Winter 2017
Civic Conversations and a Social Welfare Case Study
Offered in two locations, this workshop will begin with an overview of Project-Based Learning and how to integrate it into the history or social studies classroom through an investigation of issues our communities prioritized and grappled with at Town Meeting in the past. We will think about how those issues connect to our communities today. Examples include civic duty, separation of church and state, and going to war. If possible, primary sources will be drawn from the communities of teachers who register.
The second part of the day will explore a social welfare case study to learn more about poor farms and social welfare in our region’s past. We will analyze primary sources such as poor farm records, the census, and other town sources to find the history behind the story of Jip, by Katherine Paterson. We will discuss how one teacher is developing a project-based learning investigation using these materials. There will be time to brainstorm project ideas for your own students.
Cost: $150
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Dates and Locations:
February 7, 2017: Windsor Welcome Center, Windsor, VT
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