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East Is East, West Is West? Cultural Encounter & Exchange in Art

April 6, 2013 By

A National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) Residential Summer Seminar

University of Colorado at Boulder, June 24–27, 2013

The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) at the University of Colorado invites applications from middle and high school teachers of social studies, language arts, and art for this four-day “special topics” seminar. The program is open to teachers nationwide with 10 spaces reserved for teachers in the eight-state region served by the NCTA National Coordinating Site at the Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA), University of Colorado: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.

Overview: The arrival of Western powers in East Asia in the 1500s began a process of encounter and exchange that has had profound and continuing effects on every aspect of Japanese and Chinese culture, including the arts. At the same time, the exportation and absorption of art from China and Japan to new markets in Europe and the United States also influenced Western visual expression. This seminar will explore the effects, as evidenced in visual culture, of China’s and Japan’s cross-cultural encounters with Western countries, starting with the arrival of the Jesuits in China and Japan in the mid-sixteenth century, continuing through the “opening” of China and Japan in the mid-nineteenth century, to the present. We will examine works through which artists on all sides recorded the impact of these encounters as we consider cultural transmission and appropriation.

 Program Costs and Incentives

· Teachers participating in the seminar pay a non-refundable $65 registration fee.

· Participants receive course materials and $100 stipend upon successful completion of the course.

· Breakfast and lunch provided during the four days of the program.

· Dormitory housing (double occupancy) provided for teachers farther than 40 miles from Boulder.

· Colorado participants receive a $70 mileage/parking stipend.

· Out-of-state teachers receive a travel stipend up to $250 based on cost of air tickets.

To apply, complete the online application form and submit electronically by May 1, 2013. Applications will be reviewed and accepted as received so early submission is recommended.

Full details in flyer at http://www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/ncta/downloads/NCTASummerArt2013.pdf

Application: http://www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/ncta/downloads/NCTAartapp.pdf

Questions? Contact Lynn Parisi at parisi@colorado.edu.

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John F. Kennedy, Dallas and the Struggle for Civil Rights Teacher Institute

April 6, 2013 By

July 29-August 2, 2013  at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

The John F. Kennedy, Dallas and the Struggle for Civil Rights Teacher Training Institute is an opportunity for The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza to aid Texas social studies teachers in expanding their understanding of the Kennedy assassination by exploring the civil rights context for President Kennedy’s trip to Texas in November 1963. Through presentations by humanities scholars and a civil rights activist, and a bus tour of historic sites related to Dallas in the 1960s, teachers will broaden their own content knowledge and develop primary source-based lesson plans that help their students put the 50thanniversary of the assassination and several key civil rights milestones—including President Kennedy’s televised civil rights address to the nation on June 11, 1963 and the March on Washington on August 28, 1963—into historical context.

Institute scholars include: Dr. Max Krochmal, Texas Christian University; Dr. Todd Moye, University of North Texas; Dr. Dennis Simon, Southern Methodist University; and Ms. Jenny Sweeney, National Archives and Records Administration Fort Worth.  Bus tour stops include: the Dallas City Jail; Parkland Hospital; Texas Theatre; the African American Museum; and the Juanita Craft House (among other locations).

28 hours of CPE credits will be awarded through Region 10 at the completion of the 4 ½ day Institute.  The cost for the Institute is $150/teacher, which includes daily continental breakfast, Institute materials, a bus tour and 2 lunches.

This week-long Institute is limited to 50 social studies teachers from grades 5-12, and by application only!  Go to http://www.jfk.org/go/education/teacher-resources to submit your application electronically.  Completed applications are due Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by 5 pm.  Notifications will be made to those accepted into the Institute no later than Friday, May 24, 2013.

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TCEE Smarter Texas Summer Conference

March 23, 2013 By

The Texas Council on Economic Education’s Smarter Texas Conference
June 20-21, 2013   Solid circle   Hotel Contessa on the San Antonio Riverwalk

The TCEE  Smarter Texas summer conference offers a unique setting along the San Antonio Riverwalk in a four diamond all-suite hotel that provides beautiful views of and access to the river.   Educators will find that the relaxing environment of the hotel is a perfect setting for learning, networking, and sharing ideas that will result in greater student understanding and success in personal financial literacy, economics and entrepreneurship.  The ergonomic meeting room chairs and access to the Internet in the meeting and sleeping rooms are just two of the many hotel amenities that will maximize the educators’ staff development opportunities. The two room hotel suites provide a sleeper sofa in the living area and a bed in the bedroom for roomier accommodations and the opportunity for guests to share the expenses. Please click here for hotel reservation information.

