Welcome Back!

Hard to believe it is time to start another school year.

For my first official post of the new season, I decided to start with some reminders:

All posts to this blog were originally published on the Montana History and Heritage Education listserv. To subscribe, either "follow the blog" or ask to join the listserv: http://mhs.mt.gov/about/follow.aspx.

Looking for an past post? All posts are “labeled” by category to make it easier to find past posts on particular topics ( i.e., archaeology, teaching with primary sources, National History Day, etc.) 

Links to all lesson plans created by the Montana Historical Society can either be found

• on the Educator Resource Page of our website (http://mhs.mt.gov/Education/Educators.aspx) and/or
• through the “For Educator” pages of the Montana: Stories of the Land Companion Website and Online Teacher’s Guide (http://svcalt.mt.gov/education/Textbook/TextbookMainPage.asp).

You can take an online tour of our resources (and earn one OPI renewal unit for doing so) here: http://svcalt.mt.gov/education/Textbook/PDTraining/MSOLtraining.asp.

 

The Society worked with Learning Ally (formerly Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic) to create an audio version of its textbook, Montana: Stories of the Land, for use by students with disabilities: http://www.learningally.org/.

Finally, a few days remain to apply for a Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation scholarship to attend the 39th Annual Montana History Conference in Helena September 20-22. This year, the conference focuses on homesteading, and it is going to be fabulous.

• More information on the conference here: http://mhs.mt.gov/museum/historyconference2012.asp.
• More information on how to apply for the scholarship here: http://teachingmontanahistory.blogspot.com/2012/05/montana-history-conference-scholarships.html.
• Scholarship applications are due September 3.