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Teacher Workshop on New K-5 Lessons Supporting Social Science Standards
Join a foundation-setting, two-day, highly interactive training to learn about the new, inclusive social sciences lessons for students in grades K-5. Receive an overview of the new lessons, and build comfort and skills in ensuring elementary level social sciences fully reflects the new Oregon State Learning Standards and best practices in recognizing and celebrating individual and community diversity. Session materials include a copy of all lessons, along with a teacher’s guide for additional support.
DETAILS
WHO: K-5 Oregon public school classroom teachers
WHEN: October 24 - 25, 2024
9:00am – 4:30pm (both days)
WHERE: State Library of Oregon, 250 Winter St., Salem, OR
COST: This training is provided free of charge! Breakfast and lunch will be provided on both days. Travel costs are NOT included. (NOTE: Participants must commit to attending both days, for the entire day on both.)
Space is limited!
RSVP by Wednesday, October 9th to Susannah Lightbourne-Maynard
Civics Learning Project: Oregon Civics Conference (OCC) Registration Opens Today!
Open to Oregon's educators at all levels, participants get an insider view of Oregon's government, unique civics teaching strategies, and immediately applicable classroom materials. Attend presentations with seasoned educators, members of Oregon’s government, and experts in many civic-oriented fields!
When: Friday, December 6, 2024
Where: Salem Convention Center
Vietnamese Portland Teacher Advisory Board Application
Vietnamese Portland is assembling an advisory group to assist in the development of classroom-ready, hands-on, standards-aligned resources for educators that will support teaching about Vietnamese American history in Oregon with a focus on Portland.
Teacher Advisory Board members will collaborate with the Vietnamese Portland team to create, advise, provide feedback, and promote the resources being created. The committee will meet virtually three times in the fall of 2024.
Vietnamese Portland is seeking educators who currently teach 2nd grade or 7th grade in the greater Portland metropolitan area. Educators from the Centennial, Corbett, David Douglas, Gresham-Barlow, Parkrose, Portland Public, Reynolds, and Riverdale districts are encouraged to apply.
Teacher Advisory Board members will each be compensated for their time and expertise with a rate of $50/hour for 10 hours.
Pacific Northwest History Conference
The 2024 Pacific Northwest History Conference will feature sessions highlighting new scholarship on events related to public health, racial injustice, climate disruption, and the fragility of democratic institutions, from a Pacific Northwest history lens. Many of the sessions offer connections for teaching ethnic studies and Oregon history, and the conference also features two educator workshops from the Japanese American Museum of Oregon and Confluence.
Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is excited to offer conference registration waivers for Oregon K–12 social science educators! There is a limited number of waivers for metro-area educators and OHS is also offering registration waivers and $150 stipends to rural (outside the Portland Metro, Salem, and Eugene areas) teachers to help cover travel and other expenses related to attending the full conference. PDUs will be available for Oregon teachers who attend.
When: Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19, 2024
Where: Hilton Downtown Portland, Portland
Oregon Historical Society: Hatfield Lecture Series
Apply to the 2025 Hatfield Book Club
Apply to join the 2025 Hatfield Educator Book Club to read The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones and attend her February 4, 2025, Hatfield Lecture virtually or in-person at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with post-lecture reception access for in-person attendees. Participants will each receive a free book and must attend a one-hour Zoom book club discussion on Wednesday, January 29, from 4pm–5pm. PDU credits available.
Participants will be selected and notified during the week of November 11. OHS is looking for a diverse cohort of candidates currently teaching in a K–12 classroom. Interested participants must complete the application by Sunday, November 3, and meet the requirements outlined.
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Civics Learning Project: Oregon Election Resources
Check out the resources we created for secondary grades to help your students learn Oregon's election process! Lessons examine Oregon's constitution, voter eligibility, ballot measures, definitions relating to elections, the history of voting rights, and more.
Resources for Current Events
Facing History 6 Resources for Teaching Current Events
PBS Newshour Classroom: Daily News Lessons
Sudan Crisis Explained
10 Ways to Have Conscientious Conversations on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Discussing the Israel-Palestine Conflict in the Classroom
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Tracker-Council on Foreign Relations
Current Events Opinions from New York Times Learning Network
NYT Contest: Coming of Age in 2024: Explore Your Political Identity and Values
Podcast: Civics 101
Student Opportunities
Campaign to Elect the 2025 Oregon's Kid Governor Kicks-Off
The Oregon Secretary of State invites all Oregon 5th grade students and their teachers to participate in the campaign and election of the 2025 Oregon Kid Governor.
Oregon’s Kid Governor® (ORKG) is a statewide civics program for 5th graders managed by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office. It is an affiliate of Kid Governor®, an award-winning civics program timed to coincide with Election Day in November.
ORKG offers each elementary school in Oregon the opportunity to enter one student candidate into a statewide election that other 5th graders vote in. Classes can nominate a classmate to run for office, vote in the election or both.
During their one-year term, Oregon's Kid Governor will work with the Secretary of State's office on their campaign issue and will meet with Oregon leaders and legislators. In past years, we have had Kid Governors work on anti-bullying efforts, combating racism, and helping animals.
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