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SUMMARY:Dams and the Transformation of the American West
DESCRIPTION:Wallace Stegner\, “the dean of Western writers\,” called Hoover Dam “one of the world’s wonders\,” marveling how everything about it “is marked by the immense\, smooth\, efficient beauty that seems peculiarly American.” The colossal structure Stegner admired in the Nevada desert inaugurated an era of prolific construction in the United States\, when dams arose as great symbols of power\, ingenuity\, ambition\, and national purpose. This course will trace the legacy of a technology across the 20th century that inspired engineers\, fired the imaginations of social visionaries and government officials\, awed artists\, transformed vast landscapes\, reconfigured regional economies\, prompted sober second thoughts\, and rewrote the history of our nation and its sprawling frontier. \n\nDiscussion Leader: Paul Milazzo\nHistoric Site: Hoover Dam\nHotel: Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort\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 Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet.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/dams-and-the-transformation-of-the-american-west/
LOCATION:Henderson\, NV\, NV\, 89011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:Reconstruction
DESCRIPTION:The era of Reconstruction is among the most consequential—but also misunderstood—periods of all American history. This seminar introduces participants to the purpose and implications of Reconstruction. It devotes particular attention to the ways in which Americans restored formally rebellious states into a federal republic; the definition and scope of liberty in the wake of emancipation; and the limitations of the federal state in enforcing civil rights. The seminar is not comprehensive. It does not delve into questions of labor reform\, education\, the American West\, the impeachment of Andrew Johnson\, or political corruption in the Ulysses S. Grant administration. Instead\, the seminar asks two foundational questions: 1) How did Americans of diverse political persuasions understand the purposes and scope of Reconstruction? 2) To what extent did Reconstruction succeed in its primary purpose of preserving the Union and amending the Constitution to bolster a self-governing republic? \n\nHistoric Site: Melrose Estate\nHotel: Natchez Grand 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/reconstruction/
LOCATION:Natchez\, MS\, MS\, 39120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:The Gilded Age and the Challenge to the Founding
DESCRIPTION:The results of the Civil War clarified many fundamental issues regarding the nature of the American government and the enlightenment ideals that rooted its founding. Many new theories of government—some native\, some imported from Europe—promised progress beyond political equality\, individual liberty\, and representative government. The United States did not escape the influence of these ideas. Through the discussion of primary sources\, this seminar will examine how Populism\, Progressivism\, Scientific Racism\, Socialism\, Social Darwinism and various other political and social theories influenced American politics. \n\nHistoric Site: Hearst Castle\nHotel: Cavalier Oceanfront Resort\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-gilded-age-and-the-challenge-to-the-founding/
LOCATION:San Simeon\, CA\, San Simeon\, CA\, 93452\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:9/11: Causes and Consequences
DESCRIPTION:This seminar considers some of the causes and consequences of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11\, 2001. Among the topics it covers are the rise of militant Islam\, the American response to international terrorism\, aspects of the Patriot Act\, intelligence failures\, the U.S. attack on the Taliban\, the subsequent war in Afghanistan\, the war in Iraq\, and the consequences of 9/11 for American politics. \nIn discussing the decision to invade Iraq and the war in Afghanistan\, the seminar focuses on issues of intelligence or information and how they affected the decisions of presidents\, commanders in the field\, and those operating in villages and outposts in remote parts of the world. \n\nHistoric Site: George W. Bush Presidential Center\nHotel: Hotel Mockingbird\, a Tribute Portfolio 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/9-11-causes-and-consequences/
LOCATION:Dallas\, TX\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:America in World War I
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will examine primary documents to consider how American participation in World War I transformed American society. We will analyze debates over entering the war and expanding the postwar role of the United States in the world\, the homefront mobilization required to fight overseas\, challenges to civil liberties during the conflict\, the wartime fight for expanded civil rights by women and African Americans\, the American soldiers’ experience of war\, and the enduring legacy of the conflict.  \n\nHistoric Site: National World War I Museum & Memorial\nHotel: Hilton President Kansas City\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/america-in-world-war-i/
LOCATION:Kansas City\, MO\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:Harry Truman and the National Security State
DESCRIPTION:With the death of Franklin Roosevelt\, Harry S. Truman inherited one of the most challenging national security environments to ever greet an incoming president\, as he was forced to both complete the great work of securing a lasting victory in World War II and navigate the complex dynamics of the emerging Cold War. By the end of his term in office\, the U.S. government and the duties of the president had been fundamentally transformed. This program will explore how and why the apparatus that historian Michael J. Hogan termed “the national security state” emerged\, and consider its long term impacts on the U.S. constitutional order. \n\nHistoric Site: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum\nHotel: Hilton President Kansas City\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/harry-truman-and-the-national-security-state/
LOCATION:Kansas City\, MO\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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DTSTAMP:20260911T133918Z
CREATED:20260908T183230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T133918Z
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SUMMARY:From the Space Race to Star Wars and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:In 1961\, President John F. Kennedy vowed to land an American on the moon by the decade’s end\, the biggest challenge yet in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. After the United States’s enthralling moon landing in 1969\, space exploration took on new forms\, bringing exciting opportunities (the Strategic Defense Initiative\, popularly known as Star Wars)\, but also tragedies (the 1986 Challenger explosion). Most recently\, NASA has pursued multiple endeavors such as the International Space Station and the Artemis Program. Join us at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville\, Alabama\, to explore the history and legacy of the U.S. space program. \n\nHistoric Site: U.S. Space and Rocket Center\nHotel: Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket 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/from-the-space-race-to-star-wars-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Huntsville\, AL\, AL\, 35805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Apollo_11_Launch_-_GPN-2000-000630.jpg
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SUMMARY:Andrew Jackson and antebellum America
DESCRIPTION:The era of Andrew Jackson was a time of great change\, both socially and politically. Jackson’s life was turbulent and violent in which he seemed to go from one crisis to another in both his private and public life. He was a man of great determination\, who was devoted to friends and family and was an unrelenting foe to rivals and enemies. He seemed to embody the attitudes and aspirations of many of his fellow Americans. As president\, Jackson advocated various political and economic reforms\, including rotation in office\, the end of internal improvements\, payment of the national debt\, and the removal of native tribes east of the Mississippi River. Perhaps his most important measures regarded his opposition to the Second Bank of the United States and his support of the Union in his strong rejection of extreme states’ rights ideas \n\nHistoric Site: Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage\nHotel: Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport\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/andrew-jackson-and-antebellum-america/
LOCATION:Nashville\, TN\, 37214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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