Center For History Educationtag:www.umbc.edu,2014:/blogs/che/772014-01-15T14:10:50ZMovable Type 3.34NEH 2014 Teacher Institute on the National Anthem in American Lifetag:www.umbc.edu,2014:/blogs/che//77.175012014-01-15T13:49:21Z2014-01-15T14:10:50ZRachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
We're pleased to be part of Banner Moments: The National Anthem in American Life, a @NEHgov Summer Teacher Institute: http://t.co/p5qhRRmmqw
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We are on Twittertag:www.umbc.edu,2013:/blogs/che//77.174522013-10-31T17:59:50Z2013-10-31T18:03:49ZThe UMBC Center for History Education is transitioning to become part of the new UMBC Center for Digital History and Education (CDHE). For news, information, and updates follow us on Twitter....Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
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ENROLL NOW! SPACE IS LIMITED East Asia - Ancient Cultures & Global Economies Seminars for Teachers begin on September 14, 2013tag:www.umbc.edu,2013:/blogs/che//77.173582013-08-07T13:57:46Z2013-08-07T14:04:15ZThe National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA) teacher seminar program at UMBC will provide you with the necessary content and resources to implement the study of East Asia in your curriculum. No previous background in Asia is assumed. Teams...Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA) teacher seminar program at UMBC will provide you with the necessary content and resources to implement the study of East Asia in your curriculum. No previous background in Asia is assumed. Teams of teachers are strongly encouraged to apply. Participant benefits include stipends and materials. This is a "no-cost" professional development opportunity open to all interested K-12 educators.
Apply Now
Application deadline is September 6, 2013. (Late applications will be considered if spaces remain.)
When: Eight Saturday mornings from September 14 through December 21 (30 hours total) and one follow-up workshop in Spring 2014
Where: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Seminar sessions will be held on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at UMBC in Catonsville, Maryland (parking is free).
Fall 2013 Seminars:
September 14 - Introduction to the Geography, Early Civilizations, and Philosophical Underpinnings of East Asia
September 28 - Western Expansion into East Asia: Qing Dynasty, Opium War, and Territoriality
October 12 - Japan's History: Heian through Tokugawa
October 26 - Art in East Asia (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore)
November 2 - Japan's History: Meiji Era
November 16 - Mao and Post-Mao China
December 7 - Recent History of Korea
December 21 - East Asia and the Global Economy
Participant Benefits:
Mini-grant for instructional materials for participants' schools;
Instructional materials for the course (texts and free one-year subscription to Education About Asia magazine);
Stipend upon completion of the seminar requirements;
Access to the nationwide NCTA for program alumni, including eligibility to apply for study tours in East Asia, online book clubs, free workshops, summer institutes and numerous teaching resources.
A complete application will include the Application Form and a signed Letter of Support from your school's principal or assistant principal.
More information: che@umbc.edu
The national NCTA program is sponsored by the Freeman Foundation, in association with the Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies of the University of Pittsburgh, and the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia. The Maryland NCTA seminar program is presented by the UMBC Asian Studies Program, Department of History, and Center for History Education.
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"Children's Lives at Colonial London Town" Now Available for iPad tag:www.umbc.edu,2013:/blogs/che//77.173572013-08-07T13:36:52Z2013-08-07T13:43:31Z"Children's Lives at Colonial London Town: The Stories of Three Families," an interactive exploration into the lives of children who actually lived in colonial Maryland, is now available as a free iPad app on the Apple App Store. The project...Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
app on the Apple App Store.
The project was developed through a Teaching American History grant partnership between Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Historic London Town and Gardens, and the UMBC Center for History Education (CHE).
Friendly navigation and enhanced content enliven the stories of three families in London Town, Maryland from before the Revolutionary War. The app includes interactive timelines, historical and thematic maps, image galleries, a clickable glossary of terms and people, and a teaching guide.
The stories were written by Anne Arundel County elementary school teachers in graduate course work at UMBC, with assistance from Historic London Town and Gardens.
A companion website was developed in 2012. The project received the 2012 Social Studies Program of Excellence Award from the Middle States Regional Council for the Social Studies, an affiliate of the National Council for the Social Studies.
