Teacher Institutes - Summer 2007
Hinono’eiteen, The Arapaho Through History is the theme of the 2007 Colorado Humanities teacher institute to be held June 18 to June 21. The institute is designed to increase teacher content knowledge about Arapaho history and traditions, and help teachers develop methods and strategies for teaching about Arapaho people in compelling, accurate and authentic ways. Institute presenters include leaders from the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming and the Southern Arapaho Tribe of Oklahoma. Classroom learning includes a tour of the Colorado History Museum’s exhibit, “Tribal Paths,” and is complemented by a visit to the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic site in southeastern Colorado. The institute is made possible by funding from the Ford Foundation through a multi-state project facilitated by the Minnesota Humanities Commission. Click Here for More information.
Over the past decade, our popular teacher institutes have provided weeklong opportunities for Colorado K-12 educators to gain knowledge in western history and other disciplines. Developed and led by recognized scholars of history, anthropology, literature and philosophy, participants learn through selected readings, classroom lectures, discussions and field study. Our 2005 institutes were The Five States of Colorado (which served educators in Colorado Springs June 13-17) and Shake, Rattle & Roll: 1945-1960 , which was held at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley (as part of our High Plains Chautauqua ) serving teachers in northern Colorado. In summer 2006, thanks to a grant from the Ford Foundation and the efforts of the Minnesota Humanities Council, Colorado Humanities produced the first in a series of American Indian History Teacher Institutes concentrated on a single tribal group. The 2006 institute focused on the Cheyenne. For more information contact Program Coordinator Betty Jo Brenner.