American History Teachers' Collaborative
Summer Institute
World War II and the Holocaust
July 23rd, 2007
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:45 - 10:45 | Dr. Williamson Murray, World War II: The European Front (Click here for Dr. Murray's bibliography) |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | First Session (discussion with Dr. Murray or World War II websites in the computer lab) |
| 11:45 - 1:30 | Lunch
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| 1:30 - 2:30 | Second Session (switch rooms) |
| 2:15 – 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 – 3:15 | Introduction of Primary Document CDs |
| 3:15 – 4:15 | Chuck Koplinski, Soldiers' Lives in Film |
| 4:15 – 4:30 | Closing remarks and evaluations |
July 24, 2007
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:30 - 10:30 | Dr. Mark Leff, World War II: The European Front |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | First Session (discussion with Dr. Leff or a political cartoons activity with Barb Thoma) |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Lunch
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| 12:15 - 1:15 | Second Session (switch rooms) |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Discussion of lesson plan and reflective paper requirement |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Don Barbour, Resources from the Illinois State Archives |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Third Session (Don Barbour & Tiffany Clark with local World War II primary sources or a book talk with Carol Inskeep from the Urbana Free Library) |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:15 | Fourth Session (switch rooms) |
| 4:15 – 4:30 | Closing remarks and evaluations |
July 25, 2007
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:15 - 9:30 | Brian Kahn, Rebecca Lawson, & Bob Lehmann, Introduction to Teaching About the Holocaust |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Break |
| 9:45 - 10:45 | First Session (Bob Lehmann, History of the Camps & Holocaust Pedagogy or Rebecca Lawson, Holocaust Literature & How to Use it in the Classroom) |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Second Session (switch rooms) |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Third Session (Brian Kahn, Holocaust Activity Centers or Bob Lehmann & Rebecca Lawson, Examination of Several Key Websites) |
| 1:30 - 1:45 | Break |
| 1:45 - 2:45 | Fourth Session (switch rooms) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Testimony by Holocaust survivor Mrs. Doris Fogel, My Story as it Relates to the Holocaust: The Shanghai Experience |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Raffle, closing remarks and evaluations |
July 26, 2007
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Arrive at Urbana Middle School and load buses |
| 8:45 - 11:00 | Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Illinois |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Return to Urbana Middle School |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Lunch |
| 12:15 - 2:15 | Dr. James Barrett, Peoples' War? The Domestic Impact of World War II |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:15 | Kimberlie Kranich of WILL, Local Resources for Teaching World War II & a Sneak Peek at Ken Burns' New Documentary |
| 3:15 - 3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 - 4:15 | Alexis Jones, Tuskegee Airmen Resources |
| 4:15 – 4:30 | Closing remarks and evaluations |
July 27, 2007
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:15 - 9:30 | Carol Inskeep, World War II Images |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Break |
| 9:45 - 11:00 | Chuck Koplinski, Axis Propaganda |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Lunch |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Chuck Koplinski, Allied Propaganda |
| 12:30 - 4:15 | Work time in the computer lab |
| 4:15 – 4:30 | Closing remarks and evaluations |
Bruce Rummenie
Urbana Middle School
Matthew Murrey
Urbana High School
Gregory Chew
Urbana High School
Kim Anderson
Jefferson Middle School
Kyle Sondgeroth
Bottenfield Elementary School
Beth Koplinski
Booker T. Washington Elementary School
Brian Cordes
Unity West Elementary School