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Oregon Social Sciences Teacher Update #109 September 5, 2012

1. Happy New School Year! 2. Sol Joye Selected Oregon’s 2012 History Teacher of the Year 3. Educator Effectiveness Summit 2012 4. Sign Up to Participate in National Voter Registration Day with Oregon Secretary of State Brown 5. Oregon Geographic Alliance Conference on October 20 6. U.S. Holocaust Museum Workshop at Lewis and Clark College 7. Oregon Student Mock Election 2012 8. Consider Making the Oregon Convention Center Your Students’ Next Field Trip 9. Schools and Districts Must Observe Constitution Day, September 17 10. Oregon Historical Society Free Field Trips 11. Heritage Exchange Hits the Oregon Trail 12. “The Environment in World History: Seeing Through a Local or a Global Lens” Northwest World History Association/California World History Association Teacher Workshop at PSU 13. Historical Outreach Foundation Provides History Programs 14. Willamette National Forest Heritage Hikes Offered in September 15. Living History Conference at Adair Village, Sept. 8 16. 2012 Northwest History Conference Registration Open 17. Mt. Hood National Forest-Zigzag Ranger District Interpretation and Conservation Education Program 18. 2012 Presidential Election Lessons from Classroom Law Project 19. Be a Court Tour Guide 20. Save the Date: Oregon Civics Conference for Teacher, Friday, December 7 21. Oregon Heritage Exchange Offers Advice to Those Visiting Historic Cemeteries 22. Oregon Historical Society Again Coordinates National History Day Activities 23. Civics Day Program for Middle School: Presentations by a Lawyer, Oct. 15-19 24. Catalyze Democracy in Your Classroom 25. “Cemetery Tales to Take Place in Hood River, Sept. 21-23 26. Financial Literacy in Oregon Schools Discussed in The Oregonian 27. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Teaching American History Conferences 28. Announcing New Round of Electronic Field Trips Scholarships 29. National History Bee 30. Stanford’s “Reading Like a Historian” Program Draws National Attention 31. Register Your School for the 2013 National Geographic Bee 32. Free Websites that Enhance Citizenship Education 33. U.S. History Resources from Gilder Lehrman Institute 34. Getting Past Memorization in History Teaching 35. Target Provides Field Trip Grants 36. Tachau Teacher of the Year Award 37. Online Fall Seminars on China and Japan 38. InVEST Webinar and Materials Promote Insurance Literacy 39. Facing History and Ourselves Fall Online Course 40. Free Back to School Resources from Teachinghistory.org 41. 9/11 Commemoration Resources 42. National History Day Summer 2013 Institute for Teachers and Students 43. Professional Development Opportunities from Facing History and Ourselves 44. First Freedom Student Competition 45. Teaching Tolerance Offers Guides to Help Schools Combat Bigotry 46. Annenburg Learner Update for September 2012 Now Available 47. Teaching About the 2012 Presidential Election 48. National Endowment for the Humanities’ Constitution Day Resource 49. Online Seminars: America in Class from the National Humanities Center 50. The Path to the Presidency: Political Speeches 51. ODE Resources (in every issue) 1. Happy New School Year! Welcome back to a new school year! As you can tell by the length of this month’s e-newsletter, there are many organizations with many resources available to assist Social Sciences teachers. The 2012-2013 school year is also the first year that schools and districts are expected to align their instruction to the Oregon Social Sciences Standards adopted by the State Board of Education in August of 2011, http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/socialscience/standards/oregon-social- sciences-academic-content-standards.pdf. These new standards are written to broader concepts with the expectation that local districts will select the specific curriculum that best serves their students. While there is greater flexibility for districts as to the discreet content covered, these standards have grade- specific expectations. The Oregon Social Sciences Standards also incorporate many of the expectations included in the Common Core State Standards’ Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects K-12, http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/newspaper/newspaper_section.aspx?subjectcd=ELA. Social Sciences teachers have a tremendous opportunity to provide students exciting and engaging content with which to demonstrate their mastery of reading and writing Essential Skills necessary to earn a diploma. Thank you for all you do for Oregon students! Have a wonderful school year!

2. Sol Joye Selected Oregon’s 2012 History Teacher of the Year Sol Joye, who teaches Early American History at Neil Armstrong Middle School, Forest Grove School District, has been selected as Oregon’s 2012 winner of the History Teacher of the Year Award sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute and the History Channel. A colleague shared in the nomination submission:

He is a passionate, hard-working and creative social studies teacher, and I have had the pleasure to work with in my eight year career. He has continually shown the uncanny ability to stay ahead of current trends in education by creating amazing lessons, units, and assessments (from scratch with a heavy emphasis on students utilizing primary and secondary sources as well as digital and online applications) based on best practices and research in problem/project and game based learning.

His principal wrote:

To say that I have been impressed with his knowledge of content, developmentally appropriate instructional approaches and his collaborative efforts would be an understatement. There are multiple areas of Sol’s professional practice that enhance the experience for his students in US History while at the same time supporting the professional development of his teaching teach and our staff in general.

Sol shared in his Philosophy of Education statement:

. . . history should be taught as more of a tool to be utilized in all manners required to further ones learning. To create forward thinking and pragmatic individuals who understand that history has no one right perspective. While founded in this progressive argument, my philosophy would go a step further to state, that in addition to gaining an analytic perspective of history, teachers should also provide students with the 21st century skills that our globalized competitive world requires: a high aptitude in literacy and reading comprehension, the ability to decisively consume information, critical thinking and analysis skills, problem solving and creativity, the ability to collaborate successfully, and an advanced technological skill set.

Sol will receive a $1,000 award and a wealth of history materials from the program sponsors at a school assembly this fall. Congratulations, Sol!

3. Educator Effectiveness Summit 2012 District teams are invited to participate in a statewide professional learning community focused on educator effectiveness. The Summit will provide guidance to districts on implementation of SB 290 outlined in the Oregon Framework for Teacher and Administrator Evaluation and Support Systems. Participants will have an opportunity for networking and to hear lessons learned from early adopters. The Summit will also provide information districts need to submit their evaluation systems aligned to state criteria (by July 1, 2013) and team time for district action planning. The Summit will be offered in two locations: September 26th in Portland at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel and October 24th in Bend at the Riverhouse Hotel & Convention Center. Registration information is located at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DY8XGXJ. Educator Effectiveness Summit flyer: www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/educatoreffectiveness/educatoreffectivenessflyerfinal2012.pdf For additional information or questions contact: Tanya Frisendahl at [email protected] or 503-947-5754.

4. Sign Up to Participate in National Voter Registration Day with Oregon Secretary of State Brown On September 25, 20012, organizations across the country will recognize National Voter Registration Day. For the first time, Secretary of State Kate Brown will take part in this nationwide effort helping Oregonians register to vote. Brown's inspiration for this project is two-fold. The first, House Bill 3473 (2009), requires school districts to develop a plan to encourage students to register to vote; second, the need to create lifelong voters. Recent research shows lifelong voting habits are created within the first three elections in which someone is eligible to vote. On this day of action, Secretary Brown will visit Oregon high schools encouraging students 17 and older to register. So far, more than 60 schools will participate and the Secretary of State's office continues to reach out hoping to add more. If your school would like to take part please contact Secretary Brown's office at 503-986-1523 or [email protected]. As a participant you will receive a short 5- minute video about voting, voter registration cards, a survey and a stamped self-addressed envelope. Please consider joining the effort to educate and register our youth on National Voter Registration Day. You can see a complete list of participating high schools at http://bit.ly/PkDucw.

