Online Professional Development Seminars for History and Literature Teachers, National Humanities Center

2010-2011 Schedule
Date	Seminar	Leader
Thurs., Oct. 7	Southern Women and the Civil War	Laura F. Edwards Duke Univ.; NHC Fellow
Thurs., Oct. 14	The Iconography of Slavery	Maurie McIinnis UVA
Tues., Oct. 19	Was the American Revolution Avoidable?	Jack P. Greene Johns Hopkins Univ.; NHC Fellow
Tues., Oct. 26	How to Read a Slave Narrative	William Andrews UNC-CH
Tues., Nov. 9	Buffalo Bill, American Idol	Joy Kasson UNC-CH; NHC Fellow
Thurs., Nov. 11	Meaning in Marble: Civil War Monuments and American Identity	Kirk Savage Univ. of Pittsburgh
Thurs., Jan 20, 2011	Enlightened by the Rockets' Red Glare: The Meaning of "The Star-Spangled Banner"	Robert A. Ferguson Columbia Univ.; NHC Fellow
Tues., Feb. 8, 2011	The Art and Politics of the Harlem Renaissance	Kenneth R. Janken UNC-CH; NHC Fellow
Thur., April 7, 2011	The Crash of 1929	Edward J. Balleisen Duke Univ.; NHC Fellow

Cost: $35.00

Who Should Enroll:
History and literature teachers.

Reading Assignments: Seminar texts are provided free online at the National Humanities Center's Toolbox Library and TeacherServe® websites. Prior to each seminar, reading assignments will be made available to participants.

Recertification Credit: The National Humanities Center programs are eligible for recertification credit. Each seminar will include ninety minutes of instruction plus approximately two hours of preparation. Because the seminars are conducted online, they may qualify for technology credit in districts that award it. The Center will supply documentation of participation.

Technical Requirements: The seminars are conducted online using conferencing software. To participate, you need a computer, an internet connection, speakers, and a microphone. Request a headset.

Sponsor: The National Humanities Center, located in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, is the country's only independent institute for advanced study in all branches of the humanities. Since 1984, it has been offering rigorous, content-based professional development programs for high school teachers.

What Teachers
Are Saying:

Be sure to visit the National Humanities Center's online resources for teachers:

The Toolbox Library, which provides primary sources—historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and audio material—illuminated by notes and discussion questions.
TeacherServe®, collections of essays by leading scholars that explore important topics in American culture and offer advice on how to teach them.