The theme of this meeting is "Toward Broader Horizons."
The theme of this conference is "History Without Boundaries."
The theme of this meeting is "Back Down to the Crossroads: Integrative American Studies in Theory and Practice." Sessions will include "Visions and Revisions: How to Build a High School American Studies Program," "Teaching Memoirs and Oral History in the K–12 Classroom: Identities at the Crossroads," "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Immigration," "Teaching Politics and the Politics of Teaching: Three Scholars Share Pedagogical Strategies," "The Future of American and Ethnic Studies," "Framing Visual Evidence: The Position of Visual and Popular Culture in American Studies," and "Getting Great Advising: A Workshop for Graduate Students."
This workshop will consist of three morning breakout sessions, an early afternoon plenary session by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh history professor Michelle Kuhl, and time for teachers to break into smaller groups to share and exchange ideas. The morning breakout sessions will include Menasha Middle School teacher Troy Wittmann facilitating discussions on additional history teaching strategies; Wisconsin Historical Society's Michael Edmonds discussing how "Turning Points" and other online historical collections can be used for history instruction; and a history content presentation (to be determined).
The National Preservation Conference is the premier preservation conference in the United States for professionals in preservation and allied fields, dedicated volunteers, and serious supporters. It is the single best source for information, ideas, inspiration, and contacts.
This conference will address topics including "Black Women in the Academy: Achievements and Challenges," "Ethnicity, Race, and Linguistic and Cultural Practices in Colonial Louisiana," "Landscapes of Early National Slavery: Space and Mobility in the Multiracial South," "Enforcing Racial/Gender Norms in the Civil War South," "Doctoring the Race: Black Physicians and Racial Politics in Professional Medicine," and more.
This workshop, organized by the American Historical Association and the National History Education Clearinghouse, will offer sessions including "Colonial Beginnings to Early Republic," "Teaching with Textbooks," "National History Education Clearinghouse Introduction," "FDR and ER: Using Documents to Tell Their Story," and "Many Movements: Teaching Black Freedom Struggles from WWII to the 1960s." A box lunch will be provided, accompanied by a talk, "Inverting Bloom's Taxonomy: What's Basic When Reading History?" by Sam Wineburg, Stanford University.
Teachers are invited to enjoy finger foods as they learn about the numerous heritage sites in the area and what those sites have to offer to classes and field trips. Teachers will receive free passes to each of the represented heritage sites as well as classroom activities that relate to information at those sites.
Organizations represented include Champoeg State Park, Mission Mill Museum, Marion County Historical Society, Portland Art Museum, and various other heritage sites.
The Foundations of Democracy Series consists of curricular materials for students from kindergarten through fifth grade on four concepts fundamental to an understanding of politics and government: Authority, Privacy, Responsibility, and Justice. This multidisciplinary curriculum draws upon such fields as political philosophy, political science, law, history, literature, and environmental studies.
This Center for Civic Education curriculum provides lessons and activities for grades 412. The primary goal of the program is to promote civic awareness and responsibility in students. By emphasizing student involvement and encouraging students to relate important concepts and principles to historical and contemporary situations, it strengthens students' critical thinking and public speaking skills.