The Blast IU 17 Fellowship

2011 Summer Institute

Venue / Contact Information
BLaST Intermediate Unit 17
Williamsport Office
2400 Reach Road
Williamsport, PA 17701 / Mrs. Cori Cotner, Project Director; ; (570) 250-6075
Mr. Larry Potash, Assistant Project Director, ; (570) 939-0450
Monday, June 27, 2011
1. / 8:15 a.m. / Breakfast and Registration
2. / 8:45 a.m. / Introductions / Mr. Larry Potash, IU 17
Dr. Fran Macko, AIHE
Prof. Dev. Coordinator
3. / 9:00 a.m. / Evaluations / Mr. Mark Peterson
Grant Evaluations, Inc.
4. / 9:15 a.m. / The Articles of Confederation, the Crisis of Republican
Government, and the Calling of the Constitutional
Convention / Dr. Alan Gibson
California State Univ.
5. / 10:30 a.m. / Break
6. / 10:45 a.m. / Building Prior Knowledge- The Constitution / Dr. Fran Macko
AIHE
7. / 11:45 a.m. / Lunch
8. / 12:30 p.m. / Forming a More Perfect Union- Enumerated Powers and Institutional Design in the Founders’ Constitution / Dr. Alan Gibson
California State Univ.
9. / 1:45 p.m. / Break
10. / 2:00 p.m. / No Vehicles in the Park / Mr. David Trevaskis
PA Bar Association
Dr. Steven Klein
Elgin Ill., Sch. Dist.
11. / 3:00 p.m. / End of the Day
Venue / Contact Information
BLaST Intermediate Unit 17
Williamsport Office
2400 Reach Road
Williamsport, PA 17701
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
1. / 8:15 a.m. / Breakfast and Registration
2. / 8:45 a.m. / Welcome and Introductions / Mr. Larry Potash, IU 17
Dr. Fran Macko, AIHE
3. / 9:00 a.m. / Primary Source Activity: Founders’ Jeopardy / Mr. Jay Shackett
Bill of Rights Institute
4. / 9:30 a.m. / Application- Origins of the Bill of Rights / Mr. Jay Shackett
Bill of Rights Institute
5. / 10:15 a.m. / Break
6. / 10:30 a.m. / Primary Source Activity- Rights Attitude Inventory / Mr. Jay Shackett
Bill of Rights Institute
7. / 11:05 a.m. / Application- Why a Bill of Rights? What Impact Does it Have? / Mr. Jay Shackett
Bill of Rights Institute
8. / 12:00 p.m. / Lunch
9. / 12:45 p.m. / James Madison- Father of the Bill of Rights / Dr. Alan Gibson
California State Univ.
10. / 1:45 p.m. / Break
11. / 2:00 p.m. / The Slavery Debate- The Constitution and Beyond / Mr. David Trevaskis
PA Bar Association
Dr. Steven Klein
Elgin Ill., Sch. Dist.
12. / 3:00 p.m. / End of the Day
Venue / Contact Information
BLaST Intermediate Unit 17
Canton Office
33 Springbrook Drive
Canton, PA 17724 / Mrs. Cori Cotner, Project Director; ; (570) 250-6075
Mr. Larry Potash, Assistant Project Director, ; (570) 939-0450
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
1. / 8:15 a.m. / Breakfast and Registration
2. / 8:45 a.m. / Welcome and Introductions / Mr. Larry Potash, IU 17
Mr. Robby Brown
AIHE
3. / 8:50 a.m. / Hooray for Heroes, Part I / Dr. Dennis Denenberg
Professor Emeritus
Millersville State Univ.
4. / 10:15 a.m. / Break
5. / 10:30 a.m. / Washington and Adams- Setting the Stage for America / Mr. Robby Brown
AIHE
6. / 11:45 p.m. / Lunch
7. / 12:30 p.m. / Hooray for Heroes, Part II / Dr. Dennis Denenberg Professor Emeritus
Millersville State Univ.
8. / 1:45 p.m. / Break
9. / 2:00 p.m. / The US as an Emerging Naval Power- The Barbary Wars 1798-1816 / Dr. Eric Davis
Rutgers University
10. / 3:00 p.m. / End of the Day
Venue / Contact Information
BLaST Intermediate Unit 17
Canton Office
33 Springbrook Drive
Canton, PA 17724
Thursday, June 30, 2011
1. / 8:15 a.m. / Breakfast and Registration
2. / 8:45 a.m. / Welcome and Introductions / Mr. Larry Potash, IU 17
Mr. Robby Brown,
AIHE
3. / 8:50 a.m. / Hooray for Heroes, Part III / Dr. Dennis Denenberg
Professor Emeritus
Millersville State Univ.
4. / 10:15 a.m. / Break
5. / 10:30 a.m. / Jefferson- The Classical Paradox / Mr. Robby Brown
AIHE
6. / 11:45 a.m. / Lunch
7. / 12:30 p.m. / The Economic and Political Origins of the War of 1812 / Dr. Eric Davis
Rutgers University
8. / 1:45 p.m. / Break
9. / 2:00 p.m. / Looking Back, Looking Ahead / Mr. Larry Potash
IU 17
10. / 2:45 p.m. / Evaluations / Mr. Mark Peterson
Grant Evaluations, Inc.
11. / 3:00 p.m. / End of the Day

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