For more information, contact che@umbc.edu
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"Children's Lives at Colonial London Town" reviewed on National History Education Clearinghousetag:www.umbc.edu,2013:/blogs/che//77.171822013-03-11T14:26:04Z2013-03-11T14:33:52ZThe CHE's digital storybook and website, Children's Lives at Colonial London Town, has been reviewed by the National History Education Clearinghouse. Read the review here. The London Town project will have some other exciting news to report, so stay tuned!...Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
Children's Lives at Colonial London Town, has been reviewed by the National History Education Clearinghouse. Read the review here.
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"Past Obsessions: World War II in History and Memory" Lecture to Given by Dr. Carol Gluck on March 13, 2013 at UMBCtag:www.umbc.edu,2013:/blogs/che//77.171672013-02-25T16:55:18Z2013-02-25T17:09:31ZThe UMBC Asian Studies Program and Center for History Education invite teachers to attend this lecture by Dr. Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University and Distinguished Lecturer for the Association for Asian Studies. The talk, which...Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
Dr. Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University and Distinguished Lecturer for the Association for Asian Studies.
The talk, which will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery (7th floor), is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a reception and light refreshments.
Teachers who would like to attend the event should contact che@umbc.edu by Thursday, February 28th to request a visitor parking pass, courtesy of the Center for History Education and the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA). To receive a pass, submit your name, school name, and mailing address.
NCTA alumni teachers are eligible to receive one of Dr. Gluck's texts. Contact che@umbc.edu for more information.
Dr. Gluck is featured on Columbia University's online resource for Asian history and culture on various aspects of Japanese history.
She is also featured on the "Pacific Century" video series:
Meiji Revolution 1Meiji Revolution 2Meiji Revolution 4
This event is co-sponsored by the UMBC Dresher Center Humanities Forum; Dean's Office, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; and the Department of History. Additional support is given by the Freeman Foundation, in association with the Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies of the University of Pittsburgh, and National Consortium for Teaching about Asia.
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UMBC Hosts Major Civil Rights Exhibittag:www.umbc.edu,2013:/blogs/che//77.170912013-01-03T15:34:17Z2013-01-03T19:01:36ZUMBC has developed For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, a major traveling exhibition and website, curated by UMBC cultural historian and research professor Maurice Berger. The exhibit of more than 250 posters,...Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, a major traveling exhibition and website, curated by UMBC cultural historian and research professor Maurice Berger. The exhibit of more than 250 posters, photographs, graphic art, magazines, newspapers, books, pamphlets, political buttons, comic books, toys, postcards, and clips from film, newsreels, and television on the 20th Century African-American Civil Rights movement is on display at the UMBC Center for Design and Visual Culture gallery through March 10, 2013. The gallery, located in the UMBC Fine Arts Building, is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A number of related activities are being held in conjunction with the exhibit, including For All the World to Hear oral history and performance project.
"Race and the Civil Rights Movement in Music and the Media," a panel discussion, will take place on Wednesday, February 13th at 4 p.m. in the UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Library. Sponsored by the UMBC Dresher Center for the Humanities, the discussion features historians Michelle Scott and Derek Musgrove and David Zurawik, of The Baltimore Sun and WYPR.
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Introducing "Children's Lives at Colonial London Town": New Digital History Resource for Elementary Students, Teachers, and Familiestag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/che//77.169642012-10-11T18:46:59Z2012-10-12T17:19:49ZChildren's Lives at Colonial London Town: The Stories of Three Families is a digital storybook about real people who resided in London Town, a colonial-era trading port near Annapolis, Maryland. The project is a collaboration between elementary school teachers from...Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
Children's Lives at Colonial London Town: The Stories of Three Families is a digital storybook about real people who resided in London Town, a colonial-era trading port near Annapolis, Maryland. The project is a collaboration between elementary school teachers from Anne Arundel County Public Schools, the Center for History Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and Historic London Town and Gardens. The U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History Grant Program provided funding.
The teachers realized that focusing on children would generate interest among their 4th and 5th grade students studying the colonial period. The stories were developed through graduate coursework, under the direction of Dr. Marjoleine Kars, chair and associate professor of history at UMBC, and Mary Davis, Anne Arundel County Public Schools resource teacher. The teachers worked at London Town with Lisa Robbins, director of education, to research the children's lives, making use of available primary sources like documents and artifacts, as well as secondary sources on the history of childhood. The resulting narratives span the early 1700s to the American Revolution. Read together, the stories are an inclusive portrait of life in London Town in the eighteenth-century colonial south. As a teaching resource, the book can be used across the disciplines and in a variety of subject areas.
