Calendar

Date Type Event Location
8.4.2008 Capitol Forum
 Nebraska Capitol Forum

Nebraska Introductory Workshop

A one-day professional development workshop introduces participating teachers to the Choices approach. Extensive classroom resources are provided. Teachers use the resources in their classroom prior to the next planning meeting.		 Bellevue, NE
10.2.2008 Workshops

The Slave Trade and Slavery in the North

This one-day teaching institute will draw on the Choices Program's unit, A Forgotten History: The Slave Trade and Slavery in New England.
Scholar: James Campbell, Brown University
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Providence, RI
10.17.2008
through
10.18.2008 		Exhibits at Conferences

Virginia Council for the Social Studies

 Richmond, VA
10.20.2008 Exhibits at Conferences

Long Island Council for the Social Studies Conference

 Long Island, NY
10.23.2008
through
10.25.2008 		Exhibits at Conferences

Florida Council for the Social Studies

 St. Petersburg, FL
10.27.2008 Exhibits at Conferences

New Jersey Council for the Social Studies

 East Windsor, NJ
10.30.2008 Workshops

Workshop: Teaching about Genocide

This conference workshop will use the Choices unit, Confronting Genocide: Never Again?
Leader: Lucy Mueller, Choices Teaching Fellow		 Manchester, NH
10.30.2008

New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies

 Manchester, NH
11.6.2008
through
11.8.2008 		Exhibits at Conferences

Coalition of Essential Schools - Fall Forum

 Charlotte, NC
11.7.2008 Workshops

Coalition of Essential Schools - Conference Workshop

"Students as Policy-makers: Responding to Cases of Genocide" is a workshop at the Coalition of Essential Schools Fall Forum. Confronting Genocide: Never Again? will be used during the workshop. (date tentative)
Leader: Mollie Hackett		 Charlotte, NC
11.13.2008 Workshops

Teaching with Digital Resources - NSSSA Conference Workshop

At this workshop for social studies supervisors, participants will explore ways to incorporate digital resources, including Choices Scholars Online, into the social studies curriculum. 		Houston, TX
11.14.2008 Workshops

Conference Workshop: Iran Through the Looking Glass

This conference workshop will focus on Iran and use the Choices unit, Iran Through the Looking Glass: History, Reform, and Revolution
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Houston, TX
11.14.2008
through
11.16.2008 		Exhibits at Conferences

National Council for the Social Studies

The Choices Program will be exhibiting in International Alley at the NCSS national conference.		 Houston, TX
11.15.2008 Workshops

Conference Workshop: Cuba After Castro

This conference workshop will focus on Iran and use the Choices unit, Contesting Cuba's Past and Future
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Houston, TX
12.12.2008 Exhibits at Conferences

Westchester Council for the Social Studies

 White Plains, NY
2.2.2009 Capitol Forum
 Nebraska Capitol Forum

Nebraska Pre-Forum Planning Meeting

Teachers meet to review the Capitol Forum agenda and make final plans.		 Lincoln, NE
3.30.2009 Capitol Forum
 Nebraska Capitol Forum

Nebraska Capitol Forum

Student teams from participating schools report on the international concerns of their classmates and engage in a deeper exploration of alternative policy directions. The day culminates in a dialogue among students, teachers, and elected officials and policymakers.		 Lincoln, NE