This three-day hands-on program for high school teachers will explore ways to approach local history from an Ethnic Studies lens. Collaborate with Ethnic Studies scholars and experienced teachers as you consider the history of marginalized communities in Los Angeles. Workshop Fee: $200
Two-day workshop for 3rd grade teachers that will explore Los Angeles' indigenous history and indigenous present. Join us and Tongva educators for an interactive experience that will include content speakers, exploration of curriculum and and cooking with native plants. Workshop Fee: $30
Free five-day workshop for 3rd, 4th, 8th and 11th grade teachers about environmental literacy and environmental justice, with a focus on the Port of Los Angeles. We will use the exceptional maps and photos of Southern California housed in the Auto Club Archives. Teachers will receive a $300 stipend upon completion of a lesson.
In this free one-week workshop for 11th grade teachers, we will explore various points in LGBTQ history through readings, presentations by historians, model lessons, and a hands-on exploration of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Teachers will be compensated $500 upon completion of a lesson.
Three-day, hands-on program for secondary history-social studies teachers that will explore ways teachers can engage their students in historical, constitutional, political and controversial issues in the classroom. Fee: $200
Free three-day workshop for 11th & 12th grade teachers examining the history of disability and LGBTQ movements for civil rights and their legacies through readings, presentations by historians, and exploration of curriculum.
Three-day workshop for 10th grade World History teachers. The workshop will explore topics related to Latin American history and the ways that the History-Social Science Framework addresses them. Through talks from scholars and model lessons teachers will explore these histories with a focus on multiple perspectives and learn how they can incorporate these ideas into their classrooms. Fee: $250
Free one-day workshop for 11th, 12th and Ethnic Studies educators. This teacher workshop explores the historical context and pedagogical approaches that will help teachers include the 1968 East LA Walkouts in their courses in order to promote active civic engagement through culturally responsive instruction.
One day workshop as part of the History PD Series
One-day workshop as part of the History PD Series
Free screening of an episode of Lost LA, along with the teachable curriculum developed for this series.
This free two-day workshop for 7th grade World History teachers explores the Gupta Empire & Srivijaya Kingdom as “Sites of Encounter”, or places that existed in the pre-modern world that brought together different cultures via trade.
This free three-day workshop will focus on each wave of the American feminist movement in the United States. Topics for study will include: suffrage, women-centered legislation, and social movements of the past and today.
This free weeklong program will explore the activism that occurred on the west coast that preceded Stonewall through readings, presentations by historians, model lessons, and a hands-on exploration of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
Free film screening and Q&A session - Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue
One-day workshop at UCLA with Professor Ben Madley, author of "American Genocide: the US and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873." This workshop is part of the History Labs series.
One-day workshop at UCLA with Professor Brenda Stevenson, author of "Life in Black and White: Family and Community in the Slave South." This workshop is part of the History Labs series.
One-day workshop at UCLA with Professor Katherine Marino, author of "Feminism for the Americas: The Making of an International Human Rights Movement." This workshop is part of the History Labs series.
Join us for this 3-session free workshop, focusing on teaching Black histories by using local stories, highlighting community members, and exposing students to the rich, resilient, and powerful ways Black Angelenos have transformed and will continue to transform Los Angeles.
Apply to be part of the inaugural cohort of teachers to receive a UCLA Ethnic Studies Specialization. This tuition free pilot program will start this summer!
