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SUMMARY:Patriots\, Loyalists\, and Revolution in NYC
DESCRIPTION:Seminar participants will play the role-immersion game\, Patriots\, Loyalists\, and Revolution in New York City\, 1775-1776. They will enter into the political and social chaos of a revolutionary New York City\, where patriot and loyalist forces argued and fought for advantage among a divided populace. In order to play\, participants take on historical roles and engage with the ideological foundations of revolution and government through close readings of Locke\, Paine\, and other contemporary arguments. \n\nHistoric Site: Fraunces Tavern\nHotel: Summer Housing at Barnard College \n\n(Private bedroom with shared bathroom)\n\n\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Multi-Day Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/patriots-loyalists-and-revolution-in-nyc/
LOCATION:New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:The American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:One of the enduring puzzles of the American Revolution is how American colonists\, once loyal to the king and enthusiastically attached to their status as British subjects\, could by 1776 stand willing to declare their independence and wage a war to secure it. This five-session seminar uses primary sources to examine the principles and philosophies that formed the basis of American colonists’ loyalty to Britain as well as their protests against measures instituted by Parliament in the aftermath of the 1754-63 French and Indian War. It examines the escalation of the imperial crisis\, the efficacy of Britain’s responses to colonial resistance\, and the difficulties armed conflict posed for both the British Army and troops fighting for the self-declared independent United States\, which seemingly surmounted great odds to defeat (or at least outlast) the most powerful military in the world.  \n\nHistoric Site: Old Fort Niagara\nHotel: Sheraton Niagara Falls\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Multi-Day Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/the-american-revolution-2/
LOCATION:Niagara Falls\, NY\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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CREATED:20260306T175220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T124435Z
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SUMMARY:West Coast Immigration
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will focus on immigration to the West Coast of the United States from the mid-to-late 1800s to the present day. Using a mixture of primary source documents\, memoirs\, and short fiction\, we will study topics such as Chinese immigration and exclusion\, Japanese immigration and internment during World War II\, refugees from Southeast Asia in the 1970s and 1980s\, and Mexican-American immigration throughout the 20th century. \n\nHistoric Site: Angel Island Immigration Station\nHotel: The Lodge at Tiburon\nThis seminar is part of our CA Initiative!\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Multi-Day Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/west-coast-immigration/
LOCATION:Angel Island\, CA\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T200846Z
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SUMMARY:The American Founding
DESCRIPTION: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 struggle over ratification of the Constitution. \n\nHistoric Site: Valley Forge National Historic Park\nHotel: The Alloy King of Prussia-a Doubletree by Hilton\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Multi-Day Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs. \n  \nApplications for this event have closed. Please apply to one of our Fall offerings by June 12!
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/the-american-founding/
LOCATION:Valley Forge\, PA\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Constitution.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T200806Z
CREATED:20260306T180639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T200806Z
UID:134120-1787936400-1788094800@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:Three Dead Guys Walk into a Bar: Franklin\, Twain\, Rogers and the Heritage of American Political Humor
DESCRIPTION:This seminar explores how three iconic figures in American history—Benjamin Franklin\, Mark Twain\, and Will Rogers—utilized wit\, satire\, and humor to navigate and critique pivotal eras of political and social change. Participants will examine Franklin’s pioneering political cartoons and essays targeting tyranny and corruption in the Revolutionary era\, Twain’s incisive commentary on Frontier life and the growth of America’s industrial economy\, and Rogers’s folksy humorous take on Congress\, presidents\, and economic policies during the Roaring Twenties and Great Depression. Through a survey of American political humor across a number of historical periods\, the seminar will examine how satire and wit served as powerful tools for political expression\, civic engagement\, and social critique\, shaping American attitudes toward power\, democracy\, and public life. \n\nHistoric Site: Mark Twain House & Museum\nHotel: Hartford Marriott Downtown\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Multi-Day Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs. \n  \nApplications for this event have closed. Please apply to one of our Fall offerings by June 12!
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/three-dead-guys-walk-into-a-bar-franklin-twain-rogers-and-the-heritage-of-american-political-humor/
LOCATION:Hartford\, CT
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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CREATED:20260530T114148Z
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SUMMARY:Political Crises of the 1970s
DESCRIPTION:The 1970s was a tumultuous decade in American history\, filled with war\, political scandal\, the resignation of a President\, and multiple domestic crises. More fundamentally\, it was a decade that witnessed the greatest expansion of federal regulation in American history\, as well as a rethinking of the major institutions of American government. This seminar will explore the key figures (including Nixon\, Ford\, and Carter) and momentous events of the 1970s and their long-term effects on American history and governance. \n\nHistoric Site: The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum\nHotel: Amway Grand Plaza\, Curio Collection by Hilton\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Weekend Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/political-crises-of-the-1970s/
LOCATION:Grand Rapids\, MI\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260927T120000
DTSTAMP:20260613T110936Z
CREATED:20260529T175806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T110936Z
UID:136498-1790359200-1790510400@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:American Massacre: What Mob Violence Can Teach Us About American History
DESCRIPTION:This seminar explores what several incidents of mob violence can teach us about American history. Our focus will be on incidents that have occurred in the last 150 years\, with particular attention paid to incidents of anti-Black violence. We will consider primary and some secondary sources in sessions on the Colfax Massacre\, the New Orleans Riot of 1900\, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919\, the Tulsa Massacre\, and the Battle at Ole Miss. We will seek to determine if we can identify common patterns of thought and behavior that led to these acts of violence and we will consider what might be done to prevent them in the future. \n\nDiscussion Leader: Nicholas Buccola\nHistoric Site: Greenwood Rising\nHotel: Hyatt Regency Tulsa\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Weekend Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/american-massacre-what-mob-violence-can-teach-us-about-american-history/
LOCATION:Tulsa\, OK\, OK\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261002T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261004T120000
DTSTAMP:20260613T111749Z
CREATED:20260529T174159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T111749Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Internment and the American Experience
DESCRIPTION:Japanese internment is often considered the darkest aspect of America’s involvement in World War II.  The study of what happened to the Japanese people living in the United States allows us to explore the most fundamental parts of the American experience.  Law\, pluralism\, immigration\, citizenship\, war\, racism\, and the history of the western United States all intersected in Cody\, Wyoming. \n\nHistoric Site: Heart Mountain WWII Japanese American Confinement Site\nHotel: Holiday Inn Cody-At Buffalo Bill Village\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Multi-Day Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/japanese-internment-and-the-american-experience/
LOCATION:Cody\, Wyoming\, WY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T120000
DTSTAMP:20260613T111206Z
CREATED:20260529T174737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T111206Z
UID:136493-1790964000-1791115200@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:The Federalists: Washington\, Hamilton\, and Adams
DESCRIPTION:The Federalists dominated American politics and government from 1789 to 1801. This critical period saw these three statesmen breathe life into the Constitution and set the new republic on the path to becoming an economic and military power. Perhaps most importantly\, these statesmen created a sense of American identity that forged the citizens of thirteen disparate states into one union. \n\nHistoric Site: Adams National Historical Park\nHotel: Marriott Boston Quincy\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Weekend Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/the-federalists-washington-hamilton-and-adams/
LOCATION:Quincy\, MA
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261011T120000
DTSTAMP:20260613T111257Z
CREATED:20260529T173352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T111257Z
UID:136487-1791568800-1791720000@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
DESCRIPTION:Jefferson identified his three greatest accomplishments as the Declaration of Independence\, The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom\, and Founding the University of Virginia. In the seminar we will discuss his main writings on these three topics. \n\nDiscussion Leader: Micheal Zuckert\nHistoric Site: National Constitution Center & Independence Hall National Historic Park\nHotel: Penn’s View Hotel\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Weekend Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/thomas-jefferson-and-the-declaration-of-independence/
LOCATION:Philadelphia\, PA\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261018T120000
DTSTAMP:20260613T111405Z
CREATED:20260529T165722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T111405Z
UID:136480-1792173600-1792324800@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:Women and the New Industrial Order
