January 25 - 29, 2010

"Olympics Days" at Wade King Elementary School

Location: Wade King Elementary School, Bellingham, WA
Time: Ongoing

WWU's Center for Canadian-American Studies and Department of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation are working with Wade King Elementary School staff to deliver Olympics-related lesson plans across the K-6 curriculum to encourage interest in the Olympic and Paralympic Movements and Vancouver 2010, increase knowledge about Canada and winter sports, build skills according to state EALRs, and instill a sense of confidence and fun with physical activity. Tim Carlson's PE classes will offer Olympics-style activities in collaboration with Dr. Derrick Mears and his students at WWU.

Presented by
Center for Canadian-American Studies
WWU Department of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation

January 26, 2010

"'Go for the Gold' Assembly" at Wade King Elementary School

Location: Wade King Elementary School, Bellingham, WA
Time: 1:15 pm

Featured speaker and Three-Time Paralympian Donovan Tildesley, who bore Canada’s flag at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, won multiple medals in swimming events at the Paralympic Summer Games in Sydney (2000), Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008). He will bring the spirit of the Games to Wade King Elementary School by showing how a young boy — blind since birth — could one day win bronze, silver and gold medals as well as hold world records for the 800m and 1500m freestyle events. Students will learn about values of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements and the importance of goal-setting and striving for excellence in life.

Presented by
Center for Canadian-American Studies
Center for Performance Excellence
WWU Department of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation

January 26, 2010

"Go for the Gold"
Performance Perspectives of Olympic Athletes

Location: Arntzen Hall 100 (AH100), WWU Campus, Bellingham, WA
Time: 7:00 pm

Featured Speaker: Erin Porter Bembry, US Olympian, Short track speed skater who competed in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympic Games, and Donovan Tildesley, Canadian swimmer and multiple medalist who, blind since birth, competed in the past three Summer Games.

Through the personal stories of these remarkable athletes, WWU students and community members will learn about the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, the challenges of world record athleticism, and the importance of striving for excellence in life.

Presented by
Center for Canadian-American Studies
Center for Performance Excellence
WWU Department of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation

February 6, 2010

2010 WSCSS K-8 In-Service Conference

David Buerge, Seattle historian, author and educator will be the keynote speaker: "Native Americans of the Seattle Area" is the topic.

Breakout sessions will include Geography, Duwamish experience, History, Law Related Education, East Asia, and more!

Lunch and 6 clock hours are available.

Location: Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center
Cost: $20 Pre-service and 1st-year, $60 regular, or $70 walk-in
Time: Registration opens at 7:30am; all day event
Pre-registration encouraged.

Please click here for updated details and registration information.

Presented by the Washington State Council for the Social Studies

February 9, 2010

The Legacy of the Olympic Games: Vancouver 2010

Location: Arntzen Hall Room 100 (AH100), WWU Campus, Bellingham, WA
Time: 7:00 pm

Special Guest: Dr. Ralph Vernacchia, Department of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation, and Director, Center for Performance Excellence

An overview of the critical issues and upcoming events of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on the Olympic and Paralympic movements, and the future of the Olympic Games. The remarkable life and athleticism of Bellingham's own Franz Gabl, a 1948 silver medalist in the downhill event will be highlighted as an inspiration for all those who engage in the healthy pursuit of athletic and personal excellence.

Presented by
Center for Canadian-American Studies
Center for Performance Excellence
WWU Department of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation

February 12, 2010

K-12 STUDY CANADA Workshop
A Journey to the Canadian Arctic
An Interactive and Interdisciplinary Curriculum for K-12 Educators

Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Time: 5:00 pm to 8:00pm
Cost: $25 (includes 3 clock hours, dinner, and resources)

Presenters John Kilbourne, PhD, and Elizabeth Kilbourne are a husband and wife team who have dedicated much of their professional life to studying the Canadian Arctic. In 2001 they moved their family to Iqaluit, Nunavut to experience the Arctic world first-hand. Both are faculty at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, and have presented at the annual STUDY CANADA Summer Institute in the past. This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the life-world of the Inuit and receive numerous curriculum materials, guides and resources that assist development of interactive and interdisciplinary lesson plans for use in K-12 classrooms.

To register, please send your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, school, and subjects/grades taught to canada@u.washington.edu.

Registration can be accepted as a check or money order, payable to "University of Washington," with "Arctic Workshop" in the memo line.

Please click here for updated details, or contact the Canadian Studies Center at (206) 221-6374 or canada@u.washington.edu.

Sponsored by the Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

March 12 - 14, 2010

Annual WSCSS Lake Chelan Leadership Retreat

Location: Campbell's Resort and Conference Center - Lake Chelan, WA.

Please click here for updated details and registration information.

Presented by
The Washington State Council for the Social Studies
The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Outreach Centers at UW
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

April 10, 2010

WAFLT Spring Conference #2
New Decade, Renewed Engagement in World Languages

Location: HUB Building, University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
Time: 8:00pm to 4:00pm (registration begins at 5:00pm)
Cost*: Members: $35; Non-members: $45; On-site/late: $55

  *Price includes 6 Washington State clock hours

The Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT), in cooperation with the Canadian Studies Center at the University of Washington and the Northwest chapter of the American Association for Teachers of French (AATF-WA/AK/BC/AB) will host the 2010 spring conference # 2 for World Language teachers.

