Professional Development - Virginia Council for the Social Studies

Virginia Holocaust Museum Teacher Education Workshop

The Virginia History and Social Science Standards of Learning are being revised. Follow the links to learn more about the timeline for this process, as well as when the revised standards will be implemented.

The Civil War Preservation Trust has an opening for a teacher advisor in the Washington DC office. Electronic letters and resumes (preferred) may be e-mailed to developmentresumes@civilwar.org.

Virtual Virginia is looking for highly effective social studies educators to teach AP classes online to students across the Commonwealth who would otherwise to be unable to take such courses. If you are interested, refer to the Job Posting Announcement and the Teacher Application.

Democracy, Diversity & The Media.
This is the focus of a special summer institute at North Carolina's Appalachian State University. For more info...

Summer Teacher Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder, July 21-30. For more info...

Virginia Schools in the Great Depression is a digital history project that provides teachers of history, civics, economics, and government with two innovative resources for engaging students in an approach to learning that integrates content knowledge and instructional technology. For more info...

Annenberg Classroom: Semester-Long Lesson Plan Contest
Log on to www.AnnenbergClassroom.org and click "Lesson Plan Contest" or go to www.AnnenbergClassroom.org/Contest. Entries are due by May 1, 2008.

Do you need funds for a special project in your classroom? If so, the VCSS Mini Grant Program has the solution.