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Bringing African American History To K-12 Classrooms

March 21, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

Educational specialist Dr. Rebekah Cordova spoke about creating new lesson plans on African American history for K-12 classrooms using the oral histories captured by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. This event was a collaborative initiative with the Department of Linguistics, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

A panel of teachers and students discussed their goals regarding the implementation and learning of African American History in their K-12 classroom. The discussion focused on issues of content availability and accuracy; opportunities and barriers; and the current political climate surrounding the teaching of African American History in Florida schools.

Guests had the chance to ask questions and engaged with panelists following the presentation.

A livestream is available. 

Learn more on the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences website.

Details

Date:
March 21, 2023
Time:
5:00 pm
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Organizers

Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Venue

Pugh Hall Ocora
296 Buckman Dr
Gainesville, Florida 32611 United States
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Phone:
352-846-1575
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