From the President

Apply Key Economic Concepts and Create Lesson plans: 

Summer Workshop for High School Teachers

 

The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), located in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, will hold its second Teach the Teachers workshop for high school teachers June 22-26, 2015. Teachers will hear leading experts in economic education and will integrate key economic concepts such as money and inflation, business cycles, and government and the economy into a lesson for their students.

Presenters include:

• Scott Wolla, senior economic education specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

o   Taught history and economics for 14 years

• Jane Lopus – professor of economics, California State University, East Bay

o   Director of the Center for Economic Education, former high school economics teacher

• Bonnie Meszaros, assistant professor of education, University of Delaware

o   Past president, National Association of Economic Educators

• Research staff and fellows of the AIER, a nonprofit economic research institute

Teachers will construct lesson plans, test them with their peers, and gain feedback.  They will learn how to apply economics to real-life problems and educational approaches to delivering content to 21st century learners.

Deadline for applying:  May 1, 2015. Enrollment limited to 20.

Cost: $150 registration fee (refundable upon completion of the workshop). Accommodations and meals are provided. Travel expenses are reimbursed up to $150.  A stipend of $500 is provided for teachers who field test a lesson in the classroom and provide a feedback report.

Credit: AIER has partnered with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) to provide three graduate in-service credits for the course ($300) or 45 Professional Development Points ($100). A certificate of completion from AIER and MCLA is also available at no additional cost.

Substitute reimbursement: If your school is in session for all or part of the workshop week, AIER will reimburse a school district for hiring a substitute teacher.

To register and for more information: https://www.aier.org/teach-teachers  OR contact Michelle Ryan, Education Programs Coordinator at (413)528-1216 X 3129 (michelle.ryan@aier.org) 

Teacher Stipends Available! APPLY HERE! Quick Links   Economics for Leaders EFL Sites and Dates EFL Online Application   Teacher Testimonials  FAQs   Economic Topics   New Program - Economic History for Leaders!       CONTACT INFORMATION   Linda Geiger Program Director, EFL lgeiger@fte.org 530.792.8694		TEACHER STIPENDS AVAILABLE! Economics for Leaders   Teachers attending the Economics for Leaders (EFL) programs at these sites will  receive a $150 stipend upon their successful completion of the program:   EFL Austin           June 14-19             University of Texas - Austin EFL St. Louis       July 12-17               Washington University EFL Seattle          July 26-31              University of Washington - Seattle   In addition, teachers who commute daily to any of the EFL sites will receive a  $150 commuter stipend!    SIGN U​P NOW!     2015 Economics for Leaders - Teacher Schedule      June 14 - 19 University of Texas - $150 STIPEND AVAILABLE! Austin, TX June 21 - 26 University of Colorado University of the Ozarks Boulder, CO Clarksville, AR July 12 - 17 Washington University - $150 STIPEND AVAILABLE! College of William & Mary St. Louis, MO Williamsburg, VA* July 19 - 24 University of Chicago Chicago, IL July 26 - 31 University of Washington - $150 STIPEND AVAILABLE! Seattle, WA   * New Economic History for Leaders program - runs July 13 - 19       ECONOMICS FOR LEADERS Economics for Leaders (EFL) represents a unique experience in economics education that brings together teachers looking to improve their teaching skills in economics. The EFL one-week program is rigorous and encompasses 50+ hours of instruction. The goal of each EFL program is to provide teachers with lesson plans of simulations and activities, economics content instruction, and a networking opportunity with other teaching professionals. The combination of classroom instruction, question and answer sessions, small group discussion and workshops presents information in a rich and varied format, encouraging active participation. Economics professors, who have been selected from across the nation for their expertise, along with skilled mentor teachers, provide content instruction and run simulations and activities that are designed to illustrate economic principles. Both new and experienced teachers will benefit from attending this program.   A feature of EFL that past participants have found especially useful is the demonstrations: the EFL staff model the activities and simulations with high school students. Attending teachers gain direct experience with the lesson plans before they leave at the end of the week.   Learning has never been so easy, rewarding, or inexpensive! Choose from numerous dates and sites Thirty teachers accepted per program Lodging, materials, and most meals covered by FTE - a value of over $1300. $150 stipends available for teachers attending the EFL program in Austin, TX; St. Louis, MO; and Seattle, WA! $150 stipend available to participants who commute to the program Based on Voluntary National Standards in Economic Education Nationally acclaimed instructors Three semester hours of graduate credit in economics are available for $306 through the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs      APPLY HERE!

The South Carolina Center for Teaching about Asia (SCCTA) is offering this residential seminar addressing social studies and global studies standards that pertain to East Asia. More details can be found at the SCCTA website http://www.furman.edu/sccta.  As a residential program, this seminar has particular advantages. Participants are housed in apartment-like dorms with fellow teachers. The opportunities for informal discussions and networking are particularly rich. The speakers approach their presentations assuming that although participants may teach about China and Japan, they most likely have had little opportunity for formal detailed instruction in the histories and cultures of these regions. The goal is to build confidence in teaching about these fascinating and significant “major players” in the world current students are inheriting.

