May 21, 2013

Invitation to Great Decisions Teacher Training Institute 2013 in NYC

Annually the Foreign Policy Association works to bring high school educators from across the U.S. to New York City to learn about current global affairs issues. We have a 3-day workshop in June designed to allow select high school Social Science and History teachers to find innovative ways to teach their students about current global issues. During the 3 days, teachers will attend a series of discussions with experts in various international fields, have sessions with Master Teachers to design curriculum around the issues they learned, and have a mock classroom session to teach current area high school students.

 

The program provides a $300 travel stipend, provides accommodations, and is a no-fee program that takes place from June 26-28, 2013.

 

This year the program will address the following issue areas:

-Chinese Interests in Africa

-The Dollar and the Euro

-Humanitarian Intervention and U.S. Policy

-Looking Ahead at NATO

-Political Evolution in Myanmar

-Three Decades of Complex U.S.-Iran Relations

-Uncertain Transitions in Egypt

 

We believe this will provide a unique opportunity for high school social science educators to learn about global affairs issues to teach to their students. Link to download the flyer and application

Below are more details outlining the event.

Fed Summer Events for Secondary Educators

The Dallas Fed is pleased to announce the following 2013 summer events for secondary educators:

Economics: Just the Basics
June 12-13:     Spring Branch (Houston area)

Economic Summit
June 18-19:     Dallas Fed

International Marketplace
July 16:        Houston Branch

Discovering the Power of Whiteboard Technology
July 31:        Dallas Fed

U.S. History Through an Economic Lens
June 10-11:     Spring Branch (Houston area)
July 17-18:     San Antonio Branch
July 23-24:     Frisco (Dallas area)
July 29-30:     El Paso Branch

Global Economic Forum
August 5-6:     San Antonio Branch

To find out more information or to register, please visit:

<http://www.dallasfed.org/educate/events/index.cfm>

For additional questions or comments, contact:
Sharon Wallace
Economic Education
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2200 N. Pearl St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-922-5276 or 800-333-4460, ext. 25276
Fax: 214-922-5226

Economic Education
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
www.dallasfed.org/educate/

America at War Workshop Offered in 4 Locations

America at War

In June 2013, Humanities Texas will hold professional development institutes for Texas teachers only in Austin (June 10–13),Houston (June 11–14), El Paso (June 17–20), and San Antonio (June 18–21) examining American wars from the colonial era through the twentieth century.

How to apply

Complete the online application, designating which Humanities Texas institute you wish to attend. If you would prefer to complete a hard copy of the application, contact our staff atinstitutes@humanitiestexas.org.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage teachers to apply as soon as possible, as Humanities Texas expects to fill all four institutes by the first week of May.

Curriculum

As in past years, institutes will emphasize close interaction with scholars, the examination of primary sources, and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities.

The institutes in Austin (June 10–13) and Houston (June 11–14), titled America at War: From the Colonial Era to 1877, will align with the state’s eighth-grade U.S. history curriculum. Topics to be addressed include the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, the Pueblo Revolt, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Indian wars in the southwest, and secession and the Civil War.

The institutes in El Paso (June 17–20) and San Antonio (June 18–21), titled America at War in the Twentieth Century, will follow the eleventh-grade U.S. history curriculum. Topics to be covered include the Spanish American War, World War I, American isolationism and neutrality between the wars, World War II, Latinos in World War II, the origins of the Cold War, the Truman Doctrine, and the wars in Korea and Vietnam.

Locations and Schedule

June 10–13, 2013 Austin LBJ Library and Museum
June 11–14, 2013 Houston University of Houston
June 17–20, 2013 El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso
June 18–21, 2013 San Antonio The University of Texas at San Antonio

Eligibility

The institutes are open to all middle and high school social studies, language arts, and humanities teachers but will focus on topics and skills central to the state’s secondary U.S. history curriculum. Priority consideration will be given to early-career teachers in low-performing schools and districts.

Stipend, Travel Reimbursement, and CPE Credits

Participants will receive a $200 stipend, as well as CPE credit and a wealth of curricular materials. On-campus housing is available to out-of-town teachers at no cost. Teachers traveling to the institute from more than twenty-five miles one way are eligible to receive a travel reimbursement of up to $300 for eligible expenses, including include airfare, mileage (reimbursed at 56.5 cents per mile), and meals in transit. Itemized receipts are required for all costs excluding gas. GT credit is possible, depending on individual district standards.

