Online Professional Development Seminars for North Carolina High School Literature and History Teachers

Summer 2012 Schedule
Date	Topic	Leader
Tues., June 26 10:00-11:30 a.m.	Jefferson and Slavery	Mia Bay Rutgers University
Wed., June 27 10:00-11:30 a.m.	The Factory v. the Plantation: Northern and Southern Economies	Peter Coclanis UNC at Chapel Hill
Thurs., June 28 10:00-11:30 a.m.	African Americans in the Civil War	Leslie Rowland Univ. of Maryland

In the summer of 2012 the National Humanities Center, with suppport from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, will again offer three online professional development seminars exclusively for North Carolina high school teachers of American history and literature. They will directly address the following learning objectives:  

• Competency Goal 1; Objective 1.01: Identify the major domestic issues and conflicts experienced by the nation during the Federalist Period. 
• Competency Goal 3; Objective 3.01: Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the Civil War.
• Competency Goal 3; Objective 3.03: Identify political and military turning points of the Civil War and assess their significance to the outcome of the conflict.

Participants will receive a stipend of $100. (Participants must submit an evaluation and will receive only one stipend even if he/she participates in multiple seminars.)

These seminars focus on teaching with primary sources - historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and audio material. Emphasizing critical analysis and close reading, they address the Common Core State Standards while giving teachers the opportunity to deepen their content knowledge.  

Seminar texts are provided free online. The Center draws texts from a variety of sources, including America in Class® primary sources, and attempts to select fresh material that will invigorate classroom instruction. Each seminar will require from 35 to 50 pages of reading. Participation requires a computer with an internet connection and the ability to accommodate speakers and a microphone.

Recertification Credit: Three National Humanities Center online seminars will provide thirteen and a half contact hours or 1 CEU credit. Because the seminars are conducted online, they may qualify for technology credit in districts that award it. The Center will provide documentation of participation.

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2012

This program is made possible by a grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.