October 9, 2008, New Orleans, LA
This conference will address topics including "Black Women in the Academy: Achievements and Challenges," "Ethnicity, Race, and Linguistic and Cultural Practices in Colonial Louisiana," "Landscapes of Early National Slavery: Space and Mobility in the Multiracial South," "Enforcing Racial/Gender Norms in the Civil War South," "Doctoring the Race: Black Physicians and Racial Politics in Professional Medicine," and more.
October 10, 2008, Storrs, CT
The theme for this conference is "Teaching the 1950s and the 1960s." Topics covered at the conference will include "The 1960s: The Unraveling of America," "The Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States," "The Social and Cultural Impact of the Sixties," "The Historical Significance of the Beat Generation," "American Popular Culture of the 1950s and the 1960s," "The Historical Legacy of the Black Panthers," and "Cold War Culture."
October 10, 2008, Salem, OR
Teachers are invited to enjoy finger foods as they learn about the numerous heritage sites in the area and what those sites have to offer to classes and field trips.
October 11, 2008, Tucson, AZ
This workshop will go over 15 lesson plans covering the desert environment, Native American culture, Mexican culture, ranch life, World War II, and more.
October 11, 2008, Edmonds, WA
The theme of this conference is "Exploring Our Past—Celebrating Our Traditions." Eric Liu, coauthor of The True Patriot will deliver the keynote address.
October 14, 2008, Winter Harbor, ME
Integrate field research activities into your classroom curricula with the Schoodic Education Adventure program.
October 16, 2008, Chicago, IL
What difficult choices confront individuals, groups, and nations in the face of genocide? What dangers does everyone face when nations do not confront history? Participants can learn ways of integrating Facing History's newest resource kit, Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians, into their curriculum.
October 16, 2008, Online
Teaching the Holocaust in the Context of Jewish History, Ethics, and Identity is a course that offers participants the opportunity to explore the connection between Jewish history and identity and the moral questions inherent in everyday life.
October 16, 2008, Gettysburg, PA
This conference will include a variety of lectures, clinics, and other opportunities for educators to share ideas and learn new techniques related to their profession.
October 16, 2008, Albuquerque, NM
The theme of this meeting is "Back Down to the Crossroads: Integrative American Studies in Theory and Practice." Sessions will include "Visions and Revisions: How to Build a High School American Studies Program," "Teaching Memoirs and Oral History in the K–12 Classroom: Identities at the Crossroads," "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Immigration," "Teaching Politics and the Politics of Teaching: Three Scholars Share Pedagogical Strategies," "The Future of American and Ethnic Studies," "Framing Visual Evidence: The Position of Visual and Popular Culture in American Studies," and "Getting Great Advising: A Workshop for Graduate Students."
October 16, 2008, Brookline, MA
This is a two-day workshop for Boston Public Schools teachers who will be teaching the Civil Rights Movement in their 10th-grade U.S.
October 16, 2008, Missoula, MT
Attendees at this conference will find dozens of sectionals that will enhance their knowledge of social studies, tantalize their brain cells, and make them think seriously about their profession.
October 16, 2008, Online
Using Facing History's principal resource book, Holocaust and Human Behavior, as well as video, primary sources, and presentations by survivors and leading scholars of the Holocaust, participants will experience a rigorous encounter with this powerful history.
October 16, 2008, Colorado Springs, CO
How can educators use history to help inform students about the treatment of gays and lesbians in the past and today, and how are schools responding to name-calling, bullying, ostracism, and outright violence against our communities? In this session, participants will examine examples from history, including the treatment of homosexuals under the Nazi regime, to help guide the conversation.
October 17, 2008, Kenner, LA
The theme for this conference is "Teaching the Three R's: Rebirth, Renewal, and Revival."
October 17, 2008, Richmond, VA
This year's theme is "21st-century Virginia: A Time of Change." The theme reflects educators are about in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
October 18, 2008, Lincoln, NE
The theme of this conference is "Embrace the Future." Sessions include topics such as "Investigating History: New Ways to Incorporate Primary Source Documents into Your History Classroom," "The Historical Development of Women's Suffrage and Future Implications," "Strategies for ELL Middle School Students in the Social Studies Classroom," "Literature, Lies, and Other History Hazards," "The Cold War and Its Worldwide Consequences," and others.
October 18, 2008, Wheaton, IL
Presentations at this symposium include "The Emancipation Proclamation as a War Measure," "Current Lincoln Scholarship," "Lincoln Records in the National Archives," "Lincoln and the Copperhead Movement in Illinois," and living history reenactors throughout the day.
October 18, 2008, Los Angeles, CA
In every generation, Americans have asked, "Who may live among us?" and "What does it mean to be an American?" The way we have addressed these questions throughout history is central to understanding of the nation's past and can guide people in the choices they make today as individuals and as a nation committed to democracy.
October 20, 2008, Melville, NY
The theme for this conference is "Democracy, Diversity and the Social Studies Classroom." Topics covered will include "Analyzing Elections in American History," "Social Studies, History and the Elementary Classroom," "Teaching About Genocide and the Holocaust," "Technology in the Social Studies Classroom," "The Scoring Process on AP Examinations," "Literacy Strategies in Social Studies Classes," "Teaching about Foreign Policy and Presidential Decision Making," "Writing in the Social Studies," and others.