Northeast Regional Conference

Description

This conference will focus on the theme "Social Studies: Global and Local Connections, Shared Responsibilities." Speakers will include Martin B. Margulies of the Quinnipiac School of Law, on "Speech Rights of Public School Students After Morse v. Frederick"; former counselor to Bill Clinton Bill Curry, on the upcoming election; Matthew Warshauer of Central CT State University, on "Freedom vs. Security: Protecting Civil Liberties in an Age of Terror"; and Dr. Benjamin R. Barber, of the University of Maryland, author of books including "Jihad vs. McWorld." Clinics and workshops on many other topics will also be held.

Website
http://www.ctsocialstudies.org/NERC2008.htm
Sponsoring Organization
Northeast Regional Council for the Social Studies
Contact email
maxwell.amoh@yale.edu
Location
New Haven, CT
Contact name
Amoh, Maxwell
Contact Title
Conference Chairman
Start Date
End Date
Registration Deadline
notes

Mar 2, 2008 is the early registration deadline

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Description

This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the English Puritans search for a place to practice their religion freely. They settled and eventually thrived in present-day Massachusetts, but they suffered the hardships of building a new colony.

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Everyday Life in Early America

Description

The seminar will explore the lived experience of ordinary Americans during the colonial period of history. Topics will include family and household, community organization, making a living, religious belief and practice, witchcraft and magic, and shared patterns of human psychology. Material culture will also receive considerable emphasis: domestic architecture, furnishings, and the natural environment. Mornings will be devoted to lectures and discussion; afternoons to field trips and library work.

Contact email
seminars@gilderlehrman.org
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Phone number
646-366-9666
Target Audience
Middle and high school
Start Date
Cost
Free; $400 stipend granted
Course Credit
Pittsburg State University (PSU) is pleased to offer graduate credit to workshop participants at a tuition fee of $199 per credit hour. Participants can receive three graduate credit hours for the duration of the week.
Duration
One week
End Date
Website
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/seminar_descriptions/seminar_demos.html
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