Century of Progress

Project Schedule

All sessions will be held:
ESSDACK
1500 E. 11th
Hutchinson, KS
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Establishing America: 1789 - 1850
2010 - 2011

Contesting America: 1850 - 1877
2011 - 2012

October 5, 2011
Dr. Bruce MacTavish, Washburn University
Nathan McAlister, Royal Valley MS
What was the cause of the Civil War? How do we teach it?

November 9, 2011
Dr. Bruce MacTavish, Washburn University
Mickey Ebert, National Archives
How did the war change the thinking and worldview of Americans?

January 18, 2012
Dr. Kerry Wynn, Washburn University
Lucinda Evans, KCHE Master Teacher
What was the impact of the war on the home front and women?

February 2, 2012
Project Participants
Optional day when selected teachers share their best instructional strategies.

April 11, 2012
Dr. Kerry Wynn, Washburn University
Mickey Ebert, National Archives
What was the meaning of the war and how did it change America?

Summer Session
June 26 – 29, 2012
Dr. Steven Hahn, University of Pennsylvania
Bruce Lesh, Franklin HS
Winners and Losers: Who has freedom and how do they define it?