Summer+Institute

// With presentations by leading academic historians, independent scholars and “lead teachers” // JULY 12 - 16, 2010 AT READING MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, ONLINE ORIENTATION June 9 - 30th (6 hours, self-paced) To access the online orientation website: 1. Enter the following URL into your Internet browser: http://moodle.primarysource.org/ 2. Click the “log in” link in the top right corner. 3. Enter your username & password. a. Username = firstinitiallastname (i.e., John Doe = jdoe) b. Password = district (i.e., Burlington Public Schools = burlington) c. Private school teacher passwords are the first word of your school name, i.e., “park,” d.   All usernames & passwords are lowercase and without spaces!
 * // History Connected Primary Source Summer Institute //**

**Course Title:** “Making Equality: Individuals, Social Movements, and the Law”


 * Course Description:** Through the lens of the Constitution, this summer institute examines some of the most enduring issues in American history: the nature of equality; the law—and the limitations of the law—as a vehicle for advancing rights; and the interplay between the individual leader and the group in movements for social change. The institute highlights the struggles of women, Native Americans, Chicanos, African Americans and others as they pressed to expand definitions of equality, and increasingly over the course of the twentieth century, succeeded in doing so. Archival visits, walking tours and online resources will help bring to life the unfolding history of American democracy in the past and present.


 * Course Dates and Times:** Monday July 12 – Friday July 16, 2010, 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Note: We will have an extended day on Wednesday or Thursday for a field trip - the exact day will be determined by June.)


 * Course Location:** Reading Memorial High School, 82 Oakland Road, Reading, MA


 * 3 Graduate Credits or 67.5 PDPs Available**: Registration and payment ($150 for History Connected Completers & Part-time Participants) for graduate credit will take place on July 12th.


 * Mandatory Online Orientation:** The online orientation is designed as a broadly thematic introduction to the summer institute. Online commentaries and video clips, website exploration, and discussion forums will prepare participants to engage actively with the course content. This orientation ensures that we meet the required number of hours for a 3-graduate credit course and allows participants to begin interacting and learning prior to our week-long institute. **Participants will complete approximately 5-6 hours of online activities (largely self-paced) over a three-week period from Wednesday June 9th to Wednesday June 30th.**


 * Course Readings:** Readings are required for the online orientation and the summer institute. The primary reading for the online orientation will be chapter selections from //The Courage of Their Convictions: Sixteen Americans Who Fought Their Way to the Supreme Court// by Peter Irons. (Books will be distributed in mid-May.) The reading for the week-long institute will be a selection of scholarly articles and historical documents available on our course website by early June.

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