How to apply:

The application can be accessed at http://www.furman.edu/sccta.  Qualified applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Contact:

Becky Duckett, Programs Coordinator           Email:  becky.duckett@furman.edu

Department of Asian Studies

Furman University

Greenville, SC 29613

http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era 

Have you seen what Gilder Lerhman has created?  History by the Era!  Primary Source documents, so much to see!  

Please use this site as a review tool!  

This could be great in any classroom! 

Leslie 

​"Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: Capitalism, Democracy, and Progressivisms, 1877 to 1920”

A Summer Institute for Current and Future K-12 Teachers

Sponsored by the: National Endowment of the Humanities

July 5-31, 2015

Chicago, Illinois

www.gildedandprogressive.org

The Chicago Metro History Education Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Loyola University Chicago invite K-12 teachers to apply for “Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: Capitalism, Democracy, and Progressivisms, 1877 to 1920.” Participants in this National Endowment for the Humanities-sponsored program will spend four weeks in Chicago, a center of Progressive Era reform, engaging in vigorous discussions about this critical time period in American history and creating materials to use in their classrooms. Award-winning historian Robert Johnston (University of Illinois at Chicago) will guide the institute’s academic content, with the help of renowned experts in history, art, and architecture. Charles Tocci (Loyola University Chicago) will direct teaching application discussions, along with master teacher Michael Biondo (Maine South High School). For more information, contact Rachel Allmen, CMHEC, gape@chicagohistoryfair.org.

Benefits include:

Stimulating readings and discussions with scholars and peers

Time to explore and create practical applications for your classroom

A $3,300 stipend to defray travel, lodging, and study expenses

A chance to personally experience Chicago’s Gilded Age and Progressive Era history and culture 

For full details, visit www.gildedandprogressive.org

Applications are due March 2, 2015.​​

Do you use the Choices Program in your classroom?  My students LOVE the content, discussion and idea development that comes from this program.   

Want to learn more?  Want to be a trained leader?  Want to sign up to receive emails?  click here or go to this site for more information

 

http://www.choices.edu/

The Middle East in Transition
Brown University | Providence, RI
July 13-17, 2015

Application Deadline: Monday, March 16, 2015.

Syrian refugees | Iraq | ISIS | Iran’s nuclear policy

No other region of the world looms larger on the U.S. foreign policy agenda than the Middle East. The 2011 Arab uprisings have shaken up the social and political landscape of the region. What role should the U.S. play in the region? What can be learned from past U.S. involvement to improve relations between the United States and the Middle East in the future?

Join the Choices Program and scholars from the Watson Institute for International Studies at the 2015 Choices Leadership Institute to examine these complex issues. Scholar presentations will investigate both the recent history of the Middle East and multiple perspectives on current U.S. policy towards the region. Participants will examine instructional strategies for engaging secondary students in the study of contested international issues, share best practices with other dedicated and innovative teachers, and explore plans for conducting effective professional development.

Cost

Participants are responsible for a $195 institute fee (payable upon acceptance), housing, and some meals.

Application

Application Deadline: Monday, March 16, 2015.

This was shared with me, so I wanted to share with you!

We are inviting school teachers (grades 6-12) to apply to participate in one-week workshop, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, on school desegregation in Virginia and the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision.  During this workshop, to be held in Richmond, Virginia, in late July 2015, teachers will interact with leading scholars in the field, visit historic sites and archives related to school desegregation in Virginia, and discuss curricular and instructional strategies related to teaching this subject.  
 Would you pleasepass along information about this workshop to the teachers in your state?  Attached are the flyer and a link to the project website:  http://thelongroadfrombrownneh.weebly.com/  If you have any questions, please contact us at ThelongroadfrombrownNEH@gmail.com . Many thanks for your help! Project directors: Dr. Yonghee Suh, Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University Dr. Brian Daugherity, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Welcome back teachers!  

I wanted to share something from the National Council for History Education.  

Please check visit their website if you are interested and want more information. 

Leslie 

Are you coming to speak on the AP issue during the testimonial session of the SC Board of Education meeting? November 12th, at 1?  If you will please enter your information into this form.   

We need teachers to come and give their testimony to educate the board and other parties about AP US History.  

If you have questions, please contact Leslie Carter, Jeff Eargle, Charles Vaughan or Tracy Todd.  

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18bvU7hQtyenpOSvkf5G8lkIeu97DbhmHtsUgS9FE8oU/viewform?usp=send_form

The Education Department at WGBH Boston is producing The Calderwood Writng Project Course: U.S. History undefined a series of online interactive lessons focused on writing in history/social studies in high school. The project calls for 10-12 media-based, interactive cross-curricular lessons that address a US History topic while requiring the high school students to write extensively. We are looking for academic and classroom advisors with expertise in writing instruction and CCSS to guide and review our work. The work would probably begin in January 2015 and would include an honorarium for your time.

If you're interested, please send a resume to carolyn_jacobs@wgbh.org.  The proposal is due the end of October so we are anxious to identify candidates as soon as possible.  Thank you.