Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Pedagogy Session – Eras 1 & 2: Indigenous Histories, Settler Colonialism, and Atlantic Slavery

    Online
    Virtual Event

    This pedagogy session will draw on content and sources from both Era 1 and Era 2 of the Navigating U.S. History Eras series. Participants will explore the histories of America’s first peoples before European contact, as well as the development of the institution of slavery and multiple perspectives on European colonization and early American society.

    Free
  • Rochester – Reconstruction Destructed Film & Community Conversation

    Historic Chateau Theater 15 1st Street Southwest, Rochester, MN, United States

    To understand the challenges African Americans still face in being seen as full citizens in America today, it is important for us to understand the origin story of the path of formerly enslaved people becoming citizens. The past is not dead; it is not even really the past.

    Free
  • Online Content Session – Era Three: Freedom, Unfreedom, and Revolution

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Analyze revolutionary movements and founding documents to understand how ideas of freedom and justice evolved in the United States. Led by Dr. Daina Ramey Berry and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.

    Free
  • St. Cloud – Reconstruction Destructed Film & Community Conversation

    Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud University 720 4th Ave. South, St. Cloud, MN, United States

    To understand the challenges African Americans still face in being seen as full citizens in America today, it is important for us to understand the origin story of the path of formerly enslaved people becoming citizens. The past is not dead; it is not even really the past.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Reconstruction Destructed Film & Community Conversation

    Wilder Foundation 451 Lexington Pkwy N., St. Paul, United States

    To understand the challenges African Americans still face in being seen as full citizens in America today, it is important for us to understand the origin story of the path of formerly enslaved people becoming citizens. The past is not dead; it is not even really the past.

    Free
  • Online – Beyond Learning from Place: Featuring Native Governance Center

    Virtual Event

    K-12 Educators will receive 2.5 clock hours. Join Native Governance Center, a Native-led nonprofit, for a practical and interactive session on building authentic partnerships and taking actionable next steps. This session is designed to support Bdote trip participants as well as anyone seeking guidance in developing authentic, respectful relationships with Native Nations.

    Free
  • Online Pedagogy Session – Era Three: Freedom, Unfreedom, and Revolution

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Analyze revolutionary movements and founding documents to understand how ideas of freedom and justice evolved in the United States. Using content and sources from Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, 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.

    Free
  • Online – Teaching Bdote Educator Workshop

    Virtual Event

    K-12 Educators will receive 2 clock hours. The Teaching Bdote Educator Workshop is designed for educators who have attended Learning from Place: Bdote and are preparing to incorporate the experience into their classroom or lead their own classroom field trip.

    $20
  • Staples – K-8 Social Studies Standards Workshop

    Sourcewell 202 12th Street NE, Staples, MN, United States

    We invite K-8 social studies educators to a workshop that will provide an overview of the new 2021 Minnesota social studies standards. This workshop includes time for teachers to work together to bundle benchmarks into cohesive, interdisciplinary instructional units. Participants will also have work time to start aligning these units with existing resources and primary sources.

    $60
  • Online – Digging Into Disciplinary Sources K-12

    Virtual Event

    K-12 educators will receive 1 clock hour. Learn how to identify, evaluate, and integrate disciplinary sources effectively. This session will provide strategies for engaging students with primary and secondary sources to develop their disciplinary literacy skills.

    Free
  • Minneapolis – Digging Into Disciplinary Sources K-12

    Minnesota Department of Education 400 NE Stinson Blvd, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    K-12 educators will receive 2 clock hours. Learn how to identify, evaluate, and integrate disciplinary sources effectively. This session will provide strategies for engaging students with primary and secondary sources to develop their disciplinary literacy skills.

    Free
  • Online Content Session – Era Four: Imperial Expansion and Native Dispossession

    Online
    Virtual Event

    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 Dr. David Aiona Chang and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.

    Free