New Jersey Council for History Education

NJCHE Position Statement on the Proposed NJ Core Content Standards.    The 2009 Standards for K-12 Social Studies will be voted on at the September 16th NJ State Board of Education meeting.  Click on the links below to view the Standards and the NJCHE Statement.

Standards - http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/2009/draft/SSStandards.pdf

NJCHE Statement -

Upcoming Events

Princeton Conference
Friday, December 4, 2009

Presidents in Crisis

Technology and Invention in World History

NJ Historical Commission Conference  November 21, 2009

"NJ and the Bill of Rights"

http://www.nj.gov/state/divisions/historical/

NJSAA Teaching Award

Deadline: March 1, 2010

Al Lucibello                                                                     
Montville High School
100 Horseneck Road
Montville, NJ 07045                                                         alucibello@montville.net   973 331-7100                         

Criteria for teaching Award:                                                                          

Must be a NJ teacher.                                                                                                                                       

Explain how project meets NJ Core Curriculum Standards                                                                                                  

Submit description of plan/project with lesson objectives, materials, and assessment.                                                                                                   

Self-Nominations permitted with a letter from supervisor or colleague.                                                                                                  

Examples:  Oral History, Use of primary sources, 3-D projects, Interdisciplinary programs, projects studying diversity in NJ, technology programs and applications.                                                                   

Awards for elementary, Middle, High School, and College Faculty.

 

Deadline for submitting articles for the Fall edition of OURSTORY is August 15, 2009.

The New Jersey Council for History Education is a non-profit organization promoting the teaching of history in our schools and colleges. The NJCHE links history educators with many activities sponsored by national, state, and local organizations. We have been an active forum for all advocates of history education in schools, colleges, museums, and historical societies since 1993.