Margaret Brooks, President of the Massachusetts Council on Economic Education announces:

We are in the process of getting the word out to teachers about the Massachusetts Economics Challenge. We’ve done a general emailing, but we hope you can help spread the word to high school teachers. There’s a direct link on the Bridgewater State College web site http://www.bridgew.edu/CEE/EconChallengeAnnouncement.cfm, and the Federal Reserve Bank and the MCEE will be posting it soon too.

Thanks,

Margaret.Brooks@bridgew.edu

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2010

• Deadline: April 15, 2010 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in its 19th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about Congress.

Congress in the Classroom is designed for high school or middle school teachers who teach U.S. history, government, civics, political science, or social studies. Forty teachers will be selected to take part in the program. All  read more »

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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The Bill of Rights Institute Announces Founders Fellowship Program for New Teachers from Across the Country

The Bill of Rights Institute is pleased to invite you to apply for our brand new Founders Fellowship Program! This new program is open to 20 early-career American History and Civics teachers. Selected Fellows will participate in a year-long educational program to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the American Founding.  read more »

Ellen Alderton wants you to know about a free online set of multimedia teaching materials exploring globalism. The materials, Our World Economics, were developed by an international team of educators, journalists, economists and political leaders. Materials include lesson plans, activities, games, and online videos for students from middle school to high school.

Visit OurWorldEconomics.com to investigate whether these materials may be useful to you.

E-UPDATES from the NEHTA January 25, 2010

NEHTA: WEBMASTER WANTED The NEHTA is looking for an enthusiastic and innovative person to serve as Web Master. This position offers an exciting opportunity for an individual passionate about history to interact with and shape the larger professional community.

The NEHTA Web Master will manage the creative and technical aspects of the NEHTA website (www.nehta.net). This includes, but is not limited to: • Developing and maintaining pages • Regularly reviewing and updating content • Troubleshooting technical issues  read more »

2010-2011 Research Fellowships for Historians: Call for Applications

The Gilder Lehrman Institute invites doctoral candidates, postdoctoral scholars, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent scholars to apply for Research Fellowships in American history.

For 2010-11, ten Fellows will receive $3,000 to support research within an American history archive in the New York City metropolitan area. Research must be completed within one year of the Fellowship award.  read more »

Historical Fiction Only the First Step by Gregory Edgar, author and school presenter

Using historical fiction in the classroom can be an effective way to make history come alive for your students. Good storylines, and characters with whom your students can identify, can make history enjoyable. Your students will learn about history and be entertained at the same time. And it just might inspire some to do their own independent pleasure reading, and start a life long love of history.  read more »

Project Citizen Workshop, February 5, 2010, @ New Bedford Whaling Museum and March 27th @ Old Sturbridge Village, 9-4. The workshop is free and is intended for grade 5-12 teachers. It features lesson demonstrations and a chance for participants to experience the program as their students would. It also includes advice and handouts on how to implement the program in classrooms and youth groups. Participants will receive

• Workshop materials include lessons and handouts for each step of the process • Free set of classroom texts • Teacher’s guide  read more »

Exploring the Past: Archaeology in the Upper Mississippi River Valley

Walking beside thousand-year-old burial mounds, flaking raw stone into tools, learning how potsherds tell us about human behavior, and understanding how humans adapt to complex, ever-changing environments¬our 2010 Summer Institute features all this and more.  read more »