Montgomery County Public Schools Street Law Teacher Training Institute

Description

From the Street Law website:

"This training is for high school teachers in Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools seeking to improve their teaching of law. Participants will meet area lawyers and receive interactive lesson plans and materials developed by Street Law, Inc. to help students learn about the judiciary, rights and responsibilities, historic landmark cases of the Supreme Court, and practical law."

Contact name
Ashlee Joyce
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Street Law
Phone number
240-821-1318
Target Audience
"High school teachers in Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools"
Start Date
Cost
Free
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Michigan We the People Summer Seminar

Description

The Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier will host the Michigan We the People Summer Seminar for middle and high school teachers. The seminar will begin with lectures, discussions, and group activities and conclude with a simulated congressional hearing. Teachers will receive a full classroom set of We the People textbooks.

Contact name
Troost, Jim
Sponsoring Organization
Center for Civic Education
Target Audience
Middle and high school
Start Date
Contact Title
Director of Programs, Michigan Center for Civic Education
Duration
Four days
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North Carolina We the People Summer Seminar

Description

The Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier will host the North Carolina We the People Summer Seminar for middle and high school teachers. The seminar will begin on with lectures, discussions, and group activities and conclude with a simulated congressional hearing.

Contact name
Wright, Diane
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Center for Civic Education
Phone number
800-662-7407
Target Audience
Middle and high school
Start Date
Contact Title
Director, Law Related Education, North Carolina Bar Association

Teaching Churchill

Description

This three-day workshop examines the life of Winston Churchill. Participants will develop strategies for applying historical content in the classroom and across the curriculum.

Contact name
Crump, Mandy
Sponsoring Organization
Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
Phone number
5735926242
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Cost
$150; $125 for museum members
Course Credit
Offers one hour of continuing education credit through the University of Missouri, Kansas City for an additional fee of $75.
Duration
Three days
End Date

Women's History

Description

This institute will examine documents that trace the diverse and complex roles played by women throughout the history of the United States. Participants will meet with women's history specialists at the Library of Congress and examine original historical materials from the Library's collections. Library staff will also guide participants in finding and using materials related to women's history on the Library of Congress website, as well as exploring different ways to integrate those materials into the classroom.

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
No college or professional development credits are provided for those participating in the Teacher Institutes.
Duration
Three days
End Date

Hatton W. Sumners Institute

Description

The institute is divided into three levels, as follows:

101: This 40-hour training begins with an in-depth study of the Declaration of Independence. Participants will then be taken through the ancient and European origins of the U.S. Constitution, followed by the American origins. The training will continue with a famous Federalist debating a famous Anti-Federalist over whether a New York State convention should vote to ratify the Constitution in 1788.

Then attending teachers will be taken on a walk through the seven articles of the Constitution. The remainder of the time will be spent studying the First Amendment and famous Supreme Court cases on the First Amendment, including the current term cases.

The agenda is divided into blocks of time spent with scholars, followed by break-out sessions where activities are demonstrated on the curriculum covered in the scholar sessions.

201: Available to those teachers who have completed the 101 session, the advanced session begins with a look at the "Ladder of the Bill of Rights." The remainder of the three-day, 18-hour institute is spent studying Amendments Two through 10, along with Supreme Court cases decided under each of these amendments. Break-out sessions follow each scholar session with activities on the Bill of Rights.

301: The one-day, seven-hour Update Session is available to those teachers who have previously attended both 101 and 201. Participants will spend most of the time discussing Supreme Court cases that have been decided during the past few years with the scholars. They will also receive a new activity guide, which includes lessons on Federalism and writing.

Contact name
Greenwood, Yvonne
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Law Focused Education, Inc.
Phone number
800-204-2222
Target Audience
3-12
Start Date
Course Credit
The State Board for Educator Certification approves the institute for continuing education credit for teacher certification, and optional graduate credit is available through the University of St. Thomas in either Political Science or Education.
Contact Title
Coordinator
Duration
Five days
End Date

Maritime America in the Age of Winslow Homer

Description

This four-week institute will use Winslow Homer's paintings as the point of departure for a voyage of discovery about maritime history in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The goal is not only to understand the period historically and culturally, but also to explore multiple source materials for discovering the past, including works of art and literature, objects, landscapes, the built environment, descendant communities and a range of historical documents in order to synthesize these various perspectives. Participants will develop cross-disciplinary lessons and teaching materials for classrooms.

Contact name
Mollo, Arlene
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Phone number
508-999-9204
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $3,200 stipend
Course Credit
UMass Dartmouth is willing to grant continuing education units (CEU) to participants and the Institute Directors will convey proper letters of documentation to participants' districts or school boards on university letterhead.
Duration
Twenty-eight days
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The Political Theory of Hannah Arendt: The Problem of Evil and the Origins of Totalitarianism

Description

The seminar will explore several key works by the political theorist, Hannah Arendt: Eichmann in Jerusalem, The Origins of Totalitarianism, and The Human Condition. These works shed light on the problem of evil and the use of terror in the contemporary age, and provide a philosophical perspective on current debates about the use of violence to settle political conflicts, about the conditions of democracy, and about the scope and importance of human rights.

Contact name
Arias, Simone
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
San Diego State University
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $4,400 stipend
Duration
Thirty-nine days
End Date

Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution

Description

This workshop combines scholarly presentations with on-site investigations of the canals, mills, worker housing, and exhibits of Lowell National Historical Park and of other sites in Lowell's historic district. Sessions draw on scholarly monographs, primary sources (such as "mill girl" letters), and works of literature and historical fiction. The workshop intersperses hands-on activities with lecture-discussions and field investigations. In addition to Lowell's landmark resources, the workshop takes full advantage of Old Sturbridge Village exhibits and scholars to explore pre-industrial rural life and draw on the expertise of scholars and presenters at Walden Pond and Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts, to explore how prominent authors addressed the question of industrialization's effect on American life, values, and the environment.

Contact name
Anstey, Ellen
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Tsongas Industrial History Center
Phone number
978-970-5080
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $750 stipend
Course Credit
The Tsongas Industrial History Center will provide participants a certificate for up to 40 professional development points (CEUs/PDPs) for the face-to-face portion of the workshop and up to 40 additional points if pre/post-workshop assignments are completed, including the submission of a copy of a curriculum portfolio of at least five class periods of instruction. At additional cost, teachers wishing graduate credit may earn up to three graduate credits for the workshop through the UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education.
Duration
Six days
End Date

Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution

Description

This workshop combines scholarly presentations with on-site investigations of the canals, mills, worker housing, and exhibits of Lowell National Historical Park and of other sites in Lowell's historic district. Sessions draw on scholarly monographs, primary sources (such as "mill girl" letters), and works of literature and historical fiction. The workshop intersperses hands-on activities with lecture-discussions and field investigations. In addition to Lowell's landmark resources, the workshop takes full advantage of Old Sturbridge Village exhibits and scholars to explore pre-industrial rural life and draw on the expertise of scholars and presenters at Walden Pond and Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts, to explore how prominent authors addressed the question of industrialization's effect on American life, values, and the environment.

Contact name
Anstey, Ellen
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Tsongas Industrial History Center
Phone number
978-970-5080
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $750 stipend
Course Credit
The Tsongas Industrial History Center will provide participants a certificate for up to 40 professional development points (CEUs/PDPs) for the face-to-face portion of the workshop and up to 40 additional points if pre/post-workshop assignments are completed, including the submission of a copy of a curriculum portfolio of at least five class periods of instruction. At additional cost, teachers wishing graduate credit may earn up to three graduate credits for the workshop through the UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education.
Duration
Six days
End Date