Wilson's Creek: How a Forgotten Battle Saved Missouri and Changed the Course of the Civil War

Description

From the Drury University website:

"Drury University and Wilson's Creek National Battlefield invite you to join us for an extraordinary chance to relive one of the most overlooked—and yet important—battles in the Civil War.

"We will hold these special workshops for schoolteachers on the site where Union and Confederate soldiers confronted one another in the early days of the war. There you will study with six of the foremost Civil War scholars in the nation. You will take part in daily seminars and in guided tours and will engage in stimulating interactions with colleagues from all over the country. On the cornfield where the battle commenced or upon the 'Bloody Hill' where it ended, you will learn about the battle's importance from a wide range of academic perspectives. And you will come away from the experience intellectually refreshed and ready to share your knowledge with your students.

"'Wilson’s Creek: How a Forgotten Battle Saved Missouri and Changed the Course of the Civil War' is designed for full-time and part-time classroom teachers who teach the Civil War in American history, literature, art history, or religion classes in middle school and high school."

Contact name
Randall Fuller
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Drury University
Phone number
4178737220
Target Audience
Middle and high
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
"All teachers who complete the institute will receive a letter confirming attendance and describing workshop activities, as well as a certificate of completion. Certificates will include participants’ name and institutional affiliation, as well as a description of coursework performed, field trips taken, and lectures attended. These materials may be used to request Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) or Professional Development Points (PDPs) from home school districts. Workshop participants seeking graduate credit may enroll for three hours of credit from Drury University. (They will be required to follow Drury’s admission procedures for non-degree students and to pay their own tuition and fees.) Teachers who enroll for three hours will be required to complete a sequence of course plans that build upon the work accomplished during the summer seminar."
Duration
Five days
End Date

Wilson's Creek: How a Forgotten Battle Saved Missouri and Changed the Course of the Civil War

Description

From the Drury University website:

"Drury University and Wilson's Creek National Battlefield invite you to join us for an extraordinary chance to relive one of the most overlooked—and yet important—battles in the Civil War.

"We will hold these special workshops for schoolteachers on the site where Union and Confederate soldiers confronted one another in the early days of the war. There you will study with six of the foremost Civil War scholars in the nation. You will take part in daily seminars and in guided tours and will engage in stimulating interactions with colleagues from all over the country. On the cornfield where the battle commenced or upon the 'Bloody Hill' where it ended, you will learn about the battle's importance from a wide range of academic perspectives. And you will come away from the experience intellectually refreshed and ready to share your knowledge with your students.

"'Wilson’s Creek: How a Forgotten Battle Saved Missouri and Changed the Course of the Civil War' is designed for full-time and part-time classroom teachers who teach the Civil War in American history, literature, art history, or religion classes in middle school and high school."

Contact name
Randall Fuller
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Drury University
Phone number
4178737220
Target Audience
Middle and high
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
"All teachers who complete the institute will receive a letter confirming attendance and describing workshop activities, as well as a certificate of completion. Certificates will include participants’ name and institutional affiliation, as well as a description of coursework performed, field trips taken, and lectures attended. These materials may be used to request Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) or Professional Development Points (PDPs) from home school districts. Workshop participants seeking graduate credit may enroll for three hours of credit from Drury University. (They will be required to follow Drury’s admission procedures for non-degree students and to pay their own tuition and fees.) Teachers who enroll for three hours will be required to complete a sequence of course plans that build upon the work accomplished during the summer seminar."
Duration
Five days
End Date

Stony the Road We Trod: Using America's Civil Rights Landmarks to Teach American History

Description

No specifics currently available online.

Contact name
Priscilla Hancock Cooper
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Phone number
2053289696
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Duration
One week
End Date

Stony the Road We Trod: Using America's Civil Rights Landmarks to Teach American History

Description

No specifics currently available online.

Contact name
Priscilla Hancock Cooper
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Phone number
2053289696
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Duration
One week
End Date

Shifting Power on the Plains: Fort Robinson and the American West

Description

No specifics currently available.

