"The Essence of Us: Chronicling the Black American Experience" Registration Form

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The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County (TCOE) is partnering with the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to provide a Social Studies academy titled
"The Essence of Us: Chronicling the Black American Experience."

This workshop series is designed to teach students about African American history and permit them to explore how history is written. Over the course of four workshops, students will learn about aspects of 20th century African American history while engaging with primary source materials, analyzing texts, formulating critiques, and imagining history from multiple perspectives. We hope participants will walk away with a transformed view of history and a new zeal to investigate their historical curiosities.

The sessions are for students in middle school and higher and will be held at 10:00-11:00 a.m. on the following 4 dates. A short description is included in the registration form below for each of the following dates:
- Saturday, February 12th
- Saturday, March 12th
- Saturday, April 9th
- Saturday, May 14

More detail will be provided regarding whether the sessions are in-person or virtual and your interest in the sessions below is requested for proper planning purposes. We look forward to seeing everyone at the sessions and are excited about this new African American history series.

Please provide your first and last name *

Please provide us with your email address *

Indicate if there is interest in Workshop I: The Curious Case of Ms. Lola Belle Holmes on Saturday, February 12, 2022. This exercise will introduce students to the kind of investigation, and synthesis historians must do to write a historical narrative. *

Yes

Indicate if there is interest in Workshop II: A Critical Eye on Saturday, March 12, 2022. This workshop was inspired by James W. Loewen’s sociological study of American history textbooks and puts students in the position of textbook reviewers. *

Yes

Indicate if there is interest in Workshop III: In Search of Black Women's Voices on Saturday, April 9, 2022. This workshop allows participants to explore ways in which historians have recovered the voices and experiences of African American women. *

Yes

Indicate if there is interest in Workshop IV: Piecing Together the Bigger Picture on Saturday, May 14, 2022. In this workshop, students will have to draw upon their critical thinking skills to construct a historical narrative that has a convincing argument. *

Yes

Please select the school(s) your student(s) attend *

Atholton High

Bonnie Branch Middle

Burleigh Manor Middle

Cedar Lane

Centennial High

Clarksville Middle

Dunloggin Middle

Elkridge Landing Middle

Ellicott Mills Middle

Folly Quarter Middle

Glenelg High

Glenwood Middle

Hammond High

Hammond Middle

Harper's Choice Middle

Hollifield Station Middle

Homewood Center

Howard High

Lake Elkhorn Middle

Lime Kiln Middle

Long Reach High

Marriotts Ridge High

Mayfield Woods Middle

Mount Hebron High

Mount View Middle

Murray Hill Middle

Oakland Mills High

Oakland Mills Middle

Patapsco Middle

Patuxent Valley Middle

Reservoir High

River Hill High

Thomas Viaduct Middle

Wilde Lake High

Wilde Lake Middle

Other:

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How many people are expected to attend? *

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