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Opportunities for professional development.

• NEH “Landmarks of American History and Culture” Workshops
  

  NEH “Landmarks of American History and Culture” Workshops
  Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution

  Join us for our Summer Workshop!

  The Tsongas Industrial History Center invites educators from across the U.S. to Lowell, Massachusetts, for Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution, week-long summer workshopsfunded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.   

  The Inventing America workshops combine scholarly presentations with on-site investigations of the canals, mills, worker housing, and exhibits of Lowell National Historical Park.  In addition to Lowell’s landmark resources, we will use drama, historical fiction, hands-on simulations, and field studies at Old Sturbridge Village, Walden Pond, and Concord, MA, to bring history to life.

  Who: K-12 teachers (public & private), administrators, and school personnel

  When: June 22–27; July 13–18; and July 27-August 1, 2008 (choose one week)

  Where: Tsongas Industrial History Center, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, MA. 
  The Tsongas Center is a partnership of Lowell National Historical Park and UMass Lowell’s Graduate School of Education.
   
  Housing available at Lowell’s Doubletree Hotel.
  $500 stipends paid toward expenses.  Travel subsidies on case-by-case basis.
  CEUs/PDPs and graduate credit available through UMass Lowell.

  For more information, visit our website at
  www.uml.edu/tsongas/NEH
  or contact
  Ellen Anstey
  Tsongas Industrial History Center
  Boott Cotton Mills
  115 John St.
  Lowell, MA  01852
  978-970-5080

  The “Landmarks of American History Workshops” presented by the Tsongas Industrial History Center are funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

• Spring 2008 IPI Professional Development Workshops
  

  Spring 2008 IPI Professional Development Workshops (January-May)

  The Independence Park Institute (IPI) offers a variety of workshops encompassing many interests and grade levels. History is our focus, however, components from multiple disciplines are frequently utilized that could be used in many curriculum areas. These workshops are hands-on learning experiences that involve using Independence National Historical Park as a classroom. It is a classroom where there is much to learn, teach, and encounter.

  January: A “Ben” of-All-Trades New! Date: Saturday, January 12, 2008 Location: The Independence Park Institute Education Center at the Independence Living History Center (corner of 3rd and Chestnut Streets) Grades: K-12th Act 48/NJ Professional Development Hours: 3 Cost: $30.00

  February: From Paper to the Press Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008 Location: Workshop begins at Historic RittenhouseTown (206 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19144). Grades: 3rd–12th Act 48/NJ Professional Development Hours: 5 Cost: $50.00

  March: A Curator’s Look at 18th Century Life Date: Saturday, March 8, 2008 Location: The Independence Park Institute Education Center at the Independence Living History Center (corner of 3rd and Chestnut Streets) Grades: 4th–12th Act 48/NJ Professional Development Hours: 3.5 Cost: $35.00

  April: The Politics of the American Revolution New! Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008 Location: The Independence Park Institute Education Center at the Independence Living History Center (corner of 3rd and Chestnut Streets) Grades: 5th–12th Act 48/NJ Professional Development Hours: 6 hrs 30 min Cost: $70.00

  May: History Found in Pieces Date: Saturday, May 10, 2008 Location: The Independence Park Institute Education Center at the Independence Living History Center (corner of 3rd and Chestnut Streets) Grades: 4th–12th Act 48/NJ Professional Development Hours: 3 Cost: $30.00

  IPI Open House – Saturday, January 26, 2008 . 9:30 AM–4:00 PM Meet Author Ann Rinaldi – Author of Taking Liberty and Finishing Becca. Date: Saturday, January 26, 2008 Location: The Independence Park Institute Education Center at the Independence Living History Center (corner of 3rd and Chestnut Streets) Grades: K–12th Cost: This open house is FREE to area educators.

  This program has been supported in part by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities’ We the People initiative on American history.

  Registration for each workshop will be taken in the order received. To register please send an e-mail to inde_education_comments@nps.gov or call 215-597-2760. Include your name, e-mail address, phone number, and how you learned about the program. Payment must be received 2 weeks before the workshop.

  For more information contact: Amber Kraft, Education Program Developer Independence National Historical Park, Phone: (215) 597-0264 Fax: (215) 597-8976Amber_Kraft@nps.gov

• Center for Civic Education Professional Development Opportunities
  

  Center for Civic Education Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers and Educators

  The Center offers workshops, content seminars, and institutes for upper elementary, middle, and high school teachers and other civic educators throughout the school year and during the summer. The trainings feature practical methods of teaching the Bill of Rights and the Constitution to students. Their goal is to help teachers find usable classroom ideas to boost students≠ skills and motivation.

  For information about these professional development opportunities, please contact the professional development director listed below.

  Alaska
  April 10–12, 2008
  University of Alaska, Anchorage
  Maida Buckley
  ffmb1@uaf.edu

  Arkansas
  TBD
  UCA√Harrisburg
  Jeff Whittingham
  jeffw@uca.edu

  California
  July 17–24, 2008
  Sierra Nevada College
  Incline Village, Nevada
  David Richmond
  cawtp35@yahoo.com

  California
  TBD
  Morro Bay
  David Richmond
  cawtp35@yahoo.com

  Colorado
  June 10–13, 2008
  Denver
  Jackie Johnson
  johnsonjs@qwest.net

  Florida
  July 7–12, 2008
  Florida State College of Law
  Tallahassee
  Annette Boyd Pitts
  abpflreaed@aol.com

  Georgia
  Jan 23–24, 2008
  Fulton County Professional Learning Center
  East Point
  Pat Guillory, John Hoge
  jdhoge@uga.edu

  Illinois
  July 7–9, 2008
  North Park University
  Pat Feichter
  pfeichter@comcast.net

  Maryland
  July 24–26, 2008
  Montpelier, Virginia
  Marcie Taylor-Thoma
  mthoma@msde.state.md.us

  Michigan
  TBD
  Montpelier, Virginia
  Jim Troost
  Jim.Troost@oakland.k12.mi.us

  Mississippi
  TBD
  Mississippi State University
  Susie Burroughs
  SBurroughs@colled.msstate.edu

  Missouri
  June 9–12, 2008
  Columbia College
  Millie Aulbur
  milliea@mobar.org

  Nebraska
  June 15–21, 2008
  Lincoln
  Sarah Peetz
  sarah@nebarfnd.org

  New Jersey
  July 20–23, 2008
  Montpelier, Virginia
  Arlene Gardner
  agardner@njclre.rutgers.edu

  North Carolina
  July 19–25, 2008
  Peace Institute
  Raleigh
  Diane Wright
  dwright@ncbar.org

  Tennessee
  June 6–8, 11–13, 14–16, 18–20, 2008
  Johnson County, Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis
  Janis Kyser
  jkyser@clevelandschools.org

  Texas
  July 12–18, 2008
  Austin
  Jan Miller
  jmiller@TEXASBAR.COM

  Virginia
  TBD
  Montpelier
  Michael Taylor
  mtaylor@montpelier.org

  Wisconsin
  July 20–25, 2008
  University of Wisconsin√Platteville
  Beverly
  Vaillancourt bv@mwt.net

  Wyoming
  July 13–20, 2008
  Jackson
  Matt Strannigan