5. Oregon Geographic Alliance Conference on October 20 “Geographic Literacy in the 21st Century,” October 20, 2012 at Western Oregon University, from 9 to 3. Presentations on geographic literacy, Student Atlas of Oregon, Oregon content standards, geography of Turkey, and much more. Free: maps, atlases, and lunch Cost: $20 (pre-service teachers $10) Application available on line at http://geog.pdx.edu/oga. 6. U.S. Holocaust Museum Workshop at Lewis and Clark College Saturday, October 6th at Lewis & Clark College’s Templeton Center, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Portland, Oregon. The workshop is free of charge to middle and high school teachers and includes books and teaching resources from the Museum. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information, please contact Robert Hadley, Regional Education Corps, at [email protected] or 503.880.5626 or Peter Mehlbach, Regional Education Corps, at [email protected]. The Regional Education Corps comprises master teachers who help the Museum train educators around the country. This workshop has been made possible with support from the David and Fela Shapell Family Foundation. More information and the application are available at http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/prodev/currentapplications. Deadline for applications is October 5, 2012.

7. Oregon Student Mock Election 2012 The Oregon Student Mock Election gives students hands-on experience in voting a ballot and making informed election decisions. The Mock Election is an award-winning statewide program directly affiliated with the League of Women Voters, and sponsored by the Office of the Governor, Oregon Department of Education, and Oregon Secretary of State. During fall of the 2012-2013 school year, the mock election will introduce students to the election process in thousands of schools around the state and the nation. Students will be voting for President, statewide candidates, and ballot measures. It is a flexible program that enables middle and high school teachers to easily incorporate these lessons into their curriculum. Participation is free, with provided curriculum that is closely tied to Oregon Social Sciences Standards. To register or learn more about the program and the classroom presentation, exercises, and games visit the program website at www.VoteOregon.org/mockelection or call 503-581-5722.

8. Consider Making the Oregon Convention Center Your Students’ Next Field Trip There are many reasons for your students to visit the convention center.  Art: Two to three million dollars’ worth of art embrace the unique design of this landmark building. The impressive artwork includes acrylics, oils, watercolors, sculptures, glass, tiles, metals, enamels, a ceremonial canoe, and a dramatic Foucault pendulum.  Science: Architecture, design, engineering, the OCC a Leed® Silver Award. The OCC is known for its industry leading recycling program, a rain garden, and earth’s rotation.  Ethnic Studies: The African American story is well recorded at the OCC. On the NE corner of the convention center property Michael Florin Dente’s “The Dream,” a bronze statue, captures the image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepping forward with conviction to deliver his famous message. Located inside, a large and powerful mural by Isaka Shamsud-Din entitled “Bilalian Odyssey” depicts the African American rise from slavery to the settling of the west.  Asian influence is reflected in the two large ceremonial bells from Sapporo, Japan, and Ulsan, Korea, and the Chinese ceremonial dragon boat, custom built in Taiwan, hanging in lobby C.  Oregon Native American culture is celebrated in “Voices,” a series of bronze plaques with quotations from Lillian Pitt and Gale Tremblay which speak to the relationship between native people and the land.  Oregon History is depicted in the “Oregon Plaques” by Terence O’Donnell, Dennis Cunningham and John Larson which surprise, inform and delight while focusing on Oregon history, literature, geography and people. The Oregon Convention Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King, is on public transportation, and it is warm and dry every day. Your visit will be scheduled when the center is not busy so there will be room for your students to move about and enjoy the facility. You will work with a host to plan your visit to focus on the aspects you wish your students to see. When you arrive, your host will meet you and your students, welcome you, and usher you about the building. For more information contact Peri Muhich, at [email protected] or call 503 731 7858.

9. Schools and Districts Must Observe Constitution Day, September 17 In 2005, Congress established September 17 as Constitution Day. Schools, federal and state agencies, and others that receive federal funding are required to provide educational programs related to the United States Constitution on that day. The Federal Register Notice of Implementation is available at http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/2005-2/052405b.html. Many organizations provide resources to support schools’ activities on that day: Annenberg Media  The Constitution: That Delicate Balance: features a panel discussion on constitutional issues by distinguished personalities in government, media, and law. http://www.learner.org/resources/series72.html  See how key figures in law, media, government, religion, military, health care, and business puzzle through controversies introduced through hypothetical cases and the Socratic method in Ethics in America http://www.learner.org/resources/series81.html and Ethics in America II. http://www.learner.org/series/ethics2/  Hear leading historians recount American history illustrated by historical footage in Democracy in America. http://www.learner.org/courses/democracyinamerica/ The course Web site has downloadable readings that include the writings of Frederick Douglass, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas Paine, and Alexis de Tocqueville.  Making Civics Real: A Workshop for Teachers presents effective high school lessons and access Web-based materials including student and teacher perspectives, essential readings, and primary source documents. http://www.learner.org/workshops/civics/  For middle and high school teachers, America's History in the Making looks at the early development of the U.S. system of government. http://www.learner.org/courses/amerhistory/ See unit 4, "Revolutionary Perspectives," and click on OAH Talking History to listen to the radio programs "Revolutionary Mothers" and "Washington's Slaves." Then see unit 20, “Egalitarian America,” for a look at more recent constitutional issues.  Learn about the beginnings of the U.S. Constitution in "A New System of Government," program 5 of A Biography of America. http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/  Programs in The Western Tradition relevant to the Constitution include program 5, "The Rise of Greek Civilization," program 6, "Greek Thought," program 37, "The American Revolution," and 38, "The American Republic." http://www.learner.org/resources/series58.html  Search for historical artifacts –- images and documents -- related to the Constitution in the American Passages archive. http://www.learner.org/amerpass/slideshow/archive_search.php. Our special slideshow tool also allows you to create one or more presentations using items from the archive.

Classroom Law Project “Visitor from Outer Space”: Great with all age groups. The U.S. is overtaken by space aliens and learners are asked to ponder which rights are most important. http://www.classroomlaw.org/files/posts- pages/resources/lesson_plans/constitution_day_lesson.pdf

Bill of Rights Institute The Bill of Rights Institute has developed materials to help students and other observers understand the significance of the U.S. Constitution in observance of Constitution Day. Free materials are available to download from the web site. There are Constitution Day lessons for middle school and high school as well as a Constitution Cube lesson with activities for all levels. "Champions of Freedom" is a middle school activity that includes images of the Founding Fathers. http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/educator-resources/constitution-day-resources/

Center for Civic Education The Center for Civic Education has lesson topics for all grade levels:  Kindergarten: Introduction to the term authority  Grades 1 and 2: Introduction to the terms authority, limited government and law  Grades 3 and 4: Introduction to the Preamble's ideas and importance  Grades 5 and 6: Explore terms in the Preamble  Grades 7 and 8: The federal system and the role of federal vs. state governments  Grades 9 and 10: Introduction to the first Congress, establishing the executive and judicial branches, and drafting of the Bill of Rights  Grades 11 and 12: Major conflicts and the Bill of Rights http://www.civiced.org/byrd/

Constitutional Rights Foundation The Constitutional Rights Foundation provides resources to educate young people about the responsibilities of "civic participation in a democratic society." Among the resources are lessons with the following titles: "A Visitor for Outer Space (V.O.I.C.E.)," "Diversity and Equality (The Challenge of Diversity)," "The Constitution and Governance (The Challenges of Governance)," "The Tired King (Adventures in Law and History, Vol. II)" and other titles. http://www.crf-usa.org/constitution-day/

Dirksen Congressional Center The Dirksen Congressional Center promotes an understanding of the U.S. Congress and its leaders through archives, research and educational programs. On the Historical Documents page under "Constitution" are a number of links to other resources. http://www.dirksencongressionalcenter.org/

First Amendment Center The First Amendment Center provided information about the First Amendment freedoms to protect and preserve the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The center is housed at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee and Arlington, Virginia. Materials are organized according to the five freedoms in the First Amendment. Lesson plans are also included. http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History The Gilder Lehrman Institute has a module on the U.S. Constitution under "For Teachers and Students." Resources include primary sources, a bibliography of books, films and additional web sites. Lesson plans illustrate how to put all of the resources together. http://www.gilderlehrman.org/

History Channel "This Day in History" for September 17 provides information about the U.S. Constitution. http://www.historychannel.com/ Law Focused Education, Inc. The Law Focused Education, Inc. web site has activities for students, lesson plans and other materials for teachers to use in planning for Constitution Day. There is a weekly Constitution quiz, a Constitution game, Preamble Scramble and Branches of the Federal Government among several interactive activities. http://texaslre.org/

Liberty Day Liberty Day is a nonprofit organization dedicated to education youth about the basics of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence and to distributing copies of those documents to the country’s fifth graders. They also provide a Complete Education Resource for teachers on the Constitution. The Resource includes a Teacher’s Packet containing a lesson plan, two evaluation forms, and multiple-choice pre- and post-tests. Also included are copies of the documents and a set of 24 Q&A flashcards on the contents of the Constitution. For more information, go to the web site www.LibertyDay.org, or contact Andy McKean at [email protected].

