Upcoming Social Studies/Civics Events

The following opportunities are available to Students, Teachers and Administrators who are interested in expanding their knowledge of Social Studies/Civics.

ArcGIS Great News! The New Hampshire Department of Education has just signed a state-wide license agreement with Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute) for unlimited educational and administrative use of the complete suite of ArcGIS software for K-12 public and private schools, after school programs, and youth groups.

Interested? To find out more about the state license agreement, how to get the software, and upcoming training opportunities, visit http://www.nhedgis.org. Or email Bob Woolner, Ina Ahern, Lara Bryant, Judy Tumosa and Stan Freeda at our combined email address of nhedgispartnership@gmail.com and we will be in touch again soon!

• America In Class (AIC) Online Seminars - primary sources for history & literature teachers

• Archaeological Field School at Old Fields/South Berwick, Maine June 17-July 5 and July 15-26, 2013

• Canada Listserv News - Resources for Teaching Canada (1)

• Civil War Trust - Take tours with historians, engage in workshops, and discover a community of passionate, like-minded educators - Civil War Trust Teacher Institutes will help you enrich your Civil War instruction.

• Constitution for Teachers workshop - the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications is presenting a half-day workshop to examine the document that is the primary law of the land. The workshop will be held at the school in Manchester from 8:30 to 12:00 on Aug. 7.

• Cross Culture Immersion Program Overview - offers a chance for students to learn English/Chinese in a more meaningful setting

• Fighting For Freedom At Home And On The Front: Boston's Struggle For Freedom, 1806-1865
  Boston's Struggle for Freedom is celebrated in a Two-Day Summer Institute for teachers. It's free, of course!
  The two-day institute takes place Monday, June 24, 2013 and Tuesday, June 25, 2013. The program is free; 10 pdp's will be awarded upon completion of the course requirements.

• Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) - a few announcements and publications that may interest you from the Madeleine and W. W. Keen Butcher History Institute of the Foreign Policy Research Institute

What Participants Receive:

Social studies and history teachers and curriculum supervisors are invited to apply for participation in the History Institute. Forty participants will be selected to receive:

- free room and board

- assistance in designing curriculum and special projects based on the History Institute;

- stipends of $200 for well-developed lesson plans for posting on our website that effectively utilize the experience of the weekend conference, or documentation of in-service presentations based on the weekend;

- partial travel reimbursements (up to $250) for participants outside the vicinity of the conference center;

Sept. 28-29, 2013: Conference for High School Teachers (deadline for applications: July 15) at the Loew's Hotel, Philadelphia
The Creation of Liberal Democracy: Did It Happen in Philadelphia by Accident?

Nov. 2-3, 2013: Conference for High School Teachers (deadline for applications: August 1) at the Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh
The Invention of the Modern Middle East, Post-World War I, and the Reinvention of the Middle East, Post-Arab Spring

• GIS Educators Day 2013 at the 28th Annual Fall NEARC Conference - Abstracts must be submitted by June 17, 2013 to be considered.

Call for Presentations & Save the Date
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Radisson Hotel Nashua / Nashua, New Hampshire

• Gundalow Company News - May 2013

• International Chinese Summer Camp from July 16 – 28, 2013 hosted by Bow High School. We are looking for host families who are interested in hosting high school students from China during their stay. Host family children in grades 7 – 12 can participate as a Peer Ambassador and attend the camp for free if they are interested. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about Chinese culture, practice Chinese, strengthen cultural competency, and develop international friendships!

• Library of Congress -Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Level 2 Workshops --Free Online!

• National History Bee Website Announcement

Looking For A Fun And Exciting Extra-Curricular Activity For Your Students?
The National History Bee is an individual academic competition for elementary and middle school students. The competition tests knowledge of a wide range of historical topics that have direct relevance to what your students are learning in the classroom. School winners advance to the regional competition and the regional champions earn the right to compete in Washington for scholarships, prizes, and the title of National History Bee Champion!

For more information, visit www.historybee.com

To see a preview of the airing of the 2012 National Championship, visit www.history.com/shows/history-bee/videos/the-national-history-bee-sneak-peek

• National History Day in New Hampshire Newsletter

March 2013
January 2013
October 2012
September 2012

• Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Kokshetau, Kazakhstan opportunity - Stephanie Brown is a former New Hampshire Social Studies teacher and is now the International Deputy Principal at Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Kokshetau, Kazakhstan working on President Nursultan Nazarbayev's education project for growing the nation's intellectual elite.

