The New Nation (1780’s-1815): Jan. 25-27, 2011
MSU Foundation/American Computer Museum
Biography and Essential Questions
Biography is used as a lens to present the content of this time period. Throughout the three years of this program, there will be a focus on individuals—both the famous and not so famous. What were the conflicts and struggles facing those individuals? What were the choices they made? What were the unintended consequences of those decisions, and how did those people represent the “collective history” (narrative) of the period?
Presenters
Professor Jon Butler, Yale University
jon.butler@yale.edu
Mrs. Christine Sink, Hockinson Middle School (ret.), Vancouver, WA
sink1201990@gmail.com
Professor Walter Fleming, MSU’s Department of Native American Studies
wfleming@montana.edu
Professor Mary Murphy, MSU’s Department of History and Philosophy
mmurphy@montana.edu
Mr. George Keremedjiev, The American Computer Museum
Bitenbyte@aol.com
Dr. James Bruggeman, MCHCE Executive Director and Project Co-Director
james.bruggeman@mchce.net
Mrs. Danice Toyias, MCHCE Deputy Director and Project Manager
danice.toyias@mchce.net
Professor Robert Rydell, MSU’s Department of History and Philosophy and Project Co-Director
rwrydell@montana.edu
All of Jon Butler's Handouts are linked here and not in the agenda section.
To download ALL available handouts from this colloquium, click here.
8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 Introductions
9:00-9:30 Indians and the American Revolution (Jim and Danice)
9:30-9:40 Break
9:40-11:00 Religion and the American Revolution (Jon Butler)
11:00-11:40 Federalists and Antifederalists (Danice Toyias)
11:45-12:30 Lunch (Focus Group #1 with Phyllis Ault)
12:30-1:45 Voices of the Revolution (Chris Sink)
1:45-1:55 Break
1:55-2:55 Leaps of Faith (Walter Fleming) PDF Handout
3:00-3:40 Book Study Unwrapping (Jim and Danice)
3:45-4:00 Instructional Plan (Danice)
8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:35 Women of the Revolution Graphic Organizer and "Keep Within the Compass" PPT or PDF Version (Chris Sink) (EMAIL DANICE FOR THE PACKET)
9:35-9:45 Break
9:45-10:55 The First Amendment: Religion and the government (Jon)
11:00-11:45 IEA Focus: Ways of Making Treaties (Danice Toyias)
11:45-12:30 Lunch (Focus Group #2 with Phyllis Ault)
12:30-1:30 Indians and the American Revolution (Jim and Danice)
1:30-1:45 Break
1:45-2:40 The Great Transformation (Jon Butler)
2:45-3:45 Book Study Discussion: The Next Round (Jim)
3:45-4:00 Wrap Up and Adjourn
8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:45 Inventing America (George Keremedjiev)
9:50-11:00 Museums and the Classroom (George Keremedjiev)
11:00-12:00 Inventions Change History (Chris Sink)
12:00-1:00 Lunch (Focus Group #3 with Phyllis Ault)
1:00-2:00 The pride of womanhood all up in arms: Women of the Republic PDF Version and Bibliography (Mary Murphy)
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-3:00 Instructional Plans, Spring Book Study, MSU Course, Feedback, and Wrap Up (Bob and Danice)