National Archives The National Archives Building in Washington, D. C. houses the handwritten copy of the U.S. Constitution. An article included on the web site entitled "A More Perfect Union" provides details of the Constitutional Convention and the process for ratifying the U.S. Constitution. Interesting facts about the U.S. Constitution are included in "Questions and Answers Pertaining to the Constitution." These resources are available on the Constitution web page. http://www.archives.gov/

National Constitution Center The National Constitution Center is dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S. Constitution. Their resources include a toolkit for a group of people to read the Constitution aloud and lesson plans and other resources. The first web address is for the home page for the National Constitution Center. The second web address is for Constitution Day activities. The third web address links to the "America Reads the Constitution" tool kit. http://www.constitutioncenter.org/

Public Broadcasting Service The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) web site has at least thirty-five lessons and other activities relating to the U.S. Constitution. One lesson for high school is entitled "Why Celebrate Constitution Day?" Most of the lessons appear to be for high school and middle school classes. http://www.pbs.org/

U.S. Courts The U.S. Courts web site has discussion topics in one-page handouts, fast facts, interactive games, sixth amendment activities and court simulations. http://www.uscourts.gov/

Constitution Day, Inc. http://www.constitutionday.com/

10. Oregon Historical Society Free Field Trips Oregon Historical Society in Portland is offering free tours for ALL school groups throughout Oregon with 10 or more students, and one free chaperone per 6 students. A bus grant is available to schools with over 55% free and reduced lunch student population. OHS now has a new permanent exhibit on modern Oregon history in addition to their permanent exhibit on Oregon history, B.C. through 1940’s. Exhibits use interactive artifacts that students can touch and explore, and align with many of the Oregon academic content standards for Social Sciences. Consider bringing students this fall for an introductory tour to kick off your units, or schedule the traditional unit summary tour next spring. Descriptions of each tour by grade level and content standards will be posted soon on the OHS web site, www.ohs.org.

11. Heritage Exchange Hits the Oregon Trail Oregon Heritage and noted historian Stephen Dow Beckham are on the Oregon Trail! Read about what they are doing at Oregon Heritage Exchange: www.oregonheritage.wordpress.com .

12. “The Environment in World History: Seeing Through a Local or a Global Lens” Northwest World History Association/California World History Association Teacher Workshop at PSU Sessions on teaching world history thematically (presented by Dr. Candice Goucher, WSU Vancouver and Dr. Linda Walton, Portland State University), using World History for Us All (presented by Dr. Tim Keirn, CSU Long Beach and teachers from Long Beach, CA), teaching environmental history, and teaching the environment in AP World History (presented by Dr. Laura Mitchell, UC Irvine), are just some of the sessions offered. Cost: $35 ($25 without lunch), which includes a late afternoon reception and the keynote presentation by Dr. Anthony Penna, Northeastern University. Both continuing education hours and university credit is available. For more information check the web site at http://public.wsu.edu/~nwwha/ or contact Barbara Traver at [email protected]. 13. Historical Outreach Foundation Provides History Programs “Jungleers in Battle’ Set to Premier in Salem, Sept. 18 A new documentary, "Jungleers in Battle, 41st Infantry Division during WWII" will premier at 7 p.m., Sept. 18 at the Elsinore Theater in Salem. Considered the "best" National Guard infantry division in the United States, prior to WWII, the 41st Infantry Division included units from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Because of its reputation, President Roosevelt activated the 41st on Sept. 16, 1940 - over a year before the attack at Pearl Harbor. With the attack on Pearl Harbor came the 41st's mission to cover the Oregon and Washington coastline in case the Japanese decided to continue their attack to the mainland of the United States. The 41st went on to Australia, becoming the first American division to arrive there after the attack at Darwin; they fought through New Guinea, the Philippines and finally took occupation duty in the Hiroshima district of Japan. This documentary lets the veterans tell their story with interspersed historian and narration to track the story. It tells the reaction of the veterans to the dropping of the atomic bomb and the subsequent occupation of Japan in the Hiroshima district and some of the reasons that Japan and the United States are now allies after being such bitter enemies. For advanced tickets, visit www.elsinoretheatre.com . To view a preview clip of the documentary, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZK0pY4npLU&feature=youtu.be . For more information, visit www.historicaloutreach.com or contact Alisha Hamel at [email protected] . The Historical Outreach Foundation is actively looking for a sponsor that will allow every middle school and high school in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana (the home of 41st Infantry Division) to receive this documentary about their history free of charge. If you can’t wait for a sponsor, you can contact Alisha Hamel at [email protected] for a special teacher discount on this documentary. On-line it sells for $26; with teacher discount it is $20. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZK0pY4npLU&feature=youtu.be to preview the promo clip.

History Field Trips The Historical Outreach Foundation also has history field trips that come to your school at little to no cost to the school (a $150 donation is asked, but not required) that teaches Lewis and Clark, Oregon’s Role in WWII or Civil War in Oregon. These field trips bring a box of touchable items into the school with a skilled presenter or presenters in the case of the Civil War presentation that uses an interactive approach to engage the students in actively learning about that era in American and Oregon history. The Lewis and Clark and Oregon’s Role in WWII leave with each student a map that details that era. The presentations are fully flexible with time. A full presentation may last up to an hour and half or can be as short as 20 minutes. To find out more information or to schedule a presentation go to www.historicaloutreach.com or contact Alisha Hamel at [email protected].

14. Willamette National Forest Heritage Hikes Offered in September A series of easy to moderate day hikes into heritage areas will take place in the Willamette National Forest during the month of September. Take a walk on the Santiam Wagon Road from Eno Road to Clear Lake, which once served as a toll road for early travelers to the Willamette Valley beginning at 8 a.m., Sept. 6. Follow the footsteps of the Kalapuya Indians along the lower floodplains of the South Santiam River during a two mile hike to Cascadia Cave beginning at 9 a.m., Sept. 21. Visit www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/recreation/outdoorlearning/?cid=stelprdb5182167 for further information about the above hikes and others this fall.

