Announcements
Course Offerings
Geography Connects-1500 A.D. to the Present
Available as:
1. Recertification Only (45 points)
2. 3 Graduate Credits -Geography 696 (90 recertification points) through Old Dominion University
Course Runs: March 5-April 13
Registration: January 23 through February 17
Must register online at http://geoconnects1500topresent.pwnet.org
Description:
World Geography Connects: 1500 A.D. to the Present is an interactive online course for Virginia teachers. The course supports the Virginia Standards of Learning for teaching World History and Geography to 1500 AD. The purpose of the course is to help teachers incorporate more geography into the World History and Geography curriculum.
Visit http://geoconnects1500topresent.pwnet.org/course_overview for more details on the course.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Online U.S. History Course
http://chnm.gmu.edu/hiddeninplainsight
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University is pleased to announce Hidden in Plain Sight, an online course designed for U.S. history teachers with funding from the Virginia Department of Education. The course may be taken for recertification points or for graduate credit.
• 45 Recertification Points
Participants work through ten modules. In each module, requirements include writing a hypothesis, exploring historical context, completing a quiz, and reflecting on classroom applications.
The cost is $40. Register online by January 30, 2012.
• 3 Graduate Credits
For graduate credit, teachers participate in a related course with ten modules. In each module, requirements include writing a hypothesis, exploring historical context, additional readings, completing a quiz, and reflecting on classroom applications. Participants will also design and produce a stand-alone lesson on the hidden history of a historical object as the final project. The cost is $630 for Virginia residents.
Pre-register online by January 30, 2012.
Visit Hidden in Plain Sight or email Jessica Kilday at jkilday.gmu.edu for more information.
Stock Market Game Information for Spring 2012
The spring session is from February 8 to May 18 with the competition ending April 13, 2012. Research has shown that the Stock Market Game is a great way to teach or reinforce many of economic and personal finance concepts. This fun, real-life simulation also improves research, critical thinking and working collaboratively. Student teams have a virtual $100,000 to invest in stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Thanks to a generous grant from Scott & Stringfellow, a BB&T corporation affiliate, team fees have been lowered to $10 again this year for the spring sessions.
Free workshops and webinars conducted by the Virginia Council on Economic Education and affiliated university based centers for economic education are available to teachers to provide content and lesson plans for incorporating this valuable learning tool into existing curricula. Click http://www.vcee.org/workshop/home for more details and to register. Search under "topic" and choose "Stock Market Game Program."
George Mason University
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 from 4:00-6:30pm
James Madison University
Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 3:45-5:45pm
Lynchburg College
Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 4:30-7:30pm
Old Dominion University
Thursday, January 19,2012 from 4;30-7:00pm
University of Mary Washington
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 from 4:30-7:00pm
Virginia Commonwealth University
Thursday, January 12, 2012 from 4:00-6:30 pm
Virginia Tech
Thursday, January 12, 2012 from 4:30-7:00 pm
Below are webinars conducted by the ODU Center for Economic Education that allow you to participate in any location that has Internet access and a telephone (preferably a land line.)
Webinar: Introduction to the Stock Market Game
Jan 26, 2012 5:30pm – 6:30pm Click here for Webinar registration
Webinar: Tour the SMG Student Portfolio: learn how to look up a ticker symbol and price quote, enter a trade, and use resources for investor research
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 5:30pm – 6:30pm Click here for Webinar registration
Webinar: Tour the Teacher Support Center and discuss the many resources available for classroom use
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 5:30pm – 6:30pm Click here for Webinar registration
Webinar: Stock Market Game Boot Camp Everything Beginners Need to Know
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 9:00am – 11:30am Click here for. Webinar registration
Announcing 2012 Summer Institutes on China and Japan at the University
of Colorado. Applications Now Available.
The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) and Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA) at the University of Colorado invite applications to two national summer institutes. The 2012 institutes are open to secondary teachers nationwide who teach about Asia; the institutes are also designed to provide enrichment for teachers who have
previously completed an NCTA seminar. Both courses are offered as residential programs on the University of Colorado-Boulder campus.
Teachers selected to participate receive a travel stipend to defray transportation costs, a full housing/meal package, institute texts, and teaching resources. Brief overviews of the two programs are provided below. Each program is limited to 20 teachers; applications are reviewed by a selection panel. Application deadline is March 16, 2012; notification date is April 4, 2012.
2012 Summer Teacher Opportunities
Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center
Summer Teacher Institute
Virginia School Teachers K-12
July 8-13, 2012
Explore the story of colonial America firsthand during this weeklong Teacher Institute at Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center living-history museums.
http://historyisfun.org/teacher-institute.cfm
Colonial Williamsburg
Teacher Institute in Early American History
Summer 2012
Designed for elementary, middle, and high school social studies teachers who teach United States history and government, these intensive week-long workshops will immerse participants in early American history "on location" in Williamsburg, the restored capital city of eighteenth-century Virginia, and nearby Jamestown and Yorktown. Twenty-five teachers and a returning mentor teacher will be selected for each session.
http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchsti.cfm
Virginia Holocaust Museum
Teacher Education Institute
Session I: June 24 - June 29, 2012
Session II: July 8 - July 13, 2012
This six day three graduate credit course is offered in partnership with the University of Richmond and is designed to assist middle and high school teachers in expanding their knowledge of the Holocaust and other genocides. The course provides teachers with excellent tools necessary to teach such sensitive subjects to their students.
http://www.va-holocaust.com/learn/default.asp?id=201
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 2012 Summer Seminars
K-12 history, social studies and English teachers are invited to apply to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 2012 Summer Seminars. Taught by renowned historians on college campuses in the US and the UK, these one-week seminars give educators the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of topics in American history—while gaining practical resources and strategies to take back to the their classrooms.
