Participants: Alabama School Districts; University Partners; & Community Members
Workshop Theme: The Black History Theme for 2021

What is the ASALH Teachers’ Workshop?

The Teachers’ Workshop highlights the impact of culturally responsive teaching that incorporates the dimensions of African American culture and tenets of identity development among African American middle and high school students. 

Participants will leave with strategies they can immediately implement in general and special education environments.

Who Should Attend: Educators, University Partners & Community Members

Workshop Theme: The Black Family: Representation, Identity & Diversity” (The Black History Theme for 2021)  

Teacher Session Schedule—Total Hours = 6 Hours

Saturday, September 5, 2020 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST – 2:00 p.m. EST /1:00 p.m. CST (1.5 Hours)

Saturday, September 12, 2020 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST – 2:00 p.m. EST /1:00 p.m. CST (1.5 Hours)

Saturday, September 19, 2020 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST – 2:00 p.m. EST /1:00 p.m. CST (1.5 Hours)

Saturday, September 26, 2020 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST – 2:00 p.m. EST /1:00 p.m. CST (1.5 Hours)

Note: This is a six-hour workshop. Each session is different and participation in all sessions is recommended for optimum benefit.

Teacher Session Content: 

Facilitators will conduct the interactive, multi-media workshop using lesson snapshots / demonstrations to teach and model culturally responsive teaching methods. 

Teachers will learn:

How to link dimensions of African American culture and “Culturally Responsive” teaching methods to social studies standards;

How to teach history online using the tenets of “Culturally Responsive Teaching” and ASALH Resources (Black History Bulletin Lesson Plans, Posters, Books, etc.);

How to differentiate instruction for children with special needs and children who are culturally and/or linguistically diverse;

How to incorporate technology standards; 

How to incorporate literacy standards.

Cost:$20.00 – Per Person

Student Session Schedule—Total Instruction Hours = 2.5 Hours

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 5:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. CST – 4:50 p.m. EST /5:50 p.m. CST (50 Minutes)

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 5:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. CST – 4:50 p.m. EST /5:50 p.m. CST (50 Minutes)

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 5:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. CST – 4:50 p.m. EST /5:50 p.m. CST (50 Minutes)

Note: The ASALH Virtual After-School Program—“The Carter G. Woodson Scholars Program,” is a research project designed for high school students. Students will learn how to be a “Forensic Historian”— research investigation steps will be assigned as homework. Their research project will be—“Black Family History and Genealogy.” Students’ research projects will be presented to the session facilitators and recorded on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Facilitators will show samples of students’ presentations to the teachers on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Subsequently, students will be registered as presenters at the 105th Annual Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Conference. Each student session is different and participation in all sessions is recommended for optimum benefit.