15. Living History Conference at Adair Village, Sept. 8 A one-day living history conference will take place beginning at 1 p.m., Sept. 8 at Santiam Christian School, 7220 NE Arnold Ave., Adair Village. “Researching and Writing History” is the conference theme. John Baker, author of “Camp Adair”, will be the conference keynote speaker. Later, Baker will join a panel convening for a discussion titled “What is Public History?” Other panelists include Judy Juntunen, Former Research Librarian, Benton County Historical Museum; Mike DiCianna, Graduate Student, Public History, Portland State University; and Mike Jager, Graduate Student, New Media Communications, Oregon State University. Adair Living History, Inc. recently took possession of the last two remaining buildings at Camp Adair, the military training cantonment formed during World War II. Obtaining funding from the City of Adair, the organization moved the buildings to city property, placed them on earthquake-proof foundations, and stabilized them with new siding, roofs and windows. It is now in the process of raising funds to complete the renovation project and create an interpretive center that will provide access to educational materials about the area’s history. For further information, call (541) 231-7838 or email [email protected]

16. 2012 Northwest History Conference Registration Open The 2012 Pacific Northwest History Conference, “From Civil War to Civil Rights” and associated workshops, will take place Oct. 19 and 20at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma. Registration is now open, with a deadline of Oct. 15. Two concurrent pre-conference workshops will take place on the morning of Oct. 19: “Researching Civil War History in the Northwest” with Dr. Lorraine McConaghy and “Researching Civil Rights History in the Northwest” with Dr. Trevor Griffey. The conference program features notable regional historians presenting on Northwest Civil War and Civil Rights History topics beginning on the afternoon of Oct. 19. David Blight, Professor of American History at Yale University and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale, will serve as the plenary speaker on Oct. 20. He is the author of “Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory” and “American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era”. Visit www.washingtonhistory.org/heritageServices/conferences.aspx for further program information or to register.

17. Mt. Hood National Forest-Zigzag Ranger District Interpretation and Conservation Education Program  Timberline Lodge Tours: Join a U.S. Forest Service Ranger for a 30 minute tour of historic Timberline Lodge. Explore the rich history of the Lodge and all that it has to offer. Tours are free and available to everyone. Meet at the U.S. Forest Service desk inside Timberline Lodge When: Friday – Wednesday at 11:00, 1:00, and 2:00 Cost: Free. Donations to Friends of Timberline are appreciated to ensure programs such as this can be continued in the future.  Ramona Falls guided hike: Hike with a U.S. Forest Service Ranger on a 7 mile trail (round trip) to Mt. Hood’s most popular waterfall! Join us for a fun & fact filled afternoon. Learn about wilderness areas, Leave No Trace principals, and MORE! Please wear appropriate foot wear & clothing, don’t forget water and snacks. Northwest Forest Pass required. When: Sundays @ noon Where: meet @ trailhead – Hwy 26 east to Zigzag, turn left (north) on Lolo Pass Rd (Forest Rd 18), travel 4 miles, turn right on 1825, continue 0.6 mile turning right to cross the bridge, continuing another 1.7 miles bearing left on 1825-100, travel another 0.3 mile, taking a left onto 1825-024, leading to the parking lot.

Any questions, please call 503-622-2033 (Weds – Fri) further information about the above hikes and others this fall.

18. 2012 Presidential Election Lessons from Classroom Law Project As in past presidential election years, Classroom Law Project is doing the legwork so teachers have great lessons to use in their classroom. Focusing on how to make an informed decision when voting for president, lessons cover debates, the media, voter registration, candidates on the issues, campaign financing, and more. They are suitable for middle through high school grades. The 2012 Presidential Election Lessons will be presented at two locations:  Medford – Sept. 15, 2012; 10:00am to 2:00pm; Rogue Community College – Table Rock Campus, White City  Portland – Sept. 20, 2012; 4:30pm to 7:30pm; Oregon State Bar Center, Tigard Visit http://www.classroomlaw.org/programs/youth-summit/ to learn more and register.

19. Be a Court Tour Guide Want to hang out in the courthouse and observe judges and attorneys practice their craft? Can you spare one morning a month? Does telling students about what goes on in the Multnomah County Courthouse and Justice Center sound like fun? Then, being a Classroom Law Project Court Tour Guide is for you! Court tours begin in early October. Nearly 5,000 students, grades 5-12, visit the courthouse annually. Being A Guide All you need is:  willingness to work with 30-60 students, chaperones, and teachers;  one morning (8:30-noon) a month;  basic knowledge of court system and interest in learning more;  comfort with public speaking;  ability to coordinate logistics with a teacher. Orientation Classroom Law Project will provide training. There will be an orientation luncheon for tour guides (both new and veteran) on Friday, September 21, 2012, at the Gus Solomon Courthouse in downtown Portland (RSVP requested). Get more information, sign up to volunteer, and RSVP for our Court Tour Guide Orientation (on Friday, September 21) on our website at http://www.classroomlaw.org/programs/courthouse- experience/#guide.

20. Save the Date: Oregon Civics Conference for Teacher, Friday, December 7 Friday, December 7, 2012, 8:30am–3:45pm, State Capitol Building, Salem Classroom Law Project invites teachers of grades 5-12 to the State Capitol on Friday, December 7, for an insider’s view of Oregon government. From those who make laws to those who interpret them, this conference features officials from every branch. It is a day filled with everything teachers ever wanted to know about Oregon government from the mouths of the folks elected to serve. Participants will return to schools knowing more about the Oregon Constitution and initiative system, key landmark cases from Oregon courts, and elected officials and what they do. Teachers will also receive lessons, materials, and ideas that can be put right to work in classrooms. Learn more at http://www.classroomlaw.org/programs/oregon-civics-conference/

21. Oregon Heritage Exchange Offers Advice to Those Visiting Historic Cemeteries People tend to be aware of where they are stepping when walking in historic cemeteries either out of respect for the deceased or to keep balance on rough ground. Many people, however, tend to overlook caution in how they touch cemetery features. Read more at Oregon Heritage Exchange, www.oregonheritage.wordpress.com .

22. Oregon Historical Society Again Coordinates National History Day Activities The Oregon Historical Society is actively sponsoring National History Day for Oregon for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. This year’s topic is “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, and Events”. Integrating History Day into classroom teaching and curriculum can be easily aligned to state and Common Core State Standards. Online support materials and one-on-one support from the coordinator are available. The winners will receive a paid trip to the finals in Washington, D.C. next June. Statewide Professional Development Day, October 12, 2012: the NHD Coordinator will host a breakfast meeting (9am-noon) for all Oregon teachers to kick off a workshop for Oregon History Day. This will include a presentation of OHS exhibits, start-up materials, and guest speakers, including former teacher/student participants in History Day, and the OHS librarian, who will show how the library services and online materials can support teaching with primary source documents. University credit is available through Concordia University. Please RSVP to Denise Brock, Interim Education & School Services Manager, Oregon Historical Society,1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97205; or [email protected], phone 503.306.5251 or FAX 503.896.5251. Why Do Teachers Encourage Students to Participate in National History Day? National History Day motivates students to discover history by:  Cultivating interest: students research a topic of their choice.  Developing research skills: students act as historians discovering how to uncover primary sources, build historical context and form historical interpretations.  Becoming experts on their research topic: presenting their research to teachers, students, and historians.  Achieving success: The shy student gains confidence when speaking about a topic he/she has researched. The apathetic student gains passion by choosing a topic of personal interest. The high achieving student increases his/her ability to articulate their learning through presentation

National History Day Materials Available: 2013 Contest Materials  Click here to visit the on-line store and get a head start on the new 2013 theme, Turning Points in History.  Also, if students are interested in doing a website for this year's NHD contest click here to create or have students create a new account on the updated Weebly site. Any website issues please contact [email protected]

23. Civics Day Program for Middle School: Presentations by a Lawyer, Oct. 15-19 The Oregon New Lawyers Division (ONLD) of the Oregon State invites you to participate in the Civics Day program, held this year during the week of October 15-19. Through this program, attorney volunteers from your community present a one-period lesson or conduct a discussion with students regarding civics. As you know, Oregon schools celebrate Constitution Day on or around September 17 to commemorate the day the delegates of the Constitutional Convention signed this historic document. A way to celebrate the Constitution is to celebrate civics—the study of the rights and duties of citizenship. Teachers may indicate their preferred day and time during the week of October 15-19. In light of this year’s upcoming election, volunteer lawyers (or “teachers for a day”) have prepared presentations about the electoral process and the evaluation of candidates to educate students about their rights and duties as citizens. However, you are welcome to tailor these lesson plans or make other suggestions for the attorney volunteer. To create presentations, they have utilized many of the materials prepared by iCivics.org, which is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. These presentations are designed for MIDDLE SCHOOL classrooms. You are encouraged to check out the www.iCivics.org website. It is designed with two platforms – one for students with interactive games and challenges and one for teachers with lesson plans and other helpful information. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation and that teachers need better materials and support. The website is championed by the former Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, Justice Paul J. DeMuniz. This year is the sixth year of this program but only our second in middle schools. Attorneys enjoy being in the classroom, and teachers and students enjoy the chance to learn about the legal field and the Constitution from enthusiastic new attorneys. If you are interested in having a lawyer in your classroom during the week of October 15-19, 2012, please send an email to [email protected] indicating your preferred date, school name and city, class period, grade, and contact information.

