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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: A Recap and a Thank You
With the American Battlefield Trust’s 2018 Teacher Institute now in the books for a week, and my own dispatches finally exhausted, I want to offer one final thank-you to the Trust for allowing me and Emerging Civil War to participate. … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Preservation
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Teacher Institute 2018
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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Helping Teachers Teach History More Effectively
“What do historians do?” Bruce Lesh asks the room full of social studies teachers. The teachers offer answers: Solve problems. Research. Write. Argue. “In that discussion, we leave out the only thing we do in the classroom,” Lesh points out. … Continue reading
The Trust’s Teacher Institute: The Men Who Invented the Constitution
“There are, every now and then, rooms where it all happens,” said David Stewart. “If we have a sacred space in this country, that’s it. That’s the room to see.” Stewart, author of The Summer of 1787: The Men Who … Continue reading
The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Teaching Through Turning Points with Kris White
What is a turning point? That’s the question Kris White asked the assembled room of teachers in Valley Forge. They’d come to his Teacher Institute workshop to hear him talk about “Teaching Through Turning Points.” As co-editor of ECW’s Turning … Continue reading
The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Rethinking George Washington with Phill Greenwalt
When he takes to the front of the room for his talk at the American Battlefield Trust’s Teacher Institute, Phill Greenwalt introduces himself as the co-founder of Emerging Revolutionary War and as the acting chief of interpretation at Morristown National … Continue reading
The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Independence Forever!
We’ve had a great couple of days at the American Battlefield Trust’s Teacher Institute. I have notes from some fantastic talks and workshops that I’ve attended, which I’ll get typed up when I have the chance. There’s so much going … Continue reading
The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Dan Welch’s Music Lesson
ECW’s Dan Welch has joined us in Philadelphia for the American Battlefield Trust’s Teacher Institute. He’s offering a fun session this afternoon that takes advantage of our location: “At the Hop” to “Love Train”: The Philadelphia Sound & Philly Soul.
The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Garry Adelman’s Photo Extravaganza!
Garry Adelman calls his program a “photography extravaganza,” and he isn’t kidding. Of course, I have a feeling Garry could have a single photograph to discuss, and his enthusiasm and animation would turn it into an extravaganza. He can hardly … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Preservation
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Garry Adelman, presevation, Teacher Institute 2018
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The Trust’s Teacher Institute: The American Way of War
As a precursor for the rest of the conference, where we’ll be spending so much time talking about two different wars, Kris White kicked off the American Battlefield Trust’s Teacher Institute with an overview of “The American Way of War.” … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, American Way of War, Antoine-Henri Jomini, Carl von Clausewitz, Dennis Mahan, George Washington, Kris White, military history, Napoleon, Nathaniel Greene, Revolutionary War, Russell Weigley, Teacher Institute 2018, warfare, World War Two, WWII
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