Workshop Calendar

Date Type Event Location
6.22.2007
through
6.24.2007 		Capitol Forum
Workshops

Capitol Forum Summer Institute

The 2007 Capitol Forum Summer Institute will take place at Brown University from June 22-24. This institute is for Lead Teachers and State Organizers from each state sponsoring a Capitol Forum.		 Providence, RI
6.24.2007
through
6.30.2007 		Workshops

Teaching American History - 2007 Summer Institute

June 24-30, 2007
"The Age of Imperialism to the Second World War" is a 6-day summer teaching institute for secondary teachers. This is part of a multi-year partnership with the Omaha Public Schools. It will also be open, by application, to selected teachers from the "Turning Points in the History of American Foreign Policy" Teaching American History Program.		 Providence, RI
6.27.2007 Workshops

The Slave Trade and Slavery in New England

Two-hour workshop at the Civil Rights Education Summit
Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
University of Mississippi
A Forgotten History: The Slave Trade and Slavery in New England will be used during this workshop.
Leader: Sarah Kreckel, Choices Staff		 Oxford, MS
7.3.2007 Workshops

League of Nations

Interactive one day workshop covering the League of Nations and the Age of Isolationism.
To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate will be used during this workshop.
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Professional Development Director		 Willimantic, CT
7.23.2007
through
7.26.2007 		Workshops

Summer Institute: Challenges to National Security

July 23-26, 2007
"Challenges to National Security" is a 3-day Summer Institute for secondary level teachers. It will take place at Brown University. Information and an application for this summer institute is available online.		 Providence, RI
7.26.2007 Workshops

Teaching about Immigration

Workshop sponsored by Texas World Affairs Council
U.S. Immigration Policy in an Unsettled World will be used during this workshop.
Leader: Lucy Mueller, Choices Consultant		 Houston, TX
8.8.2007
through
8.9.2007 		Workshops

School Workshop

Two-day program for teachers at Providence Academy for International Studies
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Providence, RI
8.8.2007 Workshops

Teacher Workshop-Kennedy Library

Workshop Title: From Wilson to Roosevelt: Idealism,Isolationism and the Coming of the Second World War
Leader: Josh Otlin, Hudson High School
[This workshop was cancelled.]		 Boston, MA
9.15.2007 Workshops

AID Global Educators Conference - Panel Presentation

Choices teacher, Martina Musich, will participate in a panel discussion on teaching global issues in the classroom.
Martina Musich, Truman High School, Bronx, NY		 Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
10.12.2007 Workshops

Conference Workshop - World War I and the League of Nations Debate

Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies, Conference Workshop
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Valley forge, PA
10.20.2007 Workshops

Conference Workshop - Mexico at the Crossroads

Texas Council for the Social Studies conference workshop (2 of 2)
Leader: Mollie Hackett		 El Paso, TX
10.30.2007 Workshops

Conference Workshop: Conflict in Iraq

New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies conference workshop
Leader: Lucy Mueller, Choices Consultant		 Manchester, NH
11.1.2007 Workshops

Maine Department of Education Conference

Workshop on U.S. Immigration Policy in an Unsettled World at the Maine Department of Education's "What's New in the New Social Studies Learning Results" Conference
Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Portland, ME
11.1.2007 Workshops

Maine Department of Education Conference

Workshop on teaching about genocide at the Maine Department of Education's conference, "What's New in the New Social Studies Learning Results" This workshop will use resources from U.S. Confronting Genocide: Never Again?
Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Portland, ME
11.2.2007 Workshops

Maine Department of Education Conference

Workshop on U.S. Immigration Policy in an Unsettled World at the Maine Department of Education's "What's New in the New Social Studies Learning Results" Conference
Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Bangor, ME
11.2.2007 Workshops

Maine Department of Education Conference

Workshop on teaching about genocide at the Maine Department of Education's conference, "What's New in the New Social Studies Learning Results" This workshop will use resources from U.S. Confronting Genocide: Never Again?
Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Bangor, ME
11.3.2007 Workshops

