Wanted: conflict & crises
In Conflict & Crises: Teaching the Hudson Valley from the Civil War to Civil Rights and Beyond is the theme of the 2012 institute to be held July 24-26 at the Wallace Education Center, Home of FDR and Presidential Library in Hyde Park, New York.
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| Last year’s keynote: teacher and blogger Dina Strasser. (Photo by Bill Urbin, NPS.) |
THV is accepting proposals for activities, discussions, panels, workshops, and extended field experiences until March 1.
We’re especially interested in proposals that:
1. Examine ways for teachers and/or site staff to approach controversial issues.
2. Observe the 150th anniversary
of the Civil War by providing context and resources.
3. Practice ways to teach history as ongoing and changeable, rather than a series of unrelated events.
4. Explore how local or regional decision makers try to reconcile divergent views.
Get more information and down load proposal guidelines.
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First teacher ed lesson plans added
The Hudson River as the Context for Learning is the first professional development unit available through THV’s online library. It was developed by Scenic Hudson’s education coordinator Susan Hereth, and we appreciate her generosity.
Four self-guided modules offer teachers, environmental and museum educators, and others tools for using place-based techniques.
1: Understand the Pedagogy of Place-based Education — use the Internet along with selected articles and books, to gain knowledge and understanding of place-based education.
2: Increase Knowledge of the Natural History of the Hudson River — learn to interpret key features of the River and create a resource list to use in your own work.
3: Identify & Explore Related Resources – examine and choose River-related lessons to experiment with. 4: Develop a Plan to Use Place-based Education — study ways to introduce and build upon place-based ed at your school or site. |
Field trip grants available
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Newburgh students on the Clearwater.
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Trip Tales. E-mail us your funny stories, poems, aha moments, and pictures, from school visits to places around the Valley.
Winning pieces from student writing contest:
Tug of War, 5th grader Aayushi Jha’s essay about the Clearwater.
Poems about Minnewaska State Park and the Mohonk Preserve by 7th grader Emilie Hostetter and 12th grader Nicole Yang.
