Using ESSEX History examines local history at its best in this seminar lookubg at Salem and the China Trade with Salem State's Dr. Dane Morrison. Dr. Morrison will lead attendees through a discussion of the economic and maritime history of Salem during the China Trade and the ways in which this vast trading network affected the economy and culture of Essex County. This seminar will take place at the House of the Seven Gables—a stone's throw from historic Derby Wharf, the center of the China Trade. In the afternoon, teachers will be introduced to some of the Peabody Essex Museum's vast collections of China Trade artifacts.

The African Studies Association (ASA) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first annual meeting in historic Chicago, IL. As part of the larger program, the event will feature scholars, artists, and community activists from the Chicago area who will facilitate panels, workshops, and discussions tailored especially to educators.

This workshop also includes registration to attend the October 24th Arizona Council for the Social Studies Annual Fall Conference. Participants will also receive a curriculum kit to be shared within their district and an honorarium to assist with travel and food. Social studies or science curriculum coordinators and teachers in grades 6–12 interested in the cultural history of Arizona or the archaeological process, should consider attending this one-day People, Place, and Time training.

People, Place, and Time (PP&T) is an interdisciplinary curriculum for grades 6–12. The activities and lessons are inquiry-based, focusing on social studies, science, and language arts. The curriculum and accompanying materials are presented in a kit format and include the teacher's guide, two interactive "game boards," a video, and basic research sources. All of the activities have been aligned to the Arizona Department of Education Standards for the applicable subject areas. The curriculum contains two units of study—the Cultural Landscape and Cultural Resources Management (CRM) Archaeology. The time required to implement this unit will vary, depending on the classroom structure and depth of student research. The entire curriculum can be covered in one to two 9-week terms.

Unit 1 is the Cultural Landscape. In this unit, students explore the environmental niches of the Sonoran Desert, from the cactus-covered lowlands to the conifer-crested mountains, without ever leaving the classroom. They discover resources and experiment with the development of products from those resources. They envision life as the Hohokam peoples lived it 1,000 years ago—traveling, trading, and manufacturing the tools and foods necessary for survivalᾹin this harsh but bountiful environment. The Cultural Landscape unit may be taught as a standalone unit.

The second unit, CRM Archaeology, introduces students to the discovery of a past culture through scientific investigation. Students play the role of the entrepreneurs and archaeologists who create an archaeological consulting business, bid on a contract to do an archaeological study, and investigate a site. They use statistics to analyze the findings, synthesize the results, draw conclusions, and present their findings about the past. Students must complete the activities in the Cultural Landscape unit prior to beginning the CRM unit.

PP&T kits are distributed through regional training workshops and summer institutes. It is hoped that the remaining kits will be distributed during the ACSS workshops. One to two representatives from each district are encouraged to participate in this training. Training is open to all sixth through 12th grade teachers, but only one participant per district will become the "Keeper of the Kit." Keepers will make the kit available to educators within their district and make sure that the kit contents are intact.

The one-day workshop will include background information on the history of the project, an introduction to archaeology and to the cultural history of Arizona, hands-on experimentation with activities, and the development of a plan for use and distribution of the materials in each school district.

This workshop also includes registration to attend the October 24th Arizona Council for the Social Studies Annual Fall Conference. Participants will also receive a curriculum kit to be shared within their district and an honorarium to assist with travel and food. Social studies or science curriculum coordinators and teachers in grades 6–12 interested in the cultural history of Arizona or the archaeological process, should consider attending this one-day People, Place, and Time training.

People, Place, and Time (PP&T) is an interdisciplinary curriculum for grades 6–12. The activities and lessons are inquiry-based, focusing on social studies, science, and language arts. The curriculum and accompanying materials are presented in a kit format and include the teacher's guide, two interactive "game boards," a video, and basic research sources. All of the activities have been aligned to the Arizona Department of Education Standards for the applicable subject areas. The curriculum contains two units of study—the Cultural Landscape and Cultural Resources Management (CRM) Archaeology. The time required to implement this unit will vary, depending on the classroom structure and depth of student research. The entire curriculum can be covered in one to two 9-week terms.

Unit 1 is the Cultural Landscape. In this unit, students explore the environmental niches of the Sonoran Desert, from the cactus-covered lowlands to the conifer-crested mountains, without ever leaving the classroom. They discover resources and experiment with the development of products from those resources. They envision life as the Hohokam peoples lived it 1,000 years ago—traveling, trading, and manufacturing the tools and foods necessary for survivalᾹin this harsh but bountiful environment. The Cultural Landscape unit may be taught as a standalone unit.

The second unit, CRM Archaeology, introduces students to the discovery of a past culture through scientific investigation. Students play the role of the entrepreneurs and archaeologists who create an archaeological consulting business, bid on a contract to do an archaeological study, and investigate a site. They use statistics to analyze the findings, synthesize the results, draw conclusions, and present their findings about the past. Students must complete the activities in the Cultural Landscape unit prior to beginning the CRM unit.

PP&T kits are distributed through regional training workshops and summer institutes. It is hoped that the remaining kits will be distributed during the ACSS workshops. One to two representatives from each district are encouraged to participate in this training. Training is open to all sixth through 12th grade teachers, but only one participant per district will become the "Keeper of the Kit." Keepers will make the kit available to educators within their district and make sure that the kit contents are intact.

The one-day workshop will include background information on the history of the project, an introduction to archaeology and to the cultural history of Arizona, hands-on experimentation with activities, and the development of a plan for use and distribution of the materials in each school district.

Tim Mulligan, retired from National Archives and currently teaching at the University of Maryland, will speak on the Christmas Truce of 1914. The truce was not one ordered from above, rather the French, German, and Scottish troops in the trenches began singing carols, which lead to a meeting in "no man's land" (the area between trenches) and exchanging of gifts. The presentation will include a showing of the film Joyeux Noel 2005 about the same topic. Mulligan often uses this film in his course "History through Hollywood."

Dr. John Barrett of St. Johns University of Law (one of the foremost Nuremberg Trials historian in the United States) will give the background and importance of the Nuremberg Trials. John Q. Barrett is a Professor of Law at St. Johns University School of Law in New York City, where he teaches constitutional law, criminal procedure, and legal history. Professor Barrett currently is working on a biography of Justice Jackson that will include the first inside account of his year (1945–46) away from the Supreme Court as the chief American prosecutor of the principal surviving Nazi leaders at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. He will be followed by three veterans of the First Division who were guards or military police during the trials who will share their experiences.

In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy. Attendees at this event join author Rick Atkinson as he discusses his new book in the Liberation Trilogy, The Day of Battle. A book signing will follow.