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2010 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, October 21, 2010 (at The Farmers’ Museum)
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Conference Registration
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Conference Reception
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM - From Parlor and Porch: Music of 19th Century New York
Friday, October 22, 2010
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Conference Registration and Information at The Farmers’ Museum (Main Barn)
8:00 AM to 9:30 AM - Continental Breakfast at The Farmers’ Museum (Main Barn)
9:00 AM to 10:15 PM - Presentation Sessions at Various Location
10:30 AM to 11:45 AM - Presentation Sessions at Various Locations
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Lunch at The Farmers’ Museum (Louis C. Jones Center)
1:15 PM to 2:30 PM - Presentation Sessions at Various Locations
2:45 PM to 4:00 PM - Presentation Sessions at Various Locations
2010 THURSDAY EVENING RECEPTION AND EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
Welcome Reception and Program Preview
5:00pm to 7:00pm—The Farmers’ Museum, Louis C. Jones Center
Stop by our opening reception on Thursday evening to meet conference attendees and enjoy hors d’ouvres and cocktails (cash bar). Hosted by the Education Department at the New York State Historical Association and The Farmers’ Museum, the reception will include previews of new program offerings—including distance learning, outreach, and onsite programs—for all grade levels. All attendees will receive free curriculum materials on New York State history topics.
Free drink with pre-registration!
From Parlor and Porch: Music of 19th century New York
7:30pm to 9:00pm – The Farmers’ Museum, Louis C. Jones Center
Balladeer Linda Russell explores the music of 19th century New York through canal songs, lumberjack ballads, parlor tunes, minstrel melodies and hymns. With hammered and mountain dulcimers, guitar, pennywhistle and lumberjack, Ms. Russell illuminates the lives of the folks of the 1800’s as seen in the popular songs that they sang.
Linda Russell is a historian, singer and actor who explores America’s past through music. Having served for many years as a balladeer for the National Park Service at Federal Hall on Wall Street, the site of George Washington’s inauguration, Ms. Russell now takes her performances to historic sites, schools and festivals throughout the country. Appearances have included Lincoln Center-Out of Doors, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Carnegie Hall Folk Festival. She has recorded eight albums of traditional American music.
2010 WORKSHOP AND PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS
Blacksmithing for Educators
Visit the Field Blacksmith shop for an engaging discussion on the role of Blacksmithing and its social, economic, and cultural role as part of 19th century life. We will examine the economic role of the Blacksmith in small town life, how iron tools and goods were made in 1845, and the role of blacksmithing in transportation. Participants are offered a chance to see examples of tools and raw materials, watch ironware being forged, and participate at the forge. All participants need not work at the anvil, but may if they wish! Limited to 8 participants and pre-registration required.
~ Steve Kellogg, Blacksmith, The Farmers’ Museum
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 9:00 – 10:15 Location: The Farmers’ Museum, Blacksmith Shop
Civil War Reenactors Bring History to Life
As “living historians,” reenactors provide a wealth of material and enrichment to units on the American Civil War. Participants in this session will see what a typical Civil War presentation by a New York reenactor looks like, receive handouts to use with students and get a contact information for individuals and groups that provide Civil War presentations for school groups.
~ Alex Johnson, Reenactor and Rochester City School District Teacher
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 2:45 – 4:00 Location: The Farmers’ Museum, Louis C. Jones Center
Document-Based Case Studies for the Classroom
Case studies are often suggested as a great way to incorporate authentic social studies skills into the classroom. The New York State Archives has developed a content-rich, five-day case study focused on the immigrant experience in a local community. Participants will be given historical records and lessons that are designed to teach immigration and industrialization. The subject of the case study is a Danish family in Lansingburgh, New York. Historical records reveal the family’s immigrant experience over a period of four decades (1870-1910). This teacher resource is aligned with the New York State Core Curriculum and Learning Standards and contains built-in formative assessments and an authentic final assessment. Participants will also be introduced to ways in which this case study can be adapted to their own communities using primary sources held by local repositories.
~ Emily Allen, Julie Daniels, and Jessica Maul - New York State Archives & Kristi Fragnoli - The College of Saint Rose
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 1:15 – 2:30 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Study Center
Empowering Underachieving Students through National History Day and Project Based Learning
High school teacher Jerry Hensler introduces National History Day, a year long project-based program for middle and high school students. As a 2010 winner of the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award, Jerry has been recognized by National History Day for his successes in using the program to reach difficult learners. Jerry will share strategies and methods for using this challenging project-based and document-based program to motivate underachieving students.
