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Hello,
I just applied for a middle school endorsement. Any idea how long it will be until I hear something?
Thanks!
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Jan 29, 2011
If you are interested, please feel free to follow along. Your students (and yourself, of course) are invited to participate in the region 2 challenge, view the pictures, make comments, etc. Hope you enjoy it. We have gotten hits from Australia, Brazil, Arizona, Illinois, etc, etc. I am having a GREAT time with this. Hope your students enjoy it also...See MoreIf you are interested, please feel free to follow along. Your students (and yourself, of course) are invited to participate in the region 2 challenge, view the pictures, make comments, etc. Hope you enjoy it. We have gotten hits from Australia, Brazil, Arizona, Illinois, etc, etc. I am having a GREAT time with this. Hope your students enjoy it also. Janet [link removed]
Hi,
Can someone who is taking the ICTS 115 math exam tell me if the sample problems at [link removed]?
Thank you. Linda S.
by Allison Violante
Feb 11, 2011
Niagara University Invites K-12 Teachers to Apply for Summer Residential Program Investigating the History of Old Fort Niagara
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. (Feb, 2011) – Niagara University is now accepting applications from K-12 teachers nationwide for a summer program entitled Crossroads of Empire: Cultural Contact and Imperial Rivalry at O...See MoreNiagara University Invites K-12 Teachers to Apply for Summer Residential Program Investigating the History of Old Fort Niagara
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. (Feb, 2011) – Niagara University is now accepting applications from K-12 teachers nationwide for a summer program entitled Crossroads of Empire: Cultural Contact and Imperial Rivalry at Old Fort Niagara. The week-long residential sessions, which take place July 11-15 and July 18-22, 2011 at Old Fort Niagara and Niagara University, have been made possible by funding obtained from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Directed by Thomas A. Chambers, Ph.D., chair of Niagara University’s history department, the workshops are focused on the vital history that emanated from Old Fort Niagara, one of most significant and well-preserved 18th century historic sites in North America. Fort Niagara served as an important crossroads between the empires of Great Britain, France, the Haudenosaunee (the native people who inhabited what is now much of New York state and surrounding areas), and, later, the United States as they battled each other for control of the North American continent. The Fort threatened American territory during the Revolution, was occupied by both sides during the War of 1812, and then a peace treaty secured the Fort and region for the United States.
This workshop will immerse NEH Summer Scholars in the world of 18th century life, from both the Native American and European perspective. Participants will interact with historic interpreters, clamber about ramparts dating to the 1700s, handle beaver pelts and trade goods like fishhooks and beads, and perhaps even fire a musket. One unique feature will be an overnight stay at the French Castle, the three-story stone fortress and trading post perched above the crashing waves of Lake Ontario that dates back to 1726. By week’s end NEH Summer Scholars will understand the perspective of the Iroquois people who first inhabited this region, as well as the struggles of ordinary European soldiers who bled and died to control Fort Niagara.
Teachers of grades K-12 at schools in the United States or its territorial possessions, or Americans teaching in foreign schools where at least 50 percent of the students are American nationals, are eligible for this program.
Teachers selected to participate as NEH Summer Scholars will receive a stipend of $1,200 at the end of the residential workshop session. Stipends are intended to help cover travel expenses to and from the project location, books, and ordinary living expenses.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2011.
For eligibility and application information, please call 716.286.8091, e-mail [email removed].
Niagara University is located 11 miles south of Old Fort Niagara.
Niagara University Founded by the Vincentian Community in 1856, Niagara University is a private liberal arts university with a strong, values-based Catholic tradition. Its four academic divisions include the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, and Hospitality and Tourism Management. The university also maintains an Academic Exploration Program that provides a learning community for students who are undecided about their major, as well as numerous opportunities through Continuing Education. -30-
There was some talk of limiting retired teachers # of days they can sub in a year....from 120 to 100. Is that true? Or are they deciding that in the legislature?
by Dr. Laura Talamante
Feb 18, 2011
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to join us for our one-week workshops in June 2011. As NEH Summer Scholars at the “American History through the Eyes of a California Family” workshop, you will use the artifacts and archival sources of both the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum and CSU Dominguez Hills Special Collections to trace the Domingue...See MoreDear Colleagues,
We invite you to join us for our one-week workshops in June 2011. As NEH Summer Scholars at the “American History through the Eyes of a California Family” workshop, you will use the artifacts and archival sources of both the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum and CSU Dominguez Hills Special Collections to trace the Dominguez family history for over two centuries. Their history and lands are entwined with California 's rich Indian, Spanish, Mexican and American history.
NEH workshops feature well known scholars, hands-on work with artifacts and archival documents, workshops and experiential learning opportunities that will bring history to life, and field trips to deepen historical and cultural connections. Workshops address the Dominguez family business and inheritance strategies and their relationship to natives and migrants from varied social and cultural backgrounds. Successful applicants whose title will become NEH Summer Scholars will also analyze how territorial industrial expansion transformed the American people and how massive immigration after 1870, including the Chinese, some of whom became laborers on Dominguez lands, formed new social patterns and concepts about national identity.
$1200 stipends are offered to help cover travel, lodging, and meal expenses.
Workshops will be offered twice and applicants may apply to one, but not both, workshops. The first is the week of June 13-17, 2011 and the second is the week of June 20-24, 2011. Continuing Education Units offered. Applications due March 1st.
I am a non tenured teacher that is not being offered a contract for next year. I am being encouraged to resign. What are the pros and cons of resigning over being non- renewed?
I am curious:
Illinois is a "right to work" state, but does that mean public schools teachers can opt out of the union? In other words, is union membership compulsory in Illinois?
Illinois is a "right to work" state, but does that mean >public schools teachers can opt out of the union?
IF Illinois was a RTW state, then it would mean that. BUT, Illinois is thankfully NOT a Right to Work state. In fact, Illinois has some of the strongest pro-union laws in the country, and that is the main reason why it is a decent ...See MoreIllinois is a "right to work" state, but does that mean >public schools teachers can opt out of the union?
IF Illinois was a RTW state, then it would mean that. BUT, Illinois is thankfully NOT a Right to Work state. In fact, Illinois has some of the strongest pro-union laws in the country, and that is the main reason why it is a decent place to teach, if you can find a job.
> In other >words, is union membership compulsory in Illinois?
Well, here is where it gets sticky. Union membership is not compulsory for teachers. However, you must pay your "fair share," which means you will pay full union dues. If you don't join the union, then you still pay exactly what a member does, but you don't get the liability insurance or representation with administrators, or any other benefits. In short, it makes no sense to not join.
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