The American Turkish Society's Education Program is pleased to announce the availability of Curriculum Development Grants for 2011.
The program, which was initiated by The Society in the spring of 2010, offers funds to elementary and secondary school teachers to develop innovative curricula, projects and other classroom activities about Turkey. The Society’s first Curriculum Development Grant was awarded to Harry A. Dawe, former Headmaster of Robert College in Istanbul and current history teacher and college counselor at the Fieldston Upper School in Bronx, New York. Mr. Dawe received support for History 181: East Meets West, for which he developed course material and two chapters of a history text book for use with eleventh and twelfth graders.
Grants vary between $250 and $2,500, and cover the costs of research, materials, speakers, and other expenses incurred by the school or the teacher. The amount of each grant is determined by the project’s scope, the availability of total funds, and the number of projects selected through a competitive process. The American Turkish Society encourages all applicants to identify additional sources of funding where possible. Once selected, grantees will be free to develop their proposed projects without editorial input from The Society. They will, however, participate in follow-up activities for evaluation purposes and will be asked to share any teaching plans, materials and activities with The American Turkish Society for future dissemination.
Application Process: Spring Semester, 2011
Application deadline: November 1 Notification: December 1
Please submit proposals including:
1. A 2-page summary of the proposed project detailing the tools, materials, and methods to be used; the objectives and anticipated impact; and the teacher's relevant qualifications; 2. A project budget, including a detailed breakdown of costs and the grant amount requested; 3. The teacher’s CV; and 4. A letter of support from the teacher’s school.
Interested parties should send proposals to The American Turkish Society at [email removed].
For questions and additional information, please email [email removed].
My school does, but only to move from the first lane to the second, which for us is +15 credits, I believe. The school board approved it a couple years ago, given that most of the teachers in our school are new and thus have to complete PDPs to renew their licenses. I teach in the Gresham School District (which consists of one K-12 school).
The site asks teens to offer their first name, year of birth and zip code and submit. It also invites the pledge taker to share the pledge with peers via social media. We are not asking anyone to register or capturing e-mail addresses. We have no way to contact pledge takers, and the pledge does not ask for anything beyond its pure intentions.
If you are a teacher and would like a packet of posters, pens and pencils for your class to encourage them to take the pledge, I'd be more than happy to send one to you. Just e-mail me your mailing address to [email removed]
A new software called Buddy Browser for children/kids was just released on December 30, 2010, and I thought everyone would want to check it out, since there is no browswer of this nature in the marketplace at this time. The browser includes a highly secure web filter and has several educationa and interactive tools to help children from ages four to 14. The banner link can be found at [link removed]!
For more in...See MoreThe registration deadline is fast approaching for this 2 day workshop presented by EconomicsWisconsin and UW-Parkside Center for Economic Education.
The workshop begins on Thursday at 5 PM at UW-Parkside and Friday’s agenda includes a study tour of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Chicago Board of Trade.
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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-
The budget repair bill unveiled by Governor Walker will have a devastating impact on all public employees. Not only does it contain provisions that would require public employees to pay 5.8 percent of their WRS and 12.8 percent of their health insurance premiums (more than a 10 percent tax on public employees – while virtually all taxes for Wisconsin Corporations were repealed!). It would also limit public employee unions to bargaining only compensation. That means all other sections of your contract will be removed from the scope of bargaining. That means management can change the following provisions without any input from the union:
* JUST CAUSE (Boards could fire or nonrenew teachers or ESPs at will.) * LAYOFF (Boards could lay off whomever they choose.) * PRIVATIZATION (Boards could subcontract support staff positions at will.)
Is this the kind of place where you want to work? Where flexibility is defined as management being able to do whatever they want? Where you could lose your job on essentially a whim?
CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS NOW! Governor Walker and the Legislature need to hear from you, from your colleagues, from your family, and from your friends. REDUCING your disposable income will not stimulate the economy or "fix" the budget, only reduced spending and fair corporate taxes can accomplish that! This all-out assault on hard working middle class families cannot go unchallenged.
Wisconsin State Senate 2011-2012 Senator (Party-District) Phone area code (608) Senator Telephone Number Carpenter, Tim (D-03) 266-8535 Coggs, Spencer (D-06) 266-2500 Cowles, Robert (R-02) 266-0484 Cullen, Tim (D-15) 266-2253 Darling, Alberta (R-08) 266-5830 Ellis, Michael (R-19) 266-0718 Erpenbach, Jon (D-27) 266-6670 Fitzgerald, Scott (R-13) 266-5660 Galloway, Pam (R-29) 266-2502 Grothman, Glenn (R-20) 266-7513 Hansen, Dave (D-30) 266-5670 Harsdorf, Sheila (R-10) 266-7745 Holperin, Jim (D-12) 266-2509 Hopper, Randy (R-18) 266-5300 Jauch, Robert (D-25) 266-3510 Kapanke, Dan (R-32) 266-5490 Kedzie, Neal (R-11) 266-2635 Larson, Chris (D-07) 266-7505 Lasee, Frank (R-01) 266-3512 Lassa, Julie (D-24) 266-3123 Lazich, Mary (R-28) 266-5400 Leibham, Joseph (R-09) 266-2056 Miller, Mark (D-16) 266-9170 Moulton, Terry (R-23) 266-7511 Olsen, Luther (R-14) 266-0751 Risser, Fred (D-26) 266-1627 Schultz, Dale (R-17) 266-0703 Taylor, Lena (D-04) 266-5810 Vinehout, Kathleen (D-31) 266-8546 Vukmir, Leah (R-05) 266-2512 Wanggaard, Van (R-21) 266-1832 Wirch, Robert (D-22) 267-8979
On 2/12/11, pfan wrote: > Wisconsin is facing some harsh times. Take home pay of > teachers will go down over 10%, yikes! > > pfan
I agree this is bad for state employees and private work force should have to go through the same things to keep it fair and to help out. But please do not get the kids going to protest with the teachers. Those kids just made a fool of themselves and the teachers at this rally. Those kids had no idea what they were doing or why they were there. Only that their teachers brought them there. That makes the teachers look bad and they should be ashamed. That one kid didnt even know who the governor was.
On 2/17/11, J. wrote: > I do not know how it works in Wisconsin, but in > Pennsylvania, when the teachers lost money in their > pensions invested in the stock market, OUR tax dollars make > up those losses. No one made up for the losses in my > pension which I pay totally out of my pocket. Why should > my hard earned money go to make up losses in PA teachers > pensions instead of the losses in my own? Please answer > how that is fair!