December 2009
December 2, 2009 - December 2, 2009
Legacies of Liberty American History Fellowship for SCUSD
4:00-7:00
History Lab:
--Apprenticing Students to Think Historically
--Collaboration through Lesson Study
This session is for 4th-, 5th-, and 8th- grade teachers in the Sacramento City Unified School District who have applied and been accepted to the Legacies of Liberty 2009-2010 program.
December 3, 2009 - December 3, 2009
Solano Co. American History Academy Middle School Series
9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Solano County Office of Education
Release-Day Colloquia Topic: Quesions of Freedom in the North
2009-2010 Series Theme: Envisioning Freedom
Series Highlights: standards-based academic discussions with UCD and SCC historians; engaging teaching practices to improve students' academic literacy and achievement in history; collaboration through Lesson Study.
This series is only open to previously registered Solano County teachers. Please see the October 22nd event for registration information.
December 3, 2009
IFF History Lab #2
4:15-7:00pm
Tonight's history lab for Igniting Freedom's Flame Fellows introduces Lesson Study.
December 7, 2009
World History Seminar Series: Cross-Cultural Trade in Pre-Modern Times
4:30-7:30pm
In the second seminar, Professor Dym from Sacramento State's History department will share his expertise in Asian civilizations. Jeffrey will select evidence from his own research to shed light on the extent of trade in pre-modern times. He will argue that global trade occurred much earlier than historians previously believed and share scholarly work and primary documents to support his interpretation.