Conference Workshop - Nebraska Council for the Social Studies

To Join or not to Join the League of Nations? That is the Question.
Location: Doane College
To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate will be used during this workshop.
Presenters: Melissa Gates (Bryan High School, OPS) and Michael Young (OPS)		 Crete, NE
11.6.2007 Workshops

District Workshop

Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Darien, CT
11.9.2007 Workshops

Teaching About the War in Iraq

Workshop at the Coalition of Essential Schools Annual Conference
Conflict in Iraq: Searching for Solutions will be used during this workshop.
Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Denver, CO
11.29.2007 Workshops

The Role of Deliberation as a Teaching Strategy and Civic Skill in the Social Studies

National Social Studies Supervisors Association (NSSSA)
This will be a workshop and round table discussion sponsored by the Choices Program and the Chicago Constitutional Rights Foundation.
Leaders
Choices Program: Susan Graseck, Ron Levitsky
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Stacey Grider, Connie North, Carolyn Pereira		 San Diego, CA
12.2.2007 Workshops

Caught Between Two Worlds: Mexico at the Crossroads

Two-hour workshop at the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference
Caught Between Two Worlds: Mexico at the Crossroads will be used during this workshop.
Mollie Hackett, Choices staff		 San Diego, CA
12.9.2007 Workshops

Workshop: Conflict in Iraq

A program of the Strengthening Civic Education in Colorado School initiative of the Center for Education in Law and Democracy and the Colorado Department of Education
Conflict in Iraq: Searching for Solutions will be used during this workshop.
Leader: Tony Hurt, Heritage High School		 Denver, CO
1.31.2008 Workshops

Democracy by Design

Workshop at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Winter Conference
Leaders: Erin Jones (Spokane Public Schools), Michele Aoki (Capitol Forum State Organizer and Washington State Coalition for International Education)		 Seattle,WA
2.9.2008 Workshops

Through the Eyes of Others: The Iranian Revolution of 1979

Workshop at the International Studies Schools Association annual conference
Iran Through the Looking Glass: History, Reform, and Revolution will be used during this workshop.
Presenter: Cindy Alexander, Lake Forest High School		 Chicago, IL
2.9.2008 Workshops

World War I and the League of Nations Debate

Workshop at Greater Metropolitan New York Social Studies Conference.
To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate will be used during this workshop.
Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 New York, NY
2.25.2008 Workshops

Facilitating Deliberation While Integrating Civic Education

Workshop at the Indiana Middle Level Education Association Conference
Leaders: Kevin Zupin and Stephanie Bode		 Indianapolis, IN
2.28.2008 Workshops

Using Deliberation to Integrate International and Civic Education

Workshop at Great Lakes Council for the Social Studies Conference
Leader: Kevin Zupin, Winamac, IN		 Indianapolis, IN
2.28.2008 Workshops

Teaching about the Age of Imperialism

District Workshop - Riverside Unified School District, Riverside, CA
Beyond Manifest Destiny: America Enters the Age of Imperialism will be used during this workshop.
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Riverside, CA
3.7.2008 Workshops

The Iranian Revolution of 1979: Iranian Citizens Ponder Their Future

Two-hour workshop at the California Council for the Social Studies Conference
Iran Through the Looking Glass: History, Reform, and Revolution will be used during this workshop.
Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Oakland, CA
3.8.2008 Workshops

To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate

Two-hour workshop at the California Council for the Social Studies Conference
To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate will be used during this workshop.
Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Oakland, CA
3.17.2008 Workshops

Workshops (2): Confronting Genocide

Choices will provide two workshops focused on teaching about genocide at a full-day teacher conference at Lafayette College.
Confronting Genocide: Never Again? will be used during these workshops.
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff 		Easton, PA
3.27.2008 Workshops

A Forgotten History: The Slave Trade and Slavery in New England

Conference workshop at Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies
A Forgotten History: The Slave Trade and Slavery in New England will be used during this workshop.
Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 New Haven, CT
3.29.2008 Workshops

Workshop: Engaging Students in History - Iran's Road to Revolution

Choices is offering a 90-minute workshop at Brown University's education conference, No Teacher Left Behind II: Classrooms and Communities-Critical Approaches to Practice and Policy.
Iran Through the Looking Glass: History, Reform, and Revolution will be used during this workshop.
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Providence, RI
3.31.2008 Workshops

