History Social-Sciences Seminars
Bill of Rights Institute Seminar
San Francisco, California
October 19, 2010
The Bill of Rights Institute is pleased to invite you to apply for a FREE
one-day seminar entitled An
American Primer: The Founding Documents. This seminar is for
social studies teachers, grades 8-12, and will be held on Tuesday, October
19, 2010 at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California from 7:30 a.m.
2:30 p.m. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided at the
seminar.
As a social studies teacher, you know that teaching your students about the
Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights can
sometimes be challenging. The seminar will provide you with the academic
content and practical applications you need to explain the importance of
these Founding documents to your students.
At the seminar, you will receive a complimentary copy of our curriculum, Being an American: Exploring the
Ideals that Unite Us, Second Edition, with lesson plans,
classroom activities, and character cards for prominent American heroes, such
as Thomas Edison, Frederick Douglas, William Penn, James Madison, and Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Participants will also receive a professional development
certificate.
I hope that you will share the enclosed flyer with your fellow social studies
teachers. Registrations must be completed online by October 5, 2010. You
will be notified of your acceptance via email no later than October 7, 2010.
To register, please click
here. We look forward to receiving your registration.
Sincerely,
Gennie Westbrook
Director of Professional Development
P.S. Attending An American Primer: The Founding Documents seminar will help
you meet the California History-Social Science Content Standard 12.2 which
requires students to evaluate and take and defend positions on the scope and
limits of rights and obligations as democratic citizens laid out in the
Founding documents.
THIS SEMINAR IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE KORET FOUNDATION
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Institute
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Arlington, VA 22203
Date last updated: September 3, 2010
