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HGSS Update – DecemberBy Don Gifford“It is easier to act yourself into feeling than to feel yourself into acting” – William James? Happy Holidays!? I just returned from the Council of State Social Studies Specialist (CS4) meeting which is held annually in conjunction with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) national conference this year in New Orleans.? Wow!!!? What a city, more history than I had imagined, and with more restaurants per capita than any place in the world. (Seems true, but I didn’t really look it up.) It was a great meeting and a great conference.? Saw many Kansas teachers there, and I appreciate your willingness to attend the conference and endure the fantastic food and the traffic on Bourbon Street.?? There are some really great opportunities in this update please check them out. Below is a link to a survey that I would love for you to help me with about how classrooms and schools commemorate Constitution Day and Celebrate Freedom Week. Constitution Day and Celebrate Freedom Week Survey LinkContentsUS Holocaust Museum Teacher FellowshipAmnesty International Write for Rights Engaged StudentsJames Madison FellowshipsWe the People Professional Development OpportunityGilder Lehrman Summer InstitutesNational Endowment for the Humanities Summer SeminarLaw Wise LinkKCEE Competition and Resources HSTRY Free Professional DevelopmentStoryCorps Great Thanksgiving ProjectFree News Events QuizFollow Kansas HGSS News Links“It Has Been Said . . .”The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Teacher Fellowship Program?The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Teacher Fellowship Program?is designed to immerse participants in advanced historical and pedagogical issues relating to the Holocaust.? Join the program’s exclusive national corps of skilled teachers who serve as leaders in Holocaust education in their schools, communities, and professional organizations. ?If you are a secondary school educator or community college professor who has been teaching about the Holocaust for at least five years, please consider applying.? For more information about the program, or to access to the online application, please see the attached PDF or visit this?website. ?Regards,Cameron Jean Sumner,?Program Assistant202.314.7846Levine Institute for Holocaust EducationUnited States Holocaust Memorial MuseumAmnesty International Write for Rights Engaged Students Amnesty International USA invites you and your students to bring human rights into your classroom this fall with our Educator’s Guide to Write for Rights. From now through December, within a suggested duration of one class period, this easy-to-use guide can help introduce your students to human rights through 5 specific cases of human rights abuses, including a student leader imprisoned in Myanmar; girls forced into marriage in Burkina Faso; and Albert Woodfox, subjected to over 40 years of solitary confinement in Louisiana. By learning about these 5 cases and writing their own letters to help end these abuses, students will gain an introduction to human rights, effective letter-writing skills, and the knowledge that their words have the power to make a difference around the world. To participate, simply use our Educator’s Guide anytime from now through December. Afterwards, simply send all letters written by your students to us as instructed in the guide—we will take care of sending the letters to their final destinations, where each will help to change a life. Please contact Emily at ewalsh@ with any questions, and to let us know that you are participating! James Madison Graduate FellowshipsThe James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers up to $24,000 for James Madison Graduate Fellowships to individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary school level. Fellowship applicants compete only against other applicants from the state of their legal residence. As funding permits, the Foundation plans to offer one fellowship per state per year. Only 5 people from Kansas applied last year.? Your chances of winning are far greater than winning $24,000 in the lottery.? Applications are due March1st. Apply at ? Fellowship awards can be used to pursue Masters degrees in selected fields from any accredited institution in the United States.? Contact llarsen@ with questions.We the People Professional DevelopmentWe the People received a grant and we need teachersWANTED: 25 SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS Who?? ?? Kansas State University and the Center for Civic Education through a grant provided by the United State Department of EducationWhat? ?? Civics and Government Professional Development When? ? Second Semester 2016Where?? In Topeka, Manhattan, and onlineAttend We the People State Hearings Monday, February 1 (Topeka)Participate in online professional development in civics and government in February and MarchAttend Kansas State University’s Social Studies Symposium Friday, April 15 (Manhattan)Why???????????? Free resources, professional development, and stipendFree sets of We the People textbooks and teacher’s guideFree scholarly resources$500.00 stipend40 Professional Development Points certified by Kansas State University (graduate credit optional)Sub and travel pay to attend PD activities in Manhattan and TopekaContact Tom Vontz tvontz@ksu.edu; 785-532-5927 for more information or to sign up.Gilder Lehrman Summer InstitutesEach summer, the Gilder Lehrman Institute offers academically rigorous Teacher Seminars for K–12 educators. These highly competitive one-week seminars are open exclusively to participants in Gilder Lehrman’s free Affiliate School Program.Link to Summer Institutes pageFrequently Asked Questions Link(I have done several of these and I consider them the best professional learning experiences I have ever had.) DGDeadline to submit your application: February 29, 2016National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for Teachers: The Dutch Republic and Britain?A five week NEH Summer Seminar For School Teachers--The Dutch Republic and Britain: The Making of a World Economy and Modern Society--will be offered by Gerard M. Koot, Professor of History, at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth from 26 June to July 29, 