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INTEGRATED SOCIAL STUDIES
OPPORTUNITIES

State Social Studies Conference - Delaware Council for the Social Studies

Dates: October 7, 2005

Location: Smyrna High School, 8:30-3:30

Contact: Delaware Council for the Social Studies

Social Studies Coalition of Delaware - Summer Institute Follow Up

Date: November 9, 2005

Location: Caesar Rodney High School

Contact: Bud Read (fread@colonial.k12.de.us) or Lewis Huffman (lhuffman@doe.k12.de.us)

National Council for Social Studies Conference

Date: November 17-20, 2005 (registratoin deadline October 14, 2005)

Location: Kansas City, MO

Contact: National Council for the Social Studies

Middle States Council for Social Studies Regional Conference

Date: March 30- April 1, 2006

Location: Gettysburg, PA

Contact: Middle States Council for the Social Studies

 

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CIVICS OPPORTUNITIES

Democracy Project - Civics Education Professional Development Cluster II Meeting

Date: September 29, 2005

Location: Delaware Public Archives, Dover

Contact: Fran O'Malley or Ed Freel

More Info at: Civics Education Cluster

The Delaware High School Mock Trial Competition

Date: February 24-27, 2005

Location: Wilmington, Delaware

Contact: Delaware Law Related Education Center

 

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ECONOMICS OPPORTUNITIES

Stock Market Game

Level: Grades 5-12

Date: September 14, 2005

Location: University of Delaware

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Adventures in US History I: Colonial America

Level: Grades 4-8

Date: October 25, 2005

Location: Highlands Elementary School, Wilmington

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Adventures in US History I: Colonial America

Level: Grades 4-8

Date: October 26, 2005

Location: Carter Center, Georgetown

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Adventures in US History II: A Young Nation 1765-1877

Level: Grades 4-8

Date: April 4, 2006

Location: Highlands Elementary School, Wilmington

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Adventures in US History II: A Young Nation 1765-1877

Level: Grades 4-8

Date: April 11, 2006

Location: Carter Center, Georgetown

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Spotting Economics from Africa to Ice Cream (Economics and Childrens Lit.)

Level: Grades K-2

Date: November 3, 2005

Location: Ceasar Rodney School District

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Spotting Economics from Africa to Ice Cream (Economics and Childrens Lit.)

Level: Grades K-2

Date: February 23, 2005

Location: TBA

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Learning, Earning, and Investing (Curriculum for Financial Literacy)

Level: Grades 9-12

Date: November 15, 2005

Location: Carter Center, Georgetown

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Learning, Earning, and Investing (Curriculum for Financial Literacy)

Level: Grades 9-12

Date: January 25, 2006

Location: University of Delaware

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Focus On Economics

Level: Grades 3-5

Date: TBA

Location: upstate

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Focus On Economics

Level: Grades 3-5

Date: TBA

Location: Carter Center, Georgetown

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Math and Economics: Connections for Life

Level: Grades 3-5

Date: TBA

Location: upstate

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Math and Economics: Connections for Life

Level: Grades 3-5

Date: TBA

Location: Carter Center, Georgetown

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

 

ECONOMICS FOR THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR

Level: Grades K-6

Date: February 9, 2006 - May 11, 2006

Location: University of Delaware, Newark

Cost: Book Fee: $40;  3 Graduate Credits or Professional Growth Credits

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

ECONOMICS FOR THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR

Level: Grades K-6

Date: February 7, 2006 - May 11, 2006

Location: Ceasar Rodney

Cost: Book Fee: $40;  3 Graduate Credits or Professional Growth Credits

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Title of Event: ECONOMICS FOR THE SECONDARY EDUCATOR

Level: Grades 7-12

Date: February 9, 2006 - May 11, 2006

Location: University of Delaware , Newark campus

Cost:book fee: $60; 3 graduate credits

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

Title of Event: ECONOMICS FOR THE SECONDARY EDUCATOR

Level: Grades 7-12

Date: February 8, 2006 - May 10, 2006

Location: Carter Center, Georgetown

Cost:book fee: $60; 3 graduate credits

Contact: Center for Economic Education and Entrepeneurship, 831-2559

 

