American History Teachers’ Collaborative
Two-Day Labor History Workshop
Thursday, June 8th, 2006
Agenda
| 8:00 – 8:45 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:45 – 10:45 | Dr. James Barrett Part A: What IS Labor History and Why Bother? Part B: Haymarket -- The Local Origins of a Global Cause |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Labor history resources from the Champaign County Historical Archives at The Urbana Free Library as presented by Archives Director Anke Voss |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Lunch |
| 12:00 - 2:00 | Dr. David Roediger Why Labor History Exceeds Trade Union History: The Haymarket Case |
| 2:00 – 2:10 | Break |
| 2:10– 3:10 | First session Dr. David Roediger, Teaching the History of Slavery with Primary Sources or Dr. Toby Higbie, The Mysteries of a Hobo's Life: Romance and Reality in the History of the Industrial Workers of the World |
| 3:10 – 3:20 | Break |
| 3:20 – 4:20 | Second session (switch rooms) |
| 4:20 – 4:30 | Closing remarks and evaluations |
Friday, June 9th, 2006
Agenda
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:30 – 10:30 | Dr. James Barrett Part A: From the Global to the Personal: How Scholars Have Understood (and Misunderstood) the Lives of Immigrant Workers Part B: Pullman -- A Labor History Landmark in the Broadest Perspective |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Chuck Koplinski with film clips |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Lunch and overview of AHTC conferences and plans for next year |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | First session Alexis Jones with time to look at labor history websites and materials or Carol Inskeep, Urbana Free Library, with a book talk |
| 1:15 – 1:25 | Break |
| 1:25 – 2:25 | Second session (switch rooms) |
| 2:25 – 2:35 | Break |
| 2:35 – 3:20 | Third session Dr. James Barrett with small group discussion; The Jungle -The Social Historical Context for an American Classic or Don Owen with lesson plan ideas using primary sources from the National Archives Records and Administration Great Lakes Regional Depository |
| 3:20 – 3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 – 4:15 | Fourth session (switch rooms) |
| 4:15 – 4:30 | Closing remarks and evaluations |