Events

A series of teacher training workshops will be held in the State of Pennsylvania and at locations around the country as part of public television station outreach events. These all-day workshops offer training to educators in using "The War That Made America" as well as other French and Indian War 250 curriculum materials as teaching resources. Designed for secondary school teachers, the workshop also demonstrates strategies for teaching the French and Indian War to younger students.

For additional information on a specific station’s plans, see the contact information in Community Activities.

For information on workshop fees and scheduling, go to the “contact us” link on the home page of www.frenchandindianwar250.org and complete the form.

Scheduled Workshops

Detroit Public Television - March 4, 2006

The workshop will be conducted for American history teachers at the Detroit Historical Museum and will include a preview clip of the series, a presentation by a local history expert and a guided tour of a related exhibit entitled, “From Frontier to Factories: Detroiters At Work.”

WFWA – Ft. Wayne, Indiana - February 23, 2006 and March 3, 2006

The teacher training is to be held in early February and will be presented by history professors from several area colleges and universities to present the political and ideological effects of the war on the early American Republic. 

A second, six-hour teacher workshop will be held on March 3.

WGBY – Springfield, Massachusetts - April 28, 2006

Working with the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Teacher Center, WGBY will conduct a teacher education workshop for American History teachers at Old Deerfield Village of Deerfield, Massachusetts. 

Middle States Council for the Social Studies, Gettysburg, PA - March 31-April 1

A presentation based on "The War That Made America" will be given on April 1.  Further details to be announced.

National Council for History Education (NCHE), Austin TX - March 31-April 1

A one-hour presentation—“Major episodes in the French and Indian War: Did George Washington Set the World on Fire?”— will be given on Saturday, April 1, 2006 from 11:15-12:15.  For conference information: www.history.org/nche.

WLRN – Miami, Florida - April 29, 2006

The station will partner with the Miami-Dade County Schools’ Department of Social Studies and the local historical society to host a teacher education workshop.  The training will provide strategies to assist students on the development of historical re-enactments, writing of plays, poetry and essays, and the creation of posters and art to depict scenes of the French and Indian War. 

WQED – Pittsburgh - week of January 22, 2006

A teacher education workshop led by a local history teacher will be held at WQED. Attendees will take the knowledge learned and materials distributed, including the Educator’s Guide, back to their respective schools to train other teachers and to engage students in activities related to the war.

WXXI – Rochester, New York -date TBA

WXXI will conduct a daylong educator’s workshop for middle and high school social studies teachers, co-hosted by the Rochester Area Council for Social Studies.  The workshop includes screening a clip from the series and a lecture and discussion led by a local history expert.  The training will prepare teachers to use the series and materials effectively with students.