New Exhibit Hear Us Rise: APA Voices in Feminism
On display Mar 6, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
Join Wing Luke Museum in honoring the historic struggles and vital role of women in American history.
Their newest exhibit, Hear Us Rise, highlights Asian Pacific American women and other marginalized genders that have challenged society’s expectations, defied its restrictions, and fought for equality and opportunity since their arrival in the United States. Read personal stories from powerful women that participated in and drew inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, APA and LGBTQ movements.
Join Wing Luke Museum for the free opening reception on Thursday, March 5th at 6:30PM
Asian American Feminist History in Action Workshop
Saturday March 7, 2020 at 2PM
Join the Asian American Feminist Collective at the Wing Luke Museum for a presentation and interactive workshop that applies the histories of diasporic Asian and Asian American feminists who came before us to our own lives and work. In this space, facilitated by members of the collective, we seek to pay homage to Asian/American feminists who inspire us to build towards more just futures. Creating our own narratives and learning our histories can be radical acts of resistance. Participants will share stories of change-makers and discuss what we can learn from Asian/American feminists past and present to guide our activism. Come ready to share stories of your own! Free.
See other events happening at Wing Luke Museum.
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March 19
Fact, Opinion and Propaganda: Empowering Students to be Reliably Informed teacher workshop, March 19, 2020, 9:00-3:30 p.m., at Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle. Registration required. Clock hours and lunch provided.
March 26
Teacher Workshop: America and the Holocaust, March 26, 2020, 9:00-3:30 p.m., at Gonzaga University, Foley Center Library, Spokane. Registration required. Clock hours and lunch provided.
WRITING, ART, AND FILM CONTEST 2020! Accepting entries now through May 1, 2020! This year the prompts are sufficiently broad so as to enable teachers to teach and assess any of the required CCSS forms of writing in preparation for the SBA, and then submit all written work for consideration in our annual contest. All resources and rubrics provided!
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Education transforms lives. The International March of The Living provides leadership in Holocaust education, strengthens education systems worldwide, and responds to contemporary global challenges through education. A major theme is human rights. We believe that education is a tool to prevent violent extremism. We are witnessing a rise in anti-Semitic attacks worldwide. In response, we are scheduling an international live streamed broadcast from Auschwitz sponsored by The Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience at Rutgers University, on April 20th at 5 PM Poland time.
Effectively communicating the messages of the Holocaust becomes increasingly challenging with time. The passing of survivors and the increase in anti-Semitism make this all the more important. This is the link to a full description of the program.
https://motl.org/from-the-gates-of-auschwitz-countering-hate-through-education/
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OSPI invites all Educational Service Districts to apply for grant money to assist with civics education professional development. This training would help support teachers in providing students with effective civics education for grades K-12.
Application deadline: March 12, 2020
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The Kip Tokuda Memorial Washington Civil Liberties Public Education Program (WCLPEP) has been reopened for a second round of applicants. Anyone interested can visit the OSPI Social Studies website for more information and instructions on how to apply.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2020
 Through the assistance of the Kip Tokuda Grant, Stourwater Pictures was able to license four of their films about the World War II experience of Japanese Americans in Washington state to all of the ESDs. The closed-captioned films are now available for strreaming via Vimeo.
At this point, two of the films, THE RED PINES and MY FRIENDS BEHIND BARBED WIRE have curriculum which is free and available to download from their website www.stourwater.com. Curriculum will be updated and created for the other two films in the coming months.
Two teacher workshops will be offered, one in Seattle, July 13-14, in association with the National Japanese American Historical Society, and one on Bainbridge Island in October. For more information about these workshops, you may contact Karen Matsumoto at kwrenm@gmail.com.
Be sure to catch the next show time of Baseball Saved Us, tonight!
When: Thursday, March 5, at 6:00 PM
Where: Museum of History and Industry
This musical, based on the award-winning children's book by Seattle author Ken Mochizuki, follows the journey of young Shiro who, along with his family, is imprisoned in an incarceration camp.
Check out other upcoming show dates of this free musical.
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 The Daniel J. Evans Civic Education Award Program would like to showcase Washington students!
Do you know a student who shines as a leader in the classroom, school, or community, and has successfully completed an OSPI-Developed Civics Assessment?
OSPI is now accepting applications for the Daniel J. Evans Civic Education Award for the 2019-20 school year. If you are interested in nominating one or more of your students, please complete this survey and attach the student’s OSPI-developed assessment when prompted. For more information, please go to: https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/awards-recognition/daniel-j-evans-civic-education-award-students.