Contact name
Kevin Bower
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Phone number
4024652333
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Duration
One week
End Date

Shifting Power on the Plains: Fort Robinson and the American West

Description

No specifics currently available.

Contact name
Kevin Bower
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Phone number
4024652333
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Duration
One week
End Date

Seeking the Center Place: The Mesa Verde Cultural Landscape and Pueblo Indian Homeland

Description

From the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center website:

"Come join us and explore thousands of years of Pueblo history as we interact with American Indian scholars, excavate at the Goodman Point Unit of Hovenweep National Monument, conduct laboratory analyses with prominent archaeologists, and study three very important landmarks—Mesa Verde National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Goodman Point Unit of Hovenweep National Monument, and Sand Canyon Pueblo in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. These places and activities will show you how American Indians, anthropologists, and archaeologists work together to provide a full picture of Pueblo history and culture."

Contact name
Debra Miller
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Phone number
9705644346
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
"All teachers will receive a certificate of participation, which will serve as documentation for license renewal credit. In addition, you will have the option of obtaining two hours of graduate credit through Colorado School of Mines for an additional fee."
Duration
One week
End Date

Seeking the Center Place: The Mesa Verde Cultural Landscape and Pueblo Indian Homeland

Description

From the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center website:

"Come join us and explore thousands of years of Pueblo history as we interact with American Indian scholars, excavate at the Goodman Point Unit of Hovenweep National Monument, conduct laboratory analyses with prominent archaeologists, and study three very important landmarks—Mesa Verde National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Goodman Point Unit of Hovenweep National Monument, and Sand Canyon Pueblo in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. These places and activities will show you how American Indians, anthropologists, and archaeologists work together to provide a full picture of Pueblo history and culture."

Contact name
Debra Miller
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Phone number
9705644346
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
"All teachers will receive a certificate of participation, which will serve as documentation for license renewal credit. In addition, you will have the option of obtaining two hours of graduate credit through Colorado School of Mines for an additional fee."
Duration
One week
End Date

A Rising People: Benjamin Franklin and the Americans

Description

From the Penn State-Harrisburg website:

"During this one-week workshop . . . [participants will] walk the streets that Franklin walked, step through the doorways that he knew, and see the buildings where he helped found the United States. We'll explore the many rooms of Benjamin Franklin's mind: writer, civic leader, politician, diplomat, scientist, and revolutionary were just some of the titles that Franklin assumed during his eighty-four years. We'll read Franklin's words—published and personal—and those of men and women who lived in the era."

Contact name
George W. Boudreau
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Penn State-Harrisburg
Phone number
7179486396
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
"Two types of credit will be available to each educator participating. First, workshop staff will assist you in receiving continuing education credit (similar to Pennsylvania’s Act-48 requirements). Second, participants may register for graduate-level credit through the Pennsylvania State University, which will require both participation in all programs of the weeklong workshop and additional readings and assignments."
Contact Title
Associate Professor of History and Humanities
Duration
Six days
End Date

A Rising People: Benjamin Franklin and the Americans

Description

From the Penn State-Harrisburg website:

"During this one-week workshop . . . [participants will] walk the streets that Franklin walked, step through the doorways that he knew, and see the buildings where he helped found the United States. We'll explore the many rooms of Benjamin Franklin's mind: writer, civic leader, politician, diplomat, scientist, and revolutionary were just some of the titles that Franklin assumed during his eighty-four years. We'll read Franklin's words—published and personal—and those of men and women who lived in the era."

Contact name
George W. Boudreau
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Penn State-Harrisburg
Phone number
7179486396
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
"Two types of credit will be available to each educator participating. First, workshop staff will assist you in receiving continuing education credit (similar to Pennsylvania’s Act-48 requirements). Second, participants may register for graduate-level credit through the Pennsylvania State University, which will require both participation in all programs of the weeklong workshop and additional readings and assignments."
Contact Title
Associate Professor of History and Humanities
Duration
Six days
End Date