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Next Meeting: Monday, February 4, 2008 at 5:30 PM; Union Square Restaurant, Newburgh/ RSVP: Rose Ann Lapp |
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Fall Conference "Digital Learners: History in the Video and Digital Age" Thank You all for attending We also want to thank all of our outstanding presenters including Nicola Soares from NBC Universal * see pictures from the 2006 Conference, "People on the Move" * |
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Teaching & Learning Celebration, March 7-8, 2008, New York, NYHeadlined by legendary primatologist/conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall and underwater explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, this K-12 professional development conference covers critical educational issues.
There will be speakers who can help you: * demystify science whether relating to a 5, 12 or 17 year old * take world affairs and make them relevant to American youth * make use of the technology your students use in the classroom |
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And Justice for All? Property Taxes and School Funding Professors Gerald Benjamin and Laura Dull at the State University of New York (SUNY) campus at New Paltz have met with several social studies teachers to develop a unit about the role of property taxes in funding public education |
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2008 Awards for Innovative & Progressive Thinking in Education ING's Unsung Heroes recognizes innovative thinking. Award: up to $27,000. Eligibility: full-time public or private school teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and classified staff with projects that improve student learning. Deadline: April 30, 2008 |
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Albany Institute of History & Art 2008 Teacher Workshop Opportunities
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Social Science Docket The New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies publish twice a year a social studies teacher's magazine -- Social Science Docket. Each issue includes theme-related and non-themed articles, lesson plans, learning activities and book, movie and museum reviews designed for K-12 social studies teachers. Article and lesson plan submissions are welcomed. All articles and inquiries should be submitted to Alan Singer via email at catajs@hofstra.edu. |
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Application materials for THV's place-based curriculum development proposals are now posted at www.TeachingtheHudsonValley.org.Deadline for proposals for the 2008-09 school year will be announced soon . Schools and sites in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester counties may apply. Eligible sites must be open to the public and have a mission that embraces interpretation or preservation of some aspect of the Hudson Valleys culture, ecosystem, or history. Places include but are not limited to art galleries, archives, libraries, museums, nature preserves, parks, and other heritage or historic sites. Teaching the Hudson Valley is a project of the National Park Service, Hudson River Estuary Program/NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College, and Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and Greenway. |
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Join "Walkway Over the Hudson"
When it opened in 1888 the Railroad Bridge was the longest span in the world. Its cantilever truss design was considered an engineering marvel. Walkway Over the Hudson is a not for profit corporation dedicated to preserving the historic Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge and turning it into a park... a place to walk, sit, ride bicycles, a place to enjoy the river and a place to appreciate the wonder of an engineering feat unprecedented in its time with a beauty unsurpassed in ours". |
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last updated: October 21, 2007 |
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