Find out about grant opportunities from National Geographic

Funding is available for educators.  Visit this website for information: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/grants/

FUTURE CITY COLORADO REGIONAL COMPETITION: SATURDAY JANUARY 19th, 2019, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 31^ST, 2018

Future City is a national science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) program for students in grades 6, 7, and 8, who are from the same school, home school environment, or other organization focused on youth education. This year, middle school students are being asked to respond to the challenge of Powering Our Future and design an electrical grid that can withstand and quickly recover from the impact of a natural disaster. Learn more at https://futurecity.org.  To register, go to www.futurecity.org/register, remember to choose the Colorado Region. The $25 fee will be waived in Colorado for all organizations this year.

National Geographic Educator Certification Fall Enrollment Now Open

By participating in the National Geographic Educator Certification Program, you will:

• Develop new strategies for teaching about the world in innovative, interdisciplinary ways.
• Cultivate an "explorer mindset" in your students that empowers them to become change agents.
• Engage with an online network of expert educators and support each other's professional growth during the program and beyond.

The certification program seeks to inspire Pre-K through 12 formal and informal educators to teach students about the world in innovative and interdisciplinary ways. The course will run September 10 to December 2 and is self paced.

Deadline to enroll is October 21, 2018.
https://account.nationalgeographic.org/courses/educator-certification-fall-2018/

Civic Engagement Educators Workshop – Saturday, October 6, 2018

Professional development for Middle and High School Educators

Learn how to increase Student Civic Engagement through programing from PeaceJam, Project Citizen, and Public Achievement

Become Part of a Growing Network of Colorado Educators

Breakout Sessions Focused on  Civil Discourse, Anti-Oppression, and Service Learning

Keynote – The Civic Health Club Approach

For registration, visit this link: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07efnbvjy6c6375c68&oseq=&c=&ch=

Enrollment for National Geographic Geo-Inquiry Process is Open Through October 12

• Interested in exploring the National Geographic Geo-Inquiry course?  It is open for enrollment until October 12th.
• The Geo-Inquiry Process is an instructional strategy that, when used in classrooms, helps students develop the attitudes, skills, knowledge, and tools of a geographer.
• https://account.nationalgeographic.org/courses/geo-inquiry-fall-2018/

Workshop - Two Koreas: Past and Present, Saturday, September 29, 2018

Through lectures by scholars of North and South Korean history and literature, participants in this Program for Teaching East Asia workshop will gain perspectives of everyday life in the two Koreas and consider Korea’s division and contemporary situations through multiple perspectives. Participants will explore the use primary and secondary sources to compare and integrate information about the Koreas in their social studies, world literature, and humanities classes.  Flyer and registration: https://www.colorado.edu/ptea/sites/default/files/attached-files/korea92918flyer21.pdf

Geospatial Technology in the Classroom Professional Development Workshops

DEADLINE for Fort Morgan Workshop extended to Monday, October 17th

Take a day to dive into learning about ways to bring geospatial technology into your classroom.  Whether you teach science, literature, math, or social studies, there are materials that can support your students in asking spatial questions and introducing them to essential online mapping tools.  This professional development workshop is intended for elementary and secondary educators, bother pre-service and in-service, who are interested in learning about how to set up free organizational accounts for ArcGIS Online; how to use mobile tools such as Survey 123, Collector, and Explorer; how to access GeoInquiries, self-contained online mapping exercises to enhance subjects including civics, math, environmental science, and human geography; and why and how to use geospatial technology in instruction.

Participants will receive access to Esri online accounts and materials, be introduced to the Esri school program, and become part of a network of teachers in the region who are interested in stretching their students’ understanding of mapping and technology.

Instruction will take place at History Colorado sites and affiliates across the state.  Funding for instruction and support is provided by Esri and History Colorado.  Three identical workshops will be held in different locations across Colorado.  The hands-on program will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided.  Participants will need to bring their own computers.  Credit from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs will be available for attendees who wish to create their own GeoInquiry following the workshop.

Make your choice from the workshops below:

Fort Morgan History Museum, Fort Morgan, September 22, 2018

El Pueblo History Museum, Pueblo, October 27, 2018

Ute Indian Museum, Montrose, October 27, 2018

Register through History Colorado.