  Stephanie is seeking to connect with New Hampshire middle school or 9th grade social studies teachers who may be interested in establishing a partnership with her school.

  If interested please contact Stephanie directly at:

  Stephanie Brown, M.Ed.
  Vice-principal for International Teachers
  Nazarbayev Intellectual School - Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
  stephbrown@rocketmail.com

• New England History Teacher Association (NEHTA) Annual Conference - “TEACHING THE VIETNAM WAR: NEW APPROACHES, PERSPECTIVES, AND RESOURCES”. OCTOBER 4, 2013
  DODD CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, STORRS, CT

• NHCSS sponsored workshop - Common Core: Meet Project Citizen
  Lunch, snacks, laughs and learning! Free!

  When: July 11, 2013
  Time: 9:00 – 3:00
  Location: 2 Pillsbury, Street Concord NH, Suite 300
  Sign-up now! Space is limited!

• NCSS is offering a selection of summer professional development workshops that feature in-depth, hands on information that will strengthen your classroom teaching.
  

• One Million Bones Collection - Since August, I have been coordinating the One Million Bones project in New Hampshire, while also settling into my teaching role at Souhegan High School in Amherst. Over a dozen NH schools have joined this collaboration, though I am still seeking schools and community groups to make handmade bones. The purpose of the project is to raise awareness about humanitarian conflicts through making handmade clay or plaster bones. For each bone that is made the Bezos Family Foundation donates $1 for relief in Central Africa. The one million bones made nationwide will also be exhibited in a large-scale installation in Washington D.C. this June. The project has many layers of meaning for participants, including interdisplinary connections between the arts, social studies, and literacy. I have attached a few documents sharing more information about the project. Please visit www.onemillionbones.org for more information and I highly recommend watching the video on the homepage, which highlights an installation with 50,000 bones.

OMB flyer with letter
OMB Bone Making Supply List
OMB and Students Rebuild Fact Sheet
K-6 OMB Curriculum
K-6 UbD Lesson Plan
6-12 OMB Curriculum
6-12 UbD Lesson Plan

Rachel Belmont
NH Coordinator: One Million Bones
www.onemillionbones.org
www.facebook.com/onemillionbonesnewhampshire
(603) 677-2180

• Summer Multiregional Water Workshop - August 5-8, 2013. Registration opens March 18, 4:00 p.m.

• Teacher Training on Water Issues July 30 & 31, 2013 - American Ground Water Trust is organizing this event in cooperation with Green Mountain Conservation Group
  

• The McLane Family New Hampshire Student Membership Program

Effective September 1, 2012, the McLane Family New Hampshire Student Membership Program allows New Hampshire students of all ages in public and private school, as well as those who are home schooled, to visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston free of charge.

To request a school group visit, please complete our request form and indicate that you are visiting from a school in New Hampshire

• U.S. Department of State Youth Exchange Scholarships for U.S. High School Students - The U.S. Department of State announces scholarships for American high school students to study abroad

• U.S. Department of State - Host an International High School Exchange Student

• US History Using Spatial Technology - August 19 & 20, 2013, Hopkinton Middle/High School

• USS Constitution Museum

The USS Constitution Museum is pleased to announce that Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance will sponsor all public school visits to the museum from Sept. 2012 to June 2015, thus allowing for free field trips for students of all ages, in and outside of Massachusetts. Public schools that participate in the Liberty Mutual Insurance-sponsored field trips will have access to a range of fun and educational experiences, using the historic naval vessel, USS Constitution and its crew as a lens for understanding the War of 1812. Through programs geared toward various grade levels-from pre-school through 12th grade-students can explore the excitement of "shipboard life" and the concept that ordinary people, working together towards a common goal, can have a direct and powerful impact on the nation's future. To learn more about the USS Constitution Museum and its field trip activities, please visit www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/. Please note that field trips must be scheduled in advance, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Veterans, Workers and Citizens: Disability and American History
  
  Monday, July 29 9am-3:30pm
  Keene State College, Keene, NH
  FREE for K-12 teachers
  Space is limited. Please register by July 15, 2013.
  

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