Past to Present: Teaching the History & Legacies of Enslavement and Facilitating Classroom Conversations on Complex Topics
July 8-12, 2024
The summer institute "Past to Present: Teaching the History & Legacies of Enslavement and Facilitating Classroom Conversations on Complex Topics" seeks to establish a robust learning community among K-12 educational professionals nationwide. Participants will delve into curricular materials designed for teaching the history of enslavement. Through critical discussions, they will address the challenges of navigating and facilitating complex conversations related to this history and its enduring legacies across diverse perspectives.
The summer institute "Past to Present: Teaching the History & Legacies of Enslavement and Facilitating Classroom Conversations on Complex Topics" seeks to establish a robust learning community among K-12 educational professionals nationwide. Participants will delve into curricular materials designed for teaching the history of enslavement. Through critical discussions, they will address the challenges of navigating and facilitating complex conversations related to this history and its enduring legacies across diverse perspectives.
Institute Goals
Institute Goals
Through engagement in the “Past to Present” Summer Institute, participants will:
Through engagement in the “Past to Present” Summer Institute, participants will:
Increase subject matter understanding with access to state-of-the-art research perspectives on the history of enslavement.
Acquire resources, tools, and materials to guide the implementation of curricula tailored for teaching the history of enslavement.
Learn why and how to plan for and facilitate complex conversations about historical and contemporary issues across diverse perspectives.
Identify the necessary conditions to support the development and sustained implementation of curricular materials focused on teaching the history of enslavement and on facilitating complex conversations across lines of difference.
Discern implications for personal practices by considering context-specific needs.
