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Second Annual Illinois Teaching American History Conference

February 17-18, 2006
$15 Conference Registration Fee
Due January 5, 2006

Sponsored by
The Chicago Public Schools

Hosted by
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610

Open to All U.S. History Teachers

February 17, 2006
2:00pm-8:00pm

2:00pm-5:30pm Conference Registration and Resource Sessions
5:00pm-6:00pm Reception and Welcome

6:00pm-8:00pm Evening Lecture with:

Gary Nash, Professor of History at the University of California at Los Angeles
"The Unknown American Revolution: The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America"


February 18, 2006
8:00am-2:30pm

8:00am-9:30am Conference Registration
9:00am-12:30pm Concurrent Sessions on Teaching American History
12:30pm-2:30pm Lunch and Lecture with:

Nancy MacLean, Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Northwestern University
"Freedom is Not Enough: New Scholarship on Civil Rights and Feminism"

Teaching Materials and CPDUs will be Available for All Conference Participants

For more information about the conference, registration, or hotel accommodations, contact: Ginger Shulick at the Newberry Library by telephone at 312.255.3524 or by email at teacherprograms@newberry.org.

Download the TAH Conference Registration Form Here

Download the TAH Conference Flyer

This conference is sponsored by the Chicago Public Schools and hosted by the Newberry Library in collaboration with the thirteen Teaching American History programs in Illinois.