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Spring 2012 Newsletter

Apr 11, 2012 Comments Off

The theme for this year’s conference will be “Opening Windows to the World”.  The conference will be held on October 15, 2012 at the Lincoln Center in Birmingham, Alabama.  More information on the conference will be coming soon! Download our Spring 2012 Newsletter DOCX for more Social Studies Council of Alabama news.

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Deadline for SSCA Conference Proposals Extended to May 3rd

Apr 9, 2012 Comments Off

The deadline for conference proposals has been extended to May 3rd. If you would like to submit a proposal for a SSCA Conference 2012 presentation, visit our proposal submission page.

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Teachers College Columbia University Offers Social Studies Resources to Teachers

Mar 23, 2012 Comments Off

Teachers College Columbia University, through a grant from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, is making available the following resources to Alabama social studies teachers. The curriculum can be taught and used in a variety of subjects such as US History, Civics, Mathematics, Global History, Government, and Social Studies. Understanding Fiscal Understanding (http://understandingfiscalresponsibility.org ): is a curriculum ...

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2012 Youth Writing Contest

2012 Youth Writing Contest

Mar 17, 2012 Comments Off

During World War II, thousands of Jewish women demonstrated extraordinary strength and determination to fight back as partisans (guerrilla soldiers) against the Nazis and their collaborators. Faced with the constant threat of death, these women — many of them teens — overcame near-impossible odds. Learn MORE Like many of these women, most of us are ordinary people, ...

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Global Classrooms Program Application Extension

Mar 15, 2012 Comments Off

Good news! The Teachers for Global Classrooms Program Application will now be open until March 23rd, 2012 at 11:59pm eastern time. TGC is a fully-funded professional development opportunity for teachers aimed at globalizing teaching and learning in their classrooms and schools.  The program includes an online course, two Global Education Symposia in Washington, DC, and a ...

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UNA-USA Chapter to Award Free Maps and Books to Alabama Schools

Mar 12, 2012 Comments Off

The Alabama UN Contest celebrates Alabama schools and today’s students.  Your school could win.  In honor of the twentieth anniversary of the UNA-USA Greater Birmingham Chapter, the Chapter is recognizing 20 Alabama schools with laminated world maps and books about the United Nations.  All elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools in Alabama are ...

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Reminder: History Scholar Award App Deadline is March 15, 2012

Mar 1, 2012 Comments Off

The History Scholar Award honors outstanding graduating college seniors who have demonstrated academic and extracurricular excellence in American History or American Studies. Highlights of the Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Award include: Four-day trip to New York City, June 8-11, 2012. Special presentations with eminent history scholars. Exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of historic archives. Celebratory awards dinner. The recipients will be reimbursed for ...

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Cartoon Contest

3rd Annual First Amendment Cartoon Contest

Mar 1, 2012 Comments Off

Open to students nationwide–high school, middle school, and elementary school. ENTRY DEADLINE- March 16, 2012 The theme of this year’s contest is Free Expression through the “rights of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” These rights are particularly significant in this an era of protest both in the United ...

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Winter 2011 – 2012 Newsletter

Feb 22, 2012 Comments Off

Lots of exciting things going on with the Social Studies Council of Alabama. Download our recent Winter 2011 - 2012 Newsletter (DOC) to learn more.

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Vulcan Park and Museum

Jan 28, 2012 Comments Off

The Vulcan is the world's largest cast iron statue and is seen as a work of civic art designed by Giuseppe Moretti.  The statue has overlooked the city of Birmingham since the early 1900's, and at times was used for various advertising purposes.  Later, citizens felt the statue belonged in a prominent place.  Vulcan has ...

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