24. Catalyze Democracy in Your Classroom Do you want to help your students develop into responsible citizens that care as much about their community and country as they do about Justin Bieber? Help them become as skilled at navigating the democratic process as they are at texting under their desks? Help them by bringing the Democracy Cup workshop to your class for 40 minutes this fall. The Democracy Cup workshop was created in concert with Oregon Secretary of State’s Civics Toolkit and is designed to teach your students core principles of civic responsibility. This workshop supports Oregon's Social Science Core Standards and high school grade-level standards. The program is free. The program is non-partisan and non-political, just pure All-American Democracy. Young professional volunteers help students experience democracy first-hand. Just give one class period before the October 16th voter registration deadline and Democracy Cup will do the rest Go to DemocracyCup.Org to learn more and click here to sign-up today. 25. Cemetery Tales to Take Place in Hood River, Sept. 21-23 The History Museum will present its fourth annual Cemetery Tales beginning at 5 p.m., Sept. 21 – 23 at Idlewilde Cemetery. Check-in and staging will take place at the Hood River Valley Adult Center, 2010 Sterling Place, Hood River. There is a limit of 15 people per time slot. Cemetery Tales engages and connects the community with members who have passed on through dramatic monologues that allows participants to experience Hood River-area history. The annual event takes about a year to develop, beginning with museum personnel visiting the cemetery for story options and conducting research on selected individuals using museums files. Volunteer actors receive a packet of research materials and develop their story outline into a script for the event. Other volunteers design and create costumes for the event. This year’s cast includes Matthew Oldfield playing Captain Charles Schetky, a naval Civil War officer; Earleen S. Meyer, portrayed by Gabriella Whitehead, a strong community leader; Jeanne Marie Davis will portray Beatrice Finney, a teacher and principal credited for leading the community to a hugely successful war bond drive; Janet Hamada acting as Maki Hamada, who arrived late in life in Hood River and relays the story of Japanese Americans in Hood River County during WWII. Visitors viewing Jack Green as Roger Blashfield will learn about “The Iron Man” from WWII and Hood River County’s logging industry; Alberta Kirkwood, portrayed by Jean Harmon, who came to Hood River from Kentucky; and Georgianna Smith, played by Kate Dougherty, who arrived in Hood River in 1876 with six daughters, household goods, a piano and five crates of chickens. Dennis Kindig portrays Nicholas Trebin, a Russian who came to Hood River via China and became involved with the Diamond Fruit Growers; and Scott Johnson will act as Luhr Jensen Sr., the founder of Luhr Jensen, the fishing lure manufacturing plant. This is event is not designed for children under 10. It will take place outdoors, rain or shine. Bring a jacket and sturdy walking shoes. To order tickets online, visit www.co.hood-river.or.us/museum and clicking on Cemetery Tales or call (541) 386-6772. For further information, contact Connie Nice, at (541) 386-6772 or email [email protected] .

26. Financial Literacy in Oregon Schools Discussed in The Oregonian http://www.oregonlive.com/finance/index.ssf/2012/09/oregons_stonger_k-12_financial.html

27. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Teaching American History Conferences  Portland, Oregon, Saturday, October 20, 2012: The 18th-Century Economy  Ashland, Oregon, Saturday, October 27, 2012: Events Leading to the American Revolution As part of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s northwest initiative, two one-day Teaching American History Conferences sponsored by the Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust will be held in Portland and Ashland, Oregon. Teachers will participate in conference sessions that provide early American history content as well as engaging and innovative instructional strategies for teaching history and meeting Common Core Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies. The first conference will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR 97232. In this conference, Bringing History to Life in Your Classroom: The 18 th -Century Economy, teachers will investigate the interconnected global economy of the 18th-century, examine how goods were bought and sold, and discover how the economy influenced daily life. While teachers are learning historical content, they will participate in engaging classroom instructional strategies and explore the use of technology resources to improve students’ historical thinking skills and reading comprehension. In addition, attendees will step back into time and meet a person from the past, John Greenhow, a merchant who transacted business in the 18th-century capital. The second conference will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at the Ashland Springs Hotel, 212 East Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520. In this conference, Bringing History to Life in Your Classroom: Events Leading to the Revolution, teachers will explore the lives of significant women who contributed to the American Revolution, and use primary sources to investigate the people and events that propelled the American Revolution forward. They will have the opportunity to discuss the events and issues of the day with two character interpreters: Lydia Broadnax, a slave to signer of the Declaration and Thomas Jefferson’s teacher George Wythe; and Martha Washington, the original First Lady of the United States. Both conferences will focus on the use of primary sources, technology resources in the classroom, and active learning strategies that make history relevant and exciting for students. Thanks to the generosity of the Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust, there will not be a fee for either conference. Each teacher will receive classroom materials, including a CD-ROM with lesson plans, primary sources, facsimile artifacts, and a subscription to the Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips, distance learning programs that are broadcast live from Williamsburg and contain resources accessible year-round. For more information about these programs, visit our website at www.history.org/teach. These instructional resources and products will help teachers enhance their students’ understanding of how we became Americans and the role of citizens in a free society. For more information and a complete schedule for the conferences, please email Steve Moore at [email protected].

28. Announcing New Round of Electronic Field Trips Scholarships The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's Electronic Field Trips Series begins its 18th year creating live, innovative, interactive and engaging television and Internet events that tell America's founding stories. These programs are available to Oregon elementary and middle schools statewide through the generosity of the Randal Charitable Trust in Portland, which is providing $500 scholarships for eligible* schools. Over the past three years, almost 600 schools have participated. The trips and their comprehensive resources work well with blended learning environments and feature an array of literacy components. Apply today! Send an email to [email protected]. *Schools that have not received a scholarship for the Electronic Field Trips in the past two years will be given first priority. Schools that have received an Electronic Field Trips scholarship will be given consideration based on available funding.

29. National History Bee The National History Bee is a fun, new, extracurricular activity, testing students’ love and knowledge of all things history. We are a nationwide, head-to-head competition, helping to recognize and reward young people’s desire to learn. In 2012 the National History Bee Champion received a $50,000 scholarship courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Students can participate with their schools or independently, as long as that student has not completed the eighth (8th) grade and has not turned fifteen years old by August of 2012. Registration is open until November 23, 2012 Competition Stages  Stage 1--Online Regional Qualifying Exam: December 3 - January 11, 2013 o online multiple choice test covering all different areas of history o qualifies the top 120 scorers in each region for advancement to the Regional Finals  Stage 2--Regional Finals - January - April, 2013 o an in-person event at 35 locations across the United States o played in head-to-head matches in a verbal question-and-answer format with buzzers  Stage 3--National Championship – May, 2013 (Washington, D.C) o also an in-person question-and-answer competition To see a preview of the airing of the 2012 National Championship, visit http://www.history.com/shows/history-bee/videos/the-national-history-bee-sneak-peek. For more information, please visit our website at www.historybee.com. State level Competition for Oregon 2013 - National History Bee and Bowl will be at Rainier Jr./Sr. High School, Rainier, OR on Saturday, March 2, 2013. For more information, go to www.historybee.com.