Recent requests have come in for a better way to copy and paste certain sections of the Social Studies Learning Standards for use in rubrics and lesson plans. We have recently updated our website where you can now access the learning standards in an editable Word file. If you are using this file, please follow the instructions on the web page.
Also featured on this page are the learning standards by grade band and subject area for quick access to the pdf versions.
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 The Office of the Secretary of State is excited to announce our Student Mock Election Presidential Primary Edition. Just like adult voters in our state, students will vote on real candidates and on paper ballots. By participating, students learn how to become informed voters using critical reading and decision-making skills. #FutureVoter
Voting is free to all Washington State public, private, tribal and homeschool students in grades K-12. No pre-registration necessary.
Teaching Tolerance launched Future Voters Project with the goal of ensuring that all eligible students have the opportunity to register to vote before they graduate from high school. Check out best practices for leading inclusive, effective school-based voter registration drives, and sign up to join the Future Voters Project to stay posted on new election resources, recommendations and classroom activities over the coming months.
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 United States of America's Vietnam War Commemoration is a Department of Defense office authorized by Congress in 2008 and launched by the President in May 2012 to honor the service and sacrifice of America's Vietnam War veterans and their families. The organization’s History and Legacy Branch’s professional historians and educators have developed materials to aid educators and students in contextualizing the importance of the Vietnam War and the Vietnam veteran in U.S. history.
Download the teachers' toolkit and more!
View veterans' oral histories
Email for physical copies of posters and teachers' toolkits (Please note the Vietnam War Commemoration cannot ship to PO Boxes.)
Enter the 2020 Scott Johnson High School Essay Contest on Open Government. Sponsored by the Washington Coalition for Open Government (WCOG) and the Stokes Lawrence Law Firm, this contest is designed to teach students about the importance of transparency in government. WCOG is a non-partisan, non-profit good government organization which works for openness and transparency at all levels of government in Washington state.
See the flyer or go to https://washingtoncog.org/awards/essay-contest/ for details on competing for the $1,000 scholarship. Juli Bunting, Executive Director of WCOG, is available to speak to any classes, organizations, or student groups about transparency and good government. Contact info@washingtoncog.org to learn more.
Submission Deadline: April 15, 2020
 Each year, the Western Governors' Association would like to recognize and profile an outstanding art teacher who participates in their "Celebrate the West" competition. $300 will be awarded to that teacher’s school art program, and this year, they have added a Chairman’s Teacher Award to the competition.
Sign up by April 30, 2020!
Youth Heritage Project 2020 (YHP) is a multi-day heritage field school that connects 40 high school students and 8 adult mentors with historic, cultural, and natural resources throughout Washington. The program is all about place-based learning and fun, hands-on activities that provide participants with the chance to explore new parts of our state and engage with real-world issues in the realms of history, preservation, and resource management. Please click here for more information.
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Librarians Supporting the New Social Studies Standards Workshops
You are invited to sign up for one of the upcoming "Librarians Supporting the New Social Studies Standards” workshops that are being offered at a variety of locations at no cost around the state. Although this free 6-hour workshop is primarily designed to provide Teacher-Librarians with strategies to support student learning using the state’s updated Social Studies Learning Standards (https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/social-studies/learning-standards), it is open to other interested educators as well. Participants will gain a general understanding of the standards, and ideas for implementing them at all levels. This training is sponsored by the WA State Library, WLA, and OSPI, and 6 free clock hours will be available to attendees.
March 7, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Vancouver, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/100317 (wait list)
March 21, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Mount Vernon, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/98839
March 28, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Spokane Valley, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/98776
April 18, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Auburn, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/101812
April 25, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Tacoma, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/98846
April 25, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Wenatchee, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/98869
Makerspace Your School Library Workshops
You are also invited to sign up for one of the upcoming "Makerspace Your School Library Workshop” workshops. Again, although this free 6-hour workshop is primarily designed to provide Teacher-Librarians with strategies to support student learning using Makerspaces, it is open to other interested educators as well. Participants will gain a general understanding of the relevant learning standards that support Makerspaces, and ideas for initiating or implementing Makerspaces at all levels. This training is also sponsored by the WA State Library, WLA, and OSPI, and 6 free STEM clock hours will be available to attendees.
March 21, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Yakima, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/98802
March 28, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Renton, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/99698 (wait list)
April 25, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Longview, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/99749
April 25, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Quilcene, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/99748 (wait list)
May 9, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in West Richland, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/98818
May 16, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Wenatchee, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/99622
May 16, 2020 from 9am-3:30pm in Lake Stevens, WA: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/Catalog/Event/101813 (wait list)
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