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Local Learning Botkin Lecture

Local Learning Botkin Lecture

by Lisa Rathje | Sep 26, 2023 | News, Teaching with Primary Sources

The American Folklife Center’s latest Botkin Lecture video features Paddy and Lisa. In “Teaching Culture, Teaching Culturally: The Significance of Folklife Education in the Schools” they present an overview of folklore in K-12 education in the U.S....

New York CCC showcases announced!

by Lisa Rathje | Sep 25, 2023 | News, Professional Development News

Culture, Community, and the Classroom workshop explores culturally responsive, engaged learning through local traditional arts. It introduces concepts of cultural identity and opportunities to practice ethnographic research skills such as interviewing, note taking,...
Teaching with Folk Sources at HistoryMiami Museum

Teaching with Folk Sources at HistoryMiami Museum

by Lisa Rathje | Apr 27, 2023 | Professional Development News, Teaching with Primary Sources

HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) will facilitate a section of a teacher professional development workshop that will focus on Cuban immigration curriculum content. This workshop is part of a larger multi-day event for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Teachers will work with...
New Teaching with Folk Sources workshops announced in Vermont

New Teaching with Folk Sources workshops announced in Vermont

by Lisa Rathje | Apr 27, 2023 | Professional Development News, Teaching with Primary Sources

Presentations and Workshops are planned throughout the spring and summer. Check back here for updates and new offerings. Monday, August 21, 2023 | Barre, Vermont at the Vermont History Center One-day professional learning worksho for educators about teaching with...

Hudson Field Trip 2023

by Mira Johnson | Feb 16, 2023 | News, Professional Development News, Uncategorized

Culture, Community, and the Classroom: Field Trip to Hudson   Saturday, April 29, 9am-3pm Hudson Area Library, Hudson, NY   Occupational culture contributes to sense of place, history, and aesthetics. This 6-hour interactive, hands-on workshop offers...
Capital Region Primary Sources Workshop 2023

Capital Region Primary Sources Workshop 2023

by Mira Johnson | Feb 16, 2023 | News, Professional Development News, Teaching with Primary Sources

Culture, Community, and the Classroom: Teaching with Primary Sources   Wednesday, April 19, 3:30-6:30pm Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls, NY In this workshop, middle- and high-school educators will learn how to teach using primary sources drawn from their...
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