Students explore the historical connections between the United States’ creation of a settler colonial empire in North America (what is often called “westward expansion”) and the nation’s acquisition of an overseas colonial empire following the War of 1898.
Conference Session
Choices Program’s Imperial America Unit for U.S. History and Ethnic Studies
CCSS Conference
Santa Clara CA
Santa Clara CA
DETAILS
What do Hawaii, the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa have in common? All were impacted by U.S. colonial imperialism from 1890-1915. Join the Choices Program at the annual conference of the California Council for the Social Studies to explore the readings, lessons, and videos in our recent unit Imperial America: U.S. Global Expansion, 1890-1915.
You must register for the CCSS conference to attend the session.
The exact date and time of this session will be announced at a later date.
WORKSHOP LEADER
Mimi Stephens
Choices Director of Sales and Professional Development
Mimi is the Director of Professional Development for the Choices Program. Prior to joining the Choices Program in 2011, Mimi worked at Clark University where she served as the Director of the Teacher Center for Global Studies supporting K12 social studies teachers throughout Massachusetts for more than 20 years. Mimi holds a Masters in International Development and Social Change from Clark University.