Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America

Description

This workshop will "provide an interdisciplinary approach to the various dimensions of Franklin’s career as an inventor, which ranged over fields as diverse as science, civic institutions, diplomacy, citizenship, self-government, music, and mathematics." The workshop will include lectures, discussions, a performance of 18th-century music, visits to historic sites, examination of teaching resources, lesson plan creation, and readings.

Contact name
Hill, Dr. Marylu
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 610-519-6936
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None
Course Credit
"Teachers participating in the workshop will be eligible to receive continuing education units (CEUs). They will receive documentation to send to their state department of education upon conclusion of the workshop."
Duration
Five days
End Date

Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America

Description

This workshop will "provide an interdisciplinary approach to the various dimensions of Franklin’s career as an inventor, which ranged over fields as diverse as science, civic institutions, diplomacy, citizenship, self-government, music, and mathematics." The workshop will include lectures, discussions, a performance of 18th-century music, visits to historic sites, examination of teaching resources, lesson plan creation, and readings.

Contact name
Hill, Dr. Marylu
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 610-519-6936
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None
Course Credit
"Teachers participating in the workshop will be eligible to receive continuing education units (CEUs). They will receive documentation to send to their state department of education upon conclusion of the workshop."
Duration
Five days
End Date

Abraham Lincoln and the Forging of Modern America

Description

This workshop "will explore Abraham Lincoln’s life in Springfield, Illinois and the political and historical challenges he faced as President. Educators will hear from outstanding Lincoln scholars drawn from universities in the St. Louis area," visit local historical sites important to Lincoln's life, attend pedagogical sessions, complete readings, and create lesson plans. Major themes discussed will be "Lincoln and American Nationalism," "Lincoln and Power," "Lincoln and Freedom," and "Lincoln and Race."

Contact name
Breck, Dr. Susan E.
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 618-650-3444
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None
Course Credit
"SIUE can provide up to three units of graduate course credit for this workshop" | "SIUE can provide documentation of attendance and participation in this workshop."
Duration
Six days
End Date

Abraham Lincoln and the Forging of Modern America

Description

This workshop "will explore Abraham Lincoln’s life in Springfield, Illinois and the political and historical challenges he faced as President. Educators will hear from outstanding Lincoln scholars drawn from universities in the St. Louis area," visit local historical sites important to Lincoln's life, attend pedagogical sessions, complete readings, and create lesson plans. Major themes discussed will be "Lincoln and American Nationalism," "Lincoln and Power," "Lincoln and Freedom," and "Lincoln and Race."

Contact name
Breck, Dr. Susan E.
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 618-650-3444
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None
Course Credit
"SIUE can provide up to three units of graduate course credit for this workshop" | "SIUE can provide documentation of attendance and participation in this workshop."
Duration
Six days
End Date

Howard Fineman: The Thirteen American Arguments

Description

"Howard Fineman, Newsweek’s chief political correspondent, visits the National Constitution Center in the thick of the election season to discuss politics, candidates and his new book, 'The Thirteen American Arguments,'" looking at the historical origins and evolution of the arguments that he believes define American politics.

Sponsoring Organization
National Constitution Center
Phone number
1 215-409-6700
Target Audience
General Public
Start Date
Cost
$12 members | $15 non-members | $6 K-12 teachers and students | (reservations required)
Duration
One and a half hours

The Legacy of 1808: The Emancipation Proclamation Defined

Description

"Leading American scholars Harold Holzer and Robert F. Engs offer two perspectives on the Emancipation Proclamation, considered the most important document of arguably one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history."

Sponsoring Organization
National Constitution Center
Phone number
1 215-409-6700
Target Audience
General Public
Start Date
Cost
None (reservations required)
Duration
One to two hours

An Evening with Former CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson

Description

"The National C'onstitution Center welcomes Valerie Plame Wilson to discuss her new autobiography, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House.' Plame Wilson provides her perspective on the public disclosure of her identity as a CIA officer and the federal investigation that led to the trial and conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Scooter Libby."

Sponsoring Organization
National Constitution Center
Phone number
1 215-409-6700
Target Audience
General Public
Start Date
Cost
$12 members | $15 non-members | $6 K-12 teachers and students | (reservations required)
Duration
One to two hours

Teaching the Presidential Election

Description

This workshop will "study every stop on the road to the White House involved in a presidential election and develop curriculum that will give students a truly unique and fascinating experience! Join the Constitution Center staff and visiting scholars in working together to develop a revolutionary national curriculum for the teaching of the presidential election."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Annenberg Foundation
Phone number
1 215-409-6628
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None
Duration
Five days
End Date

Changing the Constitution: Politics and Law in American Constitutional Development

Description

This workshop will "explore political thought and constitutional change with leading experts in the field. Leading scholars and workshop participants will discuss the processes of Constitutional change, taking advantage of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library’s unique collections and exhibits."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Annenberg Foundation
Phone number
1 215-409-6628
Target Audience
Seventh Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None
Duration
Five days
End Date

Changing the Constitution: Politics and Law in American Constitutional Development

Description

This workshop will "explore political thought and constitutional change with leading experts in the field. Leading scholars and workshop participants will discuss the processes of Constitutional change, taking advantage of the National Constitution Center’s unique collections and exhibits."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Annenberg Foundation
Phone number
1 215-409-6628
Target Audience
Seventh Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None
Duration
Five days
End Date