3rd Annual Lincoln Institute for
Teachers
"Lincoln's World: the Frontier Years"
A workshop for K-12 Teachers
June 15-16, 2006
Agenda
| Thursday, June 15 | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Overview of Institute (USI-Carter Hall) | |
| 9:15 a.m. | Becoming Abraham Lincoln--Douglas Wilson | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Living on the Frontier Line: The Society and Politics of the Early Midwest--Nicole Etcheson | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch | |
| 12:15 p.m. | Depart by bus for Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Teaching and Learning in Lincoln's Time (Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial)--Moderator: William Bartelt--Speakers: Douglas Wilson & Nicole Etcheson | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Concurrent sessions: 1. Family life during Lincoln's time--Lincoln Boyhood staff (Living History Farm/Cabin site) 2. Lincoln's neighborhood--William Bartelt (Lincoln State Park) |
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| 3:45 p.m. | Concurrent session-Reverse groups 1 and 2 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Depart for USI | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Dinner, Carter Hall (afterwards--preview of bookstore) | |
| Friday, June 16 | ||
| 8:15 a.m. | Overview of plans for the day (USI--Education Center) | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Reactions (Wilson and Etcheson) | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Applications of learning from the institute in the classroom: | |
| ELEMENTARY | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Resources for Teaching--Martha Beckort | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Application in the classroom | |
| SECONDARY | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Application in the classroom | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Resources for Teaching--Martha Beckort | |
| *Middle school teachers may select either option | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Plenary Session (coordinator, Thomas Pickering, Dean, College of Education and Human Services, USI | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Wrap-up and adjournment | |
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