The Children's Lives at Colonial London Town website has a number of interactive features, including maps, a timeline, and glossary. Site visitors will also find additional background information on the people and places in the stories and learn more about present-day London Town.
The project was the recipient of the 2012 Social Studies Program of Excellence Award from the Middle States Regional Council for the Social Studies, an affiliate of the National Council for the Social Studies.
For more information, contact che@umbc.edu
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Beginning September 15, 2012: "East Asia - Ancient Cultures & Global Economies" Seminar for Teachers of World Cultures, World History, Geography, Economics, Art, and Literature tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/che//77.168802012-08-28T15:20:26Z2012-09-13T19:38:11ZThe National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA) teacher seminar program will provide you with the necessary content and resources to implement the study of East Asia in your curriculum. No previous background in Asia is assumed. Teams of teachers...Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/cheApply Now
Application deadline is September 10, 2012. (Late applications will be considered if spaces remain.)
When: Eight Saturday mornings from September 15 through December 15 (30 hours total) and one follow-up workshop in Spring 2013
Where: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Seminar sessions will be held on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at UMBC in Catonsville, Maryland.
Fall 2012 Seminars
September 15 - Introduction to the Geography, Early Civilizations, and Philosophical Underpinnings of East Asia
September 29 - Western Expansion into East Asia: Qing Dynasty, Opium War, and Territoriality
October 13 - Japan's History: Heian through Tokugawa
October 27 - Japan's History: Meji Era
November 3 - Art in East Asia (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore)
November 17 - Mao and Post-Mao China
December 1 - Recent History of Korea
December 15 - East Asia and the Global Economy
Participant Benefits:
Mini-grant for instructional materials for participants' schools;
Instructional materials for the course (texts and free one-year subscription to Education About Asia magazine);
Stipend upon completion of the seminar requirements;
Eligibility for NCTA East Asia Study Tours in Summer 2013
Enrollment will be capped at 20 participants. A complete application will include the Application Form and a signed Letter of Support from an administrator in your school.
More information: che@umbc.edu
The national NCTA program is sponsored by the Freeman Foundation, in association with the Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies of the University of Pittsburgh, and the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia. The Maryland NCTA seminar program is presented by the UMBC Asian Studies Program, Department of History, and Center for History Education.
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Maryland Education Law Includes Social Studiestag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/che//77.157442012-05-24T16:57:49Z2012-05-24T18:05:22ZGovernor Martin O'Malley signed into law on May 22, 2012 a new education bill that includes support for social studies instruction in Maryland, beginning in 2013 with a required high school assessment in government. The 2014-2015 school year will see...Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
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CHE's "Children's Lives at Colonial London Town" Project Wins Awardtag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/che//77.156032012-03-08T15:20:56Z2012-03-12T19:52:15ZThe "Children's Lives at Colonial London Town" project, which was developed by the Center for History Education's (CHE) Making American History Master Teachers in Anne Arundel County program, is the recipient of the 2012 Social Studies Program of Excellence Award...Jeremy Spahrhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
Historic London Town and Gardens, near Annapolis, MD, assisted the teachers as they worked with primary materials on site and in various collections to craft a storybook based on the lives of three families. In fall 2011, the teachers began piloting the materials with their students. At the same time, UMBC initiated the next phase of the project: The creation of an interactive, digital resource, also named "Children's Lives at Colonial London Town." The project's website is being designed by the UMBC New Media Studio and will feature rich historical materials, maps, timelines, as well an interactive storybook.
The website is due to launch in Summer 2012 and will be used in a program of teacher professional development during the 2012-2013 school year.
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Dr. Constantine Vaporis to Present at Pittsburgh NCTA Workshoptag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/che//77.156022012-03-08T15:15:03Z2012-03-08T15:19:06ZDr. Constantine Vaporis, professor of history and director of the Asian Studies program, will lead a workshop for the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) at the University of Pittsburgh, on Saturday, March 24. Entitled "Japan and its World:...Jeremy Spahrhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) at the University of Pittsburgh, on Saturday, March 24. Entitled "Japan and its World: Late Edo Period and Today, " the workshop will focus on the changes that occurred in the late Edo period (mid-19th Century) especially the "opening" of Japan, and how this information relates to understanding Japan's role in the world today. Addressing internal challenges, the dangers posed by outside forces, engagement with other nations, and the role of Japan in the larger realm of postwar Asia, Dr. Vaporis will present to teachers the unique perspective of the Japanese people and society.
