This unit provides a wide-ranging overview of racial slavery in the Americas and the opportunity for students to consider how the past shapes the present.
Introductory Webinar
Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies
4:00 pm
LICSS Webinar
DETAILS
Join the Long Island Council for the Social Studies and the Choices Program to view the program’s newest curriculum unit, Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies. The introductory webinar will walk participants through the readings, lessons, and videos that comprise the 10-15 day curriculum unit, which is appropriate for a high school audience. Participants will experience an art analysis lesson from the unit.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
This webinar is free to members of the Long Island Council for the Social Studies.
Participants will receive a free one-year Digital Editions license for the curriculum unit.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This webinar is appropriate for high school history, social studies, and humanities teachers, including AP and IB educators.
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.