Workshop Offered in Lansing for Elementary Teachers!
“Everyday Life in Early Michigan” Workshop, March 5 & 19, Lansing
On March 5 & 19, the Michigan Historical Center is presenting Everyday Life in Early Michigan. We will spend almost the entire first day in the galleries, immersed in 3 time periods: Pre-contact, French fur trade and Settlement. The second day is designed to help teachers put what they have learned into context using maps and timelines. SB-CEUs will be offered pending final approval from MDE. This will be helpful with the 3rd grade GLCEs. The content is also relevant to 5th grade and the techniques can be adapted to other content.
Please direct any questions to: Maria Quinlan Leiby, Education Coordinator ,Michigan Historical Center, DNRE, 517-373-1685 or leibym@michigan.gov
A pdf flyer with more informationon this workshop is available here.
Upcoming Professional Development Workshop at The Henry Ford!
On Saturday, January 22, 2011, The Henry Ford will be offering a day long workshop for teachers. For more information, click here!
Civil War Essay Contest
The MCHE is pleased to announce an essay contest on “The Role of My Community in the Civil War”. The contest is open to 3rd-12th grade students. Entries are due in Tuesday, April 12, 2011. For more information on the essay contest, including guidelines, prizes, and an entry form, please click here to download a pdf form.
Sponsored by Michigan Council for History Education, Michigan Historical Commission & Edward Surovell Realtors.
UPCOMING WAR OF 1812 TOUR!
July 16-25, 2011. Get a spot reserved now for touring the sites of the War of 1812!
A ten-day journey around the Great Lakes will visit key War of 1812 historic sites including the River Raisin Battlefield National Park, Fort Meigs, Fort Stephenson, the Perry Memorial on Put-in-Bay, the Niagara replica in Erie, PA, Brock Monument, the Battle of Lundy’s Lane, Fort Erie, the Battle of Stoney Creek, historic Fort York, Georgian Bay, Fort St. Joseph and Fort Mackinac. The price of $1,812 includes lodging, most meals, admissions and much more. For a detailed brochure, please email Dr. Jim McConnell at jam1776@sbcglobal.net or click here!
UPCOMING EVENTS ON DETROIT HISTORY AND CULTURE
Information on the following upcoming events that relate to Detroit’s history and cultural traditions has been culled from a variety of print and Internet sources. Click here for a Word document containing information on upcoming events in and around the Detroit area.
Plan a trip to
Michigan’s Historical Museum Field Sites
A Michigan Week Contest
Michigan Week — May 17-23, 2008
Presented by
Michigan Council for History Education
in cooperation with
Michigan Historical Commission, Dept. of History, Arts, & Libraries
Click here for contest rules, entry form, and other information.
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For Release: April 25, 2008
Contact: Jim McConnell
734-525-2962 or jam1776@sbcglobal.net
Educators sought for Summer Library of Congress Workshop
MCHE and Wayne RESA offer Teaching with Primary Sources Project
Twenty classroom teachers and media specialists are sought to develop resource materials using the Library of Congress website, http://www.loc.gov. The workshop will include an orientation to the materials and will require each participant to develop lessons for use by students. Sponsored by the Michigan Council for History Education and the Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency, the workshop will be held on Monday-Tuesday, July 21-22 , And Wednesday- Thursday, August 13-14. All sessions will be at Wayne RESA, Westland, MI, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Applications must be RECEIVED by Thursday, May 22nd. Applications are available at socialstudies.resa.net (Note: Do NOT use a www first) or Click here.
Applicants will be notified of their selection by Friday, June 13. Please contact David Hales, 734-334-1311(W) or halesd@resa.net, or Dr. Jim McConnell, 734- 525-2962 or jam1776@sbcglobal.net, Project Co-Directors, for more information. Participants will be expected to develop curriculum materials using the Library of Congress web resources and to help disseminate the materials by making presentations at educational conferences. A $500 honorarium will be paid upon completion of appropriate materials. For sample lessons, visit http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/index.html
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Experience the Arab World
Saturday, November 17, 2007
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Agenda
- 10:00 a.m.— Islamic Center of America, 19500 Ford Road Dearborn MI 48128
Enter by rear door. Appropriate dress is required. Long sleeve shirts; no shorts; hair
covering/scarves for women. Shoes removed to enter sanctuary. - Noon— Middle Eastern Lunch, Arab American National Museum,13624 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI
- 1:00 p.m.— Resources of Arab American National Museum Tour of exhibits
Please complete the registration form no later than Saturday, Nov. 10th, and send to:
- Abby Combs
MCHE Treasurer
30341 Bretton
Livonia, MI 48152
Social Studies Methods and Museums at The Henry Ford for Pre-service History/Social Studies Instructors/Professors
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Benson Ford Research Center Conference Room
In partnership with The Michigan Council for History Education and with support from The Michigan State Bar Foundation
Agenda
- Welcome
- Brief Overview of The Henry Ford and Michigan Council for History Education
- Overlapping Agendas: Enhancing History Instruction in Schools and Museums
- Tour of the exhibit, With Liberty and Justice For All
- Lunch
- Brainstorming Session—Ideas for using museum resources—online and onsite—in history instruction
- Next Steps and Wrap Up
Workshop, materials, museum admission and lunch are free but advance registration is required and space is limited. Please complete the Social Studies Methods and Museums at The Henry Ford registration form and fax, email or send to:
- Dorothy Ebersole, Curator of Education
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Boulevard
Dearborn, MI 48124
313 982-6036 (phone)
313982-6221 (fax)
dorothye@thehenryford.org
