Course Calendar

Facing the Future: Educating and Inspiring a Global Generation is an online course from the The Heritage Institute Online. This independent online course provides clock hours or Antioch University Seattle quarter credit and explored integrating local sustainable solutions to global questions into your classroom. More information at http://www.hol.edu/view_course.cfm?cid=2114.

Washington Legislators Back to School Program. Throughout the 2009-2010 school year, schedule a visit for a member of the Washington State Legislature to your classroom. More information at http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/BacktoSchool.

2009/2010 Save Our History Grant Program Applications.  The History Channel awards grants of up to $10,000 for partnerships between schools and history organizations for projects that teach students about their local history and engage them in its preservation.  For more information contact info@saveourhistory.com.

Washington World War II Oral History Project, a video documentary project, is looking for teacher input on accompanying instructional materials. Contact Karl Schmidt, Executive Director of Bristol Productions at karl@bristolproductions.com if interested.

Washington State Historical Society launches ColumbiaKids, a new online children's magazine, in August 2008.  Writers and illustrators interested in submission guidelines should email columbiakids@wshs.wa.gov.

WSAME 2009 Workshops cover topics on cross cultural competence, diversity programs, equity, and the role of whites in a multicultural society.  Go to www.wsame.org for more information.

Colonial Dames History/Social Studies Scholarships for American history teachers.  Information at www.coldameswa.net.

Invite a State Legislator to Class with the Legislator's Back to School Program.  More information is available at http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/BacktoSchool.

Washington State History Museum offers In-Service Trainings at your school, free of charge.  For information, contact Curator and Head of Education Patricia Erikson at perikson@wshs.wa.gov.

Civil Justice High School Education Project from The Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.  For more information email adrianne@wstlaoly.org or call 360-786-9100.

Constitutional Connections. ESD 112 invites K-12 teachers to deepen their ability to strengthen teaching and learning of history through a thematic focus on the US Constitution.  Clock hours and stipend awarded for participation. Go to http://www.esd112.org/history for more information.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - Portfolio Scoring -  This summer the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards will run a portfolio scoring site in Washington. Middle and high school social studies will be two of the certificate areas scored. Any teacher who is teaching those grade levels and subject areas this year can apply to be assessors, so it is a great way for people who are curious about National Board Certification to find out more without jumping in all the way. Interested teachers can also get more info on the NBPTS site by following this link:  http://www.nbpts.org/get_involved/teachers/become_an_assessor

Washington State History Museum - History Lab & History Boxes.  Immerse students in a hands-on experience at the Washington State History Museum's History Lab. Choose from six boxes including Ring of Fire: Volcanoes of Washington State, Northwest Native Heritage, Petroglyphs and Pictographs, The Journey of Lewis and Clark, Frontier Towns, and Makah Culture. To reserve these boxes, call Joan Martin at (253) 798-5876. For more information go to www.wshs.org.

View additional workshop opportunities at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction calendar page: https://eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/EventsManager/Public/Calendar.aspx

View additional Washington State Social Studies conference information at WSCSS the ListServ: http://www.wscss.org/.  Archives are available at http://wscss.org/pipermail/wscss_wscss.org/