January 14 - 15, 2008

The Geography of the Neighborhood: Canada and the U.S.

Presented By
The Minnesota Humanities Center and the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education
With the support of the Consulate General of Canada

Help your students dispel misconceptions about Canada, our northern neighbor, while enhancing lessons in geography, history, and economics.

Presenters will include representatives from the Consulate General of Canada, area educators with ideas for incorporating information about Canada into the classroom, and guest presenter Dr. Nadine Fabbi, Assistant Director of the University of Washington’s Canadian Studies Center .

For more details, please visit the Minnesota Humanities Center Seminar and Events Page .

Location: Minnesota Humanities Center, St. Paul, MN
Cost: $145; includes materials, continental breakfasts, lunches, and overnight accommodations.
To register online or for additional registration information, please visit the Minnesota Humanities Center Event Registration Page .

February 2, 2008

2008 WSCSS K-8 Conference

Presented by the Washington State Council for the Social Studies

Literature, Local History and more!

Special grade-level presentations will be offered by librarians from all over Washington State as well as presentations that will enliven history, geography, culture and literature in K-8 classrooms.

Martha Dietz will present "Aboriginal Children's Literature in Canada" and offer K-12 STUDY CANADA resources.

Shana Brown's session "Tribal Perspectives of Northwest History" and Karen Haas' historical performance will also offer links to Canadian history appropriate for K-8 classrooms.

Location: Loyola Hall, Seattle University
Cost: $20 Pre-Service or First Year Teacher Registration or $50 General Registration
Time: 8:00am start; Registration opens at 7:30am; all day event

Please visit the 2008 WSCSS K-8 Conference Page for program, directions, registration forms, clock hours, contact information and more.

February 7 - 9, 2008

7th Annual International Studies Schools Association Conference
All Classes Through Global Glasses

Presented by the International Studies Schools Association

Come see K-12 STUDY CANADA's Tina Storer along with University of Maine Outreach Coordinator Betsy Arntzen present "North American Stewardship: Canadian and American Approaches" at a featured session.

How do Canadians view global and regional issues? Learn about Canadian approaches to key global and regional issues such as international security, energy, environmental destruction and stewardship of one of the world's biggest sources of fresh water. This presentation includes specific teaching materials and resources.

Please visit the ISSA Conference Page for preliminary itinerary, hotel information, and more.

Location: The Westin Northwest Chicago, Itasca, IL
Cost: Variable; please visit the Conference Registration Page for cost details.

February 22 - 23, 2008

IEPS International Education Forum

Presented by the United States Department of Education
International Education Programs Service

Leading professionals from around the country will convene to discuss issues and explore solutions to some of the key challenges facing the international education community today.

Representatives from federal, state, and local government, business leaders, educators and administrators from all levels will attend the Forum.

Place: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.

For online registration or more information please visit the IEPS International Education Forum page.

February 29, 2008

University of Washington World Languages Day

Presented by the University of Washington Educational Outreach

Featuring speakers on Canadian aboriginal languages and Québec culture and language including:

• Cody Case, Master's Program, Ethnomusicology and 2007-08 FLAS recipient will present "Hip-hop and Cultural Identity in Québec".
• Tim Pasch, Doctoral Program, Communication will present an "Introduction to Inuktitut - the Language of the Inuit."

Cost: $15 Students and Teachers; additional $35 cost may apply (see below).

For additional cost and other information or to register, please visit the World Languages Day page.

March 7 - 9, 2008

Annual WSCSS Lake Chelan Leadership Retreat
Telling Our Stories

Presented by the Washington State Council for the Social Studies, Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

This annual retreat will deepen your knowledge and broaden your outlook on social studies, in addition to providing you with a few lessons to teach on Monday morning.

Of special interest will be Tim Pasch's presentation "Social Networking in the Arctic or, Why are Inuit youth so interested in MySpace, Facebook and Bebo?" K-12 STUDY CANADA resources will be available at his session.

Location: Campbell's Resort and Conference Center - Lake Chelan, WA.
Cost: $160 Regular Registration by February 20, 2008. $180 Late Registration
*Lodging arrangements separate.*

Please visit the WSCSS Leadership Retreat page for tentative program, registration forms and options, contact information, links to lodging and more.

March 30, 2008

Educator Workshop
8th Annual Documentary Film Workshop

Presented by Jackson School Joint Outreach Centers

Teaching Diversity & Cross-Cultural Understanding through Documentary Film, for high school, community college and in-service educators. This workshop will introduce educators to documentary films that can be used to teach students about cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding. This year's workshop will feature films dealing with issues in Asia and Canada.

Place: University of Washington Campus.
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00pm
Cost: $45; includes 6 clock hours and lunch.

To register or for more details please call the Canadian Studies at 206-221-6374 or visit the UW Canadian Studies Events page.