~ Jerald Hensler, 10th Grade Global Social Studies Teacher, La Salle School, Albany
Level: M, H Date/Time: Friday, 1:15 – 2:30 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Auditorium
History of Medicine Workshop at Thrall’s Pharmacy
In this workshop geared toward educators, museum interpretive supervisor Patrick MacGregor will talk about the history of medicine over the past 200 years. He will share how doctors and pharmacists of the 1840s fashioned remedies from salves to gelatin pills from plants, demonstrate the power of leeches, and discuss how these same natural materials are used in medicines today.
~ Patrick MacGregor, Museum Interpretive Supervisor, The Farmers’ Museum
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 10:30 – 11:45 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Thrall’s Pharmacy
Museum/Teacher Primary Source Case Studies
Based on the collaborative relationship between Tim Potts, teacher at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School and educators at Fort Ticonderoga, this session will engage participants in new French & Indian War and American Revolutionary war primary source case studies from British and American soldiers, African Americans, Native Americans and women. He will share lessons involving stand alone primary sources, authentic assessment projects and classroom-to-museum experiences that can be adapted to your locale. Attendees will receive teacher scholarship information for academic conferences. Lesson plans/ideas and additional handouts will be provided.
~ Tim Potts, Teacher, Robert J. Kaiser Middle School, Monticello
Level: M, H Date/Time: Friday, 1:15 – 2:30 Location: The Farmers’ Museum – Louis C. Jones Center
Native American Scroll Books
Using symbolic imagery found in Native American art, participants will create an individual, soft “scroll book.” This interdisciplinary task focuses on the New York State 4th grade social studies curriculum, as well as relevant ELA and Art standards. Participants will also reference the Fenimore Art Museum’s Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art found online. Scroll Book instructional handouts will be available, as will be Native American symbol reference sheets .
~ Laura Nicholls, Director of Fine and Practical Arts, Nanuet Public Schools
Level: E, M Date/Time: Friday, 10:30 – 11:45 Location: The Farmers’ Museum – Louis C. Jones Center
New York and the Erie Canal
The Erie Canal represented the opening of the West. With the digging of Clinton’s Ditch, New York became a thoroughfare for emigrants, farmers’ produce and manufactured good. This burgeoning growth and the wealth it brought to its inhabitants, made New York “the Empire State”. Join historian and musician Linda Russell as she leads a workshop that examines the songs that built the canal and the tunes of the folks that made this expanding state their home.
~ Linda Russell, Historian and Musician
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 9:00 -10:15 Location: The Farmers’ Museum – Louis C. Jones Center
New York State Militia in the 1840's
Join museum interpretive supervisor Ted Shuart as he gives a short presentation on the militia system as it existed in the two decades prior to the Civil War. Attendees will have the opportunity to take part in firing demonstration of several period muskets and participate in a short drill session using wooden rifles.
~ Ted Shuart, Museum Interpretive Supervisor, The Farmers’ Museum
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 1:15 – 2:30 Location: The Farmers’ Museum – Village Green
Object Connections: Hudson River Panorama
Join Josie Madison, Education Program Manager at the Albany Institute of History and Art, as she presents their new outreach lesson, Object Connections; Hudson River Panorama. The dynamic lesson covers 400 years of history, art and culture in the Hudson River Valley and includes digital images of gallery objects and a trunk of touchable object reproductions. The lesson is available to teachers in grades 3-8 via a visit to their school or a videoconference
~ Josie Madison, Education Program Manager, Albany Institute of History and Art
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 10:30 – 11:45 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Auditorium
Open Hearth Cooking
Step back into 19th century farm life by learning how to cook over an open fire. Participants will use period recipes, techniques, and cooking utensils typical of an early 19th century meal. Double Session. Additional $5 fee for materials; Limited to 8 participants and pre-registration required.
~ Gwen Miner, Supervisor of Domestic Arts, The Farmers’ Museum
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 9:00 – 11:45 Location: The Farmers’ Museum – Lippitt Farmhouse
Oral History: Getting Started in Your Classroom
Want to gather oral histories to explore the past through family and community member's memories? Master storyteller and librarian Lonna Pierce will introduce objects, recipes and provocative questions as story-starters for the classroom and beyond. This presentation includes an interactive time of sharing memorable moments to connect with others and find our common traits & experiences.
