August, Septmber, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August

September 2008

15: Application Deadline: Teaching American History Grant's Historical Literacy Project. Apply at www.dcte.udel.edu/hlp2

17: Constitution Day

19: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware Board meeting. Delaware Public Archives in Dover. 10 a.m. - noon. Executive Committee meets from 9-10 a.m.

25: Submission Deadline - Session proposals for DCSS Fall Social Studies Conference. Session proposal form available at http://www.udel.edu/dssep/DCSS%20Fall%20Conference/2007_dcss_fall_conference.htm

26: Registration Deadline - Delaware Council for the Social Studies (DCSS) Statewide Social Studies Conference. Registration form available at http://www.udel.edu/dssep/DCSS%20Fall%20Conference/2007_dcss_fall_conference.htm

October 2008

10: DCSS Statewide Social Studies Conference - "Everyone Counts." Alfred G. Waters Middle School, Appoquinimink School District. 7:30 am. - 3:30 pm.

15: Registration deadline for 2009 National Geography Bee.

17: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware Board meeting. Delaware Public Archives in Dover. 10 a.m. - noon. Executive Committee meets from 9-10 a.m.

23-24: State Testing: Social Studies - DSTP test administration for grades 4 & 6.

27-29: Student Vote 2008: Delaware Statewide Mock Election. Sponsored by the Delaware State Department of Elections, the University of Delaware's Democracy Project, and the Wilmington News-Journal.

31: Student Vote 2008 Statewide Convention. Results announced at Legislative Hall in Dover.

November 2008

14-15: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Workshop - "Colonial America ." Courtyard Marriott Hotel, University of Delaware. Newark.

16-22: Geography Awareness Week - "The Americas." Visit http://www.nationalgeographic.com to download a free toolkit

21: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware Board meeting. Delaware Public Archives in Dover. 10 a.m. - noon. Executive Committee meets from 9-10 a.m.

14-16: National Council for the Social Studies Annual National Conference in Houston, Texas. Theme - "Embrace the Future ."

December 2008

5-6: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Workshop - "Reconstruction." Courtyard Marriott Hotel, University of Delaware. Newark.

5: Nominations for Delaware Geographic Alliance's Distinguished Teaching Awards due.

8: Lead Teacher Training - Social Studies Coalition of Delaware. Grades 6-8. DelTech, Dover. 8-4 p.m.

10: Lead Teacher Training - Social Studies Coalition of Delaware. Grades 9-12. DelTech, Dover. 8-4 p.m.

15: Deadline to register for National Geography Bee. Principals must register at www.nationalgeographic.com

19: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware Board meeting. Delaware Public Archives in Dover. 10 a.m. - noon. Executive Committee meets from 9-10 a.m.

January 2009

16: Portfolios for Delaware Geographic Alliance's Distinguished Teaching Awards due.

23: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware Board meeting. Delaware Public Archives in Dover. 10 a.m. - noon. Executive Committee meetsfrom 9-10 a.m.

24: Delaware Geographic Alliance Workshop: Stony the Road We Trod - Teaching Geography in the American Civil Rights Movement. Dover Sheraton Hotel. 8:30-3:00.

February 2009

11: Teaching American History Grant's Historical Literacy Project. Special Presentation - "The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary" by author Candace Fleming. Courtyard Marriott, University of Delaware. 5-8 p.m.

12: Pre-Registration Deadline - Middle States Council for Social Studies Conference.

20: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware Board meeting. Delaware Public Archives in Dover. 10 a.m. - noon. Executive Committee meets from 9-10 a.m.

26-28: Middle States Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference - "Social Studies: One Earth, One World." Salisbury University. Salisbury, Maryland

March 2009

6-7: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Workshop - "American Revolution " Courtyard Marriott Hotel, University of Delaware. Newark.

6: Ethical Foundations Seminar sponsored by the Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship. 5-8pm Lerner Atrium/235 Purnell Hall, UD.

10: Registration Deadline for Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship's Teach Children to Save Day.

