January 11 - February 8, 2007

On the Road to Independence! Historical Lecture Series

Douglas Jackson, Professor Emeritus (UW)
Lifetime Learning Center, Room 112, Seattle, WA; Thursdays from 1-2:30pm
Cost: $15 quarter registration fee plus a course fee of $25.
Additional details and registration information: www.lifetimelearningseattle.com/registration.htm

This five-part lecture series will feature the following periods in Canada’s history:

1. For King and Empire (1914-18)
2. The King-Byng Row: Challenging the Governor General (1926)
3. The Secularization of Protestantism: The Formation of the United Church of Canada
4. From Colony to Commonwealth (1926-31)
5. Mackenzie King & FDR: Climbing out of the Great Depression and Preparing for World War II (1939))

January 25 - 27, 2007

International Studies Schools Association Conference

Doubletree Hotel at Lloyd Center, Portland, OR;
Cost: $150-$535 includes welcome reception, 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 gala dinner
Additional details and registration information: http://www.du.edu/issa/2007ISSAConference.html

This conference will include a K-12 STUDY CANADA display in its exhibit area hosted by Tina Storer, K-12 STUDY CANADA at WWU and Krista Martinez, WWU Student Assistant. Stop by to learn how we can assist you with resources for teaching about Canada.

February 3, 2007

WSCSS K-8 Social Studies Conference Inservice

Loyola Hall, Seattle University, Seattle, WA; 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Cost: Regular pre-registration fee of $50 includes lunch, coffee, 5 clock hours, and WSCSS membership.
Additional details and registration information: http://www.wscss.org/conferences/feb_conference/default.html

This conference includes a session by Annie Hawksford (Assumption-St. Bridget School, Seattle) called Canada: For the Young Learners! The focus is on beginning geography skills using manipulatives, food, music and children’s literature. These engaging activities could be adapted for teaching other countries as well. (Grades: K-3)

February 15, 2007

The United States and It’s Role as a Superpower

Sponsored by the Teaching America History Grants Project, Office of International Programs, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Intercontinental Hotel, Kansas City, MO; 1-2:30 PM
Additional details and registration information: (785)532-5993 Julie Lebo, Office of International Programs

This conference includes a session by Nadine Fabbi, K-12 STUDY CANADA at UW, called The Canada-US Relationship – History and Contemporary Issues.

March 9-11, 2007

WSCSS 2007 Annual K-12 Social Studies Leadership Retreat

Campbell’s Resort & Conference Center, Lake Chelan, WA; Friday noon - Sunday noon
Cost: $160.00 includes program and meals beginning with lunch on Friday (Registration deadline: March 2, 2007)

This conference includes a session on Canada by Paulette Thompson (Garfield High School, Seattle) and a display of resources for teaching about Canada hosted by Lana Harvey, K-12 STUDY CANADA at UW Student Assistant.

March 17, 2007

Teachable Traditions: Tales, Toys and Crafts from Around the World

A Mosaic Workshop for K-8 Educators
Thomson Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Cost: $45 including 6 clock hours and an ethnic lunch.

Join the UW Jackson School Outreach Centers on March 17, 8:30 to 3:30 for delightful day learning to make folk arts from around the world. Hands-on sessions will put educators to work cutting, stitching, and pounding their way to a new appreciation and understanding of world cultures through folk tales, crafts and toys. A special keynote session will introduce toy-making from around the world with the internationally acclaimed Rick Hartman “The Teaching Toymaker.” Come to the program ready to get to work, and leave with cultural knowledge and a bagful of craft projects and to take back to the classroom.

The Mosaic will be held in Thomson Hall of the University of Washington. The cost of the program is $45. A scrumptious ethnic lunch is included with the registration fee and clock hours are provided at no charge. Preregistration is required. For more information, contact Allison Dvaladze of the UW Ellison Center at: dvaladze@u.washington.edu.

March 31, 2007

7th Annual Documentary Film Workshop: Teaching Diversity & Cross-Cultural Understanding through Documentary Film

Presented by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Title VI and Outreach Centers.

For high school, community college and in-service educators
Saturday, 31 March 2007 - 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(8:30-9 a.m. - registration and coffee; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. - workshop)
Mary Gates Hall, Room 231, UW Campus
(includes 4 clock hours, continental breakfast, curriculum materials)

In this half-day workshop, University of Washington professors will introduce educators to documentary films that can be used to teach students about cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding. This year's workshop will feature films dealing with issues in Latin America, Europe and Canada.

Presentations include the recent Canadian aboriginal film, Cry from the Diary of a Métis Child, presented by Professor Charlotte Coté.

Further Information: Marion Cook, Canadian Studies Center, (206) 221-6374 or canada@u.washington.edu

May 19, 2007

Québec Workshop - Enseigner le français: La société québécoise comme outil didactique

9:00 AM – 3:30 PM - University of Washington Campus - $40 (includes 6 clock hours and lunch)
Open to pre-service and in-service French language teachers - Conducted in French
Registration and Scholarship Info: canada@u.washington.edu / 206-221-6374

La réalité francophone du Québec en fait une région d’exception en Amérique du Nord. Patrie de la seconde plus importante nation francophone à l’extérieur de la France, le Québec a su maintenir et développer, au cours des 400 dernières années, une identité culturelle qui lui est propre. Cet atelier vise deux objectifs: (1) Familiariser les participants à la société québécoise, sa culture, son régime politique et ses institutions. (2) Faire de ces informations factuelles sur le Québec des sources d’inspiration pour les activités de didactique de la langue française des participants.

Workshops:
1. Un coup d’oeil sur la géographie et la population du Québec. Qui sont les acteurs politiques centraux?
2. Histoire de la survie et du développement de la société québécoise. De Français en Amérique à Québécois.
3. La représentation du Québec dans les médias canadiens.
4. Les discours sur le nationalisme au Québec.
5. Les premières nations du Québec : les Innus du Nunavik.

Sponsored by: K-12 STUDY CANADA and UW in the High School Program as well as Foreign Affairs, Canada. A special thanks to the Ministère des relations internationales for their ongoing support for Québec Studies in the Pacific Northwest.

June 24-29, 2007

STUDY CANADA Summer Institute

Experience B.C. from the 5 Themes of Geography to the 2010 Olympics

June 24 - June 29, 2007 (6 days/5 nights)
Sunday, June 24 - Monday, June 25 (Delta Vancouver Suites)
Tuesday, June 26 - Friday, June 29 (Whistler's Crystal Lodge)

• Learn about British Columbia, Canada and the Olympic tradition in a comfortable classroom setting from government officials, tribal leaders, and university faculty
• Banish stereotypes and meet real Canadians while exploring two of Canada's most beautiful, cosmopolitan and environmentally sustainable cities
• Experience Canada's culture, history and environment during an urban walking tour, a TreeTrek ecotour and a visit to the First Nations Cultural Centre
• Preview the 2010 Winter Olympic Games through site tours and presentations
• Receive useful resources daily that help bring Canada to your classroom
• Return home with lesson plans on Canada that meet NCSS standards
• Earn 3 university quarter credits (Can/Am 410 - WWU) or 40 clock hours
• Some travel scholarships are available but apply early for best support options!

Registration is already open for teachers to earn either 40 clock hours or 3 university undergraduate quarter credits. $530 (WA State) or $560 (out-of-state) includes tuition, housing, breakfasts & RT transportation Vancouver-Whistler.

Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre and Delta Vancouver Suites, Vancouver, B.C.; Crystal Lodge, Whistler, B.C.

Visit http://www.K12StudyCanada.org/scsi.shtml or contact tina.storer@wwu.edu.