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Summer Fun! | Social Studies & History
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There is a myriad of opportunities for social studies teachers each summer. Go to the individual websites for lists of seminars and deadlines for application. Some include:. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. National Endowment for the Humanities Summer programs. Driven2Teach (Larry H. Miller teacher field studies). 7387 S. Campus View Drive West Jordan, UT 84084 801-567-8100 2017.
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Sara V. Olds, Author: July 2013
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Saturday, July 20, 2013. Gettysburg - An Address for All Time. Gettysburg National Battlefield Park is a holy place. How could you stand on ground where more than 150,000 fought, more than 30,000 were wounded and at least 7,000 people died in three days without appreciating the level of their suffering. Today, the Civil War Trust Teacher Institute brought me to the battlefield once again. This time with an incredible guide and people who hungered for more information…teachers. 8220;Anyone know this?
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Sara V. Olds, Author: May 2015
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Sunday, May 31, 2015. Grand Adventures to Come! What do Gallipoli, Istanbul, Troy, Athens, Thomas Jefferson, the Highlands, Dublin and the French and Indian Was have in common? I'm visiting all these places (and more) and studying about them this summer! Can't wait to stretch my brains and find ways to bring all the new ideas into my classroom next year! Lucky me and lucky students! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My Life As a Lumberjack. Newest of my books out by Astraea Press. Olds has spun her characters ...
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Sara V. Olds, Author: December 2013
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Thursday, December 19, 2013. I’ve been humbled, flabbergasted, delighted, amazed, a bit mortified, blown away and left speechless. Each year, students come to me and I work as hard as I can to turn them on to history. To help them become better writers, researchers, citizens. It’s tough, often exhausting work. With all the discussion on the news about the terrible state of education, it’s possible to ask—is it worth it—do I make any kind of a difference? Graders and to keep it interesting. Tears filled m...
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Sara V. Olds, Author: Crete...Not What I Was Expecting
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Thursday, July 2, 2015. CreteNot What I Was Expecting. Crete is the land of the Minoans. Theseus and the Minotaur. And after several picturesque, well kept, beautiful islands, that's what I'd come to expect. The rocky, dry hillside in the distance should have given me a hint. It was a full 20 minute bus ride. There is a large mountain with steep cliffs jutting out on one part of the island quite a distance from Chania. Standing the harbor, looking off at it, I couldn't help but wonder if that very si...
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Sara V. Olds, Author: Travel Thoughts, Hints, Comments and oh ARGH!
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Thursday, July 16, 2015. Travel Thoughts, Hints, Comments and oh ARGH! Good Bad and What I'd Do Differently. This grand adventure, I should count up the miles, it would be thousands (about 17680 or so give or take- I had to figure it out) and took 30 days. I've been in six countries and seen great thing after great thing. Sowhat would I do differently? What great choices did I make? Here are a few:. Renting a scooter on Rhodes and Santorini. So fun! I stumbled across a pair of sneakers at WalMart for $5!
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Sara V. Olds, Author: June 2014
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Saturday, June 21, 2014. BHow could I not realize how close Valley Forge is to Philadelphia? Life lesson: keep your eyes open for unexpected opportunities! The freeway sign said Valley Forge and so we went. Not sure what I thought I'd find, but certainly not the lovely rolling valley. But the isolation made the suffering of Washington's men easily understood. Where would they get their supplies? What if the British headed out of Philadelphia? The desperation was almost palpable. But what made the documen...
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Sara V. Olds, Author: Beautiful Mykonos
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. With a cooling breeze, Mykonos was a billion times more comfortable than sweltering Athens. The port town is an unbelievably delightful maze of shops, tavernas and houses. Walt Disney himself couldn't have designed a sweeter, more enjoyable place. Private Yachts. Those things. But, watch out for the trucks! Really. Tiny trucks which send all the pedestrians.shopkeepers included, scurrying for steps, alcoves or stores to get out of the way. Our ship anchored. We had to tender in.
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Sara V. Olds, Author: August 2014
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Friday, August 1, 2014. Sailing on the Sacramento. There was gold in that there river.well, the American River which joins the Sacramento. Ask my daughter.she actually panned flecks of gold while I was at my National Endowment for Humanities conference on the Gold Rush. Give me a lovely summer evening, a gentle breeze and I'll drift to the past any time! But the best part of the being there? My ancestor: John Conrad Naegle was working for John Sutter when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill. Olds has sp...
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