Saturday Seminar #6: Slavery and Narrative

Description

This final session in the series features a talk from University of California, Davis historian Clarence Walker and lessons presented by three teachers.

Contact name
Garcia, Nichole
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
California History-Social Science Project
Phone number
530-752-4383
Target Audience
5, 8, 11
Start Date
Duration
Three and a half hours

Saturday Seminar #5: Teaching about Religion

Description

This session features a talk from History Project favorite Dale Crandall-Bear, historian and instructor at Solano Community College. Three teachers will also demonstrate lessons they have developed.

Contact name
Garcia, Nichole
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
California History-Social Science Project
Phone number
530-752-4383
Target Audience
6, 7, 10, 11
Start Date
Duration
Three and a half hours

We Are California Workshop

Description

A new interactive online exhibit from the California Council for the Humanities (CCH)—"We Are California"—will explore the history and stories of those who have immigrated or migrated to California. A new partnership between the Council and the California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP) will help to bring this exciting resource to the classroom. The topic of these workshops will be "The Era of Great Internal Migrations to California" between World War I and World War II. It will discuss, contrast, and analyze the experiences of Dust Bowl migrants to California, Mexicans, and Mexican Americans.

Contact name
Renteria, Rosemary
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
California History-Social Science Project
Phone number
530-752-0572
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Duration
Three hours
End Date

Saturday Seminar #3: Perspectives on the Middle East

Description

This session features a talk from University of California, Davis historian Baki Tezcan and lessons created and demonstrated by four teachers.

Contact name
Garcia, Nichole
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
California History-Social Science Project
Phone number
530-752-4383
Target Audience
7, 10, 11
Start Date
Duration
Three and a half hours
Geography Awareness Week Workshop Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/30/2008 - 12:34
Description

This Geography Awareness Week workshop will begin with a lecture on migration to the U.S. from Latin America. Lessons from the Geography Action! packet will then be introduced. The session will conclude with guided tours of four Latin-American art exhibits at the Fowler Museum.

Contact name
Miller, Mary
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
California History-Social Science Project
Phone number
310-825-7749
Target Audience
preK-12
Start Date
Duration
Four and a half hours

Scholar Series: Native Americans, the Doctrine of Discovery, and Civil Rights

Description

No specifics available.

Contact name
Vock, Sharon
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
California History-Social Science Project
Phone number
559-278-6079
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Duration
Two hours

The History Summit II

Description

This is the second of a three-part conference designed to advocate for increased and improved history instruction, K–12. It will include lectures or presentations; analysis of a real or hypothetical teaching situation; review of student work; group discussion or group work; in-depth reading on a specific topic; preparation of a paper, report, or research project; and leadership development

Sponsoring Organization
California History-Social Science Project
Contact email
Location
Davis, CA
Contact name
McTygue, Nancy
Contact Title
Executive Director
Phone number
1 530-752-0572
Start Date
End Date

Art and American Identity: 1690-1789

Description

This workshop explores the questions "In 1690, to what extent were the arts and material culture of the British Atlantic colonies 'American?,' "To what extent were they 'American' by 1789?," "What major factors defined the evolution in American arts and material culture in this period?," and "To what extent did this evolution reflect the changing self-image of Americans?"

Contact name
Schramm, Richard R.
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Humanities Center
Target Audience
High school
Start Date
Cost
$35
Course Credit
The National Humanities Center will supply documentation for certificate renewal credit.
Duration
One and a half hours