July 17- July 21, 2023
Closing Session: July 24, 2023
This one-week Summer Institute is for St.Louis metropolitan region high school
teachers who either incorporate aspects of Black culture, history, and literature in their courses or teach at a school that offers or plans to offer the AP/African American Studies course. The Institute will center St.Louis as the focal point for various themes and topics related to African & African AmericanStudies.
The Institute will:
- expose teachers to Washington University scholars with expertise in African and African American Studies,
- give teachers access to and knowledge about resources in OlinLibrary, particularly the Special Collections holdings related to African American culture, history, political movements, and arts, and
- provide teachers support in developing content, instructional activities & field trips for incorporating St. Louis & Black Studies lessons into their course
Monday, July 17- Friday, July 21, 2023
This is a hands-on workshop. Each day of the week-long Institute will be divided into a morning session (9:00AM-12:00PM), lunch, and an afternoon session (1:30PM-4:00PM). The morning session will feature a presentation by a Washington University scholar on a specific theme or subject relevant to the institute. The afternoon session may feature a presentation or a field trip to a relevant St.Louis or campus site.
Closing session: MOnday, July 24, 2023
On the closing day, Monday, July 24th, teachers will present ideas of how to incorporate information from the institute into their lesson plans or classes.