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GEOGRAPHY OPPORTUNITIES

Delaware Geographic Alliance - Fall Conference

Dates: September 29, 2005

Location: Del Tech, Terry Campus

Contact: Delaware Geographic Alliance, 831-6783

Geography Action! Workshop

Date: October 19, 2005

Location: Glasgow, Delaware

Contact: Delaware Geographic Alliance, 831-6783

Geography Action! Workshop

Date: October 25, 2005

Location: Millsboro, Delaware

Contact: Delaware Geographic Alliance, 831-6783

Geography Awareness Week

Date: November 13-19, 2005

Location: Statewide

Contact: Delaware Geographic Alliance, 831-6783

 

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HISTORY OPPORTUNITIES

High School

Impact of Immigration in American History: Processes and Policies

Dates: December 2-3, 2005

Location: University of Delaware, Lewes

Contact: Kathy DeFoe, 831-1625 or grant-history@udel.edu

More Information: www.udel.edu/teachushistory

Historical Literacy Project (TAH), Pre-Reconstruction - Wokshop 1

Dates: February 3-4, 2006

Location: TBA

Contact: www.udel.edu/historicalliteracy (coming soon)

Migration into the American West

Dates: February 17-18, 2006

Location: University of Delaware, Lewes

Contact: Kathy DeFoe, 831-1625 or grant-history@udel.edu

More Information: www.udel.edu/teachushistory

Historical Literacy Project (TAH), Post-Civil War - Wokshop 1

Dates: March 3-4, 2006

Location: TBA

Contact: www.udel.edu/historicalliteracy (coming soon)

Historical Literacy Project (TAH), Pre-Reconstruction - Wokshop 2

Dates: March 10-11, 2006

Location: TBA

Contact: www.udel.edu/historicalliteracy (coming soon)

Delaware History Day - "Taking a Stand in History: People, Ideas, and Events"

Date: April 22, 2005

Location: Statewide

Contact: Ellen Rendle at photos@hsd.org

The Huddled Masses: European Immigration in the Era of Industrialization

Dates: April 28-29, 2006

Location: University of Delaware, Lewes

Contact: Kathy DeFoe, 831-1625 or grant-history@udel.edu

More Information: www.udel.edu/teachushistory

Historical Literacy Project (TAH), Post-Civil War - Wokshop 2

Dates: May 19-20, 2006

Location: TBA

Contact: www.udel.edu/historicalliteracy (coming soon)

National History Day Contest

Date: June 11-15

Location: University of Maryland

Contact: National History Day

Summer Institute - The Changing Face of America: New Opportunities and New Antagonisms

Dates: July 10-14, 2006

Location: University of Delaware, Newark

Contact: Kathy DeFoe, 831-1625 or grant-history@udel.edu

More Information: www.udel.edu/teachushistory

Historical Literacy Project (TAH), Pre-Reconstruction - Summer Institute

Dates: July 23-28, 2006

Location: TBA

Contact: www.udel.edu/historicalliteracy (coming soon)

Historical Literacy Project (TAH), Post-Civil War - Summer Insititute

Dates: July 30 - August 4, 2006

Location: TBA

Contact: www.udel.edu/historicalliteracy (coming soon)

 

Grades K-8

The Atlantic World in the 17th and 18th Centuries: European Migration to America and the African Diaspora

Dates: November 4-5, 2005

Location: University of Delaware, Newark

Contact: readhistory-ud@udel.edu

More Information: www.udel.edu/readhistory

Migration into the American West

Dates: February 24-25, 2006

Location: University of Delaware, Newark

Contact: readhistory-ud@udel.edu

More Information: www.udel.edu/readhistory

Here Come the Irish! The Irish Diaspora of the 19th Century

Dates: May 5-6, 2006

Location: University of Delaware, Newark

Contact: readhistory-ud@udel.edu

More Information: www.udel.edu/readhistory

Summer Institute Week I: The Changing Faces of America, Opportunities and Antagonisms

Dates: July 10-14, 2006

Location: University of Delaware, Newark

Contact: readhistory-ud@udel.edu

More Information: www.udel.edu/readhistory

Summer Institute Week II: And Still They Come, Immigration in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Dates: July 17-21

Location: University of Delaware, Newark

Contact: readhistory-ud@udel.edu

More Information: www.udel.edu/readhistory

 

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