Choices in Little Rock Three-Day Seminar

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Please join us as we explore the Facing History and Ourselves resource book, Choices in Little Rock—a collection of teaching suggestions, activities, and primary sources that focus on the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. These efforts led to a crisis that historian Taylor Branch once described as 'the most severe test of the Constitution since the Civil War.'

These resources explore a range of civic choices—the decisions people make as citizens in a democracy. Those decisions, both then and now, reveal that democracy is not a product but a work in progress, a work that is shaped in every generation by the choices that we make about ourselves and others. In this workshop, we will consider ways to engage students in the issues raised by this history and its civic implications for their lives today.

Choices in Little Rock can be used not only to teach history but also to deepen and enrich a study of civics, government, and literature."

Contact name
Nathan Phipps
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$50
Duration
Three dates
End Date

Dirt on Their Skirts

Description

This Electronic Field Trip looks at pioneering women baseball players, owners, umpires, and teams from as early as 1866, all the way up to present day women playing and working in baseball. The common thread running through the stories examined is the efforts of women and girls to be a part of America's national pastime: baseball.

Many Americans are surprised to learn that women once played professional baseball in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), from 1943–1954. Founded by Chicago Cubs owner Phil Wrigley as a method to entertain Americans and keep ball parks full during World War II, the league provided an unprecedented opportunity for young women to play professional baseball, see the country, and aspire to careers beyond the traditional female roles of teacher, secretary, nurse, librarian, or housewife.

This entry is a repeat of node #19119.

Choices in Little Rock

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Explore our resource, Choices in Little Rock, about the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. This resource can be used to teach civics and enrich a study of history and literature."

Contact name
Princess Johnson
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
"Open to all educators. Boston Public School educators must register with Facing History and the BPS professional development site."
Start Date
Cost
$250; scholarships available for Boston Public School teachers
Duration
Two days
End Date

Introduction to the Library of Congress

Description

The first in the Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources self-directed online modules introduces educators to the history and resources of the Library of Congress and explains the concept of primary sources and how they may be used in a classroom.

Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress
Target Audience
PreK-12
Cost
Free
Course Credit
Certificate of completion printable at the end of the seminar; lasts approximately an hour.
Duration
Continually available

Seeing is Believing: Google Earth in Social Studies

Description

Google Earth lets users see the world around them in brand-new ways. Travel to the Great Pyramids, analyze live earthquake data, compare before and after images of deforestation, or integrate literature and social studies. But how can educators use it best to improve learning? Participants in this workshop will spend the day adapting existing Google Earth tours and creating a few of their own.

Sponsoring Organization
ESSDACK
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$120 nonmember; $60 members; $90 associate members
Duration
Seven hours

Connecticut Teacher Institute in Environmental History

Description

This teacher institute, presented by the Forest History Society, is especially geared toward Connecticut Social Studies teachers (grades 6–10). Participants will learn more about the Society's If Trees Could Talk curriculum to introduce students to environmental history. Discussion topics, hands-on activities, critical thinking skills, team teaching suggestions for other subjects, and more are included in these free, online modules.

The institute will also introduce The Greatest Good, a U.S. Forest Service Centennial film. Educators will learn to use the film in conjunction with the If Trees Could Talk curriculum and hear from guest speakers on various environmental history topics.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Forest History Society
Phone number
919-682-9319
Target Audience
6-10
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Three days
End Date

American Insurgents: The American Revolution from the People's Perspective

Description

Taking a fresh perspective on the Revolution, this seminar asks why we still generally concentrate on the lives and thoughts of the Founding Fathers when in fact ordinary people carried the burden of the American Revolution. How should the people be restored to narratives of Revolution? Were the political ideas that energized their participation the same as those of the celebrated leaders? Did the people stake out more radical positions than did the elite planters and lawyers? What exactly did the Revolution involve for ordinary Americans who lived in small communities?

The seminar will consist of three sessions. The first two, featuring lecture and discussion, will focus on the close analysis of images and primary documents. The third will concentrate on the integration of seminar ideas and material into lesson plans using the Center's Seminar-to-Classroom Guide.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Humanities Center
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$75
Course Credit
The National Humanities Center does not award recertification credit. However, it will provide documentation of participation that teachers can present to their local certifying agencies.
Duration
Four hours

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators

Description

At this conference, special emphasis will be placed on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's new exhibit, "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda." Museum educators and scholars share rationales, strategies, and approaches for presenting this complex topic to students, in sessions designed specifically for middle- and high-school teachers. Participants have extensive time to view the Museum's permanent exhibition "The Holocaust"; tour "Remember the Children: Daniel's Story," and other special exhibitions; and visit the interactive computers in the Wexner Learning Center and other resource areas. Seminar sessions emphasize planning and implementing units of study for teaching about the Holocaust in middle and high schools. Educators who complete the program receive a set of educational materials and a voucher worth $100 to purchase Holocaust–related resources in the Museum Shop.

Sponsoring Organization
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Contact email
Location
Washington, DC
Contact name
Fredlake, Peter J.
Phone number
202-314-0352
Start Date
End Date
Registration Deadline

Multicultural Indiana: Teaching About Hoosier Diversity

Description

Indiana history has been shaped by the presence and dedication of racially, economically, and culturally diverse groups of men and women. This workshop will introduce educators to the state's diverse history and its impact on Indiana's development and architecture. Representatives from schools that have developed and implemented multicultural curricula will discuss ways to use such information in the classroom.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Indiana State Museum
Phone number
317-232-1637
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$20
Course Credit
Educators may receive CRU credit through Indiana University School of Education in Bloomington.
Duration
Seven hours