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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 Teachers will prepare ahead of time for seminars by reading selected historical documents in the provided course packet.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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/May-MD-Image-1.jpeg
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CREATED:20260908T175838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T124612Z
UID:138878-1801850400-1802001600@teachingamericanhistory.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bush_delivers_his_second_Inaugural_address-1-1.jpg
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CREATED:20260908T181632Z
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UID:138880-1803060000-1803211200@teachingamericanhistory.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3.-WWI-Museum-MD.jpeg
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CREATED:20260908T182033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T124230Z
UID:138883-1803060000-1803211200@teachingamericanhistory.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/The-Truman-Doctrine-e1536585093581-1.jpg
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CREATED:20260908T183230Z
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UID:138885-1803664800-1803816000@teachingamericanhistory.org
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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DTSTAMP:20260922T124119Z
CREATED:20260909T163757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T124119Z
UID:138910-1803664800-1803816000@teachingamericanhistory.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3.-Andrew-Jackson.jpeg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270312T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270314T120000
DTSTAMP:20261106T184753Z
CREATED:20261105T143331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T184753Z
UID:140167-1804874400-1805025600@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:The Founding and the Jefferson Enigma
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Jefferson remains one of the most enigmatic figures from the American Founding.  From his stance on slavery to his opinions on the Constitution and the separation of church and state\, Jefferson left behind a legacy rich in contradiction and\, at times\, confusion.  This seminar will examine Jeffersonianism and the man that gave rise to many different opinions about government and society. \n\nHistoric Site: The Gateway Arch\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-founding-and-the-jefferson-enigma/
LOCATION:St. Louis\, MO\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/St_Louis_Gateway_Arch.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270321T120000
DTSTAMP:20261106T131407Z
CREATED:20261105T143937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T131407Z
UID:140173-1805479200-1805630400@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:Susan B. Anthony & Reform in Rochester
DESCRIPTION:Rochester and its nearby communities were home to many reform movements in the nineteenth century\, including temperance\, abolition\, and women’s rights movements. Susan B. Anthony was at the center of them. The seminar will examine the emergence of the women’s rights movement in the early nineteenth century and its relationship to the temperance and the abolition movement.  \n\nHistoric Site: Susan B. Anthony Museum and Home\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/susan-b-anthony-reform-in-rochester/
LOCATION:Rochester\, NY\, Rochester\, NY\, 14604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Susan-B-Anthony-1.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270404T120000
DTSTAMP:20261106T131321Z
CREATED:20261105T150148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T131321Z
UID:140175-1806688800-1806840000@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:The American Way of Life in the 1950s
DESCRIPTION:What did it mean for citizens to pursue the American way of life in the 1950s? During this weekend seminar\, we will consider the promises\, anxieties\, tensions and contradictions of postwar America\, from the social consequences of the crusade against communism to the expanding prosperity and alienation related to rising suburban affluence. Through government documents\, contemporary commentary\, public speeches\, and private correspondence\, we will examine the fight against racial segregation\, the rising role of religious faith\, the fears of nuclear proliferation and “enemies within\,” and rising tensions that challenged the era’s purported social consensus. Meeting at the rural retreat frequented by Dwight D. Eisenhower during his presidency in Gettysburg\, Pennsylvania\, these questions will be explored in a setting connected to the president who led the nation amid the decade’s aspirations and anxieties. \n\nHistoric Site: Eisenhower National Historic Site\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-american-way-of-life-in-the-1950s/
LOCATION:Gettysburg\, PA\, Gettysburg\, PA
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/HABS_Eisenhower_Farm.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270404T120000
DTSTAMP:20261106T131243Z
CREATED:20261105T151145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T131243Z
UID:140180-1806688800-1806840000@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:Freedom\, Virtue\, & Resistance in the African American Tradition
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, we will explore the views of several African American thinkers on fundamental political questions such as: what is freedom? How can freedom be achieved and preserved? What virtues are necessary to achieve and preserve a free society? What forms of resistance are necessary to achieve and preserve freedom? Over the course of our time together\, we will read excerpts from several key figures in the African American tradition\, including Frederick Douglass\, Zora Neale Hurston\, James Baldwin\, the Black Panthers\, and Audre Lorde.   \n\nHistoric Site: African American Museum & Library at Oakland and Black Panther Party Museum\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/freedom-virtue-resistance-in-the-african-american-tradition/
LOCATION:Oakland\, CA\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/NMAAHC-2012_46_20_1001_cropped-e1793893809109.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270425T120000
DTSTAMP:20261106T131205Z
CREATED:20261105T155851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T131205Z
UID:140195-1808503200-1808654400@teachingamericanhistory.org
SUMMARY:How the West Was Fun: Frontier Humor and the American Idea
DESCRIPTION:This seminar examines American frontier humor as a literary tradition that both reflected and shaped the nation’s political culture\, social values\, and identity. Organized around five thematic units and four classic theories of humor—relief\, play\, superiority\, and incongruity—the course explores how writers such as Mark Twain\, Bill Nye\, George Washington Harris (Sut Lovingood)\, Caroline Kirkland\, and others used humor to depict frontier life and engage broader questions of democracy\, class\, race\, regional identity\, and modernization. \n\nHistoric Site: Will Rogers Memorial Museum\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/how-the-west-was-fun-frontier-humor-and-the-american-idea/
LOCATION:Tulsa\, OK\, OK\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teachingamericanhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Will_Rogers_art_-_The_Film_Daily_Jan-Jun_1932_page_1149_crop-e1793894532241.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270502T120000
DTSTAMP:20261106T131131Z
CREATED:20261105T160757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T131131Z
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SUMMARY:Ellis Island: 19th & Early 20th Century Immigration
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: Ellis Island\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/ellis-island-19th-early-20th-century-immigration/
LOCATION:Newark\, NJ\, Newark\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:FDR & WWII: Diplomacy\, War\, and the Homefront
DESCRIPTION:This seminar examines Franklin D. Roosevelt’s initial efforts to maintain American neutrality in World War II and his subsequent\, aggressive prosecution of the conflict. We will explore how his wartime diplomacy\, role as commander-in-chief\, and domestic policies left a profound\, lasting impact on the nation and the world. \n\nHistoric Site: National Museum of WWII Aviation\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/fdr-wwii-diplomacy-war-and-the-homefront/
LOCATION:Colorado Spring\, CO\, Colorado Springs\, CO
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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SUMMARY:Salem Witch Trials
DESCRIPTION:Few moments in American history have captured the collective imagination as powerfully as the Salem Witch Trials. How did accusations of witchcraft escalate into a crisis in 1692? This seminar will examine gender and patriarchal authority\, religious belief\, frontier warfare and fears of Native Americans\, community rivalries\, and political uncertainty. Through primary documents and historical scholarship\, we will consider Tituba’s role in the accusations and how interpretations of her identity have shaped Salem’s historical memory. Held in Salem\, the seminar will offer opportunities to visit local museums and historic sites\, take a ghost tour\, and explore how the city remembers—and markets—its past. Together\, we will consider what Salem reveals about fear\, power\, and justice in colonial America and its enduring place in American culture. \n\nHistoric Site: Peabody Essex Museum\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/salem-witch-trials/
LOCATION:Salem\, MA\, Salem\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekend & Summer
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