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GRANTS OPPORTUNITIES

OCSS Classroom Grants For OCSS members to develop classroom projects, OCSS sets aside $1000 yearly for 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

Fund for the Advancement of Social Studies Education
FASSE was created in 1984 by National Council for Social Studies to support research and classroom application projects which improve social studies education and promote engaged, effective citizens. Today the FASSE board administers several award programs and the fund that supports them. Please click here for more details.

Two exciting Fulbright 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.

Teaching a People's History From the Zinn Educatiol Project which promotes and supports the use of Howard Zinn’s best-selling book A People's History of the United States and other materials for teaching a people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. The Zinn Education Project is coordinated by two non-profit organizations, Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change. 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 September 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 MEETING
November 6th, 2010
Portland State U.
Education Bldg. Rm 402
10:00am Orientation
12:00 Meeting

OCSS FALL
CONFERENCE
October 8-9, 2010
State Inservice Day
South Eugene High School
Eugene, Oregon

OCSS Outstanding Educator of the Year Award
Nominate a colleague you feel is an exemplary teacher
Click here for details
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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