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FTE Professional Teachers Association "Members Only Conference"
August 21, 2008
December 4-6, 2008 for more information contact Ken Leonard at Kleonard@fte.org or visit http://fte.org/

Kids Voting Arizona
August 21, 2008
Kids Voting Arizona has a teacher's page with classroom activities and lesson plans that can be searched by keyword, grade level and topic strand.
Check it out at: http://kidsvotingaz.org/teachers.cfm

Arizona Historical Society Presents the Fall Brunch Series: Grand Plans and

Dirty Deeds Arizona Political Stories
August 20, 2008
For more information visit: http://arizonahistoricalsociety.org/news_and_events.asp

The National Geographic Bee
August 20, 2008
It's time for schools to register for the 2009 National Geographic Bee. Go to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee to get complete information and other dates and other dates and deadlines.

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program for Summer 2009 for K-12 Educators
August 20, 2008
For Information: http://www.ed.gov/progams/iegpssap/index.html

TAH Grant - Teacher Websites
June 2, 2008
Please visit the TAH Grant Participating Teachers section to view a couple of the teachers' website.

Updated Links Section
April 28, 2008
Updated Links section and added short descriptors for each site. If you have any suggestions on other links to add please send us an e-mail.

U of A Summer Institute & Arizona Historical Society Summer Institute
April 25, 2008
We would like to welcome all TUSD 7th and 8th teachers to this years U of A Summer institute & Arizona Historical Society Summer Institute. Please remember that space is limited. To register and for more information click on U of A Summer Institute or Arizona Historical Society Summer Institute under TUSD/TAH Grant Events on the right hand column.

American History Seminars
March 31, 2008
We would like to thank you all for attending the U of A American History Seminars. We hope that the information and resources will be useful for your lessons. We hope to see you all in next school year's sessions.

FREE Resourcess
February 25, 2008
The federal government offers a treasure trove of teaching and learning resources. Where can you find them?
FREE (http://www.free.ed.gov).
FREE organizes more than 1,500 lesson plans, primary documents, science animations, math challenges, and works of art, literature, and music from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, National Archives, National Science Foundation, NASA, National Institutes of Health, National Gallery of Art, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other federal agencies.

Teachers Curriculum Institute Training
February 12, 2008
We would like to thank all of the teachers that attended the TCI Level 2 training. There is a link under sections on the left hand column that will lead to any resources that we are provided with by our wonderful trainer Anthony Braxton.

American History Seminars registration
February 06, 2008
Registration for the Spring 08 Seminars is now open. You can sign up by following the links on the TUSD/TAH Grant Events section on the right hand column. Space is limited to 20 participants. The seminars will be held at Naylor Middle School from 4:30pm - 6:00pm.

Promethean Training - Spring 08
January 24, 2008
Promethean Boards have had a tremendous impact on instruction and student engagement in classrooms across the District.  If you would like to learn more about how to integrate the Promethean Board and ActivStudio software into your areas of instruction, or if you want to learn new tips and tricks on using the board, Teaching and Learning is offering a second semester series beginning February 7. Sessions will run from 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM in the Maroon Room located in the basement of the Morrow Center at 1010 E. 10th St.  Two hours of Salary Increment Credit will be given to all participants, for each session attended.
Your employee number is needed for reservation.  For more information-225-6570
Click to register http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/pt/registration.asp

Kids Voting Arizona News
January 11, 2008
Teach, Volunteer, Vote in Arizona's February 5th, 2008 Presidential Preference Election
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Teach! -- Sign up your school to participate and receive free curriculum and materials
Preparing kids to be active and engaged citizens is crucially important to sustaining our democratic republic, and Kids Voting provides kids on your campus with a relevant opportunity to experience the power of casting a ballot. Kids Voting Arizona is providing the opportunity for every school in Arizona to participate in the 2008 Presidential Preference Election. Kids Voting Arizona will provide curriculum and activities, ballots and other materials to minimize the cost and disruption of conducting the Kids Voting election on your campus.
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Volunteer! -- Become a school liaison or help out on election day
We value the gift of your time!!! With the help of hundreds of volunteers from throughout the state, Kids Voting Arizona will reach every school in Arizona with the opportunity to participate in this Kids Voting Election. Please consider filling one of these volunteer roles: School Liaison (anytime through November 4th), School Polling Place Coordinator (Morning-afternoon on Feb 5 or Nov 4) or Ballot Tabulator (Evening on Feb 5 or Nov 4). More information on each of these opportunities at http://www.KidsVotingAZ.org.
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Vote! -- @ http://www.KidsVotingAZ.org
Represent your democracy, cast a ballot!!! Kids must obtain a Kids Voting Voter ID either through their school or online at http://www.KidVotingAZ.org before voting in the Kids Voting Presidential Preference Election. But kids can register and cast a ballot online starting January 22, 2008 through February 5, 2008 at 7pm! And adults who are registered Democrats or Republicans, don't forget to cast your ballot Feb 5th in the Presidential Preference Election too!

