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K-16 Collaboration Committee
Crossing the Interdisciplinary Divide:
Preparing Students for Interdisciplinary Work in the K-16 Classroom
8-9:45 AM, Philadelphia Marriott, Rm. 404
Chair: Pearl McHaney, Georgia State University
Panelists:
Adam Golub, California State University, Fullerton
Teaching the American Studies Habit of Mind
Kathleen Stoker, Westborough High School, MA
“Why Do I Have to Read This?“: Relevancy Strategies for American Studies
Maryellen Janeiro, Lawrence High School, MA
Connecting Literature to Youth Culture
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Oral History in the K-16 Classroom
10:00-11:45, Philadelphia Marriott, Rm. 404
Chair: Jennifer Jefferson, University of Texas, Austin
Panelists:
William Cutler, Temple University
Making Intergenerational Comparisons: Oral History and Life Course Analysis as Tools in Teaching the History of Childhood and Adolescence
Michael Hoberman, Fitchburg State College
Community as Classroom: New England Community Heritage Project
Glenn Whitman, Independent Scholar
The Student Oral Historian: Preserving History Today for the Historians of Tomorrow
Kerry McKibbin, Teachers College, Columbia University
Conducting Oral History in the Secondary Classroom
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K-16 Collaboration Luncheon
12:00-2:00, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon AB
Keynote Speaker:
Karen Halttunen, University of Southern California
“Confessions of a Recovering Lecturer; or, What I’ve Learned from K12 Teachers.“
[Please note that the K-16 Luncheon requires a ticket. Early reservations are advised because tickets are available in limited quantities. NO tickets will be sold after 5:00 pm October 12, 2007. Cost of tickets is $15 for regular members, $8 for students, $5 for international scholars.]
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Declarations of Independence:
Teaching the 4th of July in the K-16 Classroom
2:00-3:45, Philadelphia Marriott, Rm. 404
Chair: Karen Halttunen, University of Southern California
Dwan Simmons, University of Maryland, College Park
“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”: Slavery, Race, and “Independence” in 19th century America
Barbara Leonora Tischler, Horace Mann School
American Ideals in a European Key: The Fourth of July in Nineteenth Century Musical Celebrations
Richard Hall, The Lovett School
What’s at Stake? “Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Our Sacred Honor”
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