Questions

Please direct any questions to Jillian Owens or Sheena Moore at 512.440.1991 or institutes@humanitiestexas.org.

Sponsors

These institutes are made possible with support from the State of Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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

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.

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

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.

FTE Announces Summer Professional Development

Foundation for Teaching Economics

Professional Development/Continuing Education Programs
Program curriculum aligned to the Common Core State Standards 

Economics for Leaders
Three semester hours of graduate credit available


The Economics for Leaders program is intensive, providing 50 hours of in-depth content and methodology instruction in a lab-school setting. What’s unique are the games and simulations: instructors run the activities with real students so teachers can experience their interactions. Participants see, up close, why FTE-designed lessons are so effective and leave with a better understanding of economics, new classroom strategies, and a renewed enthusiasm for teaching.

  • Lodging, meals, and program materials provided by FTE
  • Optional graduate credits available for $102 per unit
  • $150 stipend available to participants commuting to a program

For more information, visit:

ECONOMICS FOR LEADERS

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED

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Chicago skylineTwo semester hours of graduate credit available
Economic Forces in American History is a cross-curricular program designed to help history teachers incorporate an economic way of thinking into their American history courses.  The lessons are designed to develop the tools of economic reasoning in the context of specific historical periods and broad historical themes, encouraging students to learn by ‘reliving’ history rather than just reading or hearing about it.

  • Lodging, most meals, and program materials provided by FTE
  • Optional graduate credit available for $102 per unit
  • $150 commuter stipend

For more information, visit:

ECONOMIC FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY

 

 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED

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Two semester hours of graduate credit

 

During this four-day, residential program, teachers learn how to use economic principles to analyze environmental issues. Outstanding instructors lead intellectually stimulating sessions where lesson plans are demonstrated and discussed. Each program includes a field trip to an environmentally challenging site. Come find out how economic analysis can help clean up the environment.
  • Lodging, meals, and program materials provided by FTE
  • Optional graduate credits available for $102 per unit

For more information, visit:

ENVIRONMENT & THE ECONOMY

 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED

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Economic Issues for Teachers
Two semester hours of graduate credit available

 

This residential seminar presents four of the FTE “Economic Issues” curriculum units in a concentrated four-day setting.  Each of the four units is comprised of  5-7 lessons that include background content outline, student activities and simulations, and source lists.  In a pleasant, long weekend break, Issues participants are introduced to the curriculum units through involvement in lessons and simulations from each of the units.    (Ample time is provided on the afternoons of the second and third days to explore and enjoy the seminar location.)
Curriculum Units include:
Economic Demise of the Soviet Union
Is Capitalism Good for the Poor?
Issues of International Trade
Economics, Water, and the Environment

  • Lodging, most meals, and program materials provided by FTE
  • Optional graduate credit available for $102 per unit

For more information, visit:

ECONOMIC ISSUES FOR TEACHERS

 

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED

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TCEE Smarter Texas Summer Conference

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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Texas LRE Summer Workshops

HATTON W. SUMNERS INSTITUTES ON THE FOUNDING DOCUMENTSSECONDARY TEACHERS (6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADES)

101: This five day, forty hour training begins with an in-depth study of the Declaration of Independence. Participants will then be taken by constitutional scholars through the ancient and European origins of the United States, followed by the American origins. The training will continue with a famous Federalist debating a famous Anti-Federalist over whether the New York State convention should vote to ratify the Constitution in 1788. Then attending teachers will be taken on a walk through the seven articles of the Constitution. The remainder of the time will be spent studying the First Amendment and special American History and government topics. The agenda is divided into blocks of time spent with scholars, followed by breakout sessions where activities are demonstrated on the curriculum covered in the scholar sessions and the latest curriculum requirements. The State Board for Educator Certification approves the institute for continuing education credit for teacher certification.  At least six hours are devoted to gifted and talented/advanced placement lessons in breakout sessions.

Rockwall (101 course) | June 24, 2013 – June 28, 2013

San Antonio (101 course) | July 15, 2013 – July 19, 2013

201: This three day, eighteen hour training is available to those teachers who have completed the 101 session. Due Process, Equality, Elections, Voting, and Federalism amendments will be the topic of discussion.

