Extreme Learning for Teachers - November
Dates: | November 21, 2019 |
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Meets: | Th from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (optional MOR Tour 4:15 - 5 p.m) |
Location: | Museum of the Rockies |
Cost: | $35.00 |
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The Museum of the Rockies (MOR), the Extreme History Project (EHP), and the Yellowstone Writing Project (YWP) have partnered to offer educators a unique opportunity to earn 3 OPI renewal units. Participants will be encouraged to attend an optional self-guided tour of the museum before registration. Starting at 5:30 p.m. we will learn about available museum resources, listen to the feature lecture, and discuss potential classroom applications over light refreshments.
November's lecture is Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror Lynching in Montana
Between the Civil War and World War Two, white mobs lynched thousands of African Americans in the United States. While a majority of these violent, public acts of torture occurred in the Southern United States, the use of lynching as a form of terrorism was not limited to those states below the Mason-Dixon line. Join Judith Heilman, Executive Director of the Montana Racial Equity Project, and Dr. Cheryl Hendry, Program Assistant of the Extreme History Project, as they uncover the history of racial terror lynchings here in Montana. They will also discuss a joint effort between the Montana Racial Equity Project and the Extreme History Project to publicly recognize the victims of lynchings in Montana and begin a difficult, but necessary conversation that advances reconciliation.
November's lecture is Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror Lynching in Montana
Between the Civil War and World War Two, white mobs lynched thousands of African Americans in the United States. While a majority of these violent, public acts of torture occurred in the Southern United States, the use of lynching as a form of terrorism was not limited to those states below the Mason-Dixon line. Join Judith Heilman, Executive Director of the Montana Racial Equity Project, and Dr. Cheryl Hendry, Program Assistant of the Extreme History Project, as they uncover the history of racial terror lynchings here in Montana. They will also discuss a joint effort between the Montana Racial Equity Project and the Extreme History Project to publicly recognize the victims of lynchings in Montana and begin a difficult, but necessary conversation that advances reconciliation.
Fee: | $35.00 |
Museum of the Rockies
600 W Kagy Blvd, Bozeman, MT 59717Emily Nelson
Emily (Hoogestraat) Nelson. After graduating from the University of Iowa in 2005, I packed my car and headed West for my first teaching gig. For the next two years I taught 8th-12th grade English in Twin Bridges and joined Belgrade High School’s English department in 2007. I teach a wide variety of students and English classes at BHS and also serve as their assistant teacher librarian.I have always identified myself as a writer and deep thinker and am eternally grateful to the teachers who empowered me to build these self-perceptions. Campy in my approach and ever the rhetor, I have made it my life’s work to help my students experience the joy and power strong literacy and critical thinking skills can yield, much like my teachers did for me.
Most importantly, though, I’m a mom. My son Franklin and husband Matt are the most precious people in my life. We love adventuring, spending time in the mountains, and playing in water of all sorts.
Since attending the 2011 Summer Institute, The Yellowstone Writing Project has been vital to my development as a writer, teacher, and human. Thus, it is a privilege to serve on their leadership team as a liaison for our Museum of the Rockies partnership, a collaborator in our partnership with the Ivan Doig archive team at Montana State University’s library, and a counselor at our annual youth writing camp.