The U.S. Role in the World - Conference Workshop

Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies and International Education Conference
Leader: Beth Ratway, Wisconsin DPI		 Madison, WI
4.2.2008 Workshops

Teaching about Cuba

Conference workshop at New York Council for the Social Studies conference
This workshop will incorporate Choices resources.
Nadanja McCalla, Commack High School		 Buffalo, NY
4.2.2008 Workshops

Round Tables - Maine Council for the Social Studies

KIDS Consortium will host two round table discussions focused on the resources of the Choices Program at the MCSS annual conference. The conference, titled Teaching Resources for Maine Teachers, is focused on professional development to help teachers successfully address the revised Maine Learning Results for Social Studies. 		Augusta, ME
4.4.2008 Workshops

To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate

National Council for History Education
Conference workshop
To End All Wars: World War I and the League of Nations Debate will be used during this workshop.
Leader - Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Louisville, KY
4.10.2008 Workshops

Workshop on Teaching about Iraq

This workshop is being offered as part of the and Center for Education in Law and Democracy and Colorado Department of Education conference on Strengthening Civic Education.
Leader: Tony Hurt, Heritage High School, Littleton		 Louisville, CO
4.11.2008 Workshops

The U.S. and Iran: An Institute for Teachers

This is a one-day teaching institute taking place at Brown University's Watson Institute. Information and registration form
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff
Scholar: Jo-Anne Hart, Adjunct Faculty, Watson Institute		 Providence, RI
4.14.2008 Workshops

Workshop - Illinois State University

This is a workshop for a history methods class at Illinois State University
Leader: Kelly Keogh, Normal Community High School		 Normal, IL
4.14.2008 Workshops

Presentation: Illinois State University

Presentation for Illinois teachers
Kelly Keogh, Normal Community High School		 Normal, IL
4.17.2008 Workshops

Workshop - Student Teachers

This is a workshop for student-teachers at Illinois State University
Leader: Kelly Keogh, Normal Community High School		 Normal, IL
4.22.2008 Workshops

Workshop on Teaching about Iraq

This workshop is being offered as part of the and Center for Education in Law and Democracy and Colorado Department of Education conference on Strengthening Civic Education.
Leader: Tony Hurt, Heritage High School, Littleton		 Fort Collins, CO
5.6.2008 Workshops

China on the World Stage

This is an afternoon workshop (4-7 pm).
Keynote Speaker: Andrew Erickson, Naval War College
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Providence, RI
5.15.2008 Workshops

Workshop: Liberty High School

This is a district workshop involving two high schools. The content focus will be on teaching about genocide.
Leader: Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff		 Warrenton, VA
6.29.2008
through
7.2.2008 		Workshops

Summer Institute: Iran Through the Looking Glass - Perceptions and Misperceptions

This Choices Summer Institute will give participating teachers an opportunity to deepen their understanding of Iranian culture and politics, and explore critical issues in Iranian-U.S. relations. Information and an application are available online. 		Providence, RI
7.18.2008 Workshops

AP Conference Workshop

"The Iranian Revolution and the Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism" is a workshop at the AP Summer Conference. This workshop will consider ways to engage students in exploration of the historical forces that gave shape to the Iranian revolution and the ideological choices confronted by the Iranian people in 1979.
Leaders: Dina McArdle, Ballard High School (Seattle) and Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff 		Seattle, WA
7.18.2008 Workshops

AP Conference Workshop

"Experiencing Historical Controversies: WWI and the League of Nations Debate" is a workshop at the AP Summer Conference. Participants examine the outcomes of World War I and the controversies surrounding the peace settlement. This session is ideal for U.S., European and world history teachers.
Leaders: Dina McArdle, Ballard High School (Seattle) and Mollie Hackett, Choices Staff 		Seattle, WA
11.13.2008 Workshops

Teaching with Digital Resources - NSSSA Conference Workshop

At this workshop for social studies supervisors, participants will explore ways to incorporate digital resources, including Choices Scholars Online, into the social studies curriculum. 		Houston, TX