Opportunities and Announcements

The American Red Cross Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) Summer Institute for Educators will be held at the National Headquarters, Washington, DC, August 2-5. The cost to attend is $75.00 with participants responsible for their transportation, accommodations and some meals.   read more »

The Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations is looking for contributors to a new series of lesson plans for secondary teachers. Our first set of topics is below.   read more »

The George C. Marshall International Center’s showcase education program, the Marshall Immersion Workshop promises a most exciting professional and collegial experience for high school level American and World history teachers, or social studies supervisors. All expenses are paid, including transportation during the workshop, lodging, and meals.   read more »

The 2010 William Robertson Coe Summer Workshop in American History will be organized around the theme of ?Revolutions in American Life.? Participants will explore problems of historical change and continuity through a close examination of three watershed periods in American history: the American Revolution, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the Civil Rights era.   read more »

Summer institutes at the University of Minnesota provide challenging, thought-provoking learning opportunities for teachers through lectures by faculty and guest speakers, small group activities, readings, and discussions of strategies for integrating global topics into diverse curricula. All programs are held at the U of M campus in Minneapolis, MN.   read more »

Gettysburg College is pleased to announce this summer’s World History Institute, July 11-16, with a focus on environmental history. Keynote speakers are Professors John McNeill, Kairn Klieman, and Ellen Arnold, each with a different area of specialization and geographical interest. In addition, we have experienced secondary WH teachers, our faculty members, and computer/library specialists.   read more »

Columbus and Cincinnati educators will get a free opportunity to learn how to inspire active citizenship within local schools when the education services and technology company Pearson sponsors a visit from Dr. Bill White, renowned educator at Colonial Williamsburg, to Ohio on March 23 from 3:30 ? 5:30 EDT. Ohio educators can earn continuing education credits by attending.   read more »

Western Washington University?s “STUDY CANADA” program has provided American educators with a strong foundation for teaching about Canada for the past 32 years. Reflecting the 6-day workshop?s location in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, the program?s subtitle is “Experience B.C from the 5 Themes of Geography to the 2010 Olympics”.   read more »

The Program for Teaching East Asia at University of Colorado invites applications to its 2010 summer institute, ?China?s Century? Global Issues, Classroom Applications.?   read more »

The Choices Program at Brown University invites students in grades 9-12 to create a 2-minute video detailing a global issue that matters to them and what they are doing to make a change in their school, neighborhood, or beyond. Entry period ends April 16, 2010.

Find Details at http://www.choices.edu/bethechange/