Hillsdale College Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence Hosts Englewood Seminar
Attendees heard lectures about “The Legacy of Lincoln
HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence held a seminar on “The Legacy of Lincoln” in Englewood, Colorado, from Oct. 27-28. The event included presentations on the statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, his understanding of the American founding, and lessons today’s students can take from Lincoln’s legacy.
“Abraham Lincoln is one of the preeminent figures in American history,” Jordan Adams, interim director of curriculum for the Hillsdale K-12 Education Office, said. “Offering history and government teachers opportunities to do a deep dive into Lincoln’s statesmanship and legacy enriches teachers’ content knowledge and their love of learning, which helps them teach American history with excellence.”
Speakers included Robert Garrow, principal at Golden View Classical Academy, Christopher Nadon, associate professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, and Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American studies at Hillsdale College. The seminar concluded with remarks from Adams on the “Hillsdale’s Approach to Teaching Social Studies.”
The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence builds upon the mission of Hillsdale College’s K-12 Education Office and offers professional development seminars to a nationwide audience of teachers.
“The lynchpin of a world-class education for a child is the quality of their teachers. And the very best teachers have a lifelong desire to learn more about their content area and to improve their teaching. Seminars such as the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence is one of Hillsdale’s flagship ways to help the best teachers across the country be the best teachers they can be,” said Associate Provost for K-12 Education Kathleen O’Toole.
More than 3,600 public, private, and homeschool teachers from 42 states have participated in more than 70 Hoogland Center seminars on topics like “The Declaration of Independence,” “The Constitution of the United States,” “George Washington and the American Founding,” “The First Amendment,” “Religious Liberty,” and the “Economics and the American Founding.”
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About K-12 Education: An American Classical Education
Hillsdale College’s K-12 Education Office supports school administrators, teachers, and parents with the educational and organizational resources they need to educate the nation’s youth in the American and classical tradition. The Barney Charter School Initiative, part of Hillsdale College’s K-12 efforts, promotes the founding of classical charter schools and excellence in their teaching and operations so that public-school students may be educated in the liberal arts and sciences and receