From the Center for Civic Education website:

"The institute will provide twenty-five American and up to five international educators the opportunity to engage in serious study and seminar-style discussion of basic issues of political theory and the values and principles of American constitutional democracy."

From the San Diego State University website:

"The seminar will explore several key works by the political theorist, Hannah Arendt: Eichmann in Jerusalem, The Origins of Totalitarianism, and The Human Condition. These works shed light on the problem of evil and the use of terror in the contemporary age, and provide a philosophical perspective on current debates about the use of violence to settle political conflicts, about the conditions of democracy, and about the scope and importance of human rights."

From the Gilder Lehrman website:

"The Declaration of Independence of 1776 announced the entry of the United States onto the world stage and inaugurated a new genre of document that would be used by various groups in the following centuries to herald their arrival among "the Powers of the Earth." This seminar views the American Declaration from three global perspectives: first, by placing 1776 into the context of contemporary international and global connections; second, by examining the legacy of the Declaration in the century after 1776; and third, by analyzing other declarations of independence since 1776 for their debts to—and divergences from—the American model. The result should be an enriched understanding of the importance of the Declaration in world history, as well as a novel account of what was truly revolutionary about the American Revolution."

From the Library of Congress website:

"A cooperative endeavor between the Interpretive Programs Office and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, this institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition 'Creating the United States' as its foundation."

From the Library of Congress website:

"A cooperative endeavor between the Interpretive Programs Office and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, this institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition 'Creating the United States' as its foundation."

From the Library of Congress website:

"A cooperative endeavor between the Interpretive Programs Office and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, this institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition 'Creating the United States' as its foundation."

From the TeachingAmericanHistory.org:

"This seminar will examine the challenge Ronald Reagan posed to the modern liberal tradition in America, especially in its Progressive, New Deal, and Great Society forms. The sources and circumstances of Reagan's political philosophy will be surveyed, along with an assessment of where he succeeded and failed to attain his objectives, and areas where a full verdict is more difficult to reach. The unity of Reagan's domestic and foreign policy will be explained and analyzed.

The morning session will cover Reagan's domestic policy, especially his four-part economic policy, but also his initiatives in legal and constitutional reform, family policy, and his attempts to revitalize federalism.

The afternoon session will survey the three phases of Reagan's foreign policy: the first-term arms buildup and tough diplomacy, followed by a transitional period while Soviet leadership turned over, and culminating in four dramatic summit meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev that set the stage for the surprising and rapid end of the Cold War. Foreign policy conflicts on the periphery, especially in Central America and the Middle East, will be surveyed, culminating in the Iran-Contra disaster of Reagan's second term. The changing assessment and legacy of Reagan since his presidency will be surveyed, with an eye especially to the question of what aspects of Reaganism remain salient today, and which have been superseded by post-Cold War circumstances. "

From the TeachingAmericanHistory.org website:

"These seminars are offered to encourage teachers to seriously examine significant events in American history in light of the principles of the American founding, and also to encourage the use of primary source materials in the classroom. The seminars, which include both lecture and discussion, are taught by leading scholars in their field from throughout the nation."

In two sessions, this seminar will examine the political thought of James Madison, including his contributions to the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and literature on Republicanism.

From a Minnesota Historical Society email announcement:

"Join us on Tues., Nov. 24 from 4-7 p.m. for a free Educator's preview of our newest exhibit: "Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World" (limited engagement Nov. 27, 2009 - July 4, 2010).

One of America’s most influential historical figures, Franklin was a scientist, diplomat, and entrepreneur. Our Educator's preview will include samplings from the three Invention History Lessons available through our field trip programs and a History Center Interpreter-guided tour of the exhibit, with helpful hints on how to use the 18th-century artifacts and experiments within the exhibit to get the most enrichment possible for your students.

Participants will receive a goody bag, 10% discount in the museum stores, and prize giveaways."