Visitors to the Museum can share in the journey of the Great Lakes Indian tribes who were forced to emigrate to Kansas in the 1800s, adapting their traditional Woodlands cultures to the rolling prairie landscape. At the Museum, once a Presbyterian mission built in 1845 to educate Iowa and Sac and Fox children, you will find quillwork, baskets, and other artwork of present-day descendants of emigrant tribes. Through the interactive exhibits, Native Americans tell stories in their own words.
The site offers exhibits, tours, and educational and recreational programs.
The Judy Cromwell Excellence in Teaching awards recognize exceptional social studies instruction in the state of Kansas in grades K-12 as well as higher education. Awards are given for each of the three grade levels (elementary, middle/junior high, and high school).
Sponsoring Organization
Kansas Council for the Social Studies
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant must be presently serving as a social studies educator (KHigher Education) with at least a half-time appointment, and have taught a minimum of three years at the designated grade level.
Application Deadline
Award Amount
Complimentary registration for the Kansas Council for the Social Studies Conference, $50 cash, and a framed commemorative award
From the University of Missouri-Kansas City website:
"Crossroads of Conflict: Contested Visions of Freedom and the Missouri-Kansas Border Wars is a Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for Teachers that explores historic homes and public buildings, townscapes and museum collections in light of recent research to understand the clash of cultures and differing definitions of 'freedom' that played out on the Missouri-Kansas border. Workshop participants will consider the forces and events that led to the abandonment of the understandings reached in the Missouri Compromise, the rejection of popular sovereignty in the Kansas Territory and the establishment of the shadow 'Free State' government. They will examine the nature and intensity of the struggles between the Kansas Jayhawkers and Missouri Bushwhackers and the general mayhem these vicious disputes engendered along the Missouri-Kansas border during Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War.
"The Crossroads of Conflict workshop will give K-12 teachers fresh tools for using historical settings, architecture, material culture, art and drama, along with historical documents and records to enable students to engage the past and gain a better understanding of the forces that shaped and continue to influence national and regional history."
National Endowment for the Humanities, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Phone number
8162351631
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
A Certificate of Participation will be provided to all workshop participants. Three Continuing Education Units are available at in-state tuition rates. Three units of graduate credit in American History are available for approximately $1000. An appropriate final project, supervised by a member of the program faculty, will be required for graduate credit."
From the University of Missouri-Kansas City website:
"Crossroads of Conflict: Contested Visions of Freedom and the Missouri-Kansas Border Wars is a Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for Teachers that explores historic homes and public buildings, townscapes and museum collections in light of recent research to understand the clash of cultures and differing definitions of 'freedom' that played out on the Missouri-Kansas border. Workshop participants will consider the forces and events that led to the abandonment of the understandings reached in the Missouri Compromise, the rejection of popular sovereignty in the Kansas Territory and the establishment of the shadow 'Free State' government. They will examine the nature and intensity of the struggles between the Kansas Jayhawkers and Missouri Bushwhackers and the general mayhem these vicious disputes engendered along the Missouri-Kansas border during Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War.
"The Crossroads of Conflict workshop will give K-12 teachers fresh tools for using historical settings, architecture, material culture, art and drama, along with historical documents and records to enable students to engage the past and gain a better understanding of the forces that shaped and continue to influence national and regional history."
National Endowment for the Humanities, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Phone number
8162351631
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
"A Certificate of Participation will be provided to all workshop participants. Three Continuing Education Units are available at in-state tuition rates. Three units of graduate credit in American History are available for approximately $1000. An appropriate final project, supervised by a member of the program faculty, will be required for graduate credit."
From the Kansas Council for History Education website:
"The Kansas Council for History Education will hold its fall conference in Garden City, focusing on the use of primary sources and current history standards. The featured speaker will be Dr. Fritz Fischer, Chairman of the Board of the National Council for History Education. A special panel session concerning twenty-first century skills and the social studies education will be held featuring Mike Brunner of Chanute Public Schools, Nathan McAllister of Royal Valley Schools, and Lucinda Evans of Topeka Public Schools, all participants in the 21st Century Skills Summer Kansas Workshop. There will also be breakout sessions and interaction with colleagues will all be designed to improve history instruction at all levels."
A humorous cartoon about free soil candidate Democrat Martin Van Buren's opposition to Democratic party nominee Lewis Cass is explained by Josh Brown of the American Social History Project.
During this workshop, participants will experience engaging hands-on lessons that address the standards, including online history simulations, writing exercises, and brain-based learning. Participants will leave with access to resources to support teaching and learning of both tested and non-tested state indicators in Kansas, U.S., and world history.
Sponsoring Organization
ESSDACK
Target Audience
Middle school
Start Date
Cost
$60 nonmembers; $30.00 members; $45.00 associate members
This workshop provides a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work that introduces teachers to the holdings and organization of the National Archives. Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, create classroom material from records, and present documents in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. Each participant selects and prepares to research a specific topic, searches the topic in the records of the National Archives, and develops a teaching unit that can be presented in his or her own classroom.
Google Earth lets users see the world around them in brand-new ways. Travel to the Great Pyramids, analyze live earthquake data, compare before and after images of deforestation, or integrate literature and social studies. But how can educators use it best to improve learning? Participants in this workshop will spend the day adapting existing Google Earth tours and creating a few of their own.
Sponsoring Organization
ESSDACK
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$120 nonmember; $60 members; $90 associate members
From the beginning to the expert teacher, using technology as part of social studies instruction in the 21st century is essential. K12 students use cell phones, the internet, video games, and many other forms of technology. To maintain relevance in the lives of those students, classroom instruction needs to include not only social studies content but 21st-century tools and skills. This workshop will showcase content-specific websites and technology examples that educators can use right away.
Sponsoring Organization
ESSDACK
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$60 nonmembers; $30.00 members; $45.00 associate members