The conference will be June 20-21, 2013, beginning at 8:00 am with breakfast and ending at 4:30 each day.  A reception with appetizers will be held from 4:30-5:30 pm on June 20, 2013.

See the conference flyer

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For a limited time, teachers can register for the conference for only $160 thanks to the support of some generous sponsors.

Online Registration and Payment

Printable Mail-In Registration Form

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Who should attend the conference? 

K to 8 Math educators needing lessons that teach the new PFL TEKS

Because TCEE played a key role in writing the new PFL standards, the staff and university center directors understand the concepts, skills, and content required for student success.  Teachers will receive grade K to 8 lessons from a variety of excellent sources as well as access to the new lessons that TCEE has written.

K to 12 Social Studies educators who need ideas for how to teach the economics strand

A variety of presenters and materials will take the fear out of teaching economics for the social studies educators. Teachers will leave the conference with a greater understanding of economics and the free enterprise system as well as lessons that teach the TEKS.

Secondary Career/Technical Teachers who need lessons and greater understanding on financial literacy, economics and entrepreneurship

The CTE educators will find that the sessions provide a wealth of knowledge, content and lessons that enhance student understanding of the career TEKS.

Science and Language Arts Teachers who want greater knowledge of economics lessons to teach their content areas

The educators will receive a wealth of lessons on the Virtual Economics 4 (VE4) CD that use scientific type methods to promote student questioning and decision-making.  There are lessons that connect writing and reading to economics and personal financial literacy. There will be a session on using data to develop strategies that result in greater student success on the STAAR exam.  Students participating in the Stock Market Game will be eligible to participate in the InvestWrite competition which uses investing and financial understanding to develop writing skills.

What will the conference registration fee cover?

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Teacher Tuesday: Why We Came

March 2, 2013 By

Tuesday March 26, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT

Learn about the new exhibit Why We Came: The Immigration Experience, our new Immigration Tour, and bringing the content back into your classroom.

Immigration is a major topic today in politics, the news, and the TEKS. This workshop for educators will explore the subject of immigration and provide teachers with a wealth of lessons, resources and strategies to help their students grasp these difficult concepts, and ultimately better prepare them for the STAAR tests. Participants will get a first look at the Institute’s new Immigration Tour and a behind the scenes look at the interactive exhibit on immigration entitled Why We Came: The Immigration Experience, opening March 30, 2013.

The Why We Came: The Immigration Experience exhibit, the Immigration Tour, and the accompanying education materials feature activities and lessons on push-pull factors, geography and map reading skills, immigration and migration vocabulary, the process of immigrating to the U.S. and naturalization, the impact immigration has on the economy and society, and analyzing primary and secondary sources as well as graphs, charts and statistical data.

All educators and school leaders are welcome, but social studies teachers (all grade levels) and team leads are especially encouraged to attend.

Participants will earn two CPE credits.

Pricing information:

$15.00 for Non-Museum Members

$10.00 for Museum Members

 

Where:

Institute of Texan Cultures

801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd.

San Antonio, TX 78205

 

 

For information or to register visit: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6dm8tpxa3cc7d91

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HEH Institute: Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens

February 21, 2013 By

To America’s Great Civic Educators,

As you might know, the Center for Civic Education has again received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to host a three-week Institute at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The Institute is entitled Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens: The National Academy for Civics and Government. It will take place July 6-27, 2013, and expenses for per diem and books are covered by the grant. I encourage you to consider applying and to alert other colleagues to this great opportunity.

The Institute has been an extraordinary success in years past, and we’re looking forward to another great experience in 2013. Previous participants have discovered that Will Harris, the academic director for the National Academy for the past fifteen years, is a scholar and leader who knows how to conduct an intellectually rigorous immersion into political and constitutional theory and make it enjoyable. We’re confident that next summer’s participants will experience the same sense of “intellectual stretching” and camaraderie. That the group might include a mix of up to five international civic educators as well as American elementary and secondary teachers should make it all the more professionally rewarding.

You can access information on the Institute on the Center’s website at http://new.civiced.org/national-academy-for-civics-and-government. There you will find information on eligibility; downloads for the Application for 2013, which also includes a brochure with general information on the program; the Course Outline; and the Agenda. The deadline to submit the application is March 4.

Once you’ve had a chance to examine the information, my colleague, Erin Smith, and I will be glad to answer any questions that you might have. So feel free to email any questions that you have to either Erin or me.

