The What is a Vote Worth? workshop was made possible through the support of the Frazier History Museum.
September 13, 2019 | Workshop Overview
On August 18, 1920, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote. The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies and the Frazier History Museum is pleased to partner together in this workshop, where educators can discover how to support student learning on this important topic.
During this workshop teachers will:
During this workshop teachers will:
- Discover a major curriculum resource developed by Jefferson County Public Schools in the form of a website titled What is a Vote Worth? (Curriculum will be available for public use by all interested school districts).
- Learn standards-aligned inquiry based practices for utilizing the What is a Vote Worth resource through a series of breakout sessions, with an emphasis on written and verbal argumentation, creating inquiry tasks, and taking informed action.
- Receive instructional training for utilizing the website directly from its creators, including Ryan New, JCPS Social Studies Instructional Lead and Carly Muetterties, KCSS Executive Director
- Hear an overview of the full Louisville Suffrage Centennial, supported by over 100 local organizations and learn about the Frazier Museum’s major exhibition opening in March, 2020 that will celebrate this important centennial and examine Kentucky’s unique role in the fight for women’s suffrage.
Friday workshop is:
---> FREE to preservice teachers (Registration for Saturday conference is discounted for students)
---> Included in registration for all other educators/attendees.
---> Included in registration for all other educators/attendees.
Friday At-A-Glance
Where: Frazier History Museum
When: 9:00am-3:30pm
FULL PDF AGENDA
A lunch break will be provided, where participants can visit one of the many local restaurants around the Frazier History Museum.
PARKING: Attendees can park in the lot adjacent to the Frazier History Museum for free. Tell the attendant you are there for the pre-conference workshop.
When: 9:00am-3:30pm
FULL PDF AGENDA
A lunch break will be provided, where participants can visit one of the many local restaurants around the Frazier History Museum.
PARKING: Attendees can park in the lot adjacent to the Frazier History Museum for free. Tell the attendant you are there for the pre-conference workshop.
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8:30 - 9:00am | Check-in, Registration
9:00 - 9:50am | Welcome & Workshop Overview 10:00-10:50am | Break-Out Session One 11:00-11:50am | Break-Out Session Two 11:50-12:50pm | LUNCH 1:00-1:50pm | Break-Out Session Three 2:00-2:50pm | Break-Out Session Four 3:00-3:30pm | Closing Women's Suffrage Performance |
Session Titles (descriptions coming soon)
- Crafting Organizational Tasks to Scaffold Inquiry Learning
- Be a Citizen: Using History to Support Informed Civic Action Opportunities
- Using Discussion to Propel Inquiry
- What is a Vote Worth? Frazier History Museum & the Suffrage Centennial