Exploring Anishinabewaki and New France: Bringing Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Michigan to Your Students

When: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 through Friday, July 1, 2022

Where: Ralph A. MacMullen Conference Center, Conservation Drive, Roscommon, MI 48653 (with travel throughout northern Michigan)

What: An in-person, place-based workshop for pre-kindergarten through post-secondary educators and administrators

Investment: $100 deposit, refunded at the conclusion of the workshop which includes:

Participants will also receive a $350 stipend for their participation in the full workshop, made possible through generous supporters of the program.

This professional development workshop experience for educators is designed to bring the power of place-based learning to your students in the classroom. Over three days, participants will explore Native American and European experiences in what would become the State of Michigan through the places themselves, in cooperation with place-based learning and content experts. This hands-on workshop’s goal is for educators to bring resources from these places, including their own experiences, back to the classroom using various technology tools to help their students better understand the pre-colonial and colonial periods in North America.

A draft agenda for the workshop is available HERE.

Applications are due at 5:00pm on Tuesday, May 17. Applicants will be notified of their status the following week.

Testimonials

See these testimonials from previous place-based humanities workshop participants.

"It was amazing! The leaders were fun and kind and so knowledgeable! I would do another workshop in a heartbeat with this team and will recommend it to my colleagues."


"It made me change the way I look at field trips. I learn about the importance of community relationships and building connections. This is important because how my school community has changed over the years. We need our school to approach and build relationships with our community and school. In order to survive, we have to change our approach and expose our students to the community. We need to expand our exposure and show people the great things that school does."


"I think the underlying concept of place based learning it's about increasing context, engaging students with the real world and connecting knowledge and content to the place that they live in. These have all been proven to increase learning outcomes."


"Sometimes it isn't enough to talk about or read about history. Allowing students to visit a place, learn about its history, and explore allows them to easily answer questions and even create more questions about the place/event that can inspire further inquiry."

Our Workshop Locations

Throughout our workshop, we will explore these sites in the context of the interactions between Native Americans and Europeans throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Workshop Facilitators

Chris Hemler

Chris is the Cynthia N. Ford Chair of History and Social Studies at University Liggett School, as well as lead educator in Liggett's award-winning, place-based United States history program. Prior to Liggett, Chris was an education manager at The Henry Ford.

Adam Hellebuyck

Adam is the Dean of Curriculum and Assessment at University Liggett School and a teacher of Liggett's award-winning, place-based United States history program.