Michigan Council for History Education | Site Wide Activity http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/feed Site Wide Activity Feed Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:56:15 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.2.9 en http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/12/16/special-edition-of-our-december-e-notes-newsletter/ <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Special edition of our December E-Notes Newsletter]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/12/16/special-edition-of-our-december-e-notes-newsletter/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:08:38 +0000 Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Special edition of our December E-Notes Newsletter Jim McConnell, our tireless founder and editor of the MCHE monthly newsletter, has posted a special edition for this month:
I infrequently violate my rule of emailing only once/month to the MCHE E-Notes group via the MSU H-Net system. Information about a very unique social studies opportunity prompts this email. A few of you may have [...]

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/10/18/register-now-for-the-annual-joint-conference-and-save/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer commented on the blog post Register now for the annual joint conference and save…]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/10/18/register-now-for-the-annual-joint-conference-and-save/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:38:10 +0000 Peter Knupfer commented on the blog post Register now for the annual joint conference and save… There's a link to the registration form in the blog posting you responded to. You can also visit http://mcssmi.org and register online there.

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/10/18/register-now-for-the-annual-joint-conference-and-save/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer commented on the blog post Register now for the annual joint conference and save…]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/10/18/register-now-for-the-annual-joint-conference-and-save/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:03:28 +0000 Peter Knupfer commented on the blog post Register now for the annual joint conference and save… Mary Beth: for a table or booth, contact the friendly folks at the Michigan Council for the Social Studies: https://www.mcssmi.org/ and download the exhibitor/sponsor form. The session program is already full, but feel free to ask about this at MCSS.

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/10/18/register-now-for-the-annual-joint-conference-and-save/ <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Register now for the annual joint conference and save...]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/10/18/register-now-for-the-annual-joint-conference-and-save/ Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:29:59 +0000 Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Register now for the annual joint conference and save... Early registration for the Joint Conference in Lansing this November expires by October 21, when rates go up from $160 to $200 for the entire weekend! The conference provides a one-stop professional development experience that allows for historical depth and interdisciplinary breadth across fields and subjects, so take advantage of this great opportunity and join us [...]

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/09/22/mche-joins-mcss-for-joint-social-studies-conference/ <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: MCHE joins MCSS for Joint Social Studies Conference]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/09/22/mche-joins-mcss-for-joint-social-studies-conference/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:48:05 +0000 Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: MCHE joins MCSS for Joint Social Studies Conference This year the Michigan Council for History Education is partnering with our fellow geographers, civic educators, economics teachers, and the Michigan Council for the Social Studies to put on a joint conference, November 4-6 in Lansing, where educators can get powerful professional development across the spectrum of the social studies.  Watch our annual conference page for [...]

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/annual-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-783 <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer commented on the blog post Annual Conference]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/annual-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:31:34 +0000 Peter Knupfer commented on the blog post Annual Conference John: if you're an MCHE member, you can get information through our monthly E-Notes newsletter (click on its link above). Otherwise, you can watch this site for updates and information.

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/09/21/return-history-to-its-rightful-place-at-the-forefront-of-the-curriculum/ <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Return history to its rightful place at the forefront of the curriculum]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/09/21/return-history-to-its-rightful-place-at-the-forefront-of-the-curriculum/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:29:52 +0000 Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Return history to its rightful place at the forefront of the curriculum That's the message of Norm Augustine, a former under secretary of the Army and retired chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin in a vigorous op-ed, "The Education our Economy Needs,"   published in today's Wall Street Journal . Prompted by the recent NAEP results, which showed American high schoolers performing more poorly in history than in math or science, [...]

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/09/19/be-sure-to-head-to-the-detroit-historical-museum-for-a-day-at-the-d/ <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Be sure to head to the Detroit Historical Museum for a Day at the D!]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/09/19/be-sure-to-head-to-the-detroit-historical-museum-for-a-day-at-the-d/ Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:41:35 +0000 Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Be sure to head to the Detroit Historical Museum for a Day at the D! Join us on October 8 for a three hour program on teaching Detroit history; registration closes by September 30.  Find more information and registration form on our Upcoming Events page.

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/60/ <![CDATA[dhales became a registered member]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/60/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:17:41 +0000 dhales became a registered member

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/58/ <![CDATA[awhiteohara became a registered member]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/58/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:30:12 +0000 awhiteohara became a registered member

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/09/08/mche-boards-strategic-planning-meeting/ <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: MCHE Board's Strategic Planning Meeting]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/09/08/mche-boards-strategic-planning-meeting/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:46:54 +0000 Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: MCHE Board's Strategic Planning Meeting On August 18, the Michigan Council for History Education executive board held an all-day strategic planning meeting to map the organization's needs and plans for the near future. Board members Jim Cameron (also our executive director), Jim McConnell, Dorothy Ebersole, Peter Knupfer, Bob Bain, Tim Evans, Gordon Andrews, Danielle Ozanich, Mary Foulke, Abby Combs, Bill [...]

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/49/ <![CDATA[lbrindley became a registered member]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/49/ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:24:02 +0000 lbrindley became a registered member

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/48/ <![CDATA[tevans became a registered member]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/48/ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:07:57 +0000 tevans became a registered member

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/45/ <![CDATA[acombs became a registered member]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/45/ Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:15:57 +0000 acombs became a registered member

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/43/ <![CDATA[rcooley became a registered member]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/43/ Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:51:09 +0000 rcooley became a registered member

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/08/17/thanks-for-taking-our-survey/ <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Thanks for taking our survey!]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/08/17/thanks-for-taking-our-survey/ Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:48:39 +0000 Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: Thanks for taking our survey! Our thanks to over 150 people who clicked over to take our brief survey!  The results are very interesting and informative, and will be an important part of the MCHE board's planning meeting tomorrow.  We will publish the results (anonymized, of course) and invite comments.

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/08/16/naep-u-s-history-assessment-results-released/ <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: NAEP U.S. History assessment results released]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/blog/2011/08/16/naep-u-s-history-assessment-results-released/ Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:47:52 +0000 Peter Knupfer wrote a new blog post: NAEP U.S. History assessment results released The National Assessment for Educational Progress 's benchmark U.S. History tests for grades 4, 8, and 12 have been scored and completed.  Click here to browse the main site for a detailed report of findings, links to pertinent literature, charts of trends, sample questions, and other important information.  The absence of clear trends in the results means that [...]

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]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/39/ <![CDATA[Peter Knupfer and jcameron are now friends]]> http://www.michiganhistoryed.org/activity/p/39/ Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:53:36 +0000 Peter Knupfer and jcameron are now friends

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