Courses 2009-2010

Here is a recap of our 2009-2010 activities.

Gilder Lehrman Seminars

Several teachers participated during the summer.

National Archives (Manhattan) Research Workshop

Dates:  July 27 - July 31, 2009

2 In-service credits

Teddy Roosevelt's 150th Birthday Bash at Sagamore Hill

Dates: August 4 - 7             2 In-service credits

Teaching Academic Controversies - Stony Brook University/ Wang Center

Dates: August 24 - 27

2 In-service credits and $500 Stipend

Creative Controversy in 19th Century American History/ Wang Center

Dates:  Friday, August 28th and five Saturdays: 9/26, 11/7, 3/13, 4/24, 5/15

8:30 - 3:30 p.m.

3 In-service credits and $750 Stipend

Gilder Lehrman Historian Teams

Session 1: August 28, 2009 (Friday Session)

Topic:

Theodore Roosevelt:  A New Perspective

Date & Time of Meeting:

Friday, August 28, 2009

8:00 a.m.— 3:00 p.m.

Location:

Wang Center

Introduction:

Mr. Michael Chlystun

Facilitators:

Mr. Michael Gatto

Dr. John Staudt

Session 2: September 26, 2009 (Saturday Session)

Topic:

Did the Abolitionist Movement free the slaves?

Date & Time of Meeting:

Saturday, September 26, 2009

8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.

Location:

Wang Center

Introduction:

Mr. Michael Chlystun

Facilitators:

Dr. Christopher Brown, Gilder Lehrman Historian

Dr. Anthony Napoli, Gilder Lehrman Institute

Mr. Michael Gatto

Required Reading:

Kraditor, Aileen.  Means and Ends in American Abolitionism (1989)

Session 3: November 7, 2009 (Saturday Session)

Topic:

Did the North Need to Fight the Civil War?

Date & Time of Meeting:

Saturday, November 7, 2009

8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.

Location:

Wang Center

Introduction:

Mr. Michael Chlystun

Facilitators:

Dr. Matthew Pinsker, Gilder Lehrman Historian

Dr. Matthew Norman, Gilder Lehrman Historian

Mr. Michael Gatto

Required Reading:

Boritt, Gabor S. Why the Confederacy Lost

Session 4: March 13, 2010 (Saturday Session)

Topic:

Did the railroads destroy Native American Culture?

Date & Time of Meeting:

Saturday, March 13, 2009

8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.

Location:

Wang Center

Introduction:

Mr. Michael Chlystun

Facilitators:

Dr. Daniel Wildcat

Ms. Julia Goodfox

Mr. Michael Gatto

Required Reading:

Schwantes, Carlos A and Ronda, James P.  The West the Railroads Made (2006)

Session 5: April 24, 2010 (Saturday Session)

Topic:

Were the Captains of Industry good for the country?

Date & Time of Meeting:

Saturday, April 24, 2010

8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.

Location:

Wang Center

Introduction:

Mr. Michael Chlystun

Facilitators:

Dr. David Sicilia, Gilder Lehrman Historian

Mr. Michael Gatto

Required Reading:

Livesay, Harold C.  Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business (2000)

Session 6: May 15, 2010 (Saturday Session)

Topic:

Did immigrants change America more than America changed them?

Date & Time of Meeting:

Saturday, May 15, 2010

8:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.

Location:

Wang Center

Introduction:

Mr. Michael Chlystun

Facilitators:

Dr. Gary Gerstle, Gilder Lehrman Historian

Ms. Ansley Quiros

Mr. Nicholas Villanueva

Mr. Michael Gatto

Required Reading:

Gabaccia, Donna R.  We Are What We Eat (2000)

Special Conference with Dr. David Johnson

Date:  Friday, September 25th

Long Island Museum

Limited to 30 participants

Book Circle Discussion Groups

Dates: Five Thursdays: 9/24, 11/5, 3/11, 4/22, 5/13

1 In-service credit and $250 Stipend

Completion Bonus $250 for attendance at all five Controversy Sessions and all five Book Circles