Education at the Schomburg: BLACK HISTORY 360: The Schomburg's Summer Education Institute 2013

Date and Time
July 19, 2013
Event Details
A WEEK OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 TEACHERS, COMMUNITY EDUCATORS, COLLEGE FACULTY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 15-19, 2013
 
Teachers from kindergarten to college are invited to make the Schomburg Center your destination for a spectacular “education vacation” this year! Join hundreds of educators and premier scholars from across the country for lectures, interactive workshops, curriculum labs, curator talks and community walks that explore the history and cultures of African Americans and African peoples throughout the Diaspora.  This year’s themes include: The Art of Black America, The Quest for Quality Education, The American Abolitionist Movement, Civil Rights Studies: Teaching 1963, Afro-Latin@ Studies: East Harlem, Africans in India, and more.  Educators will gain valuable content knowledge and learn inquiry-based approaches to teaching across the grades using the Schomburg’s rich primary resource collections on-site and online.
 
Registration Fees:  
General: $500/week ; or $125 per day.
College Students & Seniors:  $400/week ; or $100 per day.
 
REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE ONLINE:
www.schomburgcenter.org/blackhistory360
 
 
“Extremely Stimulating!” “I appreciated the extraordinary quality of every single presentation, the diversity of perspectives, the generosity of materials, and the brilliance.” “I am revamping my curriculum and so excited to teach my students what I’ve learned.”  -- Quotes from 2012 Participants
 
For more information:
Visit:  schomburgcenter.org/blackhistory360
Email:  schomburged@nypl.org
Call:  (212) 491-2207
 
The Schomburg Summer Education Institute is funded solely by registration fees which are used to pay for event costs, honoraria, program materials and resources.