30. Stanford’s “Reading Like a Historian” program draws national Attention SOURCE: Education Week (8-3-12) For years, bands of educators have been trying to free history instruction from the mire of memorization and propel it instead with the kinds of inquiry that drive historians themselves. Now, the common-core standards may offer more impetus for districts and schools to adopt that brand of instruction. A study of one such approach suggests that it can yield a triple academic benefit: It can deepen students’ content knowledge, help them think like historians, and also build their reading comprehension. The Reading Like a Historian program, a set of 75 free secondary school lessons in U.S. history, is getting a new wave of attention as teachers adapt to the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts. Those guidelines, adopted by all but four states, demand that teachers of all subjects help students learn to master challenging nonfiction and build strong arguments based on evidence.

31. Register Your School for the 2013 National Geographic Bee The Bee is open to schools and homeschool associations with students in grades four through eight. Registration is not open to individual students. Schools that register by October 15, 2012 with the $100 registration fee will receive a contest packet in mid-November that includes all material needed to conduct a school Bee. The instruction booklet sent with these materials contains all the rules, guidelines, deadlines, etc. Schools are encouraged to use the materials in a way that is engaging and appropriate for the age and skill level of their students, and may adjust the number of rounds or use of questions accordingly. Schools may register from October 15, 2012 through December 14, 2012 for a registration fee of $120. School Bees may be held anytime between November 12, 2012 and January 15, 2013. The school Bee winners complete a written qualifying test that determines the top 100 students in each state. These students are invited to attend their state competition on Friday, April 5, 2012. State and territory winners take part in the national-level competition May 20-22, 2013, in Washington, D.C. National prizes include $25,000, $15,000, and $10,000 college scholarships. Questions? Got to www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee or call (202) 828-6659.

32. Free Websites that Enhance Citizenship Education In an article in Middle Ground, Leisa Martin and Ryan Reed recommend free websites that enhance citizenship education:  Constitution Duel Quiz with questions about the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court cases, historic documents, and famous people in history: http://theconstitutionquiz.org/content/bill-rights-institute%E2%80%99s-constitution-duel  Which Founder Are You? Allows students to discover which of the 55 founding fathers’ personalities were most like their own: http://constitutioncenter.org/foundersquiz  Life Without the Bill of Rights is a simulation of what daily life would be like without various aspects of the Bill of Rights: http://my.billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=492 “Infusing Technology into Citizenship Education” by Leisa Martin and Ryan Reed in Middle Ground, August 2012 (Vol. 16, #1, p. 31)

33. U.S. History Resources from Gilder Lehrman Institute This website from the Gilder Lehrman Institute has era-by-era content: http://gilderLehrman.org/history-by-era, and this site has suggested Essential Questions for history units: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/resources/essential-questions-teaching-american-history

34. Getting Past Memorization in History Teaching In this Education Week article, Catherine Gewertz reports on how the Common Core State Standards may help rescue history teaching from the “mire of memorization” and improve instruction in three ways:  Deepening students’ content knowledge;  Helping students think like historians;  Building their reading comprehension. Reading Like a Historian http://sheg.stanford.edu/?q=node/45 is a set of 75 free secondary- school U.S. history lessons using this approach. Developed under the leadership of history educator Sam Wineburg, the curriculum has been downloaded more than 330,000 times in the last 2½ years. In one district, students who used the curriculum for six months outperformed those who hadn’t in factual knowledge, reading comprehension, and analytical and strategic skills. Students did better on “nuts and bolts” memorization because it was embedded in a meaningful context. Reading Like a Historian treats the textbook as a resource and begins each lesson with a provocative question – for example, How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bomb? Did Pocahontas save John Smith’s life? and Was Abraham Lincoln a racist? Students read letters, articles, speeches, and other primary-source documents to gather evidence to back up their answers and learn four key skills:  Sourcing to gauge how authors’ viewpoints and reasons for writing affect their work;  Contextualizing to get a full picture of what was happening in that time-frame;  Corroboration to sort out contradictory anecdotes and facts;  Close reading to absorb texts slowly and deeply. Materials like these “help push history education in an important direction,” says Gewertz: “They encourage students to see history as a rich trove of stories and interpretations, rather than a staggering assemblage of facts.” Valerie Ziegler, a San Francisco high-school teacher, loves the curriculum. “What all the lessons have in common is that you’re trying to solve a mystery,” she said, “and for the kids, that’s the exciting part. It really changes their thinking about history. They’re so into the investigation that they don’t even realize they’re learning some really important skills… They see that they can’t rely on just one source.” Materials like these require teachers to change their style and become less the sage on the stage for students. “I had to learn to redirect them,” says Terri Camajani, another San Francisco teacher. “‘Don’t tell me, tell him,’” she’d say to a student. “They quit looking to me for the answer and began to engage in academic, intellectual discourse with one another. I was absolutely stunned. It’s difficult, because there is some real zing in being the star of the show… But you have to learn to push the ball down the hill and get out of the way.” “Rid of Memorization, History Lessons Build Analytical Skills” by Catherine Gewertz in Education Week, Aug. 8, 2012 (Vol. 31, #37, p. 10-11), http://www.edweek.org

35. Target Provides Field Trip Grants The Target Field Trip Grants program provides funds for K-12 field trips to provide students with the opportunity to explore the world outside the classroom. Submit online applications by Oct. 1. Target will award grants of up to $700 each to educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and classified staff employed by accredited K-12 public, private, or charter schools. Types of eligible trips include cultural museum visits and other events or activities away from the school facility. Fund use should take place between January 2013 until the end of the school year to cover trip-related costs such as transportation, ticket fees, food, resource materials, and supplies. Visit the Target website to learn more about the program. To learn more and to access the application, visit http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031880&ref=sr_shorturl_fieldtrips.

36. Tachau Teacher of the Year Award Application deadline: December 3, 2012 The Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau Teacher of the Year Award is given annually by the Organization of American Historians in recognition of the contributions made by pre-collegiate teachers to improve history education within the field of American history. The award, to be given for activities which enhance the intellectual development of other history teachers and/or students, memorializes the career of Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau, University of Louisville, for her path-breaking efforts to build bridges between university and pre-collegiate history teachers. The award will be presented at the 2013 OAH Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, April 11-14. Eligibility: Pre-collegiate teachers engaged at least half time in U.S. history teaching, whether in history or social studies, are eligible. Criteria: Successful candidates shall demonstrate exceptional ability in one or more of the following kinds of activities:  Initiating or participating in projects which involve students in historical research, writing, or other means of representing their knowledge of history.  Initiating or participating in school, district, regional, state, or national projects which enhance the professional development of history teachers.  Initiating or participating in projects to build bridges between pre-collegiate and collegiate history or social studies teachers.  Working with museums, historical preservation societies, or other public history associations to enhance the place of public history in pre-collegiate schools.  Developing innovative history curricula which foster a spirit of inquiry and emphasize critical skills.  Publishing or otherwise publicly presenting scholarship that advances history education or historical knowledge. Application Procedures Submission of Application Packet: Applicants should submit one copy of each item listed below, in the order given, to each of the three committee members.  A cover letter written by a colleague indicating why the teacher merits the award (no more than two pages).  Two letters written by former or present students (no more than two pages each).  Curriculum vitae (no more than three pages).  Samples of written work. These submissions should include article reprints, reports by classroom observers, course outlines, research proposals, and/or other evidence of excellence in some or all of the areas mentioned in the “Criteria” section (no more than fifteen pages).  A narrative describing the goals and effects of his/her work in the classroom and elsewhere for history education (no more than three pages).  Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three professional references, including the writer of the cover letter, at least one of whom must be a colleague or supervisor (one page). The final decision will be made by the Tachau Teacher of the Year Award Committee by February 1, 2013. The winner will be provided with details regarding the OAH Annual Meeting and awards presentation, where s/he will receive a $500 cash award and a plaque. The winner will also receive a one- year OAH membership, a one-year subscription to the OAH Magazine of History, and a complimentary registration for the annual meeting. If the winner is an OAH member, the award will include a one-year renewal of membership in the awardee's usual membership category. One copy of each entry, clearly labeled “2013 Tachau Teacher of the Year Award Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members listed below. Each committee member must receive all applications by December 3, 2012.

