Monica -- Alison and I are interested in making a presentation at the NCHE conference this April in DC. Are you working with Elaine Reed to identify AMFellows to participate, or should I contact her directly? Laura -----Original Message----- From: Monica R. Edinger <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list AMFELLOWS <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 6:06 AM Subject: Kids Learning History Conference >Anyone interested in the following? This conference is sponsored by the >National Council on History Education. I went to their first Kids Learning >History(for elementary and middle school educators) last April mainly >because their keynote speaker was Kieran Egan whom I greatly admire. It >is cosponsored by the Smithsonian, where it is also held, and the History >Channel. I was rather persistent in emailing Elaine Reed, the executive >director, about how to submit a proposal. I received the following just >before the break. Anyone interested? Especially those in the DC area? >Check out their website (www.history.org/nche) for more information. >Elaine looked at the stuff on my book at the publisher's website (thus the >Native American connection) and,while I can't see that connection, I do >think we could do something worthwhile on American Memory. >Monica > > >Hi Monica, > >We found History Firsthand this time, thanks to your help!! > >All of your material looks terrific. For the Kids Learning History >Conference, our program committee is going to be meeting in mid-January. >I'll certainly bring up your material, but I was wondering if you would >be interested in considering a joint session with someone from the >American Memory Project, perhaps in showing what and how you teach about >Native Americans (Wamponoag, perhaps?) using technology, American Memory, >etc.? > >We are already considering another breakout session on Immigration, but >are looking for something on Native Americans, and also wanted to have >the American Memory Project represented in some way. They did a demo for >us at our Symposium that NCHE sponsored at The Library of Congress in >March of 1996, but we have not had any of the Fellows present, nor has >anyone done anything at our conferences about how to actualy use the >resources of the Am. Mem. Project. > >Last Spring, as you know, we had a session on technology from the >National Archives, but this year it seems to me that a combination of you >and an Am. Memory staffer would be very interesting. > >Would you want to come up with an informal proposal for what a session >would look like? NCHE does not use a formal Call for Proposals, so >something brief, perhaps in a letter format, wuld be fine. That way I'll >have something to give the program committee. There are no guarantees, of >course, but I would promise to get back to you by the end of January. > >Let me know what you think, and thanks for being persistent with me--your >material is really very interesting! > >Best, >Elaine > >National Council for History Education >26915 Westwood Rd., Suite B-2 >Westlake, OH 44145 >ph: 440-835-1776 >FAX: 440-835-1295 >email: [log in to unmask] >WWW: www.history.org/nche