Open to: K – 12th Grade Teachers and Administrators
Opportunity at a Glance: The Teaching History through Film and Media: LBGTQ+ seminar series models strategies for teachers to use film and video effectively in the classroom. Teachers will learn about periods and events in history through clips of movies as they develop strategies to use the films in their classrooms. In addition. teachers will explore themes, content, and historical accuracies and inaccuracies in the Hollywood interpretations of history, and examine how the time, at which the film was made, affected the value systems depicted in the movies.
This will be one of a four session series that explores ways to engage with LGBTQ+ themes and topics.
Key dates: May 19th, 2021 from 4:00p.m. – 5:30p.m.
Location: Online- Zoom
Registration deadline: 05/19/2021
Take action: Register Here: https://nycdoesocialstudies.eventsmart.com/events/the-american-experience-the-stonewall-uprising-teaching-history-through-film-and-media-lbgtq-series/
For more information: email civicsforall@schools.nyc.gov
