Partners

"Creating Effective Citizens...One Student At A Time."

Oklahoma Council for History Educators WELCOMES YOU!

A relatively new state organization and partner of OCSS, is OKCHE (Oklahoma Council for History Education), which will be affiliated with the National Council for History Education. They invite you to join and participate in professional growth opportunities offered during the year.
For more information, go to our "PARTNERS" page or their website: http://members.cox.net/okche/

OCSS AFFILIATES:

	Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education (OKAGE) http://www.ngsednet.org/okage Eugene Earsom, Education Coordinator, 405-325-5832, 800-522-0772, ext. 5832, earsom@ou.edu
	Oklahoma Council for Economic Education, http://www.econisok.org Dr. Sue Lynn Sasser, Director, 405-974-5627
	Oklahoma Bar Association, Jane McConnell, Law-Related Education, 405-416-7024 http://www.okbar.org/

CORPORATE and NON-PROFIT PARTNERS

The Oklahoma Council for Social Studies is proud of the effective, collaborative efforts made possible through the generous support of our following corporate and non-profit partners.
Please access their services and resources at their website and feel free to contact their local representatives, as listed below.

Nystrom Map Company
Lance Chapman
http://www.nystromnet.biz/

Glencoe McGraw-Hill

http://www.glencoe.com/index.html

EduConnect Inc.,

http://www.educonnect.com/

Newsweek Education Program

http://school.newsweek.com

ACLU of Oklahoma
Michael Camfield
http://www.acluok.org

Kim Ash
(703) 894-1776, ext. 18
kash@BillofRightsInstitute.org

Oklahoma Energy Resource Board (OERB)

http://www.oerb.com

rjohnson@oerb.com

Multicultural Resource Center

University of Science & arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha
Classroom Spice newsletter:

http://www.usao.edu/Classroom-Spice/

Oklahoma State Department of Education, Kelly Curtright, Director of Social Studies Curriculum, 405-522-3523, kelly_curtright@sde.state.ok.us

Oklahoma First Amendment Congress http://www.foioklahoma.org/

Oklahoma Museum of State History, Mike Adkins, Education Coordinator, phone 405-522-5248, ext. 223.

Oklahoma Museums Association, Brenda Granger, 405-424-7757, bgranger@okmuseums.org

Oklahoma Heritage Association http://www.oklahomaheritage.com/

Project Oklahoma http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/projectoklahoma/

National Council for Geographic Education http://www.ncge.org/

Oklahoma Historical Society http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/

Center for Civic Education http://www.civiced.org/index.php

Constitutional Rights Foundation http://crf-usa.org/

Freedom Forum http://www.freedomforum.org/

National Geographic Society http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/index.html

Library of Congress http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/projectoklahoma/

World Neighbors http://www.wn.org/index.asp

Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/

U.S. National Archives http://www.archives.gov/index.html

Smithsonian Institute http://www.si.edu/

Center for Civic Education http://www.civiced.org/index.php

Organization of American Historians http://www.oah.org/

National Council for History Education http://www.history.org/nche/

Oklahoma Institute for Teaching East Asia (OKITEA) Dr. Jessica Stowell, University of Oklahoma, 918-660-3498, jstowell@ou.edu

National Council for History in the Schools http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/

Close-Up Foundation http://www.closeup.org

In Memoriam:

Friend of Social Studies Mike Adkins

On August 7, 2009, the state of Oklahoma's educators and students lost a most special and dedicated Friend of Social Studies, Mr. Mike Adkins of Moore, Oklahoma.
We remember and celebrate the life of Mike Adkins as both a supportive peer and role model. Through his professional career, Mike served as a teacher of state and American history, recognized as our state Oklahoma Teacher of the Year before beginning a new chapter in his professional growth as the Director of Education for the Oklahoma State Museum of History, where his love of history and enthusiasm for bringing history to life for Oklahoma's children influenced the quality of social studies education for decades to come.
We can offer no better tribute to Mike Adkins than the words of Theodore Roosevelt:

"...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,
who strives valiantly...who spends himself for a worthy cause;
who knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement"

In memory of Mike Adkins, the Oklahoma Council of the Social Studies' Annual
"Friend of Social Studies Award" has been renamed in his honor.
This year's first recipient of this recognition is Mr. Kelly Curtright, our State Director of Social Studies, whose leadership and dedication to social studies in Oklahoma is deeply appreciated.
Ms. June Adkins, pictured below with current OCSS President Matt Holtzen, was present at the OCSS 2009 Awards Ceremony to help recognize Mr. Curtright's contributions.

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