Picturing the Past
A Conference for Classroom Teachers and Librarians of Grades 3-8
Cosponsored by the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Can we teach history in a way that really engages students’ imaginations? How do make best use of outstanding historical books for young readers as well as primary sources? Join award-winning authors and fellow educators as we explore ways to help young people form their own memorable pictures of the past!
Featured speakers: Walter Dean Myers, celebrated author of fiction, nonfiction and poetry for young people; Ellen Levine, author of Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad (2008 Caldecott Honor Book); Wendell Minor, noted children’s book illustrator and one of the nation’s most distinguished painters of book cover art; Martin W. Sandler, author of Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life.
The registration fee is $90 and includes handouts, morning coffee and lunch. The deadline for registering is Feb. 15, 2009. Click here(pdf) for a conference brochure with registration form. For further information, please contact Sam Rubin at sam.rubin@nara.gov or Esther Kohn at esther.kohn@nara.gov.
Summer Institutes for Teachers
The President at Work: Historical Perspectives from the Kennedy Years and Contemporary Views
For the eighth consecutive year, the Kennedy Library, in partnership with Boston Public Schools, will offer a professional development program funded by a U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History Grant. The four-day institute will take place from June 29- July 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This year’s program will examine several key roles of the presidency including chief executive, commander-in-chief, chief diplomat, manager of the economy, and national leader. The Institute will first look back at President Kennedy's approach to these roles and then explore how President Obama is approaching them to meet today's challenges.
There is no charge for Boston Public School teachers. The fee for educators who do not teach in the Boston Public Schools is $100. Teachers may earn 22 PDPs.
Hard Times and Public Policy: Facing Economic Challenges, Past and Present
The 2009 American Studies Summer Institute, presented with the University of Massachusetts Boston, will be held weekdays July 6-17, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Our program this year offers a critical and historical examination of the social and political impact of severe downturns in the U.S. economy, and will include discussions of income and poverty, labor and employment, education, health care, and public spending priorities, amongst other topics. Teachers may earn three graduate credits (fee of $195) or 35 PDPs (fee of $100).
For more information about the two programs, email Nina Tisch at nina.tisch@nara.gov.