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THE CHOICES PROGRAM BROWN UNIVERSITY
Summer Two-day Workshop

New Directions in Choices’ U.S. History Series

8:30 am — 3:30 pm
Brown University
Providence, RI
DETAILS

The goals of the program are to provide:

  • An introduction to the Choices multiyear expansion of its U.S. History series that will align with a typical U.S. history scope and sequence;
  • An examination of three Choices U.S. History units, The American Revolution: Experiences of Rebellion, Westward Expansion: A New History, and A New Nation, each of which strives to tell a responsible and thorough account of a moment in U.S. history;
  • Ideas on pedagogical approaches to teaching about contested historical turning points from multiple perspectives; and
  • Practical ways to implement Choices materials in diverse classroom settings.

This is a hands-on, interactive program. Participants will be asked to engage in activities, contribute to discussions, and lead small group presentations. There will be two content presentations by scholars: 

  • Dr. Linford Fisher will provide an introduction to his innovative, ground-breaking Database of Indigenous Slavery in America.
  • Françoise Hamlin will speak on a topic to be determined.

 

Draft Agenda

Prerequisite:  Participants are asked to read the student text of the American Revolution unit and Westward Expansion unit before attending. A pdf copy of each unit will be emailed upon registration.

$175 Per Person
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WHAT'S INCLUDED

The following three units: American Revolution: Experiences of Rebellion, Westward Expansion: A New History, and A New Nation (forthcoming), lunch each day, parking, and a certificate of attendance.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

U.S. History teachers and department chairs are the main audiences for this program. Materials are appropriate for and can be adapted to a high school or introductory college-level audience. Humanities teachers often use our materials and are encouraged to attend.

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WORKSHOP LEADER

Mimi Stephens

Choices Director of Sales and Professional Development
Mimi is the Director of Sales and Professional Development for the Choices Program. Prior to joining the Choices Program in 2011, Mimi worked at Clark University where she served as the Director of the Teacher Center for Global Studies supporting K12 social studies teachers throughout Massachusetts for more than 20 years. Mimi holds a Masters in International Development and Social Change from Clark University.
RELATED CONTENT

We the People:
A New Nation

Rather than taking the usual approach of learning history from only the perspective of the elite political leaders, students consider the opportunities, hardships, aspirations, and questions facing people across society in the United States in its earliest years—from 1783 to 1830.

The American Revolution: Experiences of Rebellion

Students consider the perspectives of various stakeholders—colonists, enslaved Africans, and Native peoples—and explore the factors that led to rebellion, war, and the independence of the U.S.

Westward Expansion:
A New History

Students explore the transformation of North America in the nineteenth century and probe this complicated and violent history, considering the major events and policies that accompanied U.S. territorial growth and the effects at a local level.

History, Rewritten

Courtney Coelho

The first new unit, which they began in January, will chronicle the period from the end of the American Revolution through 1830. Titled A New Nation, the unit will highlight relevant themes, such as the dynamics of power, gender and race that were at play during that time, as well as labor and the economy.

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