2016. NEH will provide a $3,900 stipend for expenses. The application deadline is March 1, 2016. For more information, see or write gkoot@umassd.edu.Professor Gerard M KootHistory DepartmentUniversity of Massachusetts DartmouthLaw Wise is AvailableLAW WISE LINK This issue welcomes new editor Ron Keefover.? Some good stuff on Kansas and the US court systems.Kansas Council for Economic EducationPersonal Finance Challenge Now Available for Fall & Spring Classes The Personal Finance Challenge is a FREE competition for teams of students in grades 6-12. The competition and encourages students to learn personal finance concepts while they compete against other schools in Kansas in a preliminary competition online with a chance to get to the in-person state finals and earn great prizes.? The winning team of the Kansas high school finals wins a trip to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to represent Kansas at the National Personal finance Challenge and win even more great prizes.? Ground transportation and hotel provided along with most meals.? All school, team and individual scores are kept private and never released to anyone except the teacher.? The competition is great for any classroom integrating personal finance.? Middle School students (6-8) and High School students (9-12) compete in separate divisions.? Teachers can register any number of teams but a student may only be on one team and only compete in one semester.? It’s easy to get started!? Register as a teacher ASAP and we will send you the details and reminders on timelines.? KCEE will also be hosting some short online trainings to help answer any questions on how to setup teams, etc. so be sure to register for details.? Teams do not need to be registered until closer to the end of the semester.View details and register as a teacher today at ! *The Personal Finance Challenge is offered in Kansas by the Kansas Council on Economic Education (KCEE).? There is no cost to participate thanks to Capitol Federal Savings Bank and KCEE.? Please contact Angela at kcee@wichita.edu or 316-978-5183 if you have any questions.Looking for FREE K-12 Lessons for Teaching Economics and Personal Finance?EconEdLink is a premier source of classroom-tested, Internet-based economic and personal finance lesson materials for K-12.?? It contains hundreds of free, online lessons and classroom interactives that are easily searchable by concept, standard, grade level, and subject.? Teachers can also access a section, Teaching the News, that will help you connect today’s headlines to the world of economics and financial literacy.? Articles are updated weekly.? Contact Angela at the Kansas Council for Economic Education, kcee@wichita.edu or 316-978-5183 if you have any questions or would like to receive additional training. Visit to get started today!Angela HowdeshellVice President for Programs & AdministrationKansas Council for Economic? Education1845 Fairmount, 026A Clinton HallWSU Campus Box 203Wichita, KS 67260-0203316-978-5183316-978-5164 (fax)kcee@wichita.edukcee.wichita.eduHSTRY offers FREE professional developmentHSTRY was named as one of the "Best Websites for Teaching & Learning" as we have fostered the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation and collaboration for students across all grade levels.As the AASL's press release indicates: "The Best Websites for Teaching & Learning provide a foundation to support AASL's learning standards and each website is linked to one or more of the four strands of the “Standards for the 21st Century Learner” – skills, dispositions in action, responsibilities and self-assessment strategies. Best Websites are free, Web-based sites that are user-friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover."HSTRY, an?AASL Best Website for Education in 2015, is offering?free?professional development this year!?This PD aims to increase student?engagement?and is relevant to teachers across content areas and grade levels. PD can be by webinar or on-site.?Just fill out the interest form and we'll get your district scheduled:? and a great HGSS ProjectThis Thanksgiving weekend, StoryCorps will work with teachers and high school students across the country to preserve the voices and stories of an entire generation of Americans over a single holiday weekend.Open to everyone, The Great Thanksgiving Listen is a national assignment to engage people of all ages in the act of listening. The pilot project is specially designed for students ages 13 and over and as part of a social studies, history, civics, government, journalism, or political science class, or as an extracurricular activity. All that is needed to participate is a smartphone and the StoryCorps app.More information at: Quiz Bowl!National Weekly Quiz Bowl--Grades 4-12FREE for Gifted/High Ability Students in Your Schools(To Sign up for FREE: go to and click on Sign-up in the menu bar, choose Quiz Bowl option)Fill out the online form and Choose purchase order option and type in promo code "Sunflower State"? -Submit it--, and your students will play FREE!? The coordinator will receive an email with easy set-up directions.Remember!? NO TEACHER WORK INVOLVED!Play with thousands each week in the National Weekly Quiz Bowl.Coordinators Please Take 5 minutes and Play a Demo Now-Can you score 200 points out of a perfect 400?? The demo is at the web site and students may also play the Demo.???? Enjoy the FREE Quiz Bowl!Sincerely,Peter Vavak, Developer, National Weekly Quiz Bowl402-944-7300pdv@ Follow Kansas Social Studies Education at the following linksDoing Social Studies???????????????????????????????????????????????????? Kansas Council for the Social Studies?????????????????????? Kansas Council for History Education????????????????????? Kansas Geographic Alliance??????????????????????????????????????? Council for Economic Education????????????????? Kansas Bar Association Law Related Education???? It Has Been Said . . .that James Whistler was once asked by a snobbish Bostonian at a party. . . “And where were you born, Mr. Whistler?”? “Lowell, Massachusetts,” replied the painter. “Whatever possessed you to be born in a place like that?” exclaimed the lady.?? “The explanation is quite simple,” said Whistler. “I wished to be near my mother.”? ................
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