Summer Teachers Institute: The 1960s: Upheaval at Home and Abroad

The 1960s: Upheaval at Home and Abroad: A Summer Leadership Institute for Teachers 

July 8-12, 2013

Apply by Friday, March 15, 2013

No cost to participants, except travel to/from Providence, RI.

The Choices 2013 Summer Leadership Institute will take place at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies. Teachers will hear from leading historians, work with the Choices curriculum units, Freedom Now: The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi and The Limits of Power: The United States in Vietnam, explore effective strategies for engaging students in the study of the 1960s, and plan for outreach to other educators.

Institute Themes

• Multiple views on the impact of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement in U.S. history
• The civil rights movement’s place in the larger history of African-Americans’ struggle for equality
• Lessons and legacies of the Vietnam War
• Using Critical Oral Histories to teach about the 1960s
• Immersion in the Choices approach to teaching historical turning points

Benefits

• Professional growth through content-rich presentations and discussions
• Opportunity to interact with outstanding educators from across the country and share strategies for incorporating the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War into the classroom
• Ideas for using Choices materials to address Common Core Standards and Historical Thinking Skills
• Expansion of leadership skills through the completion of outreach activities in a self-designed Action Plan
• Ongoing support from the Choices Program to conduct professional development activities in your district or region
• Designation and recognition as a Choices Teaching Fellow
• 32-hour certificate of completion
• Meals, housing and reading materials throughout the Institute