social studies

Cumberlands offers professional learning on 14th Amendment

The University of the Cumberlands is offering a professional learning opportunity for social studies teachers on the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on Nov. 12 at its Hutton School of Business in Williamsburg. “The Fourteenth Amendment in American History” will focus on the amendment addressing citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. The registration deadline is Nov. 4. [...]

By |2016-10-26T11:36:11-04:00October 27, 2016|

Nominations open for KCSS outstanding teacher award

The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies is accepting nominations for its 2016 Outstanding Social Studies Teacher Award. The award will be given to a high school social studies teacher. Candidates must have at least three years of teaching experience and must currently be teaching social studies in high school. The nomination deadline is Sept. 23. Click here for more [...]

By |2016-08-31T09:04:47-04:00September 1, 2016|

McConnell Center scholars program open to social studies teachers

Kentucky social studies teachers are invited to apply for the University of Louisville McConnell Center Civics Education Program’s 2016-17 Teacher Scholars Program. Participants will debate the legacies of John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, study Shakespeare’s lessons in statesmanship and follow the inauguration of a new president during the nine-month program. A fully funded travel immersion program is scheduled for summer [...]

By |2020-08-25T15:27:32-04:00August 25, 2016|

Students taking action

Teachers learn how giving up some control prepares students to live and participate in a democratic society.

By |2016-07-15T10:36:36-04:00July 19, 2016|

Short workshop offered for social studies teachers at UK

The Kentucky Historical Society and the University of Kentucky College of Education will conduct a short professional learning workshop for social studies teachers and other interested educators April 29 on the UK campus in Lexington. The 90-minute workshop, “Taking a Stand in History,” will have one session on the key elements of the inquiry design model and one session on [...]

By |2016-04-13T16:12:32-04:00April 14, 2016|
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