We look forward to seeing your Institute application in a few weeks. In the meantime, we wish you all the best in your important work as an educator.

Sincerely,

John Hale

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China and India: Comparisons and Connections – An NEH Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers

February 17, 2013 By
China and India: Comparisons and Connections
An NEH Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
July 1-19, 2013
Application Deadline: March 4, 2013

www.asianstudies.buffalo.edu/nehsummerinstitute

 

The Asian Studies Program of the University at Buffalo invites applications for “China and India: Comparisons and Connections,” a three-week NEH summer institute for teachers in July 2013. The Institute is open to thirty teachers and prospective teachers of any grade level or subject in U.S. schools who have the opportunity to teach about China and India in their classes.

Teachers participating in this NEH summer institute will receive a $2,700 stipend to cover travel, accommodations, and meals. They will also receive a set of textbooks, sourcebooks, and primary source materials sent to them prior to the institute. Funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (www.neh.gov), with additional funding from the UB Confucius Institute (www.confuciusinstitute.buffalo.edu). The application deadline is March 4, 2013.

Institute participants needing housing will live in the state-of-the-art Greiner Hall on the University at Buffalo North Campus and have access to university libraries, recreational facilities, restaurants, and other campus amenities. In their free time, participants can enjoy the many concerts, festivals, and sporting events that take place throughout the Buffalo-Niagara region in the summer, as well as an excursion to nearby Niagara Falls.

Presentations and discussion with Institute faculty will explore the long histories, rich cultures, and contemporary societies of China and India, with a focus on comparisons, contrasts, and interactions. The Institute will examine critically the popular preoccupation with “ancient empires” and “rising powers,” which often leads to interpreting all facets of life and history in China and India in terms of economic and military power and contributions to global “modernity.” To raise questions about the received wisdom in this and other domains, we will explore the origins, development, rise and fall of various polities over time and space in East and South Asia. We will also discourage over-generalizations and over-simplifications implicit in such terms as East and West, South and East Asia, and even India and China. We will encourage teachers to think critically for themselves how to conceptualize Chinese and Indian experiences and stimulate their students to engage in the same creative process.

An important goal of the Institute is for teachers to pass on to their students the ability to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate materials reflecting the daily concerns, perspectives, and choices faced by people in China and India historically and in the present day. To that end, the Institute will pay close attention to the careful reading and analysis of texts related to Chinese and Indian history and culture, and encourage participants to consider the specific skills in reading, writing, analysis, and cultural understanding that their students will need to make sense of Indian and Chinese experiences.

Questions can be addressed to Bruce Acker, assistant director of Asian Studies at backer@buffalo.edu / 716-645-0763. To see the invitation from the directors, application instructions, preliminary program, and other information, visithttp://www.asianstudies.buffalo.edu/nehsummerinstitute/index.shtml

 

Bruce Acker
Assistant Director
Asian Studies Program
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
714 Clemens Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
 (716) 645-0763
(716) 645-3473 (fax)
backer@buffalo.edu
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Frank Lloyd Wright & the Prairie School in the Midwest

February 7, 2013 By

National Endowment for Humanities Workshop

“Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School in the Midwest” is the subject of a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop for Teachers in the summer of 2013. To be held in Mason City, Iowa, at The Historic Park Inn Hotel – the last standing hotel in the world designed by Frank Lloyd Wright – the workshop will feature a faculty of leading experts on Wright; Prairie School architecture, landscaping and interior design; tours of significant Prairie School sites; and collaboration time with other educators to develop curriculum which uses architecture to teach history, culture and art.

The workshop is hosted by Wright on the Park, the non-profit organization that restored The Historic Park Inn Hotel in 2011 and now focuses its efforts on educational programming.

Teachers who attend will each receive a $1,200 stipend to help offset the cost of attending the workshop. The workshop is offered at two different times; July 14-19 and August 4-9. Teachers, librarians and curriculum coordinators who wish to aply must submit an application by March 4, 2013. Attendees will be selected from the applicant pool and notified by April 1, 2013. A full description of the workshop is available at www.wrightonthepark.org. For more information e-mail Pat Schultz, Workshop Director at director@wrightonthepark.org or call the office at 641.423.0689.

