DEPARTS Hotel Lobby at 12:30 pm and will return by 4:00 pm
Lunch is provided - Registration required!
At the conclusion of the field excursion, one participant will win a FREE registration to the 2027 MSCSS conference! 

The Hockessin Colored School #107 in Delaware holds a pivotal place in American civil rights history. Built in 1920 as a one-room schoolhouse, it served Black children during segregation, offering limited resources and hand-me-down materials from white schools.

Its national significance stems from the 1952 court case Bulah v. Gebhart, in which Sarah and Fred Bulah fought for their daughter Shirley to receive equal educational opportunities, including access to school transportation. Their case, led by attorney Louis Redding, was the only one among five consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education where the lower court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. This ruling helped lay the groundwork for the 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared school segregation unconstitutional.   

TIME: 1:30 - 3:30 

ROOM: Rosemary

Participants will engage with a collection of 25 films spanning post-Reconstruction U.S. History. Each short film is accompanied by a primary source pack and scaffolded writing outlines to meet the needs of a variety of learners. Educators will gain knowledge and tools for expository writing instruction through the Hochman Method, examine best practices for primary source analysis and work with content-rich tools for critical thinking, reading and writing. This resource collection was funded in part by a Teaching With Primary Sources grant from the Library of Congress.

Presented by Retro Report.  Retro Report is an independent nonprofit newsroom creating trusted documentary videos and classroom resources.

While this event is free, registration is required, as there are only 30 spots available. 

TIME: 1:30 - 3:30 

ROOM: Lavender

Teaching with Testimony: Pedagogy, Practice, and Application

How can testimony invite students to move from passive learners of history toward becoming active witnesses to it? This workshop equips educators with practical tools for integrating survivor testimony into Holocaust and genocide education. Grounded in key MOT pedagogical principles, participants explore how to use narrative and primary sources with rigor while emphasizing the uniqueness of each historical experience. Students are invited to become active witnesses through firsthand accounts—honoring historical specificity and understanding collective memory as a civic responsibility. Includes an introduction to the 50-minute MMOT student program.

Presented by the Museum of Tolerance
At the Museum of Tolerance (MOT), we are dedicated to facilitating authentic connections through story sharing, grounded in values-based principles. Our approach is guided by our unique pedagogical framework, centered on Holocaust and genocide education, meaningful dialogue, and social-emotional learning.