Law Day at Superior Court
December 19, 2007
"Pima County Superior Court will hold a program for local high school students and others pursuing law related careers in celebration of the annual Law Day on May 5, 2008. The theme for this year’s Law Day activities is “The Rule of Law: Foundation for Communities of Opportunity and Equity.”"
For more information take a look at our "Other Events" section on the right hand column of the page.

Thomas R. Brown Foundations - Teacher Programs
December 3, 2007
The Thomas R. Brown Foundation offers a variety of programs for teachers scheduled throughout the year, and the Foundation relays information about programs for teachers offered by other economic education organizations. Make sure to check out their website and sign up for their Mailing List. You can find a link to their website on our Links section. Follow this Link to see a list of their Programs:
 Thomas R Brown Foundations Programs

Events Section Updated
December 3, 2007
We have updated the events section. Keep an eye open for Registration Link and Updates.

Atomic Learning Video Walkthroughs
November 5, 2007
Added a link in the Technology sections under Active Studio and within the Links sections to the Atomic learning website. It has a variety of video walkthroughs for the active studio software, it is very easy to follow and very much worth a look.

American History Seminars
November 1, 2007
Please remember to sign up for Sigma Colon's American History Seminar before November 9th. Click on the link under the events menu on the right hand column.

SIOP Lesson Plan Template
November 1, 2007
There is a new Teacher Resources Section where you can download the updated SIOP Lesson plan. It is located on the left hand column. Remember the SIOP Lesson Plans are due by December 3rd.

Law Related Education
October 11, 2007
Added to the links section. The LRE Academy Provides teachers, school resource  officers, school probation officers,, and administrators LRE training and instruction that is research-based and proven effective. The Academy offers basic and advanced level LRE courses designed to assist educators with the Implementation of law-related education and activities.

Technology Walkthrough
October 11, 2007
We have added a walkthrough on how to convert Power Point Presentations into Flipcharts, and Flipcharts into PowerPoint Presentations. Find this in the Technology section.

Technology Walkthrough
October 04, 2007
We have added a walkthrough on the Bluetooth set-up procedures for the SMART Airliner wireless slate. In contains directions for both PC and Mac type computers.

Screenshots with Active Studio Walkthrough 
October 01, 2007
Check the technology section for a PowerPoint walkthrough on how to use the screenshot's area option on the active studio tools.

Promethean Planet
October 01, 2007
PrometheanPlanet.com is a great resource for teachers looking for Flipcharts that are created by other teachers around the country. The website does require registration, but it is very quick and easy to do. You can find a shortcut for Promethean Planet under the Links and Quick Links Sections of this website.

Glencoe Training
November, 2007
Tim Reed, the very knowledgeable Glencoe Trainer, will be returning once again to answer any questions that teachers have about the Glencoe materials and also to get teachers who have not had training started with them. A refresher will be held on Friday, October 12th for teachers who attended training during the summer. For teachers that did not attend we will be holding a training session on Saturday, October 13th. Please remember to sign up through the Events section on the right hand side column.

American History Seminar Series 07-08
November, 2007
The American History Seminar Series for this semester will be held Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16 and Nov. 13 from 4:30-6. To register please follow the link on the right side bar, or click here. Check back for more information. NEW - Along With the U of A, Kids Voting Arizona will be presenting the Seminars this year.

AEPA Test
November, 2007
The middle school Social Studies AEPA will be available to take beginning in April!  You can find the study guide as well as register to take the test off this website:

http://www.aepa.nesinc.com/index.asp 

Thomas . Brown Foundation
November, 2007
To sign up for the Thomas R. Brown Foundation's mailing list, visit:

 http://www.trbfoundation.org/mailinglist.aspx