Journeys of Nonviolence: Gandhi and King

Description

Ahimsa Center's 2009 Summer Institute for K–12 teachers—the third one in a series on Education about Nonviolence—will focus on Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) and Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68), the pioneers of nonviolent action for social transformation. Participants will work with expert faculty and scholars to learn, reflect, and critically assess the significance of Gandhi and King in their own times and their continuing relevance in our times as leaders of nonviolent mass movements, and also as thought-leaders who seem to have anticipated so many of today's critical issues and vexing problems. Themes and topics covered in the institute will provide a solid foundation for curricular innovations that will help students gain critical insights into the relevance of Gandhi, King, and their respective journeys of nonviolence.

Contact name
Sethia, Tara
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Ahimsa Center
Phone number
909-869-3868 x3808
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
Institute training will qualify the participants for eight units of graduate course credits. These credits may be used toward a Master's degree and/or salary advancement.
Contact Title
Director
Duration
Two weeks
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Women's Suffrage on the Western Frontier

Description

This workshop offers academic content about place-based western history and women's suffrage on the western frontier juxtaposed with myths of the West and contemporary women's issues in the West.

It affords opportunities to engage in study and conversation with leading scholars; an introduction to four forms of primary historical sources—the built environment, artifacts, government records, and private papers—all of which have application in all history classrooms; and networking with other social studies, history, English, and other subject matter teachers, librarians, and media specialists, from grades K–12, representing a variety of states.

Contact name
Bricher-Wade, Sheila
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
American Heritage Center; College of Education, University of Wyoming; Wyoming Humanities Council
Phone number
307-721-9246
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $750 stipend
Duration
Six days
End Date

Civil Rights in North Carolina

Description

From the North Carolina Museum of History website:

"Explore the history of civil rights in the state from 1830 to the present. An interactive time line, a Web quest, and tips on teaching with primary sources enhance the in-depth text and historic images."

Sponsoring Organization
North Carolina Museum of History
Phone number
919-807-7971
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$40; $35 for North Carolina Museum of History Associates
Course Credit
"Earn continuing education credits (up to forty contact hours), including reading and technology CEUs"
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Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution

Description

This workshop combines scholarly presentations with on-site investigations of the canals, mills, worker housing, and exhibits of Lowell National Historical Park and of other sites in Lowell's historic district. Sessions draw on scholarly monographs, primary sources (such as "mill girl" letters), and works of literature and historical fiction. The workshop intersperses hands-on activities with lecture-discussions and field investigations. In addition to Lowell's landmark resources, the workshop takes full advantage of Old Sturbridge Village exhibits and scholars to explore pre-industrial rural life and draw on the expertise of scholars and presenters at Walden Pond and Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts, to explore how prominent authors addressed the question of industrialization's effect on American life, values, and the environment.

Contact name
Anstey, Ellen
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Tsongas Industrial History Center
Phone number
978-970-5080
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $750 stipend
Course Credit
The Tsongas Industrial History Center will provide participants a certificate for up to 40 professional development points (CEUs/PDPs) for the face-to-face portion of the workshop and up to 40 additional points if pre/post-workshop assignments are completed, including the submission of a copy of a curriculum portfolio of at least five class periods of instruction. At additional cost, teachers wishing graduate credit may earn up to three graduate credits for the workshop through the UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education.
Duration
Five days
End Date

Lynch Mobs

Description

Professor Eric Foner of Columbia University considers the lynchings of blacks in the South to be a "system of terror," carried out in public.

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