June 20-24, 2011 and June 27-July 1, 2011<\/p>\n
Participants are expected to attend all events over the course of the five days of the workshop.<\/p>\n
Sunday- Arrival, <\/strong>Check-in, and <\/strong>Registration at Student Village, \u00a033 Harry Agganis Way Boston, MA<\/strong><\/p>\n 3:00-7:00pm: \u00a0 Registration and check in for those staying at 33 Harry Agganis Way<\/p>\n Monday – Introduction to the African American Community in Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n The workshop will open on Monday with a welcome address from\u00a0Workshop Director, Linda Heywood who will welcome our Summer Scholars and present an introduction to the general themes and timeline for the week. \u00a0Dr. Hardin Coleman, Dean of the Boston University School of Education, and Christine Baron will then provide an introduction to the pedagogical goals of the program and will introduce teachers to the School of Education faculty who will be leading their small group discussions. Dr. Linda Heywood and Dr. John Thornton, Professor of History and African American Studies at Boston University, will present their research on the early presence of African Americans in Massachusetts from the slave trade through the early 19th century.\u00a0A visit to Brookline’s Old Burying Ground with a walking tour led by Barbara Brown, Outreach Director, African Studies at Boston University will follow in the afternoon.<\/p>\n In the evening, we will welcome all participants, faculty, and staff to join us for an opening reception, held in the Boston University African American Studies Program<\/p>\n Schedule:<\/p>\n 8:00-8:30am: Late Checkin and Registration at Boston University College of General Studies, 871 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 511, Boston, MA 02215<\/a><\/p>\n 9:00-9:15am: Welcome Address and Workshop Overview, led by Linda Heywood, Director of the African American Studies Program<\/p>\n 9:15-10:15am: \u201cBuilding an African American Community in Early Massachusetts.\u201d\u00a0Speakers:\u00a0 Linda Heywood and John Thornton<\/p>\n 10:15-10:30am: Break<\/p>\n 10:30-12:00pm Introduction to the Pedagogical Goals and Curriculum Assignments of the Workshop: “An Introduction to historical thinking.” Speakers: Chris Baron and Dean Hardin Coleman, School of Education at Boston University.<\/p>\n Breakout sessions:\u00a0The Byles and the Humphries: Two Tales from the Old North Church, Chris Baron and Elisabeth Nevins<\/p>\n 12:00-1:00pm: Lunch Break<\/p>\n 1:00pm: \u00a0 \u00a0 Board bus to Old Burying Ground at 33 Harry Agganis Way<\/p>\n 1:30-3:30pm: Brookline Old Burying Ground and Walking Tour- Speaker Barbara Brown<\/p>\n 3:30pm: \u00a0 \u00a0 Bus back to campus<\/p>\n 7:00pm: \u00a0 \u00a0 Opening reception at African American Studies, 138 Mountfort Street, Brookline, MA<\/a><\/p>\n Tuesday – The Early Presence of African Americans in Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n \n On Tuesday morning, teachers will walk Boston’s Black Heritage Trail, led by the National Parks Service and representatives from the Museum of African American History in Boston. This tour will give participants an opportunity to explore one of Boston’s most beautiful neighborhoods, while also highlighting several significant sites of early African American history in Massachusetts. Following the tour, all participants will meet back at the Museum of African American History to visit their current exhibits on 18th and 19th century history.<\/p>\n We will return to the Boston University campus where, in the afternoon, presenters from “Primary Source” will provide an overview of the best in online print and media materials for teaching the history of African Americans in New England.\u00a0The afternoon will provide another opportunity for participants to meet in small groups. The evening has been left open for teachers to explore Boston on their own.<\/p>\n Schedule:<\/p>\n 9:15am: Board bus at 33 Harry Agganis Way Boston, MA to Black Heritage Trail<\/p>\n 10:00am: Guided tour of the Black Heritage Trail led by Beverly Morgan-Welch and L’Merchie Frazier<\/p>\n 11:30am: Introduction to the Museum of African American History at the Museum of African American History.\u00a0 Speakers: L’Merchie Frazier and Beverly Morgan-Welch<\/p>\n 1:oopm: Lunch Break<\/p>\n 1:45pm: \u00a0Board bus to 33 Harry Agganis Way<\/p>\n 3:00-3:30pm: Primary Source- Overview of the best in online print and media materials for teaching the history of African Americans in New England. (Room CAS 313 located at 725 Commonwealth Ave)<\/p>\n 3:30-5:00pm: \u00a0Small group sessions, one elementary and one secondary with Primary Source.\u00a0 Presenters: Jennifer Hanson, Susan Zeiger (Room CAS 313 located at 725 Commonwealth Ave)<\/p>\n Wednesday – Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Wednesday morning will open with a trip to the Isaac Royall House &Slave Quarters, a National Historic Landmark and museum in Medford, Massachusetts. Tours of the Isaac Royall House will be led by Alexandra Chan, an archaeological consultant and author of the book Slavery in the Age of Reason based on fieldwork conducted at the site, and Tom Lincoln, Executive Director of the Isaac Royall House & Slave Quarters.<\/p>\n Following this tour, we will travel just north of Boston to Concord, Massachusetts to visit the Orchard House, home of the Alcott family. Scholars will be guided on a tour of the house and A. Bronson Alcott’s School of Philosophy and will enjoy a first-person presentation in the voice of Louisa May Alcott, given by the Executive Director of the Orchard House Jan Turnquist. Later in the afternoon, Dr. Sarah Elbert will present a lecture on the racial implications of Louisa May Alcott’s most famous novel Little Women. We will have some time for small group discussion before returning to Boston at 5pm.<\/p>\n Schedule:<\/p>\n 8:15 am: Board bus at 33 Harry Agganis Way Boston, MA<\/p>\n 9:00am: Tour of the Isaac Royall House & Slave Quarters\u00a0Tour led by Alexandra Chan and Tom Lincoln.<\/p>\n Slave Trade Letters, Medford Historical Society.<\/p>\n 11:00am: Picnic Lunch at Isaac Royall House<\/p>\n 11:30am: Bus to Concord, Massachusetts<\/p>\n 12:00pm: Tour of Orchard House<\/p>\n 1:00pm: “Meet Louisa”\u00a0 a presentation at Orchard House 2:00pm: Break<\/p>\n 2:15pm: Lecture on “Louisa May Alcott on Race, Sex, and Slavery” by Sarah Elbert at Orchard House<\/p>\n 3:30pm:\u00a0 Board bus back to Boston<\/p>\n 4:15pm: Arrive 33 Harry Agganis Way<\/p>\n Thursday – The Making of a Leader: W.E.B. Du Bois<\/strong><\/p>\n On Thursday, we will spend the day in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, visiting the boyhood homesite of W.E.B. Du Bois and one of the oldest African American communities outside Boston. Participants will visit five sites throughout the town that informed Du Bois’ intellectual outlook and will meet with a number of local scholars who will share information about archaeological fieldwork at the site; the history of African Americans in South Berkshire County; Du Bois’ life and work; and the connections between Du Bois’ early childhood home and his later environmental activism.<\/p>\n 7:30 am: Board Bus at 33 Harry Agganis Way and depart to Great Barrington, Massachusetts<\/p>\n
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