Past Public Workshops
August 13-17, 2001 - AP WHA
Summer Institute
30 participants
July 30-August 3, 2001 -
World History, 500-1800
25 participants
April 8, April 28, May 5 2001 - Three-session AP World History Saturday Workshop
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Northeastern University
Directed by Deborah Smith Johnston
July
31 - August 11, 2000 -
"A Thematic Approach to World History" - Mass. Department of Education
Expected participation: 30
A ten-day workshop for teachers of world history in grades 9 and 10, supported
by the Mass. Department of Education.
June
25-26, 2000
Environment in World History - World History Association
Expected participation: 30
This two-day national teacher workshop, held at Northeastern in association
with the World History Association International Conference, will focus
on environmental issues in world history. Staff: Deborah Johnston, Julie
Gauthier.
May
5-6, 2000
Symposium: "Ethics and Justice in World History" -Symposium Expected
participation: 200
Second annual,
two-day World History Symposium Spring 2000, in the Curry Student Center.
Anticipated. Staff: James Diskant, Deborah Johnston, Patrick Manning.
March
9, 2000
"Teaching World History: Developing Theme-based syllabi, units, and lessons"
- NERC (NCSS)
Expected participation: 40
A ten-day orkshop at the New England Regional Council of the National
Council of Social Studies, New Haven. Staff: James Diskant, Meredith Gilligan,
Lori Shaller.
August
1999 - January 2000
"World History for Grade 10" - Mass. Department of Education
18 participants
A ten-day summer institute for Grade 10 Summer 1999, funded by the Mass.
DOE. Final product was a teaching lesson. Graduate credit available (3
credits). Staff: Deborah Johnston, Patrick Manning, Julie Gauthier.
May
7-8, 1999.
"Exchange and conflict: Implementing the Massachusetts Social Science
Frameworks" - Symposium
120 participants
A two-day World History Symposium combining the efforts of 17 outreach
organizations, at Northeastern University May 7-8th. Over 22 sessions
were offered addressing the needs of teachers Grades 4- 12. Over 120 participants
attended. Staff: Deborah Johnston, Patrick Manning, Julie Gauthier, and
presenters from 17 outreach organizations.
July
1998 - February 1999.
"World History for Grade 9" - Mass. Department of Education
50 participants
Summer Content Institute, supported by the Massachusetts Department of
Education. Participants received 6 days of intense content lectures, model
lessons, and discussions in addition to ample texts and printed materials.
By the end of the follow-up sessions, participants submitted a full curriculum
unit in world history. These units are currently being edited for lending
through the World History Resource Center. Graduate credit available (3
credits). Staff: Patrick Manning, Deborah Johnston, Julie Gauthier, guest
speakers.
October
22, 1999
"World History Strands" - World History Center
25 participants
Day-long workshop at the annual meeting of the Mass Council of Social
Studies. Staff: Deborah Johnston, Julie Gauthier, 2 teacher-presenters.
March
2, 1999
"Getting Beyond Europe in teaching World History" - NERC, NCSS
125 participants
NERC (Northeast Regional Social Studies Conference) pre-conference clinic
in Boston, March 2nd, 1999. Participants took part in a full day session
which included an opening address by Jean Johnson, six breakout workshops
for Grades 4-8, 9, and 10, a panel discussion and an assessment discussion.
Staff: Deborah Johnston, Julie Gauthier, guest speakers.
April
10, 1998.
"World History Teaching Workshop" - World History Center
15 participants
World History Teaching Workshop, April 10, 1998, with World History Association
president Heidi Roupp. Staff: Patrick Manning, Heidi Roupp.
