This unit tells the “long history” of the destructive, deadly, and divisive U.S. war in Vietnam. Students examine the war’s long-term origins, investigate its complex history, and explore its lasting legacies.
Conference Session
Teaching the Vietnam War in U.S. and World History Classrooms
1:00 pm
ALCSS Conference
DETAILS
This session will take place in Room 113. Join the Choices Program at the Alabama Council for the Social Studies Conference in Alabaster, Alabama, for an engaging session as we explore the student readings, lessons, and videos from our award-winning curriculum unit The Vietnam War: Origins, History, and Legacies. Examine the “long history” approach of the unit, which starts in the 1860s with the creation of French Indochina and ends with the effects and ongoing legacy of the U.S. war in Vietnam. This unit incorporates diverse viewpoints of U.S., South Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese service members and civilians, providing a global perspective on the war. During the session, we’ll dive into one lesson in the unit, “Oral Histories: Mapping the Vietnamese Refugee Crisis.”
You must register for the ALCSS Conference in order to attend this session.
Co-sponsored by the Alabama Council for Social Studies
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Per Person
WHAT'S INCLUDED
All session participants will receive a print copy and a one-year Digital Editions license to the Choices curriculum unit The Vietnam War: Origins, History, and Legacies.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This session is open to all ALCSS conference attendees.
WORKSHOP LEADER
Leah Burgin
Choices Digital Sales Manager
Leah (she/her) is the Digital Sales Manager for the Choices Program. Prior to joining the Choices Program in 2022, Leah worked for over a decade as a museum educator, most recently at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Leah holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Michigan and an MA in Public Humanities from Brown University.