All World language teachers are encouraged to attend as well as present workshops.

Workshop proposals accepted through March 21st.

Please register today!

Please click here for updated details and registration information, or contact Misa Bourdoiseau at mizab@hotmail.com or (206) 524-9166.

Co-sponsored by UW Canadian Studies Center and AATF - Northwest Chapter

June 20-25, 2010

32nd Annual STUDY CANADA Summer Institute
Experience B.C. from the 5 Themes of Geography to the 2010 Olympics

June 20 - June 25, 2010 (6 days/5 nights)

Sunday, June 20 - Monday, June 21 (Terminal City Club Tower Hotel)
Tuesday, June 22 - Friday, June 25 (Whistler's Crystal Lodge)

• Earn 3 quarter credits (C/AM 410 - WWU) or 40 clock hours as you learn about British Columbia, Canada, and the Olympic tradition in a comfortable classroom setting from government officials, tribal leaders, and university faculty.
• Banish stereotypes and meet real Canadians while exploring two of Canada's most beautiful, cosmopolitan and environmentally sustainable cities.
• Experience Canada's culture, history and environment during an urban walking tour of Vancouver, a historical carriage tour through Stanley Park, a visit to the Squamish Nation Longhouse, a tour of the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, and a Tree Trek ecotour on foot or by zipline in Whistler.
• Witness the legacies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games through site tours and presentations.
• Receive useful resources daily that help bring Canada to your classroom.
• Return home with lesson plans on Canada that meet NCSS standards

Registration is already open for teachers to earn either 40 clock hours or 3 university undergraduate quarter credits. $500 in-state (WA) or out-of-state registration fee includes tuition, housing, breakfasts & round-trip Vancouver-Whistler transportation.

Please click here for updated details and registration information or contact Tina Storer

June 27 - July 2, 2010

Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals
"Québec Dimensions: Geographic, Historical and Cultural Explorations"

The Northeast National Resource Center on Canada invites social studies, geography, history and French teachers to spend a week in the province of Québec, Canada. This professional development opportunity will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the six elements of geography, historical foundations, and contemporary cultural insights through first-hand experience in the province of Québec.

Itinerary: June 27-28 in Montréal; June 29-30 in Québec City; July 1-2 in Montréal
Registration Fee: $649
Credit: PDP/Clock Hour Certificate for 45 contact hours.
The Institute may be taken for graduate credit.
Registration Deadline: May 5, 2010.

The Institute begins and ends in Montréal with travel to Québec City. Participants will:

• Gain current curriculum materials and resources to aid in teaching
• Receive briefings by specialists in Québec geography, history, and culture
• Visit key sites relevant to Québec geography, history and culture:
  • walking tours and museums in Québec and Montréal
  • Ile d’Orléans, Montmorency Falls, & Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré
• Apply new knowledge to a collaborative unit that meets state and national geography and social studies standards.

Click a Link below for...

• Detailed Information Handout (PDF)
• Printable Registration Form (PDF)

Please click here for updated details and registration information or contact Betsy Arntzen, phone:(207)581-4225.

Presented by the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada
The Northeast National Resource Center on Canada is the Canadian-American Center, University of Maine; and the Center for the Study of Canada, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh.

September 29 - October 3, 2010

National Conference on Geography Education 2010

Location: Savannah, Georgia
Date: September 29 to October 3, 2010
Cost: TBA

Please click here for updated details and registration information.

Presented by the National Council for Geographic Education

October, 2010

WSCSS 2010 Fall Conference

Location: Edmonds Woodway High School, Edmonds, WA
Date: TBA
Cost: TBA

Please click here for updated details and registration information.

Presented by the Washington State Council for the Social Studies

November 12 - 14, 2010

90th NCSS Annual Conference
Vistas, Visions, and Voices

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
Headquarters Hotel: Hyatt Regency Denver

Travel West and join NCSS in Denver in 2010 to celebrate the 90th year of the nation’s premier social studies professional development conference. With the theme Vistas, Visions & Voices, the 90th NCSS Annual Conference will bring together top professionals in social studies education and highlight the central role of social studies in our schools — preparing 21st century citizens who have learned from the voices of the past and the present to participate in an interdependent global society of the future.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Maya Soetoro-Ng, peace educator and sister of President Barack Obama
• Dr. Sam Wineburg, Director of Stanford University's Stanford History Education
• Kenneth C. Davis, author of the Don’t Know Much About series
• Tom Daccord, Co-Director of The Center for Teaching History with Technology
• Da Chen, author of Colors of the Mountain and Sounds of the River
• Adam Schrager, Denver NBC News Affiliate political reporter, and author of The Principled Politician

The NRCs on Canada will exhibit resources and participate in a series of clinics and sessions on teaching about Canada.

Presented by the National Council for the Social Studies