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October 2020
One-Day Seminar: Civil Rights: Leaders and Speeches hosted by Garden Grove School District (Held Online)
Study the Civil Rights movement through the words and ideas of its leaders, beginning in the 19th Century, through the late 20th Century. Session 1: "What is the Relationship between Human Being and Being Human?" 3:15 PM PT - 4:45 PM PT, October 12, 2020 Session 2: "What are the Possibilities of Education?" 3:15 PM PT - 4:45 PM PT, October 19, 2020 Session 3: "What is the American Experiment?" 3:15 PM PT - 4:45 PM PT, October 26, 2020…
Find out more »One-Day Seminar: “Westward Expansion” hosted by the Phoenix Union High School District (Held Online)
Study the causes, course, and effects of 19th Century Westward Expansion, with a special focus on the Mexican-American War. Session 1: 7:35 AM PT - 8:45 AM PT, October 29, 2020 Session 2: 7:35 AM PT - 8:45 AM PT, November 5, 2020 Session 3: 7:35 AM PT - 8:45 AM PT, November 12, 2020 All attendees of this free Seminar will be provided with a certificate for continuing education and digital copies of the agenda and documents reader can be found here.…
Find out more »One-Day Seminar: Women in American History and Politics hosted by Oklahoma Council for the Social Studies (Held Online)
Study, through a collection of compelling original documents, the role and actions of women in our shared political heritage. Through a series of three historical case studies, participants will explore the ideas and impact of women at the Founding, as part of the Abolition Movement, and in the mid-20th Century Civil Rights movement. Lunch will be provided at this free program, as well as a certificate for continuing education. All registrants will receive a copy of the reader, on paper,…
Find out more »One-Day Seminar: Jim Crow: Its Roots and Impact on African Americans hosted by Carlisle High School [HELD ONLINE]
This online seminar will focus on the roots of Jim Crow in the late 19th century. What was the catalyst for Jim Crow legislation? How did the laws and customs of Jim Crow get firmly established? How was it defended by its supporters? How was it attacked by civil rights advocates and how did African Americans respond to the systematic discrimination of Jim Crow? Join your colleagues for a deep dive into documents that describe what C. Vann Woodward called,…
Find out more »November 2020
One-Day Seminar: FDR, the Holocaust, and World War 2 hosted by Missouri Humanities Council (Held Online)
Join teachers in a discussion of the words, ideas, and actions of FDR in response to growing evidence for the Holocaust, and his handling of WW2 in general, all through a curated collection of primary source documents. SESSION I: “What Did the United States Do, or Not Do?” 4:05 PM CT - 5:15 PM CT, November 2, 2020 SESSION II: “What Did the United States Know?” 4:05 PM CT - 5:15 PM CT, November 9, 2020 SESSION III: “What Should (or Could) the…
Find out more »One-Day Seminar: World War II hosted by Henry County Schools (Held Online)
This seminar will focus on primary source documents illustrating such issues as the origins of US involvement in WWII, the progress of the war, the impact war mobilization had on African-Americas and women and Japanese citizens ordered into internment camps. Preview the seminar readings here. Georgia Standard – SSUSH19 Examine the origins, major developments, and the domestic impact of World War II, including the growth of the federal government.
Find out more »One-Day Seminar: “Westward Expansion” hosted by the Phoenix Union High School District (Held Online)
Study the causes, course, and effects of 19th Century Westward Expansion, with a special focus on the Mexican-American War. Session 1: 7:35 AM PT - 8:45 AM PT, October 29, 2020 Session 2: 7:35 AM PT - 8:45 AM PT, November 5, 2020 Session 3: 7:35 AM PT - 8:45 AM PT, November 12, 2020 All attendees of this free Seminar will be provided with a certificate for continuing education and digital copies of the agenda and documents reader can be found here.…
Find out more »One-Day Seminar: The Electoral College hosted by Piedmont Triad Education Consortium (Held Online)
One of the most perplexing features of the Constitution is the Electoral College. Students are often confused about why the framers chose this method of electing a president, how the system works, and why it has not changed - although five presidents have been elected who did not win the popular vote. In fact, the method of selecting the executive was one of the most intractable challenges of the Constitution Convention of 1787. Some delegates wanted the executive chosen by…
Find out more »One-Day Seminar: The American Founding hosted by TeachingAmericanHistory.org (Held Online)
This seminar offers an overview of the principles of the American Founding and the documents that embody them, especially the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. These principles will be illuminated through a close study of the events of the American Revolution and the debates on the ratification of the Constitution. This program will be conducted as a Socratic discussion, utilizing primary source documents as the only readings (found here), and with the Discussion Leader facilitating the conversation, instead of…
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