The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence offers academics an opportunity to reflect on our engagement with one of the most important and enduring institutions championed by the founders: public schools. In particular, this workshop will focus on building connections between academic medievalists and early modernists and elementary and high school teachers.
Through discussions, activities, and hands-on work with Newberry materials, participants will investigate the place that the premodern world occupies in contemporary K-12 content standards across the United States, with an eye toward creating more robust dialogue between academics and teachers, students, and curriculum designers. Participants will learn how to unpack state content standards and local curricula, how to produce scholarship and materials that are practically useful for a variety of students and teachers, and how to tailor their own teaching and mentoring practices to support the development of K-12 teachers who understand and incorporate premodern studies into their classrooms.
Learn more about the instructor: Bradley Phillis
Application Information
This workshop is free and open to all, but space is limited. Priority will be given to applicants from CRS Consortium institutions. Consortium members may also be eligible to receive Consortium Grants to help defray travel costs. For more details, consult your local consortium representative.
To apply, click below. The application deadline is Friday, May 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm Central Time.
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