37. Online Fall Seminars on China and Japan Register Now for Fall 2012 Online Courses Offered through NCTA and the J-OPP Project at the Program for Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado. Courses are open to secondary teachers nationwide. Participants in each course receive readings, $100 completion stipend, and certificate of completion hours. Graduate credit available with additional fee. Teachers who have completed NCTA seminars in East Asian history are among those eligible. Participants in the Cultural Encounters course meet prerequisite for 2013 Fulbright Hays-NCTA study tour in Japan.  Teaching about China’s Political System. September 24-December 8 (20 hours). Co- developed by political science professors with expertise on China, in consultation with AP and secondary comparative government teachers, this National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) seminar addresses instructional objectives of the AP Comparative Government course and provides essential background and resources for all secondary teachers covering contemporary China in their courses. The seminar will be conducted entirely through asynchronous online modules, each consisting of video lectures with China specialists, pertinent readings, and content and pedagogy discussions with master teachers, colleagues, and specialists. The five online modules are: Considering China; Sovereignty, Authority & Power; Political Institutions; Citizens, Society & the State; and Political & Economic Change. Contingent upon registration, a separate discussion section may be offered to meet the interests of AP Comparative Government teachers. Limit 20 teachers; course closes when filled. Contact [email protected] . Complete course description and application: http://www.colorado.edu/cas/ tea /ncta/downloads/2012ChinaPoliticalSystemFlyer.pdf.  Cultural Encounters: Japan’s Diverse Past and Present. October 1-January 29 (30 hours). This course examines episodes in Japan’s international and intercultural relations from the Nara period to the present, with special attention to Japanese approaches and responses to cross-border movement of peoples, ideas, and materials. The course will be conducted through 3 synchronous and 6 asynchronous modules. This course is co-sponsored by the University of Colorado Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA) and the University of Washington East Asia Resource Center (EARC). Teachers who complete the course are eligible to apply for a four-week study tour in Japan in summer 2013, funded by the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. Limit 30 teachers; registration closes September 14. Contact [email protected]. Complete course description and application: http://www.colorado.edu/cas/ tea /programs/downloads/CECourseFlyer.pdf.

East Asia Resource Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Office: Thomson Hall Rooms 302, Mail: UW Box 353650, Seattle WA, 98195; Phone: 206.543.1921; Fax: 206.685.0668; [email protected]; http://jsis.washington.edu/earc.

38. InVEST Webinar and Materials Promote Insurance Literacy InVEST is a program that develops professional skills and insurance literacy in high school students. InVEST provides education, opportunity, hands on experience and mentorship for students. The program can be tailored to each school’s curriculum and academic requirements and is flexible to accommodate any teaching style. The program has textbooks (printed free of charge for students), teacher’s guide, lesson plans, online activities, videos and more. The program can be implemented for as little as two weeks or can be stretched into a yearlong program and implement mock agency simulations. During simulations, students form and operate model insurance agencies (small businesses), rotate through the various job positions, and act as insurance agents selling mock policies. Classroom activities include processing applications, rating, and general accounting which allow students the opportunity to experience all aspects of insurance business activities. You can view a sample version of the textbook by clicking this link, then clicking on the bottom of the binoculars to view. InVEST is hosting a free webinar to educate teachers who are looking for more information. The webinar will be held Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. EST. The webinars will be about 30 minutes and showcase all of InVEST’s resources, the benefits of the program and how to get started. Register here For more information about InVEST, contact national staff at 800-221-7917. InVEST’s resources are free! The website is www.investprogram.org. Funding comes from insurance companies and agencies looking to improve insurance literacy and attract new talent to the insurance industry.

39. Facing History and Ourselves Fall Online Course  Holocaust and Human Behavior, October 11–December 5, 2012  Choices in Little Rock: An Approach to Teaching the Civil Rights Movement, October 4– November 21, 2012  Holocaust and Human Behavior for Educators in a Jewish Setting, October 11–December 5, 2012 Visit the online offerings page and register. Scholarships are available. Participants in the online courses will:  Connect with educators from across the world.  Be introduced to new, practical teaching strategies to invigorate your classroom.  Learn about Facing History and Ourselves' powerful impact on students and how this approach helps them link the past to choices they make every day.  Gain access to Facing History's free lending library and online educator resources.  Earn a certificate for 35 professional development hours and graduate credit also available (for an additional fee).

HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR ONLINE COURSE (October 11–December 5): How is history shaped by hatred, indifference, and denial, as well as by caring, compassion, and responsibility? Using Facing History’s unique sequence of study, teachers will explore the range of choices that led to the failure of democracy and ultimately the murder of millions of Jews and other targeted groups. The seminar investigates the complexities of human behavior, judgment, memory, and how individuals can make a difference in the world today. One special highlight of this online course is a conference call with Schindler's List Holocaust survivor Rena Finder. This course may be taken for graduate school credit for an additional fee. Please note there is a $350 event fee. This course may be taken for graduate school credit for an additional fee

CHOICES IN LITTLE ROCK ONLINE COURSE (October 4-November 21): In 1957, nine black teenagers faced angry mobs on their first day of school in Little Rock, Arkansas. Their attempt to desegregate Central High School ignited a crisis that historian Taylor Branch described as “the most severe test of the Constitution since the Civil War.” Using our resource Choices in Little Rock, participants examine ways to engage students in the issues raised by the U.S. civil rights movement and their implications for today. This course includes a webinar on aligning this curriculum to Common Core writing standards and may be taken for graduate school credit for an additional fee. Please note there is a $350 event fee. This course may be taken for graduate school credit for an additional fee.

HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR FOR JEWISH EDUCATORS ONLINE COURSE (October 11–December 5): This online course takes Facing History's core case study on the rise of the Nazis and the Holocaust, and weaves in Jewish texts and stories on relevant themes and topics, such as bystander behavior, obedience, rescuers and resisters, and civic participation. Participants will explore the connection between Jewish history and identity along with the moral questions inherent in everyday life. Participants will learn multidisciplinary pedagogical approaches for teaching a course on the Holocaust that is grounded in a study of Jewish ethics and values. This online course includes a conference call with a Holocaust survivor. We are pleased to be able to offer each participant in this course a scholarship to cover the online course tuition. This educator training project has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany. Please note there is a $50 registration fee. This course may be taken for graduate school credit for an additional fee.

40. Free Back to School Resources from Teachinghistory.org Teachinghistory.org – a K-12 history resource funded by the U.S. Department of Education – is pleased to announce several new additions to resources available. The Historical Thinking poster is now interactive. K-12 teachers can utilize the online version, featuring an engaging collection of primary sources and related questions, to help their students discover how think like historians. Read more about this resource in the blog! Teachinghistory.org is now mobile. Viewing the content when you’re on the go has never been easier. Choose from over 120 quick history quizzes to play and many videos to watch right on your smartphone or portable tablet. The “Search” feature makes finding lesson plans, website reviews, and best practices simple. You can read more about the mobile launch here. Teachinghistory.org is a project of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. To learn more, please visit teachinghistory.org/outreach.

41. 9/11 Commemoration Resources The 9/11 Memorial is launching a new commemoration resources page with ideas and tools for planning a 9/11 anniversary observance in your community. Among the many resources included are a downloadable 2012 Commemoration Planning Guide, suggestions for parents on how to talk to kids about 9/11, classroom activities, ways to commemorate online, and much more. Click here to learn more and get started. They hope that you will share your commemoration plans, and encourage friends, family and others in your community to join in commemorating the anniversary. Whether you choose to observe a moment of silence, mark the day through volunteerism, or spread the message of remembrance through your social networks, you are playing an important part in memorializing those who were lost and the sacrifices made 11 years ago. In the wake of the attacks, we showed the world that the best of humanity can overcome the worst hate. Come together to honor, remember and reunite.