12: Historical Literacy Project's Evening with an Author. Featured author - Adam Cohen "Nothing to Fear: FDRs Inner Circle and the Hundred Days that Created Modern America.” Clayton Hall, University of Delaware. Newark. 5-8 p.m.

15: Economics Challenge sponsored by the Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship.

20-21: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Workshop - "A Changing Nation: Immigration, Industrialization, & Urbanization ." Courtyard Marriott Hotel, University of Delaware. Newark.

April 2009

2: Historical Literacy Project's Evening with an Author. Featured author - William G. Scheller "America: A History in Art. ” Clayton Hall, University of Delaware. Newark. 5-8 p.m.

14: Historical Literacy Project's Evening with an Author. Featured author - Chandra Manning "What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War.” Courtyard Marriott Hotel, University of Delaware. Newark. 5-8 p.m.

16: Economics is FUNdamental program sponsored by Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship. Dover Sheraton.

17: Ethical Foundations Seminar sponsored by the Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship. 5-8pm Lerner Atrium/235 Purnell Hall, UD.

24: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware Board meeting. Delaware Public Archives in Dover. 10 a.m. - noon. Executive Committee meets from 9-10 a.m.

25: Delaware History Day Competition. Del-Tech, Stanton Campus.

25-27: National We the People Competiton Finals. Arlington, Virginia.

29-30: Teach Children to Save Day sponsored by Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship.

30: Delaware Council for the Social Studies Annual Awards Dinner. Fraizer's Restauarnt, Dover.

May 2009

1: Law Day

3-5: National We the People Competition. Washington, DC.

7: Public lecture: Annette Gordon-Reed - "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family." 100 Kirkbride Hall, University of Delaware. 7:30 p.m.

14: Historical Literacy Project's Evening with an Author. Featured author - Klye Ward "History Lessons" and "History in the Making. ” Dover Downs. 5-8 p.m.

20: State Testing - DSTP test administration for grade 8 & 11 social studies.

21: ME Competition sponsored by the Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship. 9-2 p.m. Carter Center, Georgetown.

28-29: ME Competition sponsored by the Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship. 9-2 p.m. Delmarva Power Conference Center, Newark.

29: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware Board meeting. Delaware Public Archives in Dover. 10 a.m. - noon. Executive Committee meets from 9-10 a.m.

 

June 2009

8: NEW DATE - Historical Literacy Project's Evening with Authors. Featured authors - Scott Reynolds Nelson "Steel Drivin Man" and Marc Aronson "Ain't Nothin But a Man." Dover.. 5-8 p.m.

14-18: National History Day competition. Theme - "The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies." University of Maryland.

22-25: Money Talk$ Institute. Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware. Location - Citi (4500 New Linden Hill Road, Wilmington).. 9 a.m. - noon. Grades 3-8.

7-9: Mini-Society: Experiential Learning at Its Best. Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

26: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware Board meeting. Delaware Public Archives in Dover. 10 a.m. - noon. Executive Committee meets from 9-10 a.m.

22-26: Democracy Project Civics Education Summer Institute (Phase I) and cluster. University of Delaware, Newark.

July 2009

6-10: Summer Geography Institute for Teachers- Part 2 (Standards 3 and 4 Place/Culture and Region) University of Delaware, Main Campus Newark.

6-10: Economics and Children's Literature. Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware. 9 a.m. - noon.

7-9: Mini-Society: Experiential Learning at Its Best. Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

13-23 (Monday-Friday): Economics for the Elementary Educator. Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware. 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

13-23: Economics for the Secondary Educator - Economic Systems and International Trade. Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware. 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

20-24: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Summer Institute - "The New Nation." Dover, Delaware.

20-24: Summer Geography Institute for Teachers-Part 1 (Standards 1 and 2 Mapping and Humans Interact with the Environment). DTCC Campus, Carter Center, Georgetown.

26-30: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Summer Institute - "The Progressive Era." Dover, Delaware.

August 2009

10-12: Democracy Project Summer Institute (Phase II). Virden Center, Lewes Delaware.