We the People Teacher Institute

Description

"Elementary, middle and high school teachers from across Virginia will travel to James Madison's Montpelier for 3 1/2 days of intensive work with the We the People curriculum. The institute will feature three lectures on content from We the People, work with fellow teachers to ways to implement the curriculum in their classroom and the institute will conclude with the mock congressional hearing."

Contact name
Taylor, Michael
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Center for Civic Education
Phone number
1 540-672-2728
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Four days
End Date

We the People Teacher Content Seminar

Description

"A one day seminar on the expansion of presidential power. There will be a scholar and a mini-hearing activity."

Contact name
Richmond, Terri
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Center for Civic Education
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
One day

We the People Summer Institute for High School Teachers

Description

"We the People institute, a rigorous professional development program, provides teachers the opportunity to work with constitutional scholars from a variety of disciplines. Participants complete academic readings, attend morning lectures and participate in afternoon sessions dedicated to the content and teaching methods appropriate to the We the People curriculum."

Contact name
Desrosiers, Roger
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Center for Civic Education
Target Audience
High School
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Eight days
End Date

We the People Summer Institute for Middle School Teachers

Description

"We the People institute, a rigorous professional development program, provides teachers the opportunity to work with constitutional scholars from a variety of disciplines. Participants complete academic readings, attend morning lectures and participate in afternoon sessions dedicated to the content and teaching methods appropriate to the We the People curriculum."

Contact name
Wilson, Bill
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Center for Civic Education
Target Audience
Middle School
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Nine days
End Date

We the People Summer Institute for Upper Elementary Teachers

Description

"We the People institute, a rigorous professional development program, provides teachers the opportunity to work with constitutional scholars from a variety of disciplines. Participants complete academic readings, attend morning lectures and participate in afternoon sessions dedicated to the content and teaching methods appropriate to the We the People curriculum."

Contact name
Wilson, Bill
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Center for Civic Education
Target Audience
Upper Elementary
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Eight days
End Date

Political Parties

Description

"This course examines the development of American political parties, focusing on the meaning of parties and historic moments in the rise and fall of political parties from the Founding era to the present. Topics may include re-aligning elections, changing coalitions within American parties, and the contemporary Democratic and Republican parties."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ashbrook Center, TeachingAmericanHistory.org
Phone number
1 419-289-5411
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None ($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 new Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transfered to another institution. The two credits will cost $440."
Duration
Six days
End Date

The Supreme Court

Description

"This course is an intensive study of the highest court in the federal judiciary, focusing on the place of the Supreme Court in the American constitutional order. Areas of study may include the relationship between the Court and the other branches of the federal government as well as the states; the Court's power of judicial review; and judicial politics and statesmanship. We will examine these kinds of issues by investigating how the Court has interpreted the Constitution in some of its most historic decisions."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ashbrook Center, TeachingAmericanHistory.org
Phone number
1 419-289-5411
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None ($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 new Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transfered to another institution. The two credits will cost $440."
Duration
Six days
End Date

American Foreign Policy

Description

"Students examine events and issues in the foreign policy of the American republic. Topics include the major schools of thought and approaches to foreign policy, the connection between domestic and foreign politics, and the connection between the principles of the American regime and its foreign policy."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ashbrook Center, TeachingAmericanHistory.org
Phone number
1 419-289-5411
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None ($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 new Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transfered to another institution. The two credits will cost $440."
Duration
Six days
End Date

Race and Equality in America

Description

"This course will explore the history of black Americans as they strove to secure their dignity as human beings, and rights as American citizens, in the face of racial prejudice. It will examine the diverse viewpoints of leading black intellectuals and activists on human equality, slavery, self-government, the rule of law, emancipation, colonization, and citizenship. Contemporary issues to be considered may include affirmative action, black reparations, racial profiling, and the 'achievement gap' in education."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ashbrook Center, TeachingAmericanHistory.org
Phone number
1 419-289-5411
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None ($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 new Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transfered to another institution. The two credits will cost $440."
Duration
Six days
End Date

The American Way of War

Description

"The course examines how Americans have used military force, focusing on the relationship between civilian and military leaders, characteristic strategic approaches, and the connection between our political principles and our military practices."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ashbrook Center, TeachingAmericanHistory.org
Phone number
1 419-289-5411
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None ($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 new Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transfered to another institution. The two credits will cost $440."
Duration
Six days
End Date