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 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

A Revolution in Government: Philadelphia, American Independence, and the Constitution, 1765-1791

Description

This workshop "will explore the American Revolution and the creation of the U.S. Constitution through the use of the National Constitution Center’s innovative museum exhibits, lectures by leading scholars, interactive discussion and visits to numerous historic landmarks." Topics will include "The Anglo-American Heritage of Liberty," "Declaring Independence," "To Begin the World Anew: Establishing Government in the Name of the People," "Creating a New Federal Constitution," and "Adding a Bill of Rights: The Federalist/Anti-Federalist Debate."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 215-409-6628
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None
Duration
Five days
End Date

A Revolution in Government: Philadelphia, American Independence, and the Constitution, 1765-1791

Description

This workshop "will explore the American Revolution and the creation of the U.S. Constitution through the use of the National Constitution Center’s innovative museum exhibits, lectures by leading scholars, interactive discussion and visits to numerous historic landmarks." Topics will include "The Anglo-American Heritage of Liberty," "Declaring Independence," "To Begin the World Anew: Establishing Government in the Name of the People," "Creating a New Federal Constitution," and "Adding a Bill of Rights: The Federalist/Anti-Federalist Debate."

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 215-409-6628
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Cost
None
Duration
Five days
End Date

Landmarks of the Underground Railroad: From Christiana to Harper's Ferry

Description

During this workshop, "site visits integrated with documentary evidence will push participants to broaden their understanding of what did - and did not - constitute an Underground Railroad escape. Participants will discover that fugitives and the northerners who protected them were often as likely to fight as flee when confronted by slave catchers in the 1850s. Study of two nearby historic sites, Christiana, Pennsylvania, and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia will provide new insights into the aggressive operations of the Railroad and help frame the story of the coming of the Civil War. By the end of the workshop teachers will draft lesson plans that incorporate both episodes and offer a fresh approach to the study of the Underground Railroad."

Contact name
Mellen, Elaine
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 717-245-1521
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Duration
Six days
End Date

Landmarks of the Underground Railroad: From Christiana to Harper's Ferry

Description

During this workshop, "site visits integrated with documentary evidence will push participants to broaden their understanding of what did - and did not - constitute an Underground Railroad escape. Participants will discover that fugitives and the northerners who protected them were often as likely to fight as flee when confronted by slave catchers in the 1850s. Study of two nearby historic sites, Christiana, Pennsylvania, and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia will provide new insights into the aggressive operations of the Railroad and help frame the story of the coming of the Civil War. By the end of the workshop teachers will draft lesson plans that incorporate both episodes and offer a fresh approach to the study of the Underground Railroad."

Contact name
Mellen, Elaine
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone number
1 717-245-1521
Target Audience
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Duration
Six days
End Date

A Nation of States or a Nation-State? – An Informed and Active Citizenry

Description

This seminar will explore competing notions of how the U.S. government should be organized, looking at ways in which presidents, judicial decisions, business practices, and other forces have shaped and changed the form of government throughout history.

Contact name
Scott, Marianne
Sponsoring Organization
The Bill of Rights Institute
Phone number
1 703-894-1776
Target Audience
Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Start Date
Contact Title
Education Programs Coordinator
Duration
One day

Senator John Heinz History Center [PA]

Description

The Heinz History Center consists of four separate historic institutions, the History Center, a library and archives, the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, and the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and associated Prehistoric Indian Village. The History Center chronicles 250 years of Pittsburgh History, the Sports Museum showcases Pennsylvania sporting heroes, and the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Prehistoric Indian Village give visitors a glimpse into the lives of humans in the first known site of human habitation in North America.

The center offers guided tours, exhibits on all facets of Pennsylvania history, and curriculum based field trip activities. The website offers visitor information, an events calendar, and field trip information.

Historic Pittsburgh [PA]

Description

Historic Pittsburgh is an online collection of local historical resources, including materials held by the University of Pittsburgh's University Library System, the Library & Archives at the Heinz History Center, the Carnegie Museum of Art, Chatham College Archives, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, and the Point Park University Archives.

The website offers databases of maps, images, and census records. The website also offers library access to the above-mentioned libraries, general historical information, and a page for teachers detailing suggested classroom applications of the website. To contact the site via email, use the webpage: http://www.library.pitt.edu/services/aska.html.