Teaching History and Civics with Primary Sources IN Bar Event
On Friday, April 26, 2024, we collaborated with esteemed partners—the Indiana Bar Foundation and the Jack Miller Center—to host the professional development workshop “Beyond Textbooks: Teaching History and Civics with Primary Sources.” Dr. Michael Promisel, Jacob Schueller, and Tim Kalgreen M.Ed. served as distinguished presenters. The day began with Dr. Promisel leading an insightful scholar session, exploring the balance between majority rule and minority rights in the constitution. Attendees engaged deeply with foundational concepts in American governance. Subsequently, the Jack Miller Center and Indiana Bar Foundation provided curriculum application breakdowns, offering practical strategies for classroom integration. Attendees also explored our collection of founding documents, fostering a tangible connection to historical concepts. We extend heartfelt gratitude to all participants, presenters, and partners for contributing to the success of the 2024 Spring Professional Development Workshop. Your dedication to advancing education and fostering civic engagement is commendable.
Classical works exhibition included:
- Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, 1836
- Declaration of Independence by United States Congress, 1777
- Summa Theological Pars Prima by Thomas Aquinas, 1483
- A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America by John Adams, 1787-1788
- De Re Publica by Cicero, 1822
- Two Treatises of Government by John Locke, 1694
- Politiques by Aristotle, 1598
- Constitution by United State Congress, 1828
- Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, 1651
- Common Sense by Thomas Paine, 1776
- Bill of Rights by US Congress, 1789
- Magna Carta, ca 1350
- Spirit of the Laws by Charles Montesquieu, 1752
- Review of the Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court by Indiana, 1867
- The Federalist by Alexander Hamilton, 1788
- Political Debates by Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglass, 1860
- My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass, 1855
- Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, 1771-1772
- Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington, 1901
- The Constitution of the Pennsylvania Society by Benjamin Franklin, 1787
- Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln, 1862
