Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Dalai Lama Center Workshops this summer. A wonderful workshop for $50.00

Dear Massachusetts Educator:
 
WGBH is committed to supporting teaching and learning throughout the Commonwealth. To that end, we will periodically send you announcements about educational programming and opportunities that we think would be of interest to you.
 
Today, we have an important update: This summer the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT is hosting 1-day workshops for middle and high school teachers and guidance counselors focusing on developing resilience and ethical leadership skills among youth. And the workshop fee, formerly $150 per person, has been reduced to $50. 
 
You can find details at:http://thecenter.mit.edu/events/bookings/transformative-teachers/
 
If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT at teachers@thecenter.mit.edu or me at lily_barrett@wgbh.org.
 
 

Lily Barrett


Special Projects Assistant, Education
WGBH 
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
 
 

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Summer 2015 Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (with a stipend!)


Summer 2015! Save The Date! Register Now! 

The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) offers the following free teacher workshops in partnership with SEEM Collaborative. 

Title
Audience
Dates
Teaching Disability and LGBTQ History Using Primary Sources
Grades 5-12
July 20-21
Teaching Elementary Social Studies using Maps as Primary Sources
Grades 2-6
July 20-21
Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Colonial History and the American Revolution
Grades 2-6
August 17-18

Description: See descriptions below:

Location: All workshops held at Melrose Middle School, 360 Lynn Fells Parkway 

Stipend: Stipends of $150 for participants are available for those who complete the required assignments of the session. Stipends are limited to the first 20 participants in each session. A required follow-up session will be scheduled for the fall of 2015. 

Questions: For any questions about the offerings, please contact, Bryan Corrigan, Director of History Melrose Public Schools at bcorrigan@melroseschools.com

Registration: Complete online registration at http://tinyurl.com
/SEEMLoCSummer2015 



Title and Audience
Description
Date and Location
Teaching Disability and LGBTQ History Using Primary Sources
Audience: Grade 5-12
Facilitators: Mike Kozuch, Director, Global Communities Program, Newton South
Laurie Block, Disability History Museum
Graham Warder, Keene State
Participants will work with primary sources, including Library of Congress resources, to gain content knowledge and specific sources to use on grade- specific topics surrounding both disability history and LGBTQ history. Teacher teams will develop primary source-based lessons. In the fall, teachers teach the lesson, reflect on it, and revise it based on student work.
Dates: July 20-21 8 AM-3 PM
Location: MVMMS - Library
20 PDPs (Participants must complete and implement final product for full PDPs.)
Teaching Elementary Social Studies using Maps as Primary Sources
Audience: Grade 2-6
Facilitator: Michelle LeBlanc, Director of Education, Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Participants will work with primary sources, including Library of Congress resources, to gain content knowledge and specific sources to use on grade- specific topics surrounding the use of maps as a primary source at the elementary level. Teacher teams will develop primary source-based lessons. In the fall, teachers teach the lesson, reflect on it, and revise it based on student work.
Dates: July 20-21 8 AM-3 PM
Location: MVMMS 3rd Floor Project Room
20 PDPs (Participants must complete and implement final product for full PDPs.)
Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Colonial History and the American Revolution
Audience: Grade 2-6
Facilitator: Laurie Risler, Westfield State University
Participants will work with primary sources, including Library of Congress resources, to gain content knowledge and specific sources to use on grade- specific topics surrounding topics covered by the elementary social studies curriculum. Teacher teams will develop primary source-based lessons. In the fall, teachers teach the lesson, reflect on it, and revise it based on student work.
Dates: August 17-18 8 AM-3 PM
Location: MVMMS Library
20 PDPs (Participants must complete and implement final product for full PDPs.)