Posts from the ‘News’ Category
From the Zinn Education Project: We have just posted 10 new teaching resources at our website! These include a dramatic role play about the little-knownJapanese Latin American internment during World War II; an article on working with Lewis Hine’s photos of child labor; activities on the first-ever Indigenous People’s Summit on Climate Change; and a role play [...]
Below is a press release from the Oregon Department of Education regarding the new state Social Studies Standards. The Oregon State Board of Education approved the new Oregon K-12 Social Sciences Standards on Monday, August 15, 2011. The Social Sciences Content and Assessment Panel, numerous organizations, and hundreds of individuals all contributed to the development [...]
Native documents and curriculum resources are now live on the site: http://bit.ly/irW1CE
Call for Nominations for Social Sciences Instructional Materials Evaluation Committee The Department of Education is looking for nominations of teachers, curriculum specialists, and others who have interest and experience in the Social Sciences. Evaluations are scheduled for August 1-7, 2011and involves a 7-day or less commitment with travel reimbursement and a paid stipend. The group [...]
Teachers and leaders from the High Desert were featured in the latest issue of Lewis and Clark College’s publication, the Chronicle. Clay Warburton, Gail Greaney, Garrett Gladden and Bill Rexford were interviewed for the article, as well as Dr. Janet Bixby for Lewis and Clark. Read the full article to find out more about what [...]
New blog post: Boise Conference Documents http://teachamericanhistory.us/boise-conference-documents/
Hello all, As we prepare for the upcoming school year, I am sure there are countless tasks to get done, lessons to plan and resources and material to collect. So we here at the grant thought it would be a terrific time to remind you of some exciting events in your near future. The Boise [...]
New blog post: Susan Leeson’s Lesson Plans for the Constitutional Convention http://bit.ly/bTqToZ
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