While Cycle 1 for the 2018 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-term Program application has closed, two opportunities in Brazil and Spain are still accepting applications in Cycle 2!  If you are a U.S. . . .   • Primary and/or secondary classroom teacher • Guidance counselor • Curriculum specialist • Curriculum head • Talented and Gifted coordinator • Special Education coordinator • Media specialist/librarian • Other types of educators eligible You may be eligible to participate in a unique international professional development opportunity for 2-6 weeks through the Fulbright…

A Call for Pedagogical Proposals: The 1938Projekt is collecting submissions in two age categories: high school and college lessons. The format of submissions is open, but should include: age category/type of school, discipline, intended learning outcomes, a ready-to-use description of teaching and learning activities, and a 50-word bio of the educator/author who is submitting the teaching activity. We especially welcome submissions already tested in classroom setting, with comments on students’ responses.The first deadline for submissions is June 30, 2018. PDF documents should be sent to 1938…

Check out ALL of the various awards and grants offered by NCSS. Apply yourself, or nominate a colleague. Visit https://www.socialstudies.org/getinvolved/awards. For example, the NCSS Outstanding Teacher of the Year Awards recognize exceptional classroom social studies teachers for grades K-6, 5-8, and 7-12 who teach social studies regularly and systematically in elementary school settings, and at least half-time in middle or junior high and high school settings. Award winners receive $2,500 and a complimentary one-year membership in NCSS, and present a session on their work at the NCSS…

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has launched Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°), a national education initiative to promote improved teaching and learning about American Indians. To complete its mission, NMAI is looking for dynamic educators for the Teacher-in-Residence Program in the summer of 2018.One resident teacher will be selected to receive a paid residency to work with the Manager of National Education and other NK360° staff. Together, they will develop inquiries using the Inquiry Design Model (IDM). The teacher will live and work in Washington, DC, for…

The James Madison Fellowship transforms outstanding educators into Constitutional scholars by providing up to $24,000 to earn an MA with an emphasis on Constitutional studies. Apply today at www.jamesmadison.gov. The deadline for applying is March 1, 2018.

What do an exploding car, Taylor Swift’s assailant, and a “killer building material” all have in common? In these examples, wrongdoers were brought to justice with tort law and trial by jury! The American Museum of Tort Law, founded by noted consumer advocate Ralph Nader, has announced its 2018 Tort Law and Democracy Essay Contest. A prestigious panel of experts—many of them law professors—will judge the entries. Contest details, rules, and registration can be found at tortmuseum.org/contest. Who is eligible: All high school students, grades 9 through 12 in the United States, Puerto Rico,…

Bring a deeper understanding of Japan to your students through this summer opportunity for social studies teachers. More than 700 U.S. and Canadian teachers have interacted with Japanese students and teachers, learned from scholars and business leaders, and experienced traditional and contemporary culture since 1980 through KKC study-tour trips. Fellows arrive in Tokyo on June 24, 2018 for the program running June 25--July 2. Airfare and accommodation are provided. Fellows are free to extend their travels or return home on July 3. Please visit www.us-japan.org/programs/kkc for details.…

Social studies teachers nationwide are invited to apply for the July 2018 Religious Worlds of New York summer institute – a three week program, with a generous stipend, that will help them teach about American religious diversity. The institute is sponsored by the Interfaith Center of New York and Union Theological Seminary (UTS), with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It will bring 25 teachers from throughout the U.S. to New York City, to work with leading scholars of religion, meet with diverse religious leaders, visit local houses of worship, and explore the…

The Abdelkader Global Leadership Prizes, for both high school and college students, have been announced. In brief, your essay or poster should address all of the following points: * Why does Emir Abdelkader’s life story and legacy deserve remembering today? * What lessons did you derive from reading about him? * What is relevant for our global society? What is relevant to your own life? * Reflect on Abdelkader’s education as compared to your own education. Details about the contest (and suggested resources for learning about the life and work of Emir Abdelkader) are at the contest…

Watch a 26-minute conversation sponsored by the Albert Shanker Institute and the American Federation of Teachers at http://www.shankerinstitute.org/event/teaching-democratic-citizenship. Two of our nation’s leading public intellectuals, Harvard Professor Danielle Allen and Yale Professor Timothy Snyder, joined American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten in January 2018 to discuss vital questions on the topic of "Teaching Democratic Citizenship When Democracy is at Risk"is the topic. In a letter to James Madison, Thomas Jefferson wrote: "Educate and inform the whole mass…