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WELCOME to the 73rd Issue of EduHound Weekly! From the Desk of Judi!This week's topic is: DECEMBER HOLIDAYS The month of December is filled with many different holiday celebrations including Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Some sites of interest:
CHRISTMAS:
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However you celebrate the season, here's wishing you all the best!
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and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to www.eduhound.com
and select our "Holidays" category.
Enjoy! Judi
EduHound Spotlight
Site of the Week! In honor of December Holidays, this week's featured site is:
Explore the history of three December holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. You can even check out a calendar and see where these days fall each year. Enjoy! **You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on
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School/District of the Week! See for Yourself & Submit your School/District Today! **You can now see our past "Schools/Districts of the
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Spotlight Classroom of the Week! See for Yourself & Submit your Classroom Today! **You can now see our past "Sites of the Week" live on
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Educational Conference Planning*Florida Educational Technology Conference 2002March 6-8, 2002 Orlando, Florida http://www.fetc.org/fetc2002/ Other upcoming conferences:
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Ask Judi!This week's input comes from Cindy: "Please share the attached professional
opportunity in a future newsletter. Thanks!"
Certainly Cindy! CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Congress in the Classroom 2002 Congress in the ClassroomŪ is a national, award-winning education program now in its tenth year. It is sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center located in Pekin, Illinois in cooperation with Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, and is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about Congress. Congress in the ClassroomŪ is designed for secondary school teachers and junior and community college faculty who teach U.S. history, government civics, political science, or social studies. Between 30 and 35 teachers are selected each year to take part in the program. Nearly 200 applied for the 2001 program. The 2002 program theme will be "Congress and Public Policy." Individual sessions will be offered on these topics, among others: the policy agenda for the current Congress, how public policies are produced in the legislative process, the role of congressional leaders in shaping policy, the budgetary process, the impact of the off-year elections on policy, and the relationship between the President and Congress. Participants will also gain experience with The Center's educational Web site, CongressLink -- (http://www.congresslink.org/) -- which features online access to lesson plans, student activities, historical materials, related Web sites, and subject matter experts. Throughout the program participants will work with national experts as well as colleagues from across the nation. This combination of first-hand knowledge and peer-to-peer interaction will present new ideas, materials, and a professionally enriching experience. The workshop will be held July 29 - August 1, 2002, on the campus of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Congress in the ClassroomŪ is free to participants. Participants will have the option of purchasing one hour of graduate credit from Bradley University; the cost in 2001 was $415. The deadline for application is April 17, 2002. Enrollment is competitive and limited to thirty-five. Selection will be determined by The Center. Individuals will be notified of their acceptance status by May 15. Take a look at The Dirksen Center Website - (http://www.pekin.net/dirksen/progcongressinclassroom.htm#what)
-- to see what participants say about the program. If you are interested
in registering for the Congress in the ClassroomŪ 2002 workshop, you can
complete an online registration form found at: (http://www.pekin.net/dirksen/CiCapplication.htm). Each week, I'll use this area to answer questions that have been streaming in from YOU! As the saying goes, "If you have a question or comment, chances are that others have it too!" So please write us at EduHoundWeekly@eduhound.com and watch for your answer here!
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