EVENT UPDATE: Registrations received after March 16, 2024 will be waitlisted. We are actively looking to expand the capacity of the event.
Friday April 26, 2024 ---- 10 am – 3:30 pm (ET)
Title: Beyond Textbooks: Teaching History and Civics with Primary Sources
Presenters: Dr. Michael Promisel, Busch Family Visiting Fellow, University of Notre Dame, Assistant Professor of Politics, Catholic University of America
Jacob Schueller, Midwest Teacher Education Fellow, Jack Miller Center
Tim Kalgreen M.Ed., Director of Civic Education, Indiana Bar Foundation
Description:
Join the Indiana Bar Foundation, the Remnant Trust, and the Jack Miller Center for a full day professional development workshop on Friday, April 26. Beginning with a scholar session, attendees will take a constitutional deep dive, led by Dr. Promisel, into the balancing act between majority rule and minority rights.
Following the scholar session, the Jack Miller Center and Indiana Bar Foundation will provide curriculum application breakdowns in sessions designed to bring this scholar presentation and content into your classroom effectively.
In partnership with the Remnant Trust, a selection of founding documents will be available for attendees to interact with throughout the workshop; You will follow concepts through history via firsthand examination of the documents you have seen referenced countless times.
Where: Indiana Bar Association offices:
201 N. Illinois St., Suite 1225
Indianapolis, IN 46204
View the ISBA's webpage for parking options and further direction
The Indiana Bar Foundation will offer a $100 travel stipend to Hoosier educators interested in attending to cover travel and parking expenses. Additionally, reimbursement for sub pay may be available.
Thank you for your interest in the 2024 Spring Professional Development Workshop.