Post: Summer Workshop: DC African-American History

Posted by Katherine Malone-France on 1/29/07

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K-12 educators from throughout the U.S. and its
territories are invited to apply to participate in "Race
and Place: African Americans in Washington, DC from 1800-
1954," a NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture
Workshop for School Teachers offered by Decatur House
Museum and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The workshop is designed to provide teachers with an in-
depth understanding of four crucial periods in American
history—pre-Civil War, Civil War, Reconstruction and
Segregation—by studying the experiences of African
Americans in the nation’s capital. Support from the
National Endowment for the Humanities will provide a $500
stipend and a partial travel reimbursement to assist with
travel, lodging, and living expenses.

The workshop will include visits to “off the beaten path”
historic sites in Washington, DC; lectures and discussions
led by nationally known scholars and museum partners;
pedagogical resource sessions; and analysis and curriculum
development sessions led by our resident Master Teacher.
Educators will explore historic sites, including the Mary
McLeod Bethune Council National Historic Site, LeDroit
Park, Howard University, the Frederick Douglass National
Historic Site, Lincoln Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home,
Decatur House, and Lafayette Park. Race and Place will
also provide teachers with the primary and secondary
source training that they will need to write and teach
content-rich lessons at their schools. Each teacher will
receive an educational package that will include books by
workshop faculty, content-specific articles, and copies of
primary sources. They will be well-equipped with the
skills and tools to incorporate their experiences into
their classrooms and train fellow teachers at home.

The workshop application deadline is March 15, 2007. K-12
educators from throughout the United States and its
territories are encouraged to apply, and fifty applicants
will be selected for each of the six-day workshops.
Session I: July 8-13, 2007
Session II: July 22-26, 2007.

The workshop is designed principally for classroom
teachers in public, private, parochial, and charter
schools, as well as home schooling parents. Other K-12
school personnel, including administrators, substitute
teachers, classroom paraprofessionals, and librarians, are
eligible to participate, subject to available space.

For detailed information on the workshop—including
eligibility guidelines, application instructions, workshop
faculty, a daily schedule, housing options—please visit
the project website at
http://www.decaturhouse.org/workshop/index.htm If you have
any questions or require further information, please email
mailto:raceandplace@nthp.org or call 202-842-0920 ext. 227
or 232.

Race and Place Workshop Website

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