TEACHING SLAVERY: The Hidden Role of the North and Midwest & How to Help Students Grapple Productively with Slavery and Race

A Workshop for Michigan Middle and High School Educators in Christian Schools

Presented by Katrina Browne, Juanita Brown and Joanne Pope Melish

Aligned with the Michigan Curriculum Standards, the workshop will use the history of the slave trade as a focus, to explore how to effectively deal with this controversial and sensitive historical topic in the classroom. Participating teachers engage in new learning about the history of slavery as it affected the northern and mid-western states, and gain understanding of how to relate this subject to character education outcomes, Christian pedagogy, building leadership and civic engagement skills, emotional intelligence, and racial identity formation for all students.

This two-day workshop will provide teachers with:

• Knowledge of humanities instruction on the history of slavery/slave trade in the North and Mid-west.
• Concrete concepts on how to affectively respond to students concerns related to the subject matter.
• A more comprehensive, culturally competent, and Christian approach to teaching about how this history can build strong, positive racial identity and race relations.

Founded in 2009, the Tracing Center on Histories and Legacies of Slavery builds on the work of Ebb Pod Productions, which produced the documentary film, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North.

A $60 participation fee includes a break and lunch both days, as well as copies of materials. For an additional $30, participants will receive 1.4 SB-CEUs.

Registration for the workshop is required in advance. To register, please click here.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday,
September 27 and 28, 2010

Commons Annex Lecture Hall
Calvin College
3201 Burton SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546 Map