institutes are scheduled in the first half of June. (Teachers will apply to attend only one of the institutes, but may indicate their second choice location.) Exact dates for each program are posted on the institute website.
http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes <http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes>

Eligibility
Institutes are open to all middle and high school social studies teachers. Preference will be given to teachers in their first few years of teaching.

How to apply
Teachers may apply to attend any one of the four institutes. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Teachers are encouraged to submit applications immediately, as space is limited and we expect to fill the institutes quickly. Teachers may submit an application online or download the paper application from the institute website.
http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes/upcoming-institutes <http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes/upcoming-institutes>

Questions
Please direct any questions about the institutes to Rachel Spradley, program officer, at 512.440.1991 orinstitutes@humanitiestexas.org.

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TCEE Sponsors Money Week Poster Contest

March 8, 2012 By

Texas Council on Economic Education (TCEE), in conjunction with UH Bauer College Financial Symposium to be held at the University of Houston on April 14, 2012 during Houston Money Week 2012,  will sponsor a poster contest. Each school may enter their top 5 posters from each grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) that address the theme, Managing Your Money.  Kindergarten through grade 12 students who live in the greater Houston metropolitan area are eligible to enter the poster competition. Click here for Poster Contest Rules

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C-SPAN Summer Fellowship Application Deadline

February 3, 2012 By

SUMMER TEACHER FELLOWSHIP

Are you looking for an exciting professional development opportunity this summer? Each year C-SPAN invites 3 teachers from across the country to join our Education department in Washington, DC to help us develop teaching materials using new and existing resources.

The application deadline for C-SPAN’s Middle and High School Fellowship is next Friday, February 10.

Each Fellow will receive an award valued at $7,000 which includes housing and travel expenses. The program takes place for four weeks during the summer at C-SPAN’s offices in Washington, DC and is based on the selected recipients’ schedules.

For additional information on the program, please visit the Teacher Opportunitiespage on our website.

C-SPAN 2012 Summer Fellowship Application(.PDF)

If you have any questions, please call our Educators’ Hotline at 1-800-523-7586, or email educate@c-span.org.

 

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