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Using photograph collections focused on the Civil War and African Americans, this workshop identifies ways that students can use elements of the Library of Congress’s American Memory online collection as a basis for historical investigation.
These workshops help high school teachers develop activities and lessons with documents that deal with controversial topics in American History.
Highlighting two resources from Facing History's "Making History" series, this workshop will reflect on Raphael Lemkin's tireless efforts to, in response to the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust, define and outlaw genocide.
NPR's Weekend Edition host and author Scott Simon will share insights and stories from his reporting on immigration in the U.S.
Tim Mulligan, retired from National Archives and currently teaching at the University of Maryland, will speak on the Christmas Truce of 1914.
Participants will learn to think like a historian and encounter Native Americans and explorers through primary sources, legends, storytelling, and expository and narrative writing.
Top-notch teachers will demonstrate how to teach local California community history—including geography of the local region, the culture of the Gabrielino Indians, the daily life and economic legacy of the local ranchos, the development of the harbor, local government, and the community.