~ Lonna Pierce, Master Storyteller and Librarian, MacArthur Elementary School
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 10:30 – 11:45 Location: The Farmers’ Museum – Creamery Classroom
Piecing Together Local History: Quilting the Past
Local history is an interesting way to involve students in the research process. Middle school teachers Beck LaRose and Meghan Scott share how their students have explored primary sources related to local people, places and events in order to create a quilt depicting the history of their town in a beautiful way.
~ Beck LaRose and Meghan Scott, Eagle Hill Middle School, Fayetteville
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 10:30 – 11:45 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Study Center
Techniques, Tips and Types of Local History Resources on the Internet for Your Classroom
Teachers are encouraged to use primary sources to enrich and engage students in the learning experience, but this is something easier said than done! The samples in text books and other mass produced education materials often fail to leave either teacher or student inspired to explore the past. In this session, Heidi Bamford, Regional Archivist for Western New York, and participants will explore ways in which historical resources can be used more successfully to engage students. From there, we can then investigate what local history resources are available in relation to larger themes in American History.
~ Heidi Bamford, Regional Archivist for Western New York, Documentary Heritage Program
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 2:45 – 4:00 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Auditorium
Thinking Both Creatively and Critically about History
How can we get students and their teachers thinking both critically and creatively? Teacher Mary Birchenough talks about how educators can help students look at the steps to the learning process and provides strategies for reflection. Participants will explore three activities that can be implemented throughout the year to teach world geography: "storylining" history/timelines, and using research as a basis for creating a period character. These practical, easily implemented ideas are geared primarily for intermediate grades but are adaptable for other levels
~ Mary Birchenough, Teacher, Brockport Schools
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 2:45 – 4:00 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Study Center
The Underground Railroad in New York State: Fact and Fiction
Dark of night, tunnels, secret hidey-holes and daring escapes populate our images of Underground Railroad history. The notion of philanthropic whites helping oppressed Black slaves inform how Underground Railroad history is portrayed in our textbooks, movies, and picture and chapter books. How we teach what we teach, the language we use and the images we select, contribute to the fact and fiction that is entwined with this rich history that has had tremendous impact on our state and in our nation. Fact and fiction – what do you teach?
~ Mary Liz Stewart, Teacher and Co-founder, Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc.
Level: E, M Date/Time: Friday, 9:00 – 10:15 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Study Center
Using Digital Resources to Enhance Civics Education: Representative Democracy in America
Join Mary Miller as she reviews free educational materials collectively known as "Representative Democracy in America" and additional content available from the New York News Publishers Association's Newspapers in Education program. Participants will receive a tote bag which contains a vast array of resources, from texts and lesson plans to DVDs. Student resources include traditional worksheets, video and audio clips, and educational interactive online gaming.
~ Mary Miller, Education Services Director, New York News Publishers Association
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 9:00 – 10:15 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Auditorium
Walking Tour: Native American Interpretive Area
Join Deborah Brundage, Manager of School and Family Programs, as she leads an informative tour of NYSHA's new Native American interpretive area. Participants will also tour the Thaw Collection and learn about new school programs and curriculum materials education staff is developing for K-12 curriculum.
~ Deborah Brundage, Manager of School and Family Programs, NYSHA and The Farmers’ Museum
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 2:45 – 4:00 Location: Fenimore Art Museum – Admission Kiosk
Wind Energy Intro
Learn the principles behind wind energy and how to introduce them to students using standards-based activities in an engaging, hands-on manner. Participants will build and test a PVC wind turbine and leave the workshop with materials and resources for replicating the lesson in the classroom. Double session.
~ Linda Kelly Armour, Teacher, Duanesburg Elementary School, Delanson
Level: All Date/Time: Friday, 1:15 – 4:00 Location: The Farmers’ Museum – Hands-on History Room
World History Seminar
Lead by teacher Donna Otello, participants will examine current issues in teaching world history. A panel of past & present world history teachers will address current issues, and ample time will be provided for small group discussions about topics of interest. 6th grade teachers are welcome, although the focus will be on 9th and 10th grade world history and geography.
~ Donna Otello, Teacher, Laurens Central School
Level: H Date/Time: Friday, 1:15 – 4:00 Location: The Farmers’ Museum – Creamery Classroom
