Explore the histories of America’s first peoples before European contact and connect them to the lived experiences of Indigenous communities today. Led by Dr. Brenda Child and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.
Registration opens July 1, 2025. K-12 educators will receive 5 clock hours. Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive experience that brings participants to sites of great significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. Participants will learn from Dakota community members through stories and histories that have often been left out of our state’s history.
Explore the histories of America’s first peoples before European contact and connect them to the lived experiences of Indigenous communities today. Using content and sources from Dr. Brenda Child, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg and experienced classroom educators will lead this hands-on workshop supporting high school U.S. History teachers in designing inquiry-based, standards-aligned units.
Dive into the development of the institution of slavery and multiple perspectives on European colonization and early American society. Led by a historian (TBA) and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.
Dive into the development of the institution of slavery and multiple perspectives on European colonization and early American society. Using content and sources from the Content Session, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg and experienced classroom educators will lead this hands-on workshop supporting high school U.S. History teachers in designing inquiry-based, standards-aligned units.
Analyze revolutionary movements and founding documents to understand how ideas of freedom and justice evolved in the United States. Led by a historian (TBA) and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.
Analyze revolutionary movements and founding documents to understand how ideas of freedom and justice evolved in the United States. Using content and sources from the Content Session, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg and experienced classroom educators will lead this hands-on workshop supporting high school U.S. History teachers in designing inquiry-based, standards-aligned units.
Trace the effects of U.S. expansion on Native nations and examine how policies of land seizure and sovereignty denial shaped the 19th century. Led by a historian (TBA) and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.
Trace the effects of U.S. expansion on Native nations and examine how policies of land seizure and sovereignty denial shaped the 19th century. Using content and sources from the Content Session, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg and experienced classroom educators will lead this hands-on workshop supporting high school U.S. History teachers in designing inquiry-based, standards-aligned units.
Explore the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War, and evaluate the transformative potential and limitations of Reconstruction. Led by Dr. Rebecca Brückmann and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.
Explore the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War, and evaluate the transformative potential and limitations of Reconstruction. Using content and sources from Dr. Rebecca Brückmann, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg and experienced classroom educators will lead this hands-on workshop supporting high school U.S. History teachers in designing inquiry-based, standards-aligned units.
Examine the late 19th and early 20th century through the lenses of industrialization, imperial expansion, and rising social inequality. Led by a historian (TBA) and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.
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