National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American

National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History & Culture Molly Brown A Look at Life & Legend June 20 – June 25, 2010

The Landmark: Molly Brown House

The Landmark: Molly Brown House

Why Molly Brown?

Education Programs

Museum Mission • The mission of Historic Denver’s Molly Brown House Museum is to accurately portray the story of Margaret Tobin Brown within the context of her lifetime through ongoing research, artifact collection, preservation, and educational programming in order to inspire courage, conviction and proactive change in the spirit of Margaret Brown. • The education programs of the Molly Brown House Museum support the missions of the Molly Brown House Museum, and Historic Denver Inc. by offering a variety of experiences to educate its diverse audiences to awaken curiosity, to inspire, and to develop appreciation for the life and times of Margaret Brown and how her life fits into Denver’s historic past.

We need not only to save, but to strengthen social studies education. Many argue that young people today are not educated to care about political matters, understand complex issues, make informed decisions, and contribute to a just society. Studies point to a glaring gap in civic knowledge based on test scores correlated with socioeconomic background and race or ethnicity. While ineffective school practices may fail to address the current realities of students, especially students of color in economically disadvantaged circumstances, throwing out the baby with the bath water is certain to exacerbate the biggest evil in our education system —inequality. -Judith L. Pace is a professor in the University of San Francisco’s school of education

School Programs Tours – 2009 - 6, 929 students – Offer students immersive experience in the 19 th century – Tours focus on the contributions of Margaret Brown and what life was like when she was alive – Postcard developed to keep students focused and make comparisons between Margaret’s home and their own

Student Victorian Horrors

School Programs OFFSITE • 2009: 4038 students in 149 programs • 12 travelling programs for a variety of ages and curriculums – Discuss multiple disciplines and subject areas • Classroom Restoration Trunk – Bring artifacts and activities into the classroom to deepen student learning – Allows museum to make connections to state curriculum standards – Can teach larger students groups – More cost effective for schools, especially as bus prices rise

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Adult Programs • Allows interested adults to learn more about the life of Molly Brown • Allows the museum unique collaboration opportunities • Off-site adult programs can reach with large groups, diverse meeting times, and mobility issues

Workshop Goals Explore the many aspects and attributes of biography as a humanities subject and as a tool for historical analysis

Workshop Goals Use the biography of Margaret Brown as a case study to reveal biography’s past application to historical understanding and popular culture

Workshop Goals Examine the relationship between fact and fiction in Western biographies and history

Workshop Goals Provide opportunities to compare primary and secondary sources to understand the sources and pitfalls of biography

Workshop Goals Provide you the opportunity to develop materials suited for inclusion in classroom curricula.

Final Project • Lesson Plan • Revised Curricula • Annotated Resource Set DUE: JULY 30 th Submit electronically

Workshop Team Lead Scholar: Participating Scholars: Anne Hyde Laura Mc. Call Modupe Labode Kristen Iversen Kelly Long

Workshop Team Teaching with Primary Sources: Peggy O’Neill-Jones Diane Watkins Master Teachers: Michelle Pearson Sally Purath

Workshop Team Staff: Annie Levinsky Alison Salutz Allison Alter Emily Parrington

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