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Saturday Seminars GEORGE WASHINGTON Come learn how to teach more relevantly about our revered First President on his birthday at the only college he gave his name to! This seminar's emphasis will be on grades 3-12 American history content and instruction. Dr. Stephen Schechter (Russell Sage College) and Dr. Lester Brooks (Anne Arundel Community College) will speak about how Washington established enduring precedents for the Office of the Presidency and how Washington's controversial views on slavery evolved. Related MSDE lesson plans and teaching resources will be included. Saturday, February 11, 2006 USING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE TO CONNECT AMERICAN HISTORY AND ECONOMICS Washington's Legacy is joining with the Maryland Council on Economic Education for a day of learning how to incorporate American history and economics content into the reading curriculum. You will get ten books written for upper elementary /middle school students and accompanying VSC focused lesson plans as well as opportunities for creating make-and-take instructional materials. This seminar promises to be fun and rewarding in many ways! Saturday, March 25, 2006 USING PRIMARY DOCUMENTS IN THE CLASSROOM Although this seminar is especially planned for easy access for those of you in the Lower Eastern Shore, all area teachers of American history are welcome. Kahlil Chism provides a rich, dynamic and practical daylong workshop on how to use the resources of the National Archives and Records Administration in your American history classrooms. You will leave with lots of new instructional ideas and materials. Mr. Chism gave a similar but shorter presentation at our Fall 2005 Conference in St. Michaels and got high marks from those present. Saturday, April 8, 2006 SCHOOLSHIP SULTANA DAY-SAIL A day-sail on the Schoolship Sultana gives teachers of American history an opportunity to both learn about Chesapeake Bay history and discover new ways to engage students in the Colonial era. During the Schooner Sultana's exciting Saturday Seminars, teachers spend the day sailing aboard an authentic replica of a Colonial vessel owned by the British Royal Navy to enforce the hated "Tea Taxes" along the coast of Colonial North America from 1768 to 1772. Through a variety of hands-on experiences, teachers learn about the political climate which existed between England and the colonists in the years preceding the American Revolution, study the critical role that the Chesapeake Bay's waterways played in the 18th century economy of Colonial America, and use primary documents and historic artifacts to study the everyday lives of the sailors who enforced the Townshend Duties. Activities on board include raising and lowering sails, steering and navigating the course using 18th century instruments, sampling traditional food items and sailors' clothing, examining 18th century nautical charts of the Chesapeake Bay, studying 18th century surgical tools, and singing sea shanties. April 22, 2006 FIELD TRIP TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION This field trip will highlight the remarkable educational resources for teachers of American history available through the NARA. After an introduction to the National Archives and to classroom instruction with primary documents in general, teachers will tour the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, Public Vaults, O'Bryan Special Exhibits Gallery, the McGowan Theater, the Education Resource Room, and the Microfilm and Central Reading Rooms. Saturday, May 6, 2006 Each Saturday Seminar is worth 1/3 Maryland State Department of Education
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit. To ask questions or to register for activities contact: Connie Schroth, Director 410-778-7120 215 Washington Avenue |
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