SPECIAL EXHIBITION PROGRAMSAudubon’s Aviary: Part III of the Complete FlockMarch 26–May 10, 2015Tour John James Audubon’s watercolors of the birds of North America and learn how he became the “patron saint” of the naturalist movement in the U.S. Study Audubon’s techniques to discover what made his work

Chinese American: Exclusion/InclusionSeptember 26, 2014–April 19, 2015What does it mean to be an American? Discover how the experiences of Chinese people in the U.S. over 200 years shaped how we answer this question today. The exhibition explores the centuries-long history of trade and immigration between China and the United States, the Chinese Exclusion Act and its consequences, and the many contributions Chinese people have made to American culture and society.

DIMENNA CHILDREN’S HISTORY MUSEUM History DetectivesStudents learn to work like historians by engaging in close examination of artifacts. Then they explore the gallery for clues to place their objects in the proper historical context, learning content and building their vocabulary through a process of discovery.

Four Seasons/Four CenturiesThis four-program series covers 400 years of history and introduces inquiry-based learning through objects, works of art, and documents. Sessions focus on major themes from the social studies curriculum:

• Cornelia’s World: Life in Colonial New York• New York, New Nation: Building a New Country• Abolitionists in Action: The Fight to End Slavery• Newsie New York: The Industrial Revolution• Programs can be booked individually or as

a series.

To book a program: www.nyhistory.org/ednet

Questions: 212-485-9293

EARLY NEW YORKLife in New AmsterdamLearn about the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, and the lives of Native Americans and enslaved people.

The American Revolution in New York

American Revolution in New York through paintings, primary sources, and artifacts.

Education ProgramsField Trips, Outreach, and Professional Learning at the New-York Historical Society

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Slavery in New York Understand the experiences of enslaved people and the essential roles they played in the development of New York under Dutch, British, and American rule.

New York City: Then and NowExplore the evolution of our city, comparing and contrasting how daily life has changed across the centuries.

THE NATION GROWS New York and the Civil WarAnalyze the debates that raged in New York over slavery, states’ rights, and the rights of citizens; and learn about the experiences of soldiers.

IndustrializationFrom robber barons to factory workers, get to know the Gilded Age New Yorkers who transformed the city into a manufacturing capital.

HISTORICAL INQUIRY AND DISCOVERY Learning History through PaintingsThrough February 8, 2015Examine, describe, and imagine life in the past by looking at beautiful portraits, landscapes, and cityscapes, and learn how to interpret the stories these works of art tell.

Objects Tell StoriesLearn to think and work the way historians do: analyzing objects from the past to discover what they tell us about life long ago.

Being a HistorianExperience the kind of work that historians do, from examining an artifact to analyzing a painting to draw conclusions about the past.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERSThe Common Core Four: 3 0 Minutes of Professional LearningWe are pleased to announce a series of four 80-minute professional learning sessions that model historical inquiry as an instructional strategy for the effective teaching of social studies and literacy. These workshops build teachers’ ability to meet the demands for rigor in the Common Core Standards and provide stimulating ways to promote language and discovery in the classroom.

The sessions below can be booked as individual workshops for $350 each or as a series for $1,200. Participating teachers will receive primary source materials for use in their classrooms.

The Language of inquiry – How do historians think?

Objects Tell Stories – What do everyday objects tell us about the time in which they were used?

Picturing the Past – How can we read images as historical sources?

Demystifying Documents – How do we help our students analyze historical documents?

The Art of History for TeachersThese 80-minute workshops demonstrate simple and useful strategies that encourage students to visually document their learning, which can be especially effective for ELLs. Workshops cost $400 each. All art supplies for the session are included.

Sketching through History: Still Life Drawing for Close ObservationSketching an object requires close observation and engenders descriptive language in the process. Working with a range of artifacts, teachers will increase their history knowledge and surprise themselves with what they can accomplish through drawing.

Printmaking and Propaganda: How our Forefathers Got the Word Out!Through an examination of engravings and broadsides from the years surrounding the American Revolution, teachers will understand how the printing press was a powerful tool of persuasion. They will create prints to communicate the Revolution’s ideals.