April 30, 2008

Hot Spots in Our World 2008
"Contemporary Indigenous Whaling in Canada and the U.S."

Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Lecture Series
Cosponsored by Jackson School Outreach Centers

This Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Lecture Series features experts from the U.W. and other leading institutions who will address major national and international policy issues.
Click here for details on this lecture series.

"Contemporary Indigenous Whaling in Canada and the U.S." presented by Charlotte Coté, Professor, American Indian Studies, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation and Micah McCarty, Member, Makah Tribal Council.

Place: Walker-Ames Room (Room 225), Kane Hall, University of Washington Campus.
Time: 7:00 pm.
Cost: Free.

For details on this and other events please visit the UW Canadian Studies Events page.

May 31, 2008

Québec Workshop
Enseigner le français : La société québécoise comme outil didactique

Presented by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the UW in the High School Program.

This workshop will be conducted in French and is open to educators and students in teaching certificate programs or French-language programs. The workshop will be lead by Professor Thierry Giasson, Université Laval with presentations by U.W. graduate students whose research includes Québec.

Place: University of Washington Main Campus.
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008
Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.
Cost: $45 per participant (includes 6 clock hours and lunch).

For the latest details please visit the UW Canadian Studies Events Calendar or call Canadian Studies at 206-221-6374.

June 22-27, 2008

30th Annual STUDY CANADA Summer Institute

Experience B.C. from the 5 Themes of Geography to the 2010 Olympics

June 22 - June 27, 2008 (6 days/5 nights)

Sunday, June 22 - Monday, June 23 (Terminal City Club Tower Hotel)
Tuesday, June 24 - Friday, June 27 (Whistler's Crystal Lodge)

• Earn 3 quarter credits 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 visit to the Squamish Nation longhouse and a treetop ecotour of Whistler.
• Preview the 2010 Winter Olympic Games through site tours and presentations.
• Receive useful resources daily that help bring Canada to your classroom.
• Return home enthusiastic and prepared to create a curriculum on Canada in your own classroom.
• Earn 3 university quarter credits (Can/Am 410 - WWU) or 40 clock hours.
• Some travel scholarships are available but apply early for best support options!

Registration is already open for teachers to earn either 40 clock hours or 3 university undergraduate quarter credits. $550 in-state or out-of-state registration fee includes tuition, housing, breakfasts & round-trip Vancouver-Whistler transportation.

Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre and Terminal City Club Tower Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.; Crystal Lodge, Whistler, B.C.

Visit http://www.K12StudyCanada.org/scsi.asp or contact Tina Storer

June 22 - July 2, 2008

Summer Institute for Teachers of French

"Samuel de Champlain: Fondateur de la ville de Québec et explorateur de la Nouvelle-France"

This Institute will take place on the road in the Province of Québec, and will be conducted entirely in French.

For registration, itinerary and other details please visit the Summer Institute for Teachers of French web page.

July 6 - 11, 2008

Summer Institute for K-12 Professionals Québec 1608-2008

"Samuel de Champlain and the Meeting of Two Worlds: 1601-1701"

In 2008, the spotlight will shine on Quebec City, the cradle of French civilization in the New World, as a year of celebratory events commemorates the 1608 founding of what is now the provincial capital. The spotlight will also shine on individuals central to its origin 400 years ago - notable, French cartographer and Quebec's first governor, Samuel de Champlain. This Institute examines Champlain's two worlds.

Beginning and ending in Montreal, with travel to Quebec City, this Institute brings participants first-hand experience with sites and artifacts from the evolving French colonization of North America. At one point, Québec City was at the center of New France - an empire that extended from the Gulf of St Lawrence to the Great Lakes, and from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.

By exploring several themes, the Institute offers participants an opportunity to compare and contrast the contact experience from the two world views of the French and of the First Nations.

For registration, itinerary and other details please visit the Summer Institute for Teachers of French web page.

October 9 - 12, 2008

National Conference on Geography Education 2008

Presented by the National Council for Geographic Education

This conference will take place in Dearborn, Michigan.

Click here to view a PDF of the NCGE advertisement flyer.

Please check back with the NCGE Conference Page for up-to-date information.

November 14 - 16, 2008

88th NCSS Annual Conference

Embrace the Future!

The overall theme of this conference is helping prepare students to thrive in a new millennium characterized by rapid change.

Confirmed speakers include author Firoozeh Dumas, professor Caiphas Nziramasanga of the University of Zimbabwe, KnowledgeWorks Foundation CEO Matt Williams, ExxonMobil V.P. of Public Affairs Kenneth Cohen and conservative icon William Bennett.

The Conference will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Attendees may register on-site. Discounted advance registration is also available through October 24, 2008.

Many registration options exist. Click here to visit the registration page.

For more information, please visit the NCSS Annual Conference page.