Ohio Humanitites Council - Teachers Institutes in the Humanities

Teachers Institute in the Humanities

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At its December board meeting, OHC voted to support
six K-12 Humanities Teachers Institutes this year.
The following institutes were held in summer 2008.

Ohio Chautauqua Teachers Institute 2008:
Inventors & Innovators
June 24-28, 2008
Muskingum College - New Concord

Muskingum College is offering an intensive five-day Teachers Institute in conjunction with the Ohio Humanities Council and OHIO CHAUTAUQUA. The Institute is designed for humanities educators in grades K-12 and will explore the life stories of five great American inventors and innovators, the challenges they faced, and their sources of inspiration.

The week’s activities will include workshops conducted by the five scholar-performers participating in the 2008 OHIO CHAUTAUQUA season, additional seminars led by college faculty, and evening performances under the chautauqua tent. Participants will receive materials for use in the classroom and have opportunities to develop lesson plans based on content and principles acquired at the Institute.

For more information please contact:
William Kerrigan
Department of History
Muskingum College
New Concord, OH 43762
(740) 826-8273
Kerrigan@muskingum.edu

Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Race in 19th-Century Ohio
A Summer Institute for Teachers
July 6-11, 2008
Ohio University - Athens

This institute will use Uncle Tom’s Cabin as a lens to examine 19th-century racial issues in Ohio. Participants will come to understand the sources of race relations in America and recognize how these cultural traditions are part of modern life.

Through a diverse range of presentations, institute faculty will help participants learn about race relations in 19th-century America. In addition to reading and discussing the Harriet Beecher Stowe novel whose initial reception as an abolitionist document challenged conventional white views of African Americans, participants will also examine the stage adaptation which transformed Uncle Tom’s Cabin into a cultural phenomenon that perpetuated negative racial stereotypes. Contemporary playwright Charles Smith will discuss staging historical figures in African American
history. Participants will also learn from field trips to historically black communities in Southeast Ohio, the restored 19th century Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati. Faculty will follow up by providing advice on incorporating new materials and approaches in the classroom.

For more information please contact:
The Charles J. Ping Institute
Trisolini 201
Ohio University
Athens OH 45701
(740) 593-4266
Ping.Institute@ohio.edu

CHHE

Holocaust Studies for Educators
June 16-20, 2008
Hebrew Union College - Cincinnati

Expert presenters and field-tested materials will combine to ensure that the Summer Institute gives educators the tools and resources to effectively teach the Holocaust and its lessons through an innovative interdisciplinary approach. This Summer Teachers Institute will address the needs of educators in confronting a critical issue of the 21st century – raising humane and conscientious youth in a difficult and complex world.

This Institute is presented by the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, Xavier University, and the OHC. Participants will attend sessions led by scholars trained in Holocaust Education, Tolerance Education, and Religious Studies. The Institute will provide an interdisciplinary approach to Holocaust education by focusing on eyewitness testimonies, artifacts, innovative exhibits, dynamic curricular materials, and the latest literature and multimedia resources in the field. Participants will engage in dialogue with Holocaust survivors and U.S. Veterans.

For more information please contact:
The Center for Holocaust and
Humanity Education
3101 Clifton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 487-3055
chhe@huc.edu

Ohio’s Japanese Americans:
Immigration, Internment, and Reconciliation
June 23—June 27, 2008
The University of Akron

This 2008 Teachers Institute will establish a learning community for teachers, as they collaborate with renowned Japanese American scholars and civil rights activists to explore the educational implications of the Japanese American experience in World War II. The Institute will examine the stories of Japanese Americans who were interned during the war and their post-war relocation to Ohio. Under the guidance of key faculty of the Institute, participating teachers will develop and implement lesson plans, curricular modules, and audio and video pod-casting that will help promote democratic, multicultural, civic, and citizenship education in Ohio and beyond.

For more information please contact:
Dr. Huey-li Li
(330) 972-5220
eee@uakron.edu

Understanding and Teaching Jewish Texts:
Exploring Collaborative Text Study
July 27-August 1, 2008
The Center for Studies in Jewish Education and Culture - University of Cincinnati

This Summer Teachers Institute is rooted in an exploration of the place of Jewish text study in the learning and teaching process. The course will focus on the relationship between the student, the teacher, other students, and texts. We believe that a close examination of Jewish history and culture, the rich tapestry of Jewish texts, and the essential relationships of classroom life serve as a useful springboard for asking important questions about the place of Jews and other minorities in the lives of our students, schools, and society as a whole.

Designed as an intensive, interactive, and hands-on experience, the weeklong institute is intended for K-12 teachers. Bringing together the fields of education and Jewish studies, the Institute presents a unique educational and professional development opportunity. On the one hand, the institute will explore the place of Jewish text study in learning and teaching practices. On the other, it offers a non-specialized historical and cultural studies approach to investigating the American Jewish experience. Teachers will study primary and secondary materials in the American Jewish Archives and the Klau Library, two of the most significant Jewish research institutions in the world.

For more information please contact:
Dr. Mark A. Raider or
Dr. Miriam B. Raider-Roth
Center for Studies in Jewish Education
and Culture
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221

Mark.Raider@uc.edu
(513) 556-3867

Miriam.Raider-Roth@uc.edu
(513) 556-3808

ACHS

OHIO CHAUTAUQUA 2008: INVENTORS & INNOVATORS
Summer Teachers Institute
July 2-6, 2008
Westerville

In conjunction with OHIO CHAUTAUQUA, the Ohio Humanities Council in partnership with The Ohio State University’s Department of History is offering an intensive, five-day Summer Institute for educators. The Institute is designed for humanities educators in grades K-12 and will offer a multidisciplinary approach for understanding inventors and innovators in the larger context of American
history.

In addition to attending the evening performances under the chautauqua tent, participants of the Summer Institute will attend workshops given by the chautauqua scholars/performers, attend seminars led by The Ohio State University faculty, receive materials to use in the classroom, learn how to incorporate primary sources in lessons, and create lesson plans based on content and principles acquired at the
Institute.

For more information please contact:
Kristina Markel
OHC Institute Director
The Ohio State University
Department of History
106 Dulles Hall, 230 W. 17th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-0159
markel.8@osu.edu

For more information please contact:
OHC Program Officer Jack Shortlidge
614-461-7802
1-800-293-9774 (toll free, in-state)
jacks@ohiohumanities.org

Our Ohio: Exploring Our Heritage
Multimedia Curriculum Kits

The Ohio Humanities Council is also supporting K-12 education by sponsoring the reproduction and distribution of 500 multimedia curriculum kits. Created by the Think TV Network, these curriculum kits are based on the public television series Our Ohio and include six lessons designed to incorporate social studies skills and methods into the study of Ohio history. Our Ohio: Exploring Our Heritage places specific emphasis on analyzing primary source documents and images to encourage critical thinking and problem solving skills. Topics include: Sunwatch Village; The Ohio Amish; The Ohio State Fair; Ohio Canals; The Underground Railroad; and Ohio Waterways.

Serving southwestern Ohio, the Think TV Network has been producing programs for and about the Miami Valley for more than 40 years. The station is credited with many award-winning documentaries and public affairs programs as well as the development and production of content for educational curriculum K-12 for both statewide and national distribution.

For more information about Our Ohio: Exploring Our Heritage or other Think TV educational services, please call 937-220-1707.

Ohio Humanities Council
471 E. Broad Street
Suite 1620
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3857

For more information please contact:
OHC Program Officer Jack Shortlidge at:
614-461-7802
1-800-293-9774 (toll free, in-state)
jacks@ohiohumanities.org