5th
annual Lincoln Institute for
Teachers
The House Dividing: Lincoln and the Emergence of Modern Politics
June 19-20, 2008
Agenda
| Thursday, June 19 | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction--Leslie Townsend |
| 9:15 a.m. | The Gathering Storm: America in 1858--Nicole Etcheson |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 p.m. | The Lincoln-Douglas Debates--David Zarefsky |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 p.m. | The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: Their Place in the History of Public Discourse--David Zarefsky |
| 1:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:00 p.m. | The Consequences of 1858--Nicole Etcheson |
| 3:00 p.m. | Teaching the Lincoln-Douglas Debates--George Buss and Tim Connors |
| 3:30 p.m. | Panel: Reflection on the Day |
| 5:30 p.m. | Social reception |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. | Public Presentation: "A Discussion with President Lincoln and Judge Douglas"--George Buss and Tim Connors |
| Friday, June 20 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. | Plans for the Day--Leslie Townsend |
| 8:30 a.m. | Panel: How the Events of the Late 1850s Shape Us: Reflections on Modern American Politics--Linda Bennett, Stephen Bennett and Brian Posler |
| 9:30 a.m. | Break |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break-out sessions: Elementary: Lee Bilderback (Pine Ridge Elementary School), Robert Boostrom (USI Teacher Education Department) and Martha Beckort (Lanesville Community Schools) Secondary: Bill Bartelt (HSI Education Committee) and Jon Carl (Reitz High School) Middle School Teachers can select either session |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch and Adjournment |
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