New York History Conference 2024 Resources for Educators

Several sessions during the 2024 New York History Conference were geared toward educators and have been recorded for on-demand viewing. The New York History Conference is committed to supporting informal educators, classroom educators, and lifelong learners. 

Connecting Your Collections to the K-12 Curriculum

 

Explore tools and techniques to make historical documents and artifacts accessible and relevant for K-12 classrooms. The discussion begins with an overview of the New York State Next Generation Learning Standards and the content driving instruction at all grade levels. Building on a basic understanding of the learning standards, the session will explore identifying themes in your collections and content with connections to the classroom curriculum and making those materials accessible to teachers through professional learning opportunities, professional educator organizations, digital platforms, and local schools.

Presenters:
James Jenkins, Jordan Jace, Vicki Weiss, NYSED Office of Cultural Education

Theme: Methods and Student Research

CTLE Option:
Educators can earn .5 CTLE credit hours by watching this recording and completing the survey linked below the video. Please allow up to four weeks to receive confirmation of completion:  
https://forms.office.com/r/7mSSGe44pm 

 

Connecting Historians, Educators, and Students through National History Day

National History Day competitions (local, regional, state, and national) present excellent opportunities for historians to connect with educators and students. This workshop provides practical guidance for supporting NHD projects including developing topics, connecting to themes, and identifying primary sources.

Presenters: Gretchen Sorin, William Walker and Kathryn Boardman, Cooperstown Graduate Program/SUNY Oneonta

Theme: Methods and Student Research

Rich Newberg Reports: Buffalo Black History Showcase

Local television news archives contain infinite possibilities for public and community engagement with regional history. Access is often difficult, but this Buffalo, NY case study shows how unique partnerships can be developed to open the archives for classroom use.

Presenters: Rich Pyszczek, Buffalo Public Schools/NYPHT & NFCSS Workshop

Chronicling a Crisis: SUNY Oneonta's Pandemic Diaries Project

This workshop showcases the SUNY Oneonta Pandemic Diaries which built community and created living history during the COVID crisis. Focus is on lessons learned and potential for future projects.

Presenters: Matthew Hendley and Ed Beck, State University of New York at Oneonta

Theme: New/Twentieth Century Media

Teaching Indigenous Responses to the Crisis of Colonization

An overview of a collection of free, online curriculum materials produced by the New York State Historical Society that promotes the inclusion of diverse Indigenous experiences. Explore new ways to engage students in the important history of how a variety of Indigenous communities and individuals responded to the cris of colonization starting in the 1600s.

Presenters: Allyson Schettino, New-York Historical Society Museum & Library

Theme: Agency in Teaching Marginalized History

The UGRR: a New Interpretation of an Old Story

During significant pro-slavery sentiment, New York State was home to many abolitionists working to abolish the institution of enslavement in our state and nation and it was visited by many who had escaped enslavement and sought a life of freedom. Independent researchers and co-founders of Underground Railroad Education Center share a new interpretation of a very old story and explain the various initiatives in which Underground Railroad Education Center is engaged as it works to connect the public with this empowering local history and its relevance for us today.

Presenters: Mary Liz and Paul Stewart, Underground Railroad Education Center

Theme: Agency in Teaching Marginalized History

Black Parade: To, From, and To Central New York

“Black Parade” analyzes Syracuse, New York as a migration destination of Black Southerners in the mid 20th century using the art of Jacob Lawrence and other methodologies.

Presenters: Liz Burns Taormina, Institute for Curriculum Services

Theme: Migration and Movement

Coming to America: The Jewish Immigration Experience, 1880 – 1924

Use primary sources to learn about Jewish immigration to the United States, especially New York, between 1880-1924 and the group’s connection to the larger immigrant story of the U.S.

Presenters: Liz Burns Taormina, Institute for Curriculum Services

Theme: Migration and Movement

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