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Defining Freedom
A summer content institute sponsored by the
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
To be held at the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) in Worcester
and the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) in Boston
Schedule as of 6/22/2009
Schedule subject to change.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at AAS
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Arrive and settle in, coffee
9:00- 9:30 a.m.
Pre-assessment
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Introduction of Project
10:00-11:00 a.m.
What do we mean by 21st Century Skills? – Anita Walker,
Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council
11:00-11:20 a.m.
Break
11:20-12:30 p.m.
Media Literacy
Digital History – Ellen Noonan, City University of New York
12:30-1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Intro and Tour of AAS
2:15-3:30 p.m.
Intro to online collections
AAS/MHS catalogs
AAS/MHS online resources including TeachUSHistory and
Archive of Americana
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Thursday July 23, at MHS
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Arrive and settle in, coffee
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Documents, Artifacts, Buildings and Landscapes: Complementary
Resources
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Scholarly Presentation on American Revolution – Bill Fowler,
Northeastern University
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 – 12:30 a.m.
Workshop with MHS materials on American Revolution
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
The Adams Papers Project: Editing for Accuracy and Access
2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Workshop with MHS materials on Early Republic
Tuesday July 28, at MHS
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Arrive and settle in, coffee
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Manuscripts and the MHS - Part I: Presentation
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Scholarly Presentation on Early Republic –Robert Allison, Suffolk
University
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 – 12:30 a.m.
Workshop with MHS materials on Antebellum Reform
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
Manuscripts and the MHS – Part II: Tour
2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Workshop with MHS materials on Civil War
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Wednesday, July 29, at AAS
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Arrive and settle in, coffee
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Scholarly Presentation on Antebellum Reform – Stephen
Nissenbaum, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts
10:30-10:50 a.m.
Break
10:50-12:15 p.m.
Workshop with AAS materials on Antebellum Reform
12:15-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Presentation on Images – Lauren Hewes, Assistant Curator of
Graphic Arts, AAS
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Workshop with AAS materials on American Revolution
Thursday, July 30, at AAS
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Arrive and settle in, coffee
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Scholarly Presentation on Civil War with Robert Bonner,
Dartmouth
10:30-10:50 a.m.
Break
10:50-12:15 p.m.
Workshop with AAS materials on Civil War
12:15-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Presentation on Print Culture - Jim Moran, AAS Director of
Outreach
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Workshop with AAS materials on Early Republic
3:00-3:30 p.m.
Post-assessment and feedback
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