AIHE PD Workshops
1-2 or 3 full day workshops with 2 Education Specialists and One Franklin’s Opus Historian (Link to our University page in this website) Teachers will receive content knowledge on the area of their choice from University Historians and then receive instruction on how to apply proven teaching methods to that content knowledge for use in their classrooms.
Franklin’s Opus Promoting Citizenship and Civic Consciousness Workshop
Franklin’s Opus and Rutgers University will be hosting this course on June 1 &2, 2012 for lucky teachers in the NJ, Pennsylvania, and NYC areas.This workship offers a two day workshop designed to help teachers better understand how to integrate the teaching of democracy into their curriculum. By adopting a historical approach, the workshop seeks to promote a dynamic understanding of democracy in America that views it as undergoing a continuous process of change.
Heroes for Us-Dennis Denenberg
Inspirational, motivating, dynamic, powerful, humorous, creative, captivating! These are all words that have been used by teachers, book reviewers, parents, and conference attendees who have attended one of my speaking engagements. After being frustrated by the pop culture icons and the super-rich athletes who are displayed as heroes by our society, I have spent much of my life learning about true heroes and sharing their stories with other educators. I spent my educational career in public schools as a social studies teacher, elementary school principal, assistant superintendent, and professor. Currently, I present keynote addresses to conferences/ conventions for corporate, teacher, and parent groups. I also do teacher workshops and in-service programs. I have been called one of the most inspirational speakers in America by thousands of fans across the country. Join me in inspiring educators to bring heroes alive in the life of a child!
International Spy Museum- Educator Professional Development Workshops
In a post 9/11 world, it is imperative that students understand what intelligence is, how it functions, and how it has changed the course of history. You can book a half, full or two-day workshop which will provide teachers with an opportunity to meet former “spies,” learn how to integrate intelligence into the traditional curriculum, and delve into “secret history of history.” Intelligence studies can be used across the curriculum in courses on government and world affairs, U.S. and world history, and science and technology. Case-based scenario lesson-plans and practical activity suggestions and demonstrations will provide teachers with the tools and skills they need to bring the topic of intelligence and “spying” into their classrooms.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers James Madison Fellowships up to $24,000 to middle and high school teachers (as well as recent college graduates planning a teaching career) seeking to obtain a Masters Degree with an emphasis in constitutional studies. . Fellowship applicants compete only against other applicants from the state of their legal residence. Generally, one Fellowship per state is awarded each year. The application deadline is March 1, 2012 and detailed information can be found at www.jamesmadison.gov