History and Theater: Producing High-Quality 8th Grade Exit ProjectsThis series of monthly after-school workshops provides skills, resources, and opportunities for middle school history and theater teachers to work collaboratively to help students achieve high quality 8th grade exit projects. Teachers will engage in character studies of important figures in American history, developing their own skills and knowledge. This program is FREE to teams of history and theater teachers from the same school. For more information and to register, visit www.nyhistory.org/education/teacher-workshops.

Pizza and PDTeachers whose students participate in Social Studies Enrichment or Art of History can attend “Pizza and PD” at the museum for FREE. These interactive, after-school workshops include innovative strategies, materials for the classroom, and pizza!

Calendar and registration information: www.nyhistory.org/education/teacher-workshops

Participation in New-York Historical Society professional development is applicable towards maintaining professional certification from the New York State Department of Education.

To book a program: www.nyhistory.org/ednet

Questions: 212-485-9293

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SOCIAL STUDIES ENRICHMENTInvite a History Educator into your classroom to bring the Social Studies Scope and Sequence to life for your students, month by month. In each session students analyze and discuss primary sources from the New-York Historical Society’s collections: touch objects, works of art, maps, and documents spanning four centuries. Over the course of the school year, students build critical thinking skills and deepen their content knowledge.

The program is preceded by a planning session with all participating teachers and the History Educator.

Monthly class sessions cost only $100 per class per session for NYC schools and $150 for schools outside NYC.

Note: All sessions with the exception of the culminating sessions for each grade can be booked as individual outreach workshops.

7th Grade—New York & North America: 1408-1865Students engage in close reading and analysis of primary sources to explore the early history of the United States, including the experiences of women, African Americans, and native people.

Session 1: introduction and Life with the LenapeLearn to conduct artifact analysis and investigate how the land shaped the Lenape way of life.

Session 2: New AmsterdamExamine objects and artifacts to draw conclusions about life in the original Dutch colony of New Amsterdam

Session 3: British New-YorkTrace how life changed for colonists after the British gained control of New York.

Session 4: The American Revolution in New YorkExamine primary sources to determine how the American Revolution affected the people of New York.

Session 5: New York, New NationDiscover New York’s role as capital of the new nation and some of the early challenges faced by the nascent government.

Session 6: Opening the American WestStudy the profound effects of the Louisiana Purchase, Indian Removal, the Erie Canal, and the Gold Rush.

Session 7: The Underground RailroadStudy the case of William Dixon, arrested in New York on suspicion of being a runaway slave.

Session 8: New York and The Civil WarAnalyze the causes and events of the New York City Draft Riots of 1863.

Session 9: Culmination: A Visual Timeline of New York 1409-1865 Students create a visual timeline of the history of New York through the Civil War.

8th Grade—New York and the Nation: 19th & 20th CenturiesStudents examine major historical and social movements in New York and the nation, deepening their understanding of important events and their implications for the United States today.

Session 1: introduction and immigrationMeet New York’s oldest museum and compare the ideal of late-19th/early-20th century immigration to the reality.

Session 2: industrializationAnalyze the impact of industrialization on New York and its socio-economic classes.

Session 3: Manifest DestinyExamine how the policy of Manifest Destiny shaped the American West in the latter half of the 19th century.

Session 4: World War iDiscover the ways WWI laid the foundation for the social and political movements of the 20th century.

Session 5: The Roaring TwentiesLearn how the “Decade of Decadence” was also one of social transformation for women and African Americans.

Session 6: The Great DepressionExamine how the American government and people responded to the greatest fiscal crisis of the 20th century.

Session 7: World War iiTrace how the experiences of total war reshaped New York City.

Session 8: Civil RightsDiscover the long history of the Civil Rights movement and how it has been memorialized over time.

Session 9: Culmination: A Visual Timeline of 19th & 20th Century America Students create a timeline of 19th & 20th century U.S. history with primary source images to review the year’s content.

SKILLS-BUILDING OUTREACH PROGRAMSResearch in the Digital AgeLearn how to distinguish between primary and secondary sources, cite references appropriately, and mine the internet for reliable information.

