Welcome to
The Social Studies PLACE
Programs, Links, and Content for Educators
The goal of this site is to inform K-12 social studies educators about available social studies resources and Arkansas Department of Education updates to benefit you and your students.
What’s New?
Crafting Freedom Workshop:
Black Artisans, Entrepreneurs & Abolitionists of the Antebellum South
A 2012 National Endowment for the Humanities professional development opportunity for K-12 educators. Two summer sessions:
I. June 21-26, 2012
II. July 12-17, 2012
Deadline: March 1, 2012 $1,200 stipend
For more information and to apply visit the Website at http://thomasday.net/crafting-freedom-workshop/
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National Park Foundation - Park Steward Award
Teacher In-Service, Saturday, January 21, 2012, 9a.m. - 2p.m.
In this workshop, learn how one teacher integrates the Civil Rights Movement into the classroom after receiving a $7,000 award from the National Park Foundation . Suggested for 9-12th.
For more information contact Kimble Talley, Little Rock Central High School National Historical Site,kimble_talley@nps.gov.
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2012 Award Nomination Deadline: February 1, 2012
NOMINATE A MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER TO WIN THE $10,000 NATIONAL HISTORY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
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State winners each receive: $1,000
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All winners receive an archive of materials for their school library, donated in their honor.
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This site is managed by the Curriculum and Instruction unit of the Arkansas Department of Education. Please contact social studies specialist Maggie Herrick at margaret.herrick@arkansas.gov or (501) 682-6574, for more information.
If you have additional resources or information to assist social studies educators please contact us with this information.
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