Historic Site Teacher Immersion: The Oliver Kelley Farm

Description

From the Minnesota Historical Society:

From July 20–22 at the Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River, participants will explore content related to 19th-century agricultural and farming history, technological innovations that impacted production and family, and subsistence vs. market economics. Teachers will also learn about and experience historic site interpretation at one of the Society's much-loved historic sites. In period-appropriate clothing, participants will job-shadow historic site employees and engage in historical interpretation themselves. Teachers will return to their classrooms with an instructional video documenting this experience.

For more information, contact the given email address. To register, fill out this form.

Contact name
Jennifer Cadwell
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Minnesota Historical Society
Phone number
6512593432
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Cost
$50
Duration
Three days
End Date

The Freedom Rights Movement in Alabama: From the 13th Amendment through the Voting Acts of 1935

Description

From Alabama Humanities:

This six-day, interdisciplinary teachers' institute will explore African Americans' attempts to achieve full equality in Alabama and neighboring Southern states. Resident scholars will assist participants in determining, assessing, and articulating the continued importance of past human and civil rights successes in Alabama—and elsewhere in the South.

Contact name
Thomas E. Bryant
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Alabama Humanities
Phone number
2055583997
Target Audience
4-12
Start Date
Course Credit
"45 contact hours"
Duration
Six days
End Date

Great American Texts: Frederick Douglass

Description

From the Ashbrook Center website:

"To reflect on the life of Frederick Douglass is to be reminded of the famous self-description attributed to his great contemporary, Mark Twain: 'I am not an American; I am the American.' A classic self-made man, Douglass, like his country, rose from a low beginning to a great height; he gained freedom by his own virtue and against great odds in a revolutionary struggle; and he matured into an internationally renowned apostle of universal liberty. In this course, we consider Douglass' telling of his own story, taking as primary texts his three autobiographies: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845), My Bondage and My Freedom (1855), and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881; 1892). We will find in these texts not only the annals of an unforgettable life but also Douglass' reflections on enduring issues in American political thought such as the nature and specific evil of slavery, the nature and grounds of human rights and freedom, and the meaning and mission of the American Republic."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ashbrook Center
Phone number
8772895411
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $500 stipend
Course Credit
"Teachers may choose to receive two hours of Master's degree credit from Ashland University. This credit can be used toward the Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transferred to another institution. The two credits will cost $440."
Duration
Six days
End Date

The Progressive Era

Description

From the Ashbrook Center website:

"The transition to an industrial economy posed many problems for the United States. This course examines those problems and the responses to them that came to be known as progressivism. The course includes the study of World War I as a manifestation of progressive principles. The course emphasizes the political thought of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and their political expression of progressive principles."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ashbrook Center
Phone number
8772895411
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $500 stipend
Course Credit
"Teachers may choose to receive two hours of Master's degree credit from Ashland University. This credit can be used toward the Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transferred to another institution. The two credits will cost $440."
Duration
Six days
End Date

Civil War and Reconstruction

Description

From the Ashbrook Center website:

"This course will examine military aspects of the war, as well as political developments during it, including the political history of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and the Second Inaugural. The course also examines the post-war Amendments and the Reconstruction era."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ashbrook Center
Phone number
8772895411
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $500 stipend
Course Credit
"Teachers may choose to receive two hours of Master's degree credit from Ashland University. This credit can be used toward the Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transferred to another institution. The two credits will cost $440."
Duration
Six days
End Date

The American Revolution

Description

From the Ashbrook Center website:

"This course focuses on three topics: political developments in North America and the British empire and the arguments for and against independence, culminating in the Declaration of Independence; the Revolutionary War as a military, social, and cultural event in the development of the American nation and state; and the United States under the Articles of Confederation."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ashbrook Center
Phone number
8772895411
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $500 stipend
Course Credit
"Teachers may choose to receive two hours of Master's degree credit from Ashland University. This credit can be used toward the Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transferred to another institution. The two credits will cost $440."
Duration
Six days
End Date

Stories from the Civil War

Description

From the North Carolina Museum of History website:

"From the battlefield to the home front, this program will provide you with the resources to incorporate the history of the Civil War in North Carolina into your curriculum. Probe Civil War resources and develop applications for the classroom."

Sponsoring Organization
North Carolina Museum of History
Phone number
9198077971
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$40; $35 for North Carolina Museum of History Associates
Course Credit
"Earn continuing education credits (up to forty contact hours), including reading and technology CEUs"
End Date

Jenice Riley Memorial Scholarships

Description

From Alabama Humanities:

The Alabama Humanities Foundation awards the Jenice Riley Memorial Scholarships to Alabama teachers looking to further their professional development through this $1,000 award that helps them attend a seminar or institute, purchase classroom materials, or create a program that enhances their students' understanding of history and civics. Recipients are chosen from a pool of applicants based on their proposed spending of the scholarship money to improve their teaching abilities and create a more effective classroom environment. The recipients of this scholarship are honored each year at the AHF's annual Alabama Humanities Awards Luncheon in September.

Sponsoring Organization
Alabama Humanities
Eligibility Requirements

Must be a K-6 Alabama teacher.

Application Deadline
Award Amount
$1,000
Location
AL

2010 Teaching American History (TAH) Conference

Description

From the conference's website:

History Connections is a conference for and by history teachers about themes and topics in U.S. and world history and the engaging, differentiated approaches to teaching that connect students to the past in meaningful ways—no matter their abilities. The conference also will offer teachers the opportunity to learn about new scholarship, especially U.S. history in a global context, which is a major shift in history education. We know there is great teaching taking place in our classrooms—now is the time to share it!

Sponsoring Organization
U.S. Department of Education, American Dreams Consortium, Chicago Metro History Education Center
Location
Chicago, IL
Phone number
3122553661
Start Date
Submission Deadline

Life, Leadership, and Legacy: George Washington and Harry Truman

Description

From the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum:

Staff from George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens will join with staff from the Truman Library to present this unique workshop. Both Presidents Washington and Truman will come under close scrutiny as their early life, influences, military careers, and presidency will be compared. Themes include leadership, character, decision making, and handling crises. A reenactor from the Washington era will also be present!

This two-day workshop will be a one-time offering and numerous primary sources and ready-to-use teaching materials will be supplied. In addition to excellent content, teaching strategies and methods will be discussed.

Contact name
Mark Adams
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Phone number
8162688236
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$50
Course Credit
"One hour of continuing education graduate credit is offered through the University of Missouri - Kansas City for an additional fee of $75.00."
Duration
Two days
End Date