Note: Powerpoint projection and computers with internet access for students are required for this school-based program.

Learning History through MapsAnalyze historical maps of New York to learn how the physical city has changed to meet the demands of each successive age.

Toys and GamesDiscover how social values have changed over time by comparing and contrasting games from the past with those from our own time.

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To book a Social Studies Enrichment series or an outreach program: 212-485-9293

THE ART OF HISTORYThis five-session mini-residency teaches American history, art history, and art making. Students engage with historical content and visual culture by analyzing historic artifacts, documents, and images. They then learn techniques to visually document their history learning through art-making. Every residency ends with a classroom exhibition of the students’ work.

Each Art of History unit costs $500 per class plus a small planning session fee. All materials and supplies are included along with a Teacher Resource Packet with a vocabulary list and suggested pre- and post-activities.

Life with the LenapeExamine objects the Dutch settlers used in their daily lives and the treasures they valued in their homeland. Then explore value as an art term—learning drawing techniques to create a still life composition.

Life in New AmsterdamLearn about the things the Dutch settlers used in their daily lives and the treasures they valued in their homeland. Then explore value as an art term—learning drawing techniques to create a still life.

American RevolutionExplore the ways the colonists portrayed freedom while learning about events that led up to the American Revolution. Using printmaking, students create a composition that represents their interpretation of freedom.

Slavery in New YorkLearn what life was like for enslaved people. Then using collage material students create individual panels illustrating these personal stories to form a quilt of images and text.

Westward Expansion Understand the factors that pushed people west and the challenges they faced once they began their journey. Use pen and watercolor to create landscape illustrations depicting life in the American west.

immigration in New York Use photographs and profiles of individuals to understand the push/pull factors that brought immigrants to New York. Through an exploration of expressionist art techniques, create a mixed media postcard that illustrates and describes an immigrant’s journey.

To book an Art of History mini-residency: 212-485-9293

For more information: www.nyhistory.org/education

HISTORY ON BROADWAY! THE AMERICAN MUSICALS PROJECTA New Program for Middle School StudentsThis five-session residency uses songs and clips from American musicals to excite students’ interest and deepen their understanding of history. Students unpack primary sources to analyze the history presented in these shows, learning to use historic evidence and theatrical elements to examine and express opposing points of view from important debates in history. A residency can be delivered within one week and culminates with student presentations in historical character.

Each History on Broadway! unit costs $500 per class plus a small planning session fee. All materials and supplies are included along with a curriculum guide.

The Declaration of independence - Musical: 1776The Gold Rush - Musical: Paint Your WagonThe Progressive Era - Musical: Fiorello!The Great Depression - Musicals: Annie and Street Scene

To book a History on Broadway! unit: 212-485-9293

For more information: www.nyhistory.org/education

New-York Historical SocietyEducation Department170 Central Park WestNew York, NY 10024

For more information visit: www.nyhistory.org

To book a program: www.nyhistory.org/ednet

Questions: 212-485-9293

The collections of the New-York Historical Society span 400 years. Founded in 1804, we are the oldest museum in New York and second oldest in the country. Our research library is the site of ongoing scholarly work and houses over five million primary documents. These unique collections provide the resources that are the basis for all our programs.

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CHOOSE FROM OUR INQUIRY-DRIVEN PROGRAMS, ALL OF WHICH SUPPORT THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES AND FOR THE ARTS.

Programs are led by highly qualified History Educators and Teaching Artists.

YOUR CLASS CAN VISIT THE MUSEUM OR WE CAN VISIT YOUR CLASS.

•Classes can have up to 30 students.

• Field trips last 90 minutes and cost $75 for New York City schools and $150 for non-NYC schools.

•Outreach programs last one class period (up to 60 minutes), and cost $100 for NYC school and $150 for non-NYC schools.

To book a program: www.nyhistory.org/ednetQuestions: 212-485-9293

Eastman Johnson, Negro Life at the South, 1859. Oil on linen. The Robert Stuart Collection, New-York Historical Society, S-225

Image captions can be found at: www.nyhistory.org/education/field-trips

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