American History Teachers' Collaborative
Mini Summer Institute

Love, Pride, Civil Rights and Identity: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in American History

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Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

Agenda

8:00 - 8:15 Welcome and introductions
8:15 – 9:45 Keynote by Dr. Lillian Faderman, A History of Gay and Lesbian Life in America
9:45 - 10:00
Break
10:00 - 10:45

Breakout session 1:
- Discussion session with Dr. Faderman
- Documentary clips from Out of the Past and Before Stonewall
- Time to explore web resources
10:45 - 10:55 Break
10:55 - 11:40

Breakout session 2: Switch groups
11:40 - 12:20 Lunch
12:20 - 1:50 Keynote by Dr. Jennifer Brier, LGBTQ as Method: Using the History of Gender and Sexuality to Rethink US History
1:50 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 2:40

Breakout session 3:
- Discussion session with Dr. Brier
- Documentary clips from Fabulous! and Celluloid Closet
- Time to take the AHTC Teacher Test

2:40 - 2:50

Break
2:50 - 3:30 Breakout session 4: Switch groups
3:30 - 4:00 Closing remarks and evaluations

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 Welcome and introductions
8:30 – 10:00 Keynote by Dr. Don Romesburg, FAIR Enough? LGBT History, Curriculum Standards, and Implementation
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:00

Breakout session 1 - Choose from one of the following:
- Discussion session with Dr. Romesburg
- Documentary clip from We Were Here
- Time to explore web sources

11:00 - 11:10 Break
11:10 - 11:55 Breakout session 2: Switch groups
11:55 - 12:40 Lunch
12:40 - 2:10

Keynote by Dr. Sara Clarke Kaplan, Race and the LGBT Rights Struggle
2:10 - 2:20 Break
2:20 - 3:05

Breakout session 3: Choose from one of the following:
- Discussion session with Dr. Kaplan
- Documentary clip from Brother Outsider
- Time to take the AHTC Teacher Test

3:05 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:00 Breakout session 4: Switch groups
4:00 - 4:30 Closing remarks and evaluations

 

 

     
 

 

 

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