Educators Workshop on William Penn

ATTENTION EDUCATORS: YOU ARE INVITED
 
WHAT: Educators' Workshop: William Penn’s Vision for Philadelphia
Receive 3 credits of ACT 48

WHEN: Thursday, June 23, 2011
TIME: 4:00-8:00 pm

WHERE: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street, First Floor, Delegates’ Café Private Dining Room

PARKING: Parking vouchers for $9 available only for those who park at NCC
(enter on Race Street between 5th and 6th Streets)
Workshop is open to teachers and pre-service students.
Workshop participants receive a CD with a bibliography, images of documents and artifacts used in the workshop, and links to related resources.

REGISTER: http://pennsvision.eventbrite.com
Workshop is limited to 30 participants

COST: $12 (including dinner)
 
What makes this two-part workshop on William Penn’s vision for Philadelphia so special that you won’t want to miss it?

Opportunity to get up close with rarely exhibited Penn artifacts, including the wampum belt and the surveying instruments used to design and plan the city of Philadelphia. Learn to decode and analyze Penn’s letters laying out his vision for Philadelphia. Learn strategies for linking maps, documents, and artifacts to more fully understand Penn’s vision and how it took shape in Penn’s early years. Participate in a thought-provoking conversation with colleagues, museum educators, and historians about Penn’s vision and its meaning for today and the future. Brainstorm about the most effective methods to teach tolerance using history as a platform. Participate in a dynamic program considering Philadelphia's history and experiences as a "Cradle of Liberty." Moderated by distinguished historian and author Richard Beeman, the panel features Gary Nash of UCLA, Richard Newman of the Rochester Institute of Technology and Michael Coard of Avenging the Ancestors Coalition. Contribute your ideas for the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, a digital information project currently in its planning stages.
 
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for Philadelphia Workshop of the World workshop on
November 9, 2011. And, for the Philadelphia City of Neighborhoods workshop
on March 28, 2012

Visit http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/for additional information about the project and future program and workshop dates.

Educators’ Workshop: William Penn’s Vision for Philadelphia is sponsored by The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia in partnership with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and colleague institutions the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent, National Constitution Center, National Archives at Philadelphia, and Independence National Historical Park.