Event Packages
Programs for 2011-2012
Choose events in one or more category. You receive for FREE re-licensure credits for any event you attend. For HQT or graduate credit eligibility, you must attend all events in a category and complete graduate level assignments. Graduate credits are available through Saint Michael’s College for $120 per credit hour.
<< View Calendar of Events >>
Scholar-led Seminars: (21 Turning Points hours for FREE / 1 graduate credit for $120)
Full-day programs devoted to the breadth of American history that involve scholarly lectures and collegial discussions. There is also an opportunity to work with museum educators who translate the themes of the day into classroom lessons.
<< Course Syllabus >>
|
Friday, February 10, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
Mary Beth Norton, PhD
Cornell University
Finalist for Pulitzer Prize in History
Revolutionary War Era-
How Revolutionary was
The Revolution?
|
Eric Foner, PhD
Columbia University
Pulitzer Prize in History Winner
Civil War Era- The Impact of
Reconstruction as a Turning Point
|
Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, PhD
Howard University
Letitia Brown Prize in Women’s History
Early 20th Century-
For a Real Better Life:
Gender, Race and Migration,
1900-1930
|
Schedule:
8:00 Registration
8:30 Introduction
9:00 Lecture
10:00 Break
10:15 Session #1 (Discussion with scholar and museum workshops)
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Session #2
2:00 Break
2:15 Session #3
3:45 Wrap-up / Conclusions
4:00 Evaluations – Awarding of certificates
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Educator-led Seminars: (21 Turning Points hours for FREE / no graduate credits available)
These all day events involve modeling innovative methods and technology for teaching American history.
- Friday, September 30, 2011: Ed Tech Teacher — Integrating technology into history instruction. Location: Turning Points' Office, Colchester, Vermont.
- Thursday & Friday March 29 & 30, 2012: Words Come Alive! — Drama for Junior Historians. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, Vermont.
Schedule:
8:00 Registration begins
8:30 Introductions
8:45 Discussion of Concepts
10:45 Break
11:00 Modeling of Lessons Part I
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Modeling of Lessons Part II
3:15 Conclusions & Evaluations
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Book Study Groups: (15 Turning Points hours for FREE / 1 graduate credits for $120)
Participants read, listen to audio books, and discuss historical scholarship and children’s literature on the Civil War Era. We will also read about and discuss how best to use audio books in your classroom. The texts cover various characters and critical issues of the period with a focus on varying contemporary perspectives. In addition to content knowledge, the course will also address best practices in facilitating classroom discussions and teaching the skills of reading for knowledge and understanding.
The course will meet Thursdays- Sept 22, Oct 20, Nov 17, and Jan 5 at Turning Points’ office in Colchester.
<< Course Syllabus >>
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Primary Source Study Group: (30 Turning Points hours for FREE / 2 graduate credits for $240)
Facilitated by educators at the Shelburne Museum and the National Writing Project in Vermont, these study groups closely examine literature and primary sources from different eras in American history, including documents, landscapes, historical structures, art, and artifacts. Based on the primary sources for the day, you will also write using prompts that can easily be translated into a classroom activity for various age groups.
Revolutionary War Era-
Meets Monthly in Franklin County
Tues – from 12:30-4:30
Jan 10, 2012
Feb 14, 2012
Mar 13, 2012
Apr 10, 2012
May 8, 2012
Civil War Era-
Meets Monthly in Colchester
Thurs – from 12:30-4:30
Jan 12, 2012
Feb 16, 2012
Mar 15, 2012
Apr 12, 2012
May 10, 2012
<< Course Syllabus >> coming soon
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
National Field Study: (60 Turning Points hours for FREE / 3-6 graduate credits for $120 per credit)
Civil War & Reconstruction in South Carolina July 8-15, 2012
We will examine the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina and the Gullah Sea Islands. The islands around the Port Royal area witnessed the beginning of Reconstruction, since it was early-on in the hands of the Union Army. Integrated, reform government survived there until the early 20th century. We will also visit Charleston and Fort Sumter to examine the beginnings of the American Civil War. This is an all-expense paid field study with stipends to help with travel to and from the Islands. Participants will create units based on the National Park Service’s “Teaching with Historic Places.”
Schedule:
coming soon...
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Local Field Studies: (21 Turning Points hours per era for FREE / 1-3 graduate credits for $120 per credit)
Join us for three-day workshops using innovative pedagogy and local museums, archives, and other historical resources to build curriculum around three eras in American history.
Early U.S. History (1770-1820)
June 26-28, 2012 - 8:30am-4:30pm
Ethan Allen Homestead, Clinton County Historical Society,
Battle of Plattsburgh Association, Grand Isle Historical
Society, & Milton Historical Society
Civil War Era (1850-1880)
July 24-26, 2012 - 8:30am-4:30pm
Hildene, Park-McCullough House Museum, The Old Stone
House Museum, & Enosburg Historical Society
19th-Century America (1800-1900)
August 7-9, 2012 - 8:30am-4:30pm
Franklin County historical societies of Richford, Berkshire,
Franklin, Highgate, & Swanton
Daily Schedule:
9:00 Introductions
9:15 Museum #1
11:45 Lunch
1:00 Museum #2
3:30 Conclusion & Evaluations
