Current NewsCHSSP Seeks Program CoordinatorThe California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP), is currently seeking applications for the position of program coordinator / analyst working for the Statewide CHSSP office on the UC Davis campus. Funding for this full-time position is guaranteed for one year, but may be extended should additional resources be made available. For details and to find out how to apply, download the position description by clicking on the link below.
Applications are due by July 14, 2008
For questions, please please feel free to contact the Statewide CHSSP office at UC Davis (chssp@ucdavis.edu; 530.752.0572).
http://jobs.hr.ucdavis.edu/jm/ViewVacancy?id=10634CHSSP's Spring / Summer 08 Newsletter, The SourceCHSSP releases the latest edition of its newsletter, The Source. Click on the link below to read about the History Summit Initiative, Teaching American History grant awards, new leadership at CSU Long Beach, adn summer institutes and workshops
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Download Spring / Summer 08 Edition of the SourceWe Are California: CHSSP Partners with the California Council for the HumanitiesA new interactive online exhibit from the California Council for the Humanities (CCH) – We Are California: Stories of Immigration and Change – will explore the history and stories of those who have immigrated or migrated to California. A new partnership between the Council and the California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP) will help to bring this exciting resource to the classroom. Through the CCH-CHSSP partnership, four professional development workshops for California K-12 history teachers will be held this summer.
Three of the four workshops are open to the public and are scheduled across the state this summer. (The fourth will be held for participants at this summer’s UCLA Places and Time institute). The open workshops are scheduled for UC Irvine on July 9, Stanford University on July 28, and UC Davis on July 30.
To register for one of these workshops or for more information, contact the CHSSP offices at chssp@ucdavis.edu or check out the flier below for online registration information.
Linked Documents Download a flier for We Are California Workshops2008 CHSSP Summer Institutes AnnouncedThe CHSSP has institutes for elementary through high school teachers, at college campuses and local school sites. The institutes will focus on a variety of topics -- from Geography to US and World History to Academic Literacy to Global Environmental History and Economics -- the CHSSP has something for everyone.
For more information, click on the link below
Linked Documents Download List of CHSSP's 2008 Summer InstitutesCHSSP Announces History Summit InitiativeGiven its mandate as a publicly-funded professional development organization to increase student achievement in history and the related social sciences, the California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP) is convening a select group of K12 educators and administrators, university scholars, and state and national leaders to advocate for increased and improved history instruction for all of California’s children.
Summit participants, who will meet three times over the next 18 months, will engage in a rigorous discussion of the benefits of high-quality history instruction, methods to increase and improve instruction throughout the state, and seek to merge the latest research in history education with classroom practice.
For additional details, visit the History Summit website by clicking below or contact the CHSSP offices at chssp@ucdavis.edu.
http://historysummit.ucdavis.edu