March 2024 Teacher Webinars

Join us for a series of teacher webinars where educators from across the country will share their experiences and strategies for teaching the history of Northern slavery. Participants will learn tangible skills to use with their students and receive adaptable lesson plans suitable for various grade levels.

Recommended for primary and secondary school teachers
All webinars will be conducted via Zoom

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024 @ 7:00PM EST
Teaching Slavery Using Primary Sources and Document Based Question (DBQ) Techniques
Featuring: Maureen Costello — former director of Learning for Justice, Imani Hinson & Chuck Ullestad

How do we bring primary sources about slavery to life for our students in ways that are relevant, respectful, and rigorous? Historians and classroom teachers share how to teach about slavery using primary sources and DBQ strategies.

TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024 @ 7:00PM EST
Teaching Slavery and Place Based Learning
Featuring: Dr. Molly Mitchell — University of New Orleans, Max Comando & Alice DePina

Lessons rooted in the places where students live help them make important connections to their own communities. Learn best practices for discovering and teaching local history about slavery in your city and state.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024 @ 7:00PM EST
Teaching the Truth About Colonialism
Featuring: Dr. Sarah Shear & Tamar LaSure-Owens

Traditional narratives of colonial America have often left out the voices and stories of enslaved Africans, Indigenous people and indentured servants. We’ll discuss simple strategies for including these narratives in your lessons while helping students engage with larger historical forces such as colonialism and land dispossession.