For more information about the workshop, please visit the following website.
Dr. Vaporis has taught workshops in the CHE's affiliated NCTA seminar program for K-12 teachers at UMBC for the last five years. The CHE provides support for the yearly NCTA Program, and will be adding a link to the NCTA's work on our website soon. Funded by the Freeman Foundation and launched in 1998, the NCTA is a nationwide initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in the K-12 curriculum.
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Two New History Labs Available Nowtag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/che//77.156012012-03-08T15:11:46Z2012-03-08T18:41:56ZThe UMBC Center for History Education has added two new History Labs to our site, both of which were developed in partnership with Baltimore County Public Schools. In "Transforming the West: Did the Reality Match the Expectations for Kansas Homesteaders?"...Jeremy Spahrhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
site, both of which were developed in partnership with Baltimore County Public Schools.
In "Transforming the West: Did the Reality Match the Expectations for Kansas Homesteaders?" high school students will discover what settlers taking part in the great westward migrations of the 19th Century expected to find at the end of their journey, and just how different the reality was for many of them. Created by teacher Abbie Stiffler, the lab asks students to consider the varied reasons that immigrants made the long and dangerous trip, and what they did to overcome the challenges they encountered when they arrived.
Teachers Brenda Payne, Corjie Tarlton, and Amy Vaillancourt have developed a new lab for upper elementary students, entitled "The Tobacco Economy: How did the Geography of the Chesapeake Region Influence its Development?" This lab utilizes wills and other legal records to highlight the crucial influence of an expanding tobacco crop on the social and economic structure of colonies in the mid-Atlantic region. Students will learn how the expansion of tobacco farming in the region led to a shift in the labor force from indentured servants to enslaved persons.
The History Labs project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History Program.
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CHE Teachers to Present at MSCSS Annual Conference in March 2012tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/che//77.154752012-01-18T15:46:02Z2012-01-18T15:50:09ZOn March 8-10, the Middle States Council for the Social Studies (MSCSS) will hold its annual conference at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Addressing the theme "Relevancy and Rigor with a Diverse Audience," the conference...Jeremy Spahrhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
www.umbc.edu/che/historylabs.
For more information and to register, visit the conference website at www.mscss.net.
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CHE History Labs Teachers to Present at National Social Studies Conference in December 2011tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/che//77.154082011-11-22T20:20:38Z2011-11-22T20:28:09ZThe 91st annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference will take place from December 2-4, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Six teachers from the History Labs program in Baltimore County Public Schools will present sessions on Saturday, December 3rd....Rachel Brubakerhttp://www.umbc.edu/che
The 91st annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference will take place from December 2-4, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Six teachers from the History Labs program in Baltimore County Public Schools will present sessions on Saturday, December 3rd. Entitled "History Labs: Boosting Student Achievement through Guided Historical Inquiry," the sessions will demonstrate how teachers can increase engagement and achievement in U.S. history, particularly with at-risk students, at the elementary, middle and high school levels. All sessions will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Corjie Tarlton, Sparks Elementary, and Tina Nelson, Sparrow's Point Middle, will present on Colonial America to elementary teachers from 8:00-9:00 a.m. in Room 202B. The middle school session, with a content focus on the events leading to the American Revolution, will be presented by teachers Wendy Schanberger, Hereford Middle, and Lane Muth, Dumbarton Middle, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Room 143C. Finally, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911, will be discussed by high school teachers Bruce Lesh, Franklin High, and Adam Laye, Randallstown High, in Room 145A, from 3:15-4:15 p.m.
History Labs is a partnership program between the UMBC Center for History Education and Baltimore County Public Schools, with funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History Grant Program.
Conference participants are invited to attend these presentations to learn more about this exciting approach to history instruction.
To view the History Labs that will be presented at the conference, along with others, visit the Center for History Education's History Labs website at http://www.umbc.edu/che/historylabs/.
To register or receive more information on the NCSS Annual Conference, visit http://www.socialstudies.org/conference.