Lincoln Presidential Library Field TripA workshop will be held at the Lincoln Presidential Library on July 22-24, 2009 for OPS and Catholic School educators. Participants will travel by bus and spend two night in Springfield, Illinois. All expenses will be paid by the TAHG, including a small stipend. An application form and more details will be posted on this website in late November or early December. |
History Alive WorkshopsThere will be 3-hour summer workshops provided for middle and high school teachers in the summer of 2009. Alive teaching strategies will be provided for teaching specific American history topics. UNO professors will provide background historical information. Stipends and Alive materials will be provided. Details TBA. |
Nebraska State Historical Society WorkshopA five-day NSHS workshop will be held at the DWHM? and Ford Conservation Center (Omaha)in July of 2009. Topic: Civil Rights. Participants will receive educational materials, work with primary sources, and receive stipends. Details TBA. |
We the People Workshop: Elementary TeachersWe the People Workshop. July 2009A one-day workshop on U.S. history. Topics include Colonial America prior to the National Constitution. Audience: elementary teachers. Participants will receive books, stipends, food, presentation by a scholar, and teaching strategies. Specific details TBA. |
We the People: Middle School TeachersWe the People Workshop. July 2009A two-day workshop on U.S. history. Topics include theConstitution and related historical events. Audience: middle school teachers. Participants will receive books, stipends, food, presentation by a scholar, and teaching strategies. Location: Buffett Middle School? Specific details TBA. |
Featured Lesson Plan: |
| Why did the Great Depression happen? |
| The Great Depression: A World Struggle |
| The World Depression of 1929 |
| Critics of the New Deal |