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TEACHERHOSTEL™ - FALL 2004
THE
BRITISH ARE COMING!
THE BRITISH ARE COMING!
Spend a weekend with the Loyalists. The descendants
of the colonists who left for Canada during the
American Revolution will be returning to Hudson
Valley to visit the sites where their ancestors
once lived. They have curriculum material on the
American Revolution that provides a different perspective
from American produced curriculum. Participants
will have the opportunity to hear and experience
the other side of the story.
October
2, Saturday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Ramada Inn, Newburgh (start and
finish)
Tour Guide: Edward Kipp, PhD, MLS, UE
Hours: 8 Cost: $75
Morning:
Kingston, Hurley, Marbletown, Stoneridge, Huguenot
Village
Lunch: Huguenot Village: light lunch included
Afternoon: Windsor Cantonment, Knox's Headquarters,
Washington's Headquarters
Evening:
Ramada Inn, Newburgh, 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Hours:
3
Cost: $40
- Vin Dacquino, author of Sybil Ludington
- The
Hon. Dr. Ray Raymond, MBE, FRSA, British Consulate,
"The American Revolution: The British Perspective"
- Dinner and copy of book included
October
3, Sunday, 8:15 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Ramada Inn, Newburgh
Tour Guide: Edward Kipp, PhD, MLS, UE
Hours: 8
Cost: $75
Morning:
Plum Point and Fort Montgomery
Lunch: Schade's Restaurant, Highland Falls, light
lunch included
Afternoon: West Point Participants must include
the type of the identification (such as driver's
license) that they intend to use for entrance into
West Point, date of birth MMDDYY format, and state
of residence
Evening:
Ramada Inn, Newburgh, 6:15 pm - 9:00 pm
Hours:
1.5
Cost: $25
-
Jim Johnson, Marist College, "The American
Revolution in the Hudson Valley"
- Dinner
Mail to: Institute of History, Archaeology,
and Education
PO Box 41, Purchase, NY 10577
Cutoff Date: September 23
HISTORIC
HUDSON VALLEY: THE ROOSEVELTS
Participants will learn an array of different strategies
for conducting an historical inquiry using documents
(DBQ), a process mandated by New York State Social
Studies Standards. A variety of methods and techniques
will be presented based on the curriculum which
complies with both the Social Studies and Language
Arts Standards. Included will be activities for
grades 4-12 involving maps, photographs, letters,
journals, and other primary source materials. The
class consists of visits to and meetings with the
education coordinators at the following historic
sites:
September
20: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
(Val-Kill)
Route 9G, Hyde Park - The class will include a
short hike up to Top Cottage. Wear walking shoes.
September
27: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Home National
Historic Site (Springwood)
Meet at the Wallace Education Center, 511 Albany
Hill Road (Route 9), Hyde Park
October
4: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
(Val-Kill)
Route 9G, Hyde Park - Includes a presentation by
Edna Gurewitsch, wife of Eleanor’s doctor
and who accompanied Eleanor on many trips around
the world.
October
18 and 25: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and
Museum
511 Albany Hill Road (Route 9), Hyde Park - Meet
at Wallace Education Center. Guided tour of museum
exhibits and DBQ workshop
Cost:
$95 plus optional: $50 for dinners
Hours: 15
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Offered through the Mid-Hudson Teacher Center
Click
here for printable Registration Form
HISTORIC
HUDSON VALLEY: HISTORY ON THE GREENWAY
Participants
will learn an array of different strategies for
conducting an historical inquiry using documents
(DBQ), a process mandated by New York State Social
Studies Standards. A variety of methods and techniques
will be presented based on the curriculum which
complies with both the Social Studies and Language
Arts Standards. Included will be activities for
grades 4-12 involving maps, photographs, letters,
journals, and other primary source materials. The
class will involve visits to and meetings with
the education curators of the following sites in
the Hudson Valley region along I-84:
September
28: The Hudson Rivers and Estuaries Center
199 Main Street, Beacon, NY - Guided tour of the
river on the Sloop Woody Guthrie
October
5: Bowdin Park
85 Sheafe Road, Poughkeepsie - Guided trolley tour
of the Wappingers Greenway Trail, the Mesier Homestead/Wappingers
Falls Historical Society; Bowdin Park history and
science programs
October
12: Madam Brett Homestead
50 Van Nydeck Avenue, Beacon, Also Beacon Historical
Society at the Howland Center
October
19: Van Wyck Homestead Fishkill Historical
Society
Route 9 and I 84 (southeast side)
October 26: East Fishkill Historical Society
68 Kensington Drive, Hopewell Junction
Cost:
$85 plus option dinners $50
Hours: 15
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Offered through the Mid-Hudson Teacher Center
Click
here for printable Registration Form
HISTORIC
HUDSON VALLEY: COLUMBIA COUNTY
This
course will explore the history of Columbia County
through a diverse assortment of local historic
sites. Some of the sites have significance in American
History so local, regional and American history
teachers can benefit from the information presented
in this course. Participants will learn an array
of different strategies for conducting an historical
inquiry using documents (DBQ), a process mandated
by New York State Social Studies Standards. A variety
of methods and techniques will be presented based
on the curriculum which complies with both the
Social Studies and Language Arts Standards. Included
will be activities for grades 4-12 involving maps,
photographs, letters, journals, and other primary
source materials. The class will involve visits
to and meetings with the education curators of
the following sites in Columbia County.
September
23/30: Thomas Cole House, Catskill Olana
October
14: Clermont, Special speaker Wint Aldrich,
Livingston descendant, Advisor to the Hudson River
Valley National Heritage Area, New York State Deputy
Commissioner for Historic Preservation (1994-2003)
October 21: Shaker Museum, Old Chatam
October
24: Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook
Village
Time:
4 pm - 7 pm
Fee: $65-15 hrs/1 in-service credit
Code: IS1329
Instructor: Dr. Peter Feinman, staff member
of the Institute of History, Archaeology, and Education
and New York State Coordinator for the Bureau of
Land Management's Project Archaeology
Offered through the Greater Capital Region Teacher
Center
Click
here for printable Registration Form
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