Why The Humanities Matter: Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers #sriettc

Added On: 2/27/2019 14:53:26
Event Name: Why The Humanities Matter: Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers
Event Hashtag: #sriettc
Event Start Date: 7/15/2019
Event End Date: 7/15/2019
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 W. Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: Drawing on photography, literature, film and history, workshop leaders will explore the importance of the humanities to the social and political issues that shape our world. In addition to workshops on Stockton's Atlantic City Campus, we will take a field trip to Philadelphia. Participants will come away from the 4-day institute with practical lesson plans, classroom activities and student project ideas that support the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day.

Session topics include:
-Red Summer: Race Riots in the U.S., 1917 to 1923 - Prof. Wendel White
-Oceania in the Popular Imagination: Myths and Realities - Prof. Adam Miyashiro
-The History and Cultures of African Diaspora Communities Throughout America - Prof. Patricia Reid-Merritt

Beachfront housing is available, $24/night
For more information, visit: blogs.stockton.edu/humanities or contact Adalaine Holton adalaine.holton@stockton.edu.

The Why the Humanities Matter Summer Institute is sponsored by the Office of the President, School of Arts and Humanities, and the Master of Arts in American Studies at Stockton University
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm