Michigan Council for History Education

The Michigan Council for History Education is partnering with the Library of Congress, Wayne RESA, Copper Country ISD, and Kent ISD to provide 54 teachers or media specialists with powerful professional development workshops using the Library’s digital treasures.  This will be a terrific opportunity to get hands-on experience incorporating digital images, audio, video, and texts into lesson plans.  Applications are due soon, so visit here for details and application forms.

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 already seen the announcement of the position, but MCHE E-Notes reaches a large audience. One never knows who might find this of interest. Then, I did decide to include a few special items for your consideration.

Find it here.

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 at the Causeway Hotel in Lansing Nov 4-6.

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 updates, registration information, and sessions listings!

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.