42. National History Day Summer 2013 Institute for Teachers and Students National History Day announces an exciting and unique summer institute for teachers and students. In June 2013, fifteen student/teacher teams will engage in a rigorous study of D-Day and World War II. Students and teachers will be immersed in lectures presented by leading World War II historians, participate in a scholarly study of the war memorials in the D.C. area and walk in the footsteps of history on the beaches of Normandy. Students will study about and make presentations on various aspects of the Normandy Campaign. The last day in Normandy will be a day of remembrance. The students will lay a wreath at the American Cemetery and present eulogies based on individual pre-institute research of a soldier who made the ultimate sacrifice. Check out the website for information on how to apply. http://www.nhd.org/normandyinstitute.htm

43. Professional Development Opportunities from Facing History and Ourselves http://www2.facinghistory.org/campus/events.nsf/professionaldevelopment? readform&utm_content=andrea.morgan %40state.or.us&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=upcoming %20professional%20development%20opportunities&utm_campaign=Fall%20Professional %20Development%20from%20Facing%20History%20and%20Ourselves

44. First Freedom Student Competition The First Freedom Center announces the 20th annual First Freedom Student Competition. This national essay and video contest offers 9th – 12th grade students an opportunity to compete for $2,500 awards as they examine the First Amendment and the history and implementation of freedom of religion and conscience in American democracy and the world today. Students then present their evaluation in written essay or video format. This year's topic introduces students to George Washington's famous Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island of 1790, where he addresses a new standard for religious freedom and religious equality for citizens of the young nation. Students will identify the basic principles of religious liberty espoused in this primary document and will research and assess how well the United States has lived up to Washington's ideal. For the complete topic, essay and video guidelines, registration, classroom poster, student flyer and other details, visit www.firstfreedom.org, and click on the red First Freedom Student Competition button (center column). Students must register online on or before Monday, November 12, 2012, and the postmark deadline for mailing the essay or video with its accompanying entry materials is Monday, November 26, 2012. Winners will be announced on Thomas Jefferson's birthday, April 13, 2013. (And to learn more about George Washington's Letter to the Hebrew Congregation and religious freedom, visit www.gwirf.org and, if possible, visit the Loeb Visitors Center (www.loebtouro.org) at the Touro Synagogue National Historic Site in Newport, Rhode Island. For more information and/or to plan a visit, please see www.tourosynagogue.org.)

45. Teaching Tolerance Offers Guides to Help Schools Combat Bigotry Responding to requests from educators across the country seeking help in addressing acts of bigotry on campus, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project released two guides today designed to help create safe, welcoming schools. The guides – Responding to Hate and Bias at School and Speak Up at School – will be available to schools and educators across the country, at no charge, in time for the new school year. They can be downloaded at: http://www.tolerance.org/hate-and-bias and http://www.tolerance.org/speak-up-at-school. “We receive a steady flow of calls and e-mails from educators looking for guidance on these issues,” said Maureen Costello, director of Teaching Tolerance. “There was clearly a need to help people recognize danger signs at school and address them before a crisis occurs.” Responding to Hate and Bias at School shows educators how to respond to a hate-related incident in their school or community, guiding them through crisis-management and post-crisis efforts. It also provides research-based strategies for reducing bullying and creating a welcoming school climate. Teaching Tolerance researched best practices and interviewed administrators, teachers and students from across the country to provide educators with the best responses to incidents of bigotry and hate. The booklet is written primarily for school administrators but provides valuable information for counselors and teachers as well. Speak Up at School provides guidance for individuals throughout the school. It offers advice for responding to slurs, racist jokes or disrespectful remarks that can be heard anywhere in school, and from anyone. It also recognizes that not every intolerant remark is made in the same spirit. Some reflect genuine animosity, while others are said out of ignorance or a desire to get along with the crowd. Speak Up examines these differences and explores the best ways to handle them. It also provides advice from teachers about situations they’ve faced and what worked for them. “These kinds of hurtful and biased remarks too often constitute the first steps in bullying and harassment,” Costello said. “But responding to offensive remarks takes forethought and courage. Speak Up coaches individuals to confront bigotry without being confrontational.”

46. Annenburg Learner Update for September 2012 Now Available http://www.learner.org/about/news/updates/september12.html

47. Teaching About the 2012 Presidential Election http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/our-election-2012-unit-an-overview/ 48. National Endowment for the Humanities’ Constitution Day Resource This year, the National Endowment for the Humanities has put together a special program for Constitution Day focusing on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and its relationship to the U.S. Constitution. The main component of the program is a live streamed panel discussion between four prominent emancipation-era historians led by University of Richmond President Ed Ayers. Teachers across the country can show this discussion to their classes through a live feed that will play on emancipation.neh.gov/live at 1:30pm ET/10:30am PT on September 17th. Students can email in or tweet questions to the presenters during this live feed. We are asking that schools watching the live stream sign up on our website and populate an interactive map. The content of the panel is geared to high school and middle school students, but will also be accessible for older elementary school students as well. The panel discussion video will also be archived by the Smithsonian and History Channel for schools unable to tune in on the 17th. In addition to the panel discussion, we have pulled together a number of related, NEH-funded resources and EDSITEment lesson plans on emancipation.neh.gov, many of which are presented on an interactive timeline.

49. Online Seminars: America in Class from the National Humanities Center http://americainclass.org/seminars/? utm_source=Fall+2012+Seminar+Schedule&utm_campaign=Fall12&utm_medium=email

50. The Path to the Presidency: Political Speeches On Tuesday, November 6, voters in the United States will go to the polls to elect a president, members of Congress and other state and local political leaders. As we move closer and closer to Election Day, this blog will be providing suggestions for ways to use primary sources from the Library of Congress to help students learn about the election process and past elections. http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2012/08/the-path-to-the-presidency-political-speeches-2/

51. ODE Resources (in every issue) Past editions of Social Sciences Teacher Update: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1707 Social Sciences Announcements: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=24 Social Sciences Performance Standards: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=223 Current Standards: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/documents/ss.pdf New Social Sciences Standards (adopted August 15, 2011): http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/socialscience/standards/oregon-social-sciences-academic- content-standards.pdf . Oregon Social Sciences Standards Crosswalk: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/socialscience/standards/oregon-social-sciences- standards-crosswalk-2011.pdf Oregon Social Sciences Standards Review: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2429 FAQ: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1808 Review and Revision of the Oregon Social Sciences Standards information: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2429 Grade-Level Mapping: This is an optional model for Social Science curriculum K-HS. This can provide an effective tool for curriculum alignment to the 2001 standards. Available in K-HS and in individual grade formats at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1810 Social Science Analysis Scoring Guide: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=32 State Adopted Instructional Materials for Social Sciences: To see the list of adopted materials 2005-2011, go to http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/instructionalmaterials/91-99ss.aspx For publisher representative information 2005-2011, go to http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/instructionalmaterials/pubrepsocsci.pdf To see the list of adopted materials 2012-2018, go to http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/instructionalmaterials/or-ss-adop-list-2013-10_21_11.pdf. For publisher representative information 2012-2018, go to http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/instructionalmaterials/reps-contact--soc-sciences-10_21_11.pdf For a list of materials viewing sites, go to http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1823 ODE Social Sciences web pages: Social Science “landing” page: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=24 Curriculum: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1738 Assessment: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=241 Resources for Educational Achievement and Leadership (REAL): http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/ Oregon Diploma: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=368 Civics and Financial Literacy Task Force: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1836 ELL Resources: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=106 Contact the State Specialist: Andrea Morgan, Curriculum, [email protected], 503.947.5772

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