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Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Online Pedagogy Session – Era Five: Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction

Online
Virtual Event

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. 

Free

Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Online Content Session – Era Six: Migration, Imperialism, and Inequality

Online
Virtual Event

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.

Free
Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Online Pedagogy Session – Era Six: Migration, Imperialism, and Inequality

Online
Virtual Event

Examine the late 19th and early 20th century through the lenses of industrialization, imperial expansion, and rising social inequality. 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.

Free

Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Online Content Session – Era Seven: U.S. and the World

Online
Virtual Event

Investigate how World War II, the Cold War, and global migrations transformed U.S. society and its role on the international stage. Led by a historian (TBA) and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.

Free
Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Online Pedagogy Session – Era Seven: U.S. and the World

Online
Virtual Event

Investigate how World War II, the Cold War, and global migrations transformed U.S. society and its role on the international stage. Using content and sources from Dr. Katharine Gerbner, 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

Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Online Content Session – Era Eight: Civil Rights Struggles

Online
Virtual Event

Go beyond the 1960s to explore long civil rights movements, from the Great Migration to Black Power, and their relevance for students today. Led by Dr. Yohuru Williams and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.

Free
Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Online Pedagogy Session – Era Eight: Civil Rights Struggles

Online
Virtual Event

Go beyond the 1960s to explore long civil rights movements, from the Great Migration to Black Power, and their relevance for students today. Using content and sources from Dr. Yohuru Williams, 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

Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Online Content Session – Era Nine: Contested Freedoms

Online
Virtual Event

Evaluate how recent U.S. history—1990s to present—shaped American debates over democracy, rights, and responses to global and domestic crises. Led by Dr. Walter Greason and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.

Free
Educators engage in a group exercise at professional development offering held at the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Online Pedagogy Session – Era Nine: Contested Freedoms

Online
Virtual Event

Evaluate how recent U.S. history—1990s to present—shaped American debates over democracy, rights, and responses to global and domestic crises. Using content and sources from Dr. Walter Greason, 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