[LM_NET] 2008 NEH Institute for Teachers: Voices Across Time

["Mariana Whitmer, Ph. D." <samed+@PITT.EDU>]

Dear Members of the LM Listserv,

I share this announcement with you because we have had a library media 
specialist attend and she found the experience truly inspiring and 
useful.   Thanks.

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NEH Summer Institute for Teachers:
Voices Across Time: Teaching American History Through Song

Songs are like time capsules, filled with messages from a moment in 
history.  They’re also fun to sing, making them an appealing and 
effective tool for the classroom.   The Center for American Music at the 
University of Pittsburgh is pleased to be offering a five-week summer 
institute for K-12 teachers.  “Voices Across Time: Teaching American 
History Through Song” will be held from July 7 through August 8, 2008 at 
the University of Pittsburgh.  The Institute, funded by the National 
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), will allow 25 secondary school 
teachers to explore topics in American history through the lens of 
music.  A few of the comments from teachers who attended the Voices 
Across Time institutes in 2004 and 2006:

“I don't think there is a day that goes by when I don't think of the 
five weeks [when] we shared a wonderful experience at the University of 
Pittsburgh. I know that working with all of you has made me a better 
teacher.”

“I implemented the information immediately and my students have 
responded with an enthusiasm that exceeded my expectations.”

“Voices Across Time demonstrated the appeal and power of 
interdisciplinary learning. The extensive curriculum developed by the 
Center for American Music is easily implemented at any level, with rich 
bibliographies to encourage further research.

“It was a wonderful experience.”

Each week during the Institute we will focus on a broad topic in 
American history, utilizing popular songs as primary source documents. 
Lectures and discussions led by historians and musicologists will help 
participants strengthen their knowledge of particular historical topics 
and develop insights into the dynamic interaction of popular music and 
society.  Carefully selected field trips (including the Rock and Roll 
Hall of Fame and Museum, Gettysburg, and the Fort Pitt Museum) along 
with historical live performances (by Mike Seeger, Bill Schustik, and 
the Federal City Brass Band) will offer uniquely engaging evocations of 
an historical context.

We encourage participation especially from middle- and high-school 
teachers of social studies or related disciplines, including history, 
geography, and language arts; other grade levels and disciplines will 
also be considered, and music teachers are welcome.

Additional information, along with application materials, is available 
at www.voicesacrosstime.org or email: amerimus@pitt.edu (please indicate 
NEH Institute in the subject line).

More information about the NEH and its programs is available at www.neh.gov.


-- 
Mariana Whitmer, Ph.D.
Center for American Music
Stephen Foster Memorial
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh  PA  15260
412-624-3031

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