America In Class: Fall 2012 Schedule

Starting next week, the National Humanities Center will begin offering is Fall schedule of online seminars, America in Class. 

Hawaii history educators, students, historians and history buffs are strongly encouraged to register and participate!

These live, interactive seminars focus on teaching with primary sources -- historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and audio material.

Emphasizing critical analysis and close reading, distinguished scholars address the skills of the Common Core State Standards while giving teachers the opportunity to deepen their content knowledge.

This season's schedule includes sessions on slavery in the Atlantic World, the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, and consumer politics in the American Revolution, and much more. Register online and see all the current offerings

Each seminar includes 90 minutes of instruction plus approximately  three hours of preparation. Documentation of participation is provided after a seminar evaluation has been received by the Center.

Participants need a computer with speakers and an internet connection. Registration for each seminar is only $35.