Hello Teachers, and welcome to the new school year, Please contact mves...@wshs.wa.gov for further information.
Washington State History Day, and its partner institutions are offering the following training and enrichment opportunities FREE OF CHARGE this fall to teachers throughout Washington State. The workshops below will help you and your students as you prepare for the year ahead. This year's theme - Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events - should also produce some exciting projects. Saturday September 22 , 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Washington State Archives Puget Sound Branch in Bellevue. Hands-On Introduction to History Day- 3 CLOCK HOURS available free of charge. National History Day in Washington State, a program of the Washington State Historical Society, includes separate competitions for students, grades 6 - 8, (junior division) and 9 - 12, (senior division). Students become historians by doing their own primary and secondary source research and interpretation to produce papers, documentaries, exhibits, live performances or websites. This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to this inquiry-based learning program and is geared towards teachers new to the program. Get further information and register by e-mail at mves...@wshs.wa.gov<mailto:mves...@wshs.wa.gov> Saturday September 29, 9:00 AM to 12:45 PM at Suzzallo/Allen Libraries on the University of Washington Seattle campus - National History Day Teacher Workshop. The workshop is free of charge to participating teachers, librarians and administrators. It includes 3 CLOCK HOURS free of charge and teaching materials. Learn how to use the History Day program to develop students' ability to find, process and present information and to improve their reading comprehension, writing skill and critical thinking. This workshop is for teachers that are already active in NHD and looking to enhance their program. Participants may register with University of Washington History Librarian, Theresa Mudrock, at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/mudrock/175577 . Get further information by e-mail at mves...@wshs.wa.gov<mailto:mves...@wshs.wa.gov> Tuesday October 2, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Washington State Archives Puget Sound Branch in Bellevue - Primary Sources and Research Skills for the Classroom - 3 CLOCK HOURS available free of charge. Includes primary and secondary source research skills for classroom projects, primary source content on U.S. and Washington State History, and research sources for topics that support the theme. Register by e-mail: mves...@wshs.wa.gov<mailto:mves...@wshs.wa.gov> For further information call 425-564-3950 or e-mail mike.saund...@sos.wa.gov<mailto:mike.saund...@sos.wa.gov> . Saturday, October 6, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Washington State Archives Central Branch Open House, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, 98926-7547 - Find out about the research and enrichment resources for the classroom and student projects. Open to teachers, students, parents and anyone else interested in historical or genealogical research. FREE of CHARGE. For further information call 360-963-2136 or e-mail brigid.cl...@sos.wa.gov<mailto:brigid.cl...@sos.wa.gov> Tuesday October 9, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Washington State Archives Central Branch in Ellensburg - Primary Sources and Research Skills for the Classroom - 3 CLOCK HOURS available free of charge. Includes primary and secondary source research skills for classroom projects, primary source content on U.S. and Washington State History, and research sources for topics that support the theme. Register by e-mail: mves...@wshs.wa.gov<mailto:mves...@wshs.wa.gov> For further information call 425-564-3950 or e-mail mike.saund...@sos.wa.gov<mailto:mike.saund...@sos.wa.gov>. Thursday October 11, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Washington State Archives in Olympia - Primary Sources and Research Skills for the Classroom - 3 _______________________________________________ The WSCSS ListServ's purpose is to let Social Studies teachers in Washington better keep abreast of conferences and events that will benefit us and our students. All announcements sent to this list are moderated to ensure that they benefit the teaching of social studies. Our web site is http://www.wscss.org. To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://wscss.org/mailman/options/wscss_wscss.org. View the WSCSS archives at http://wscss.org/pipermail/wscss_wscss.org/
