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GRANTS OPPORTUNITIES

OCSS Classroom Grants For OCSS members to develop classroom projects, OCSS is making grants of $250 to $500. Please click here for details and submission information.

National Council for the Social Studies NCSS honors annually the outstanding performance of teachers, researchers, and other worthy individuals and programs, and has encouraged unique and innovative social studies education projects through its award and grant programs. Please click here for more details

International Understanding Grants sponsored by the International Assembly and the Fund for the Advancement of Social Studies Education (FASSE). $5,000 grants available to support projects that demonstrate potential to enhance international relationships and global perspectives in social studies education. Please click here for more details.

History Channel's "Save Our History" Grant Program provides funding to history organizations that partner with schools on a local community preservation project. During the 2009-10 school year, History will grant up to $10,000 to historical organizations that teach students about their local history and actively engage them in its preservation. Please click here for more details.

Two exciting Fullbright Awards for educators interested in spending a semester or a year abroad: the 2010-2011 Fulbright Teacher Classroom Exchange and the Distinguished Awards in Teaching programs. Please click here for more details.

 
AWARDS
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Oregon Council for the Social Studies Outstanding Educator of the Year Award
OCSS is now accepting applications for its Educator of the Year Award. Educator must be nominated by a current OCSS member in good standing. Nominee does not have to be a current member. Application deadline is August 15, 2010. Please click here for the nomination form.

 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

China Teachers Exchange Program sends American K-12 teachers to China to teach English in Chinese secondary schools, and places Chinese secondary school teachers of English in American schools to teach Chinese language and culture, and where appropriate, English as a Second Language. Please click here for more details.

The Fulbright Center in The Netherlands announces a great opportunity for high school teachers in the USA who want to set up a high school educational exchange with a Dutch high school. The Fulbright Center created an online community that helps you to find a Dutch partner school. Please Click here for more details.
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2010 Toyota International Teacher Program to Costa Rica June 18-July 3, 2010. Deadline to apply is January 6, 2010. Please visit here for more information.

2010 Toyota International Teacher Program to the Galapagos Islands November 20-December 4, 2010. Please visit here for more information.

Chinese American Cultural Bridge Center Educators Tour to China. July 15 - 29, 2010 Educators that participate in this trip will learn all aspect of China, and at the end of this trip each educators will receive 50 CPDU's, and if their family and friends want to come they are welcome as well.. Please click here for more details.

Keizai Koho Center Fellowship, Japan, summer of 2010
Ten-day fellowship to Japan for Social Studies teachers in the United States and Canada. Please click here for more details.

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UP COMING EVENTS
OCSS FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
June 6, 2010   
August 28, 2010

OCSS SPRING CONFERENCE
Journey on the Columbia River: Past, Present, and Future
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Rainier Jr./Sr. High School
 
Next NCSS National Conference
"Vistas, Visions, and Voices"
Denver, Colorado
November 12-14, 2010

Click here for future NCSS Conference Dates

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