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Summer Institute for Teachers on Oklahoma History |
July 23 – 26, 2012
The Department of History at the University of Oklahoma is pleased to announce
the 3rd Annual Summer Institute for Teachers on Oklahoma History.
Funded through the generous estate of an endeared member of the history teaching
profession in the state, the Summer Institute will be for high school teachers
of Oklahoma History on how they can change/improve/add to what they teach, and
how teachers and students can look critically at the state’s history and how it
has been interpreted. Concepts will include new and innovative ways to teach
about Oklahoma’s:
• geography and environmental history
• Native American past and present-day experiences
• history of newcomer settlers
• history of natural resources (coal, oil, natural gas, agriculture)
• history of race and the Civil Rights movement
• 20th-century urban history
• diverse popular culture history
Emphasis will be on promoting the use of oral history and primary
research in the classroom. Participants will get hands-on experience using
OU’s exceptional resources at the
Western History Collection, the Charles M.
Russell Center, and the Carl Albert
Center.
The Institute will be for 4 days of instruction with 3 nights’ lodging provided
on campus. It will include a field trip and several guest speakers. It is
designed to be for a select group of 20 teachers, each of whom will all
have all lodging, meals, and expenses (excluding their own transportation to and
from Norman) paid. In addition, each participant will receive a stipend of
$200.00 per day ($800 total) for their time to attend the Institute. Admission will be based on
the following criteria (but if not admitted one year, it is certainly encouraged
to apply another):
• Geographical mix from around the state
• Mixed variety of teaching experiences
• Letters of recommendation from host principals
• A 500- to 700-word essay explaining how participants could
benefit from the Summer Institute.
Click
here for application
information and form. Application deadline is Apr. 15, 2012.
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Institute Director
The director of the Summer Institute is Dr. Sterling Evans of the O.U. Department of History. Dr. Evans was a high school teacher for nine years before pursuing graduate work in History at the University of Kansas. He holds the department’s Chair in Oklahoma, Southern Plains, and Borderlands History that was endowed by the same benefactor that has funded the Summer Institute. His responsibilities include teaching the History of Oklahoma class as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in Western history, environmental history, and borderlands history. He also has a special interest in agricultural history. Visit Dr. Evans' website here.
Photos provided by the Western History Collections at the University of Oklahoma
