Creating the United States: One-day Teacher Institute

Description

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."

Contact name
Susan Mordan
Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress
Phone number
202-707-9203
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Duration
Seven and a half hours

Winston Churchill Memorial Breakout Session

Description

This workshop provides in-depth training about the Winston Churchill Memorial's education curriculum specific to the 4–5 classroom. This workshop will assist teachers in preparing students for participating in the Memorial's various on-site and outreach school programs.

Contact name
Crump, Mandy
Sponsoring Organization
Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
Phone number
573-592-6242
Target Audience
4-5
Start Date
Contact Title
Education Coordinator
Duration
Four hours

The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989

Description

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. "

Sponsoring Organization
TeachingAmericanHistory.org
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
"Offered for CEU credit at no charge." "One semester credit hour from Ashland University is available for participants who attend three of the four seminars during the year," for $172.
Duration
Four hours

James Madison and the Constitution of a Free People

Description

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.

Sponsoring Organization
TeachingAmericanHistory.org
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Course Credit
"Offered for CEU credit at no charge." "One semester credit hour from Ashland University is available for participants who attend three of the four seminars during the year," for $172.
Duration
Four hours

Free Educator Preview: Benjamin Franklin Exhibit

Description

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."

Contact name
Jessica Rust
Sponsoring Organization
Minnesota Historical Society
Phone number
651-259-3402
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Three hours

Choosing to Participate Teacher Workshop

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves workshop:

"Educators planning to tour the [Choosing to Participate] exhibition are encouraged to attend this workshop to help deepen their students' experience through the exploration of content and related themes."

Contact name
Jill Penate
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Duration
Two and a half hours

The Civil Rights Movement Two-Day Workshop: A Workshop For Boston Public School 10th-grade History Teachers

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"This is a two-day workshop for BPS teachers who will be teaching the Civil Rights Movement in their 10th grade US History courses. The workshop will focus on three units: The Murder of Emmett Till, Voting Rights: From Selma to Montgomery, and Desegregation of Boston Schools."

Contact name
Princess Johnson
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
Boston Public School 10th-grade U.S. history teachers
Start Date
Cost
$250; scholarships available for Boston Public School teachers
Duration
Two days
End Date

Choices in Little Rock

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Explore our resource, Choices in Little Rock, about the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. This resource can be used to teach civics and enrich a study of history and literature."

Contact name
Princess Johnson
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
"Open to all educators. Boston Public School educators must register with Facing History and the BPS professional development site."
Start Date
Cost
$250; scholarships available for Boston Public School teachers
Duration
Two days
End Date

Out of the Past: Confronting Homophobia

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"How can educators use history to help inform students about the treatment of gays and lesbians in the past and today, and how are schools responding to name-calling, bullying, ostracism, and outright violence against this community? In this session, participants will look at examples from history, including the treatment of homosexuals under the Nazi regime and during the civil rights movement."

Contact name
Karen Mortimer
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Seven hours

Film Series for Educators: Reporter

Description

From the Facing History and Ourselves website:

"Produced by Facing History and Ourselves alumnae Mikaela Beardsley, Reporter is a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times, who almost singlehandedly put the crisis in Darfur on the world map. The film puts the viewer in Kristof's pocket, revealing the man and his methods, and just how and why real reporting is vital to our democracy, our world-awareness, and our capacity to be a force for good.

The workshop is in two parts. Part 1 (4:30-6:30 pm) will be an educator workshop focused on pedagogy. Part 2 (7:00-9:00 pm) will include the film presentation. A light dinner will be served between the two parts."

Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Four and a half hours