TheWilsonianMoment

**Date:** Tuesday March 27, 2012 **Location:** Reading Memorial High School, Distance Learning Lab Room 413
 * “The Wilsonian Moment:” Woodrow Wilson’s Post-World War I Diplomacy on the World Stage **

In his Fourteen Points, President Woodrow Wilson called for "a free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial claims.” During the spring of 1919, Wilson's words would help ignite political upheavals in countries across the developing world. This session will examine the importance of the Paris Peace Conference and Wilson’s influence on international affairs far from the battlefields of Europe. The latter part of this session will focus on the use of formal seminar discussions in the history classroom. With an emphasis on developing skills in literacy and critical and creative thinking, seminars prepare students for life in college and the work place by developing speaking, listening and problem solving ability. With a seminar approach, students develop more respect for other people’s values, experience, and opinions through lively interaction in discussion.

** Session Resources **

** Instructions for Follow-Up Wiki Post **

** Session Information Email: **



**Session Readings: **

Manela, Erez. “Imagining Woodrow Wilson in Asia: Dreams of East-West

Harmony and the Revolt Against Empire in 1919.” //American Historical//

// Review //, 111 (2006), 1327 – 51.

Mao Zedong, “So Much for National Self-Determination,” “Poor Wilson,” and

“Study the Extremist Party,” (1919), in Stuart R. Schram, ed. //Mao’s Road//

// to Power: Revolutionary Writings, 1912 – 1949, // 7 vols (1992), I, 337 –

338.

**(Session readings were emailed on March 27th.) **

** Session Schedule: **

Kara Gleason, Project Director || with break || ** The Wilsonian Moment: Woodrow Wilson's Post-World War I Diplomacy on the World Stage ** Professor Erez Manela, Harvard University || Lynne Laffie, Educator and Professional Development Leader ||
 * 8:00 - 8:15 || ** Arrival, Breakfast, and Check In ** ||
 * 8:15 – 8:55 || ** Introductions, Standards Connections, and Warm-Up Activity **
 * 9:00 - 11:30
 * 11:30 – 12:10 || ** Lunch ** (on your own): RMHS Cafeteria, Brown Bag, or Local Take-Out ||
 * 12:15 – 2:15 || ** Seminar Discussions in the History Classroom **
 * 2:15 – 2:30 || ** Classroom Connections Discussion & Closing ** ||

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