K-12
American History & Civics Institute at Gannon University
Gannon University, with the support of the Jack Miller Center, is hosting a one-day professional development program in Erie for middle and high school social studies teachers.
This institute will guide teachers through key primary sources from the American tradition and will focus especially on the history and legacy of the Declaration of Independence. Topics will include civic virtue, natural rights, the Declaration’s influence on the Constitution, and its connection to both the Civil Rights and Women’s Rights movements. The program will also provide teachers with strategies and guidance for applying the materials discussed into their own classrooms.
Scholar sessions will be led by professors Jeffrey Bloodworth, Alexandra Holbrook, Peter Agresti, and Cara Rogers Stevens.
Teachers will receive a $150 stipend for completion of the institute.