History Colloquium: "Shaping the Constitution: People and Documents"

Description

"An NCHE team of Tad Kuroda, Dennis Denenberg and Nancy Taylor will explore a still-to-be-determined topic at this Shaping the Constitution: People and Documents colloquium."

Contact name
Willey, Tiffany
Sponsoring Organization
National Council for History Education
Phone number
440-835-1776
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Five days
End Date

History Colloquium: "Turning Points in American History: The Constitution of the U.S. in Historical Context"

Description

"An NCHE team of Tad Kuroda, Ted Green, and Laura Wakefield will explore the topic of the Turning Points in American History: The Constitution of the U.S. in Historical Context at this Teaching American History colloquium."

Contact name
Willey, Tiffany
Sponsoring Organization
National Council for History Education
Phone number
1 440-835-1776
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Three days
End Date

History Colloquium: "Abolition and the Emancipation Proclamation and Taking Sides: The Confederacy"

Description

"An NCHE team of Matt Pinsker, Al Jacobs, and Jim McNeill will explore the topic of Abolition and the Emancipation Proclamation and Taking Sides: The Confederacy at this colloquium."

Contact name
Willey, Tiffany
Sponsoring Organization
National Council for History Education
Phone number
1 440-835-1776
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Three days
End Date

History Colloquium: "Ratification of the Constitution and the Development of the Bill of Rights"

Description

"An NCHE team of Charles Errico, Ted Green, and Nancy Taylor will explore the topic of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Development of the Bill of Rights at this colloquium."

Contact name
Jakovac, Justin
Sponsoring Organization
National Council for History Education
Phone number
1 440-835-1776
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Three days
End Date

History Colloquium: "Ratification of the Constitution and the Development of the Bill of Rights"

Description

"An NCHE team of Tad Kuroda, Susan Dangle, and Jim Cameron will explore the topic of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Development of the Bill of Rights at this colloquium."

Contact name
Willey, Tiffany
Sponsoring Organization
National Council for History Education
Phone number
1 440-835-1776
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
Not listed
Course Credit
Not listed
Duration
Three days
End Date

The Politics of the American Revolution

Description

"The decision to declare ourselves an independent nation was not one that came quickly or easily. Come and learn about the politics of the American Revolution as you visit places like Carpenter’s Hall, Independence Hall and the Declaration House. Learn about the risks that were taken and the compromises that were made. Educators will go home with education materials, teacher guides, and new ideas for teaching the American Revolution in the classroom and beyond."

Contact name
Kraft, Amber
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Independence Park Institute
Target Audience
Fifth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
$70.00
Course Credit
"Act 48/NJ Professional Development Hours: 6 hrs 30 min"
Contact Title
Education Program Developer
Duration
One day

From Paper to the Press

Description

"At Independence National Historical Park educators will learn what paper meant to the founding of our country and 18th century America. See a printing demonstration at the Franklin Court Printing Office. Then explore the Independence Park Institute’s newly opened Benjamin Franklin: Man of Many Talents Learning Lab where teachers will try setting their names in type as well as many of Franklin’s other activities. At each location, teachers will learn about education programs and field trip opportunities."

Contact name
Kraft, Amber
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Independence Park Institute
Target Audience
Third Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
$50.00
Course Credit
"Act 48/NJ Professional Development Hours: 5"
Contact Title
Education Program Developer
Duration
One day

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 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