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will explore the progressive politics of some notable late nineteenth and early twentieth century American women. We will consider the distinct perspective that these women brought to the problems wrought by the nation’s rapid industrialization and urban expansion. Readings and discussion will focus on: \n\nwomen’s growing quest for higher education and careers to put their education to work; \nthe work of female journalists and sociologists in documenting\, clarifying\, and publicizing the problems growing out of industrialization; \nthe reforms that grew out of such “settlement house” experiments as Hull House in Chicago; \nthe arguments made by women who fought for voting rights; and\nthe challenges some women posed to America’s imperial ambitions and assertions of military power. \n\nWe’ll ask how and to what extent these women shifted the direction of America’s evolving civic life. The seminar\, which will take place on the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove\, California\, will include a historical tour of the conference center\, which was built in response to concerns about the hazards of urban life for young working women. A project of the YWCA\, it was originally intended as a seaside retreat for single women working in San Francisco. Pioneering female architect Julia Morgan\, working collaboratively with Phoebe Hearst and other women philanthropists\, designed and constructed the core of the facility. \n\nHistoric Site: Asilomar Origins Tour\nHotel: Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds\nThis seminar is part of our CA Initiative! Our selection committee will give preference to teachers from California when reviewing applications.\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Weekend Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/women-and-the-new-industrial-order/
LOCATION:Pacific Grove\, CA\, Pacific Grove\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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CREATED:20260529T185247Z
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UID:136507-1792173600-1792324800@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:Hamilton v. Jefferson
DESCRIPTION:The Founders famously created a “Constitution against parties” and yet political parties emerged and organized during George Washington’s administration.  At the center of this partisan contest was Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.  This seminar will examine their arguments and their competing visions for the United States. \n\nHistoric Site: George Washington’s Mount Vernon\nHotel: Hilton Alexandria Old Town\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Weekend Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/hamilton-v-jefferson/
LOCATION:Alexandria\, VA\, 5801 Franconia Road\, Alexandria\, VA\, 22310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260613T111651Z
CREATED:20260529T154915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T111651Z
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SUMMARY:Abraham Lincoln\, Race\, and the New Birth of Freedom
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will examine Lincoln’s speeches and letters\, as well as those of select contemporaries\, on emancipation\, civil war\, and reconstruction. We will focus on Lincoln’s consistencies and inconsistencies on race\, his changing war goals\, and his vision for a postwar reconstructed nation rededicated to the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence. \n\nHistoric Site: Lincoln Home and Presidential Museum\nHotel: President Abraham Lincoln Springfield – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Multi-Day Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/abraham-lincoln-race-and-the-new-birth-of-freedom/
LOCATION:Springfield\, IL\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:A New South: Industrialism and Race in the Postbellum South
DESCRIPTION:In the wake of the Confederacy’s defeat\, some white leaders of the South sought to modernize the region by promoting 1) sectional reconciliation\, 2) a resolution to the region’s race problem\, and 3) the creation of a new economic order based on industry\, commerce\, and a diversified agricultural system. In short\, these leaders advocated for the creation of a New South. But was the New South really different from the Old South? This seminar will seek to answer this question by examining the motives and results of the New South movement. \n\nHistoric Site: Sloss Furnace National Historic Landmark\nHotel: Hilton Birmingham Downtown at UAB\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Weekend Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/a-new-south-industrialism-and-race-in-the-postbellum-south/
LOCATION:Birmingham\, AL\, Birmingham\, AL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:LBJ: Lessons in Presidential Transitions
DESCRIPTION:This seminar explores the presidential transition initiated by the assassination of President Kennedy and how President Johnson responded in his first year in office in terms of policy and executive leadership. The seminar will cover Johnson’s first week in office and the flurry of actions he took to transition the government from his predecessor to his own\, before he moved to shape policy in a number of key areas during his first year in office. The individual seminars are as follows: \n\nA Truncated Transition: From Dallas to Washington\nLBJ and the Civil Rights Act\nLBJ and Vietnam\nLBJ and Voting Right\nStepping Down: Lessons from LBJ’s Withdrawal from the 1968 Race\n\n\nDiscussion Leader: Saladin M. Ambar\nHistoric Site: Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library \nHotel: The University of Texas at Austin AT&T Hotel and Conference Center\n\nGather with a small group of teachers from around the country for three days immersed in discussion and exploration of a single topic in American history. Weekend Seminars are a free opportunity for teachers hosted near an important historical site. Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet. Once the seminar begins\, the discussion leader guides a peer-to-peer\, text-based conversation among all participants. Meals\, materials\, single-occupancy rooms\, and historical site visits are 100% covered by Teaching American History. At the end of each course\, every teacher receives a letter of participation for fifteen contact hours of continuing education and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel costs.
URL:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/event/lbj-lessons-in-presidential-transitions/
LOCATION:Austin\, TX\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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