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Clinton’s Ditch: the Erie Canal in Western New York

February 3, 2013 By

Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop Series

 In collaboration with the National Endowment for the Humanities, Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, NY will be hosting an academically intensive, one-week workshop for K-12 teachers entitled “Clinton’s Ditch: the Erie Canal in Western New York.” Summer scholars can choose from two sessions: July 21-28 or August 4-11. Led by expert university and museum scholars on the Erie Canal, the workshop will use an interdisciplinary approach to explore the following themes:

  •  the historical context in which the Erie Canal was conceived and the political debates surrounding the project
  • the construction and engineering challenges of building the Canal
  • the social and cultural impact of the Canal on the residents of upstate New York and the nation as a whole
  • the economic impact of the Canal (with particular emphasis on Buffalo)
  • how to best integrate the Erie Canal into the elementary or secondary classroom

Summer scholars can expect to supplement classroom learning with tours of the following historic sites:

  • the original “Flight of Five” locks in Lockport, NY and a canal cruise through Locks 34 and 35
  • the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, NY – located in an original Canal weighlock building
  • Camillus Erie Canal Park – home to the recently restored Nine-Mile Creek Aqueduct
  • Buffalo’s Erie Canal harbor and various downtown sites highlighting the city’s world-renowned architecture
  • Niagara Falls, NY – visualize the engineering challenge of the Niagara Escarpment

Visit www.eriecanalwny.org for more details and application instructions


Application Deadline: March 4, 2013

Any full or part-time educator with an interest in the Erie Canal is encouraged to apply. Upon completion of the workshop, summer scholars will receive 40 hours of professional development credit and a $1,200 stipend to cover their expenses.

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Gilder Lehrman Institute 2013 Teacher Seminars

February 1, 2013 By

Full-time K–12 history and English language arts teachers are invited to apply for the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s renowned Teacher Seminars. Led by eminent historians and held at major educational and historical institutions, these one-week interdisciplinary seminars give educators the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of topics in American history and literature while they gain practical resources and strategies to bring these subjects to life in the classroom.

 This year, new coursework and focus will align seminar content with Common Core State Standards.  

  • Seminars are academically rigorous and intellectually rich.
  • Two new Online Teacher Seminars feature daily live lectures by lead scholars, virtual field trips, and real-time discussion.
  • Books, room, and board are included; teachers may commute if they prefer.

Each seminar is limited to thirty participants who are selected through a competitive application process.

Check out our seminar schedule and our FAQs for more information and to learn about full and partial fellowships, as well as graduate credit. To apply click here.

Submission Deadline: February 15, 2013

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Living on the Edge of Empire: Alliance, Conflict and Captivity in Colonial New England

January 30, 2013 By

A free NEH Landmarks Workshop in Deerfield, Massachusetts

July 7 to July 12, 2013 or July 28 to August 2, 2013

·       $1200 stipend to assist in defraying cost of workshop attendance

·       Sessions presented by leading historians including:  Dr. Kevin Sweeney, Dr. Marge Bruchac, Dr. John Demos and Dr. Joanne Melish and Deerfield Teachers’ Center staff

·       Walking tours, and field excursions to museums and to an archeological dig illuminate the geographical setting for the events and themes explored

·        Evening programs with first-person narratives, historical films and period food, music and dance

·        Professional development points (pdp’s) awarded

·        Visit the Living on the Edge of Empire (http://edge-empire.deerfield-ma.org/) website to learn more

·        Completed applications must be postmarked no later than March 4, 2013. Follow this link to learn how to apply

Presented by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, the Living on the Edge of Empire workshop places the Deerfield Raid of 1704 in the broader context of the history of colonial New England.

For a century from 1660 to 1760 the bucolic New England village of Deerfield was a crossroads where differing visions and ambitions of diverse Native American Nations and European colonial empires interacted peacefully and clashed violently. During a memorable three-hour span in the early 1700s, the town stood at the center of the struggle to control the continent. To travel back in time early on the morning of February 29, 1704 would be to encounter the flicker of flames and smell of smoke and gun powder; the air would be filled with a cacophony of French, English, and Native voices mixed with battle sounds, cries of despair, and cries of triumph. French, English, Native Americans, Africans, men, women, children, soldiers, ministers, farmers, and traders….all were there on that fateful day.  By mid-day over 70 residents and attackers were dead; while 112 men, women, and children were being hurried out of the burning village by their French and Native captors.  The 1704 Raid on Deerfield is a doorway to a fascinating and important part of American history.  It was an event rooted in religious conflicts, personal and family retribution, alliance and kinship ties.  The Raid on Deerfield and the colonial world that produced it, helped to create a distinctive American identity and world view that became a backdrop for the American Revolution.

Workshop scholars will explore global issues while also considering ways in which this history can offer a compelling entry point for teaching the complexities of the early American colonial period and the many cultural groups who comprised it –Native nations, enslaved Africans, the French and English settlers.

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Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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