KSHS Teacher eNews
Issue 69, Summer 2012
Archaeology Workshop – Application Deadline June 15 - Understandin
g Past and Present Cultures: Bringing Project Archaeology into the Classroom is a free workshop for upper elementary and middle school educators, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday – Friday, August 1 – 3, 2012, in Girard, Kansas. The workshop will focus on modeling national and Kansas-specific Project Archaeology materials. The curriculum is designed for, but not limited to, grades three through eight. Application deadline is June 15, 2012.
Teaching With Primary Sources Workshop– Presented by the Library of Congress and Kansas Historical Society, “It’s Elementary: Professional Development for K-6 Teachers in Kansas,” is a four-day workshop scheduled for July 23–26, 2012, in Topeka. The workshop will focus on the use of primary sources to teach social studies and Common Core reading anchors for literacy in history standards. Application deadline is May 25.
Read Kansas! Teach Reading and Writing – Our award-winning curriculum brings ready-to-use materials to you and your students. These lessons will help students build reading skills as they learn about their state. Each lesson is based on grade specific reading indicators, designed to develop critical thinking skills, and uses primary source materials to teach history. All primary (18), intermediate (12), middle school (43), and high school (3) lessons are now available online and for purchase. We are in the process of delivering to every middle and high school one free set of its respective lessons. Every school should receive its set(s) no later than Fall 2012.
Free Professional Development Sessions– The Kansas Historical Society offers presentations tailored to meet the needs of your teachers K-12 at no charge to the school. Our trained professional staff members will work with your teachers to help them learn how to include Kansas history within the reading curriculum. Participants will receive samples of the standards-based educational materials developed by the Historical Society’s Education Division.
NEW trunks available in August 2012:
The Civil War in Kansas (Grades 7-8)
Cowboys in Kansas (Grades 7-8)
Corps of Discovery (Grades K-12)
Kansas Pioneers (revised Farm Family in Kansas) (Grades 1-2)
The Santa Fe Trail (Grade 4)
Uses of the Buffalo (revised People of the Plains: Native Americans in Kansas) (Grades 1, 2, 7)
Trunks available now:
Indian Homes in Kansas (Grade 1)
Kansas Territory (Grades 7-8)
Kansas Women and Their Quilts (Middle school and adults)
Puzzles from the Past: Problem Solving Through Archeology (Grades 6-8)
Kansas Symbols (revised Symbols & Images of Kansas) (Grades K-4)
Wheatland (Grades K-2)
Book Tours for Next Year Now – The Kansas Museum of History and several state historic sites offer guided tours to school groups. It’s not too early to schedule visits for 2012-2013. Call the appropriate facility to reserve your date.
Looking for fun summer activities for you, your family, and friends? Kansas Historical Society has a lot to offer!
Visit State Historic Sites – The Kansas Historical Society administers 16 state-owned historic sites, in addition to the sites in Topeka. Visit the sites and learn the stories they tell. Plan your visit at kshs.org.
Kansas Archeology Training Program – Work alongside professional and avocational archeologists at the annual field school, co-sponsored by
the Kansas Anthropological Association. This year’s program is at the Kansa site of Fool Chief’s Village June 2-17 on the north side of Topeka in Shawnee County. No experience is necessary—just a desire to learn. Participants must be at least 10 years of age. Volunteers can attend for a few days or the entire 16 days of the field school. The registration packet is available on the Historical Society’s website. The public is invited to observe during the field school.
Kansas Museum of History Special Exhibits – The museum will feature three special exhibits this summer. Currently on display until June 24, You Are Here: Putting Kansas on the Map presents rare and seldom displayed maps of Kansas places from our collection. On display until July 29, Head Bling! showcases headwear from the beautiful to the bizarre. Opening July 24, Hail to the Chief will mark the 2012 presidential election by looking back at national campaigns throughout time.
Follow us on Facebook! The Kansas Historical Society hosts a Facebook page for the general interests in history, but we also feature pages for other programs within the agency. “Like” us on the following Facebook pages: Kansas Historical Society, Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society for Teachers, and the state historic sites Red Rocks, Grinter Place, Fort Hays, John Brown Museum, and Mine Creek Battlefield.
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Strengthen your connection to Kansas history by becoming a member of the Kansas Historical Foundation, the non-profit organization that supports the programs of the Kansas Historical Society. Membership benefits include free admission to the Kansas Museum of History and our 16 state historic sites, discounts in the Museum Store, and subscriptions to two quarterly publications. Individual memberships start at just $40 per year. Join today!
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