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/education/seminar_course_offerings.php
National Endowment for the Humanities 2012 Summer Programs in the Humanities for Teachers
Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops provide the opportunity for K-12 educators to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics in American history at sites of historical or cultural significance.
http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-school.html
2012 Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers
Since it began in 1995, the Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers has brought together over 800 teachers from across the country to convene in Washington, D.C., for six days of educational activities related to teaching about the U.S. Supreme Court. The Institute is co-sponsored by the Supreme Court Historical Society.
http://www.streetlaw.org/en/events/CalendarEvent/65/2012_Supreme_Court_Summer_Institute_for_Teachers
Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
Pamplin Historical Park and Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary will offer three Teacher Institutes in 2012:
June 18 - 22 Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction
July 16 - 20 Lincoln, Davis, Grant, and Lee: The Last Year of the Civil War
July 30 - Aug. 3 Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction
For additional information, please visit http://www.pamplinpark.org/institute.html
Superintendent’s Memos Related to K-12 History and Social Science
SUBJECT: Passing Scores Adopted by the Board of Education for the New Grade 3 and Content Specific History/Social Science Tests Based on the 2008 Standards of Learning, Superintendent's Memo #087-11, April 1, 2011
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2011/087-11.shtml
SUBJECT: Passing Scores Adopted by the Board of Education for the New End-of-Course History/Social Science Tests Based on the 2008 Standards of Learning, Superintendent's Memo #016-11, January 21, 2011
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2011/016-11.shtml
SUBJECT: Board of Education Action Regarding Textbook Approval and Timelines, Superintendent's Memo # 090-11, April 1, 2011
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2011/090-11.shtml
SUBJECT: Style/Format of History and Social Science Tests Based on the 2008 Standards of Learning,
Superintendent's Memo #201-10, August 20, 2010
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2010/201-10.shtml
SUBJECT: Implementation of the 2008 History and Social Science Standards of Learning, Technical Edits, and 2008 Blueprints
Superintendent's Memo #171-10, July 23, 2010
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2010/171-10.shtml
SUBJECT: State Standards of Learning Writing and Grades 3 through 8 Testing Schedule for 2011-2012
Superintendent's Memo #162-10, July 16, 2010
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2010/162-10.shtml
SUBJECT: Release of Spring 2010 Standards of Learning Tests in Spring 2011
Superintendent's Memo #154-10, July 9, 2010
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2010/154-10.shtml
SUBJECT: Update to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia – Delay in Implementation
Superintendent's Memo #112-10, May 7, 2010
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2010/112-10.shtml
SUBJECT: Board of Education Adoption List for K-12 History and Social Science Textbook and Instructional Materials
Superintendent's Memo #072-10, April 2, 2010
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2010/072-10.shtml
SUBJECT: History and Social Science Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework 2008 and the Impact on Assessment
Superintendent's Memo #279-09, October 9, 2009
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2009/279-09.shtml
SUBJECT: Implementation of New Standards of Learning Test Blueprints for the 2008 History & Social Science Standards of Learning
Superintendent's Memo #239-09, August 28, 2009
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2009/239-09.shtml
SUBJECT: History and Social Science Standards of Learning Implementation Schedule
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 49, February 29, 2008
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2008/inf049.html
Additional Resources for Instruction
EconEdLink
EconEdLink provides a premier source of classroom-tested, Internet-based economic and personal finance lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students. With over 658 lessons to choose from, teachers can use as many of the lessons as they would like and as often as they would like.
http://www.econedlink.org/
Encyclopedia Virginia
Encyclopedia Virginia is a publicly accessible online publication of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. As a web publication, the Encyclopedia adds an entirely new dimension to the work done by VFH over the last thirty years.
http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/
For Virginians: Government Matters
For Virginians: Government Matters is a free online teaching and learning resource highlighting active citizen involvement, the impact of state and local government on daily life, and how individuals shape their communities in the Commonwealth.
http://vagovernmentmatters.org/
Teachinghistory.org
Teachinghistory.org is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) has created Teachinghistory.org with the goal of making history content, teaching strategies, resources, and research accessible.
http://teachinghistory.org/
Teaching with Primary Sources Direct
The Library of Congress has launched a new online resource for educators entitled Teaching with Primary Sources Direct. TPS Direct enables educators to integrate primary sources into their classrooms by creating customized lesson plans based on documents and artifacts from the Library’s extensive collections. Applicable across grade levels and content areas, this project allows educators to search the TPS database for content-rich activities.
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/tpsdirect/
The National Archives Experience Docs Teach
When we ask students to work with and learn from primary sources, we transform them into historians. Rather than passively receiving information from a teacher or textbook, students engage in the activities of historians — making sense of the stories, events and ideas of the past through document analysis.
www.docsteach.org
Virginia Memory from the Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory is part of the online presence of the Library of Virginia, the state archives and reference library. The Library maintains vast and varied collections of print materials, manuscripts, archival records, newspapers, photographs and ephemera, maps and atlases, rare books, and fine art that tell the history of the commonwealth and its people.
http://www.virginiamemory.com/
