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

September 2009

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

17: Constitution Day

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

October 2009

1: Kalmar Nyckel Welcome Home Event. Dravo Plaza. Free for Delaware Teachers. 5-7 p.m. RSVP at 302-429-7447

14: Delaware History Day workshop at Delaware Historical Society's History Museum. 3:30 Contact Ellen Rendle at photos@hsd.org or erendle@dehistory.org

15: Registration deadline for 2009 National Geography Bee. Registration information available at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/registration.html

15: Delaware GeoFest at Gallaher Elementary School. Sponsored by Delaware Geographic Alliance. Contact Maggie Legates at maggielg@udel.edu

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

21: Delaware GeoFest at North Georgetown Elementary School. Sponsored by Delaware Geographic Alliance. Contact Maggie Legates at maggielg@udel.edu

21: Social Studies Coalition of Delaware’s Curriculum Advisory committee meeting.

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

23:Social Studies Coalition of Delaware’s Curriculum Advisory committee meeting.

26: Delaware GeoFest at Central Middle School in Dover. Sponsored by Delaware Geographic Alliance. Contact Maggie Legates at maggielg@udel.edu

November 2009

11: "Vietnam Mailbag" Book Presentation- A Veterans Day event sponsored by the Delaware Historical Society. 7 p.m.

13: Registration Deadline: Delaware High School Mock Trial Competition. Call 778-0643 or e-mail delrecntr@aol.com

13-14: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Workshop - "Jeffersonian America ." Courtyard Marriott Hotel, University of Delaware. Newark.

13-15: National Council for the Social Studies Annual National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Theme - "Dreams and Deeds: The Civic Mission of Schools."

15-21: Geography Awareness Week. Visit http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/index.html for information and details.

18: Historical Literacy Project Evening with Author Melissa Klapper - "Small Strangers: The Experiences of Immigrant Children in America: 1880-1925." Delaware Public Archives, Dover. 5:15 - 7:30.

18: Delaware High School Mock Trial case packet available at www.delrec.org

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.

December 2009

4-5: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Workshop - "Overseas Expansion." Courtyard Marriott Hotel, University of Delaware. Newark.

11: Deadline to register for National Geographic Bee. Details at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/registration.html

18: 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 2010

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

 

February 2010

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.

25-26: Middle States Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. Gettysburg, PA. Details at http://www.mscss.net/MSCSSwebsitenewmainpage.html

March 2010

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

19-20: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Workshop - "World War I." Courtyard Marriott Hotel, University of Delaware. Newark.

April 2010

9: Delaware Geography Bee.

10: National We the People Competition finals. Arlington, VA.

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

May 2010

1: Law Day - Theme = "Law in the 21st Century: Emerging Challenges and Enduring Traditions." Visit the Law Day home and sign up for the Law Day listserv at http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/2009/home.shtml 

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

25-26: National Geography Bee.Washington, DC.

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.

 

June 2010

13-17: National History Day competition. Theme - "Innovation in History: Impact and Change." University of Maryland.

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

21-25: Democracy Project Civics Education Summer Institute (Phase I) and cluster. University of Delaware, Newark.

July 2010

19-23: Historical Literacy Project's Teaching American History Summer Institute - "Westward Expansion ." Dover, Delaware.

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

August 2010

9-11: Democracy Project Summer Institute (Phase II). Virden Center, Lewes Delaware.