2022 History Fest

Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022
Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm  (register here) ​
Cost: $50
Location: Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd W, St. Paul, MN 55102
Audience: Minnesota teachers of history 

Join us for History Fest, a full day of sessions about teaching history in the classroom!

Get ready for the 2022-2023 school year with a choice of educator-led sessions focusing on state, national, and world history, as well as assessments, primary sources, and more. Connect with your history peers from around the state! This workshop has sessions for elementary, middle, and high school levels. This workshop is delivered in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society.

Tentative workshop agenda, updated July 20, 2022.

History Fest workshop mileage subsidies are available to assist teachers with limited access to professional development funding. Please only apply for the mileage subsidy as needed for participation. Teachers may only apply for subsidies for one workshop in a school year. Subsidies are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. 

To qualify for a mileage subsidy, complete this form, including your estimated travel distance. Your trip must be more than 50 miles round trip, up to $75. The reimbursement is $0.625/mile.

Minnesota Historical Society Teacher Education staff will contact you regarding the status of your subsidy application. 

Contact Heidi Kloempken with questions about the workshop or subsidies.

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Friend of Social Studies Award

This past November, the Minnesota Council for History Education was presented with a “Friend of Social Studies Award” from the Minnesota Council for the Social Studies. The award recognizes the contributions that MNCHE and other Social Studies organizations have made to Social Studies teachers throughout the state of Minnesota.

2021 History Fest

Cost: $35
Virtual meeting platform: Zoom Video Conferencing
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 8:30 am (register here) ​

Join us for History Fest, a full day of sessions about teaching history in the classroom!

Get ready for the 2021-2022 school year with a choice of educator-led sessions focusing on state, national, and world history, as well as assessments, primary sources, and more. Connect with your history peers from around the state! This workshop has sessions for elementary, middle, and high school levels. This workshop is delivered in partnership with the Minnesota Council for History Education.

Due to capacity and current social distancing guidelines, this conference will be held via Zoom. We look forward to seeing you! Contact Heidi Kloempken with questions about workshop content.

Interested in presenting? Submit a session proposal.
Proposal Deadline: May 7, 2021
Presenters will be notified by May 11th if they have been selected to present.

2020 History Fest

Minnesota teachers of history: join us for the 2020 History Fest, a conference focused entirely on teaching history in the K-12 classroom!

Participants will be able to choose between educator-led sessions, presentations from college professors, and sessions from content experts. Session strands will focus on teaching history at the following levels: Elementary, Middle School, High School-US History and High School-World History. Camaraderie with fellow history nerds and CEUs will be included.

DATE: Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Zoom
REGISTRATION: Online Registration – $35

2019 History Fest

HISTORY FEST
Minnesota teachers of history: join us for the 2019 History Fest, a conference focused entirely on teaching history in the K-12 classroom!

Participants will be able to choose between educator-led sessions, presentations from college professors, and sessions from content experts. Session strands will focus on teaching history at the following levels: Elementary, Middle School, High School-US History and High School-World History. Parking, lunch, camaraderie with fellow history nerds and CEUs will be included.

If you are interested in presenting at the conference, please consider submitting a presentation proposal by May 10th.

DATE: Tuesday, August 6th, 2018
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Minnesota History Center
REGISTRATION: Online Registration – $50

2018 History Fest

HISTORY FEST
Minnesota teachers of history: join us for the 2018 History Fest, a conference focused entirely on teaching history in the K-12 classroom!

The keynote speaker for the 2018 History Fest is Dr. Angela Jill Cooley, Associate Professor of History at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Dr. Cooley specializes in civil rights history and will deliver a presentation focusing on the role that food played in rural Mississippi in the 1960s and 1970s.

Participants will be able to choose between educator-led sessions, presentations from college professors, and sessions from content experts. Session strands will focus on teaching history at the following levels: Elementary, Middle School, High School-US History and High School-World History. Parking, lunch, camaraderie with fellow history nerds and CEUs will be included.

DATE: Tuesday, August 7th, 2018
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Minnesota History Center
REGISTRATION: Online Registration – $50

Learning History Through Baseball Workshop

This one-day workshop will feature Minnesota Twins educators showcasing their programs, Frank White sharing information about his book “They Played for the Love of the Game”, and teachers offering lesson ideas that intertwine baseball with history content. Participants will also be given behind-the-scenes access to historical artifacts in the Twins Archive.

Registration opens at 8:30 with the first session starting at 9:00. CEUs will be available for all participants.

 

DATE: Saturday, November 11th, 2017
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Target Field
REGISTRATION: Online Registration – $50

Teaching About the Reformation Workshop

To commemorate the 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, the Minnesota Council for History Education is putting on a 1/2 day workshop to help teachers learn more about this topic and discover new ways of teaching about it.

Dr. Chris Corley, history professor at Minnesota State University will give a lecture related to his research on this topic followed by two high school teachers who will present their lesson plan ideas. Teachers will walk away with both additional content knowledge and teaching strategies.

Teachers will be able to obtain CEUs at the end of the workshop.

DATE: Saturday, October 7th, 2017
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
LOCATION: MSU – Edina Center, 7700 France Ave.
REGISTRATION: Online Registration – $25

History Fest

Minnesota teachers of history: join us for the 2017 History Fest, a conference focused entirely on teaching history in the K-12 classroom!

The keynote speaker for History Fest is Dr. Steven Schier, Political Science professor at Carleton College. Dr. Schier will deliver a keynote on the legacy of Alexander Hamilton entitled, “Why We Live in Hamilton’s America.”

Participants will have a choice of several educator-led sessions, focusing on state, national and world history, as well as assessments, primary sources, and more. Jump in on tours of Minnesota Historical Society collections and connect with your history peers from around the state. This workshop has sessions for elementary, middle and high school levels. Parking, light breakfast, lunch and CEUs included.

Conference Agenda | Conference Registration

World War One Workshop

On April 6th, the United States will commemorate the 100th anniversary of its entry into World War One. To help remember this event, on Saturday, April 1st, the Minnesota Council for History Education is hosting a half day workshop for teachers interested in learning more about this war and how to teach it to their students. Prof. Jameel Haque (Minnesota State University) will be there to discuss his research on this topic, along with three classroom teachers who will share their lesson plan ideas on how to integrate this subject into a Minnesota, U.S. and/or World History class. Participants will be given resources and teaching materials that can be used to help commemorate this historic event.

CEU’s will be offered to any interested teachers.

DATE: Saturday, April 1st
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
LOCATION: MSU – Edina Center, 7700 France Ave.
REGISTRATION: Online Registration – $25