LOUISIANA: A HISTORY—USING THE AWARD WINNING LPB VIDEO IN THE CLASSROOM
SATURDAY TEACHER'S
WORKSHOP
FEBRUARY 19
EARN 6 HRS CONTINUING LEARNING UNITS & $65 STIPEND!
GET FREE LOUISIANA: A HISTORY DVDS & BOOKS!
TAKE WHAT YOU LEARN STRAIGHT TO THE CLASSROOM!
TWO Southeastern Louisiana University LOCATIONS:
Hammond • Main Campus • McClimans Hall 105 • 206 Western Avenue
Baton Rouge • Nursing Center • Room 265 • 4849 Essen Lane
08:00-08:30...................Registration and Coffee
Plus pastries and other goodies.
08:30-08:45...................Introduction......................................Dr. William Robison
The Southeastern Department Head in History and Political Science explains the day.
08:45-10:30...................Episodes One and Two......................Mr. Charles Elliott
This experienced Instructor of History, filmmaker, veteran leader of teachers’ workshops, author of numerous articles, and co-editor of Carnivals and Conflicts: A Louisiana History Reader, provides an overview, shows clips, and leads discussion of Episode One: This Affair of Louisiana (prehistory-1804) and Episode Two: The New Americans (1804-60).
10:30-12:15...................Episodes Three and Four...................Dr. Samuel Hyde
The Director of the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies, Leon Ford Professor of History, and author of works on the Florida Parishes, including Pistols and Politics: The Dilemma of Democracy in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes, provides an overview, shows clips, and leads discussion of Episode Three: War On the Home Front (1860-65)) and Episode Four: The Search for Order (1865-1927).
12:15-01:00...................Lunch (Provided)
Not necessarily a chicken in every pot, but proof that there actually is a free lunch.
01:00-02:45...................Episodes Five and Six........................Dr. Michael Kurtz
The Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor of History, and author/editor of numerous works on Louisiana History, including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Earl K. Long and Louisiana Since the Longs, provides an overview, shows clips, and leads discussion of Episode Five: The Currents of Change (1927-60) and Episode Six: No Story Is Ever Over (1960-Present).
02:45-03:00...................Wrap-Up...........................................Ms. Ann Trappey
The Project Director hands out free Louisiana: A History DVDs, books, and teacher's guides.
To register e-mail Cynthia.Trappey@tangischools.org or phone 985-748-2443 or fax 985-748-2445
Funded by a Teaching American History Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Southeastern Louisiana University, and the Tangipahoa Parish School System, in partnership with the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, the Louisiana State Archives, the Louisiana State Museum, the Louisiana State Libraries, and the Region II Education Service Center.
LOUISIANA: A HISTORY
SATURDAY WORKSHOP—8:00-3:30, FEBRUARY 19, 2005
Download a Registration Form (pdf format)
Contact Ann Trappey for more information.
Cynthia.trappey@tangischools.org
Phone number: 985-748-2443
Fax number: 985-748-2445
Tangipahoa Parish School Board
59656 Puleston Road
Amite, La. 70422
www.lpb.org/tah