Rockwall (201 course) | June 24, 2013 – June 26, 2013

San Antonio (201 course) | July 15, 2013 – July 17, 2013

301: This one day, seven hour update session is available to those teachers who have previously attended both 101 and 201. Participants will spend most of the time discussing Supreme Court cases that have been decided during the past few years with the scholars. 301 may be repeated by those teachers having completed 101 and 201 any number of times.

Rockwall (301 course) | June 27, 2013 – June 27, 2013

San Antonio (301) | July 18, 2013 – July 18, 2013

NEW ELEMENTARY INSTITUTES OFFERED DURING INSTITUTE ON THE FOUNDING DOCUMENTS
This summer we are offering elementary teachers the opportunity to attend an institute targeting specific elementary grades. Just like in the 101 institute, participants will be provided all materials electronically as well as lunch during the day.

CELEBRATING FREEDOM – ELEMENTARY STYLE (3rd to 5th grades)
Monday through Wednesday (24 Hours)
Explore language arts and social studies curriculum that commemorates Celebrate Freedom Week.  Valuable content will be presented by history experts, followed by interactive LRE strategies to teach the importance of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  Materials will include hands-on activities, the use of children’s literature and biographical information on the people in the TEKS for teaching students about these notable people.

Rockwall (Celebrating Freedom-Elementary Style 3rd-5th ) | June 24, 2013 – June 26, 2013

San Antonio (Celebrating Freedom-Elementary Style 3rd-5th ) | July 15, 2013 – July 17, 2013

KIDS ARE CITIZENS, TOO! (Kindergarten to 2nd Grades)
Thursday (8 Hours)
Good citizenship doesn’t just happen–it has to be taught.  Kids need to understand basic concepts such as the need for rules and laws, characteristics of a good citizen and respect for authority. This institute will provide resources that demonstrate these concepts as well as the symbols, customs and celebrations that represent America’s identity.  Materials will include hands-on activities, the use of children’s literature and biographical information on the personalities included in the TEKS.

Rockwall (Kids Are Citizens, Too!-Kindergarten-2nd) | June 27, 2013

San Antonio (Kids Are Citizens, Too!-Kindergarten-2nd) | July 18, 2013

All sites require a “Holding Fee” of $50 which will be returned at the end of the session.  Checks and credit cards will not be charged unless a participant does not cancel their space at least two week prior to the first day of an institute.

BEING AN AMERICAN: EXPLORING THE IDEALS THAT UNITE US

This twelve-hour institute is for secondary teachers who would like to explore material which focuses on the significance of America’s founding documents and civic values, as well as the contributions of great Americans who were committed to these principles and exemplified these values.   Being An American: Exploring the Ideals that Unites Us institute will focus on five areas of study: The United States Constitution, The United States Bill of Rights, America’s Civic Values, American Heroes: Past and Present, American Citizenship: A Personal Response.

Edinburg | Region 1 | June 18, 2013 – June 19, 2013

Waco | Region 12 | July 25, 2013 – July 26, 2013

Amarillo | Region 16 | July 30, 2013 – July 31, 2013

Abilene | Region 14 | August 1, 2013 -  August 2, 2013


TEACHERS’ LAW SCHOOL SET FOR JULY 18-20, 2013
State Bar of Texas
Austin, Texas

The Teachers’ Law School features the best and brightest members of the Texas bench and bar who live and work with the law and who will share the practical realities of systems that protect all Americans. The institute is designed for high school and middle school educators involved in teaching government, law classes and law magnet programs across the state.   Noted judges and attorneys will discuss Texas criminal and civil law procedures with participants.  Over a three-day period, these teachers will take part in presentations and roundtables discussions.

The institute is sponsored by the TEX-ABOTA and the Texas Chapters of ABOTA, Law Focused Education, Inc. and the State Bar of Texas Law-Related Education.

To download an application, please click here!

TEXAS LAWYERS’ AUXILIARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

This award honors public and private high school teachers in Texas who have made significant contributions in law-related education, developing and supporting programs which enhance awareness of legal rights and the American legal system. Candidates may be nominated by teachers or principals. The 2013 entry deadline is June 15, 2013.

If you have questions, please contact: Rita (Mrs. Robert S.) Thompson, thompsonr234@aol.com.

To download the application, click here!

HEH Institute: Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens

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

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

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