SCHEDULE

Year Three (2006)
Our 2006 dates will be announced soon. For more information contact Michael Hannahan at mhannahan@donahue.umassp.edu

Year Two (2005)
Our 2006 dates will be announced soon. For more information contact Michael Hannahan at mhannahan@donahue.umassp.edu

Year One (2004)

SEMINARS

Date: May 15, 2004
Location: University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center
Time: TBD
Topic: Shays's Rebellion, Western Massachusetts, and the Promises of the American Revolution. Participants will consider Shays's Rebellion as a reaction to the promises of the American Revolution and a precursor to a new governmental framework.

Dr. Leo Richards of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is the visiting scholar. Dr. Richards is the author of Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle. Teachers will consider Shays's Rebellion in both local and national contexts using related primary sources.

Each seminar participant will be eligible for a $100.00 stipend and seven Professional Development Points.

Lunch will be provided.

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SUMMER SESSION

Date: July 12-23, 2004, Monday through Friday.
Location: University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center
Time: 8:30 until 3:30
Topic: The first summer session of the CHRP will study the history and ideas of the founding era and turn that history and debate into living history that both excites and informs students and teachers.

The key question of the two-week session will be:

What ideas and interests formed the main debate during the writing and ratification of the Constitution both nationally and in western Massachusetts?

During the morning sessions, visiting scholars will introduce the national debates over the content and structure of the Constitution with special attention paid to democracy, the distribution of power and privilege, majority tyranny, and limitations on government power.

Afternoon sessions will provide opportunities to develop lessons and classroom activities. Participants will share ideas, work with visiting scholars and local museums on the use of primary documents, and will be introduced to the latest methods in public history.

Each participant who completes the summer session will receive a $700.00 stipend and a minimum of 45 Professional Development Points. In addition, there will be an opportunity for participants to receive credit from the University of Massachusetts.

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