April 23, 2022

“Teaching History with Courage”

10: 00                    Opening Remarks: Stephen Armstrong, ASCH President

10:15-11:00         Keynote Address: Professor David Blight, Yale University

11:15-12:15         Educator Discussion: Teaching History with Courage

                                Panel Participants:

                                Tom Thurston, Gilder Lehrman Center, Yale University

                                Ashley Daley, Weaver High School, Hartford

                                Ed Dorgan, Regional School District #10

                                Charles Newhall, St. John’s Preparatory School, Massachusetts

                                Allison Norrie, Andrew Warde High School, Fairfield

                                Tony Roy, President, Connecticut Council for the Social Studies

                                Kevin Staton, Fairfield Public Schools

12:20-1:00           Accessing Digital Resources in History:

                                Carl Antonucci, Director of Library Service, Elihu Burritt Library, CCSU

                                Sharon Clapp, Digital Resources Librarian, Elihu Burritt Library, CCSU

1:00-2:30              Fostering Inclusivity in History and Social Studies Education

                                Opening Remarks and Introductions: Panel Chair Kelly Marino, Sacred Heart University

                                1:00-1:30: African History in Global and Local Contexts

                                Panel Participants:

                                Caroline Ritter, Texas State University

                                Nancy Steenburg, University of Connecticut

                                Jamie Eves, University of Connecticut

                                1:30-2:00: Hispanic and Latinx Voices in the Curriculum and Archives

                                Panel Participants:

                                Paul Ortiz, University of Florida

                                Elena Marie Rosario, University of Michigan

                                Jasmin E. Agosto, Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library

                                2:00-2:30: LGBTQ History from Connecticut’s Past and Beyond

                                Panel Participants:

                                William Mann, Central Connecticut State University

                                Kevin Vrevich, Wesleyan University

                                Allison Norrie, Andrew Warde High School, Fairfield

2:30-3:45              Disrupting White Supremacy in American History

                                Opening Remarks and Introductions: Panel Chair Brittney Yancy, Goodwin University

                                Panel Participants:

                                Siobhan Carter-David, Association Professor of History & Women’s Studies, Southern

                                                Connecticut State University

                                Jason Chang, Director of Asian and Asian American Studies & Associate Professor of

                                                History, University of Connecticut

                                Chris Newell, Passamaquoddy and Co-Founder/Director of Education: Akomawt

                                                Educational Initiative

                                Nataliya Braginisky, 2021 Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year,

                                                Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven

3:45-4:30              Keynote Address: Professor Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair in American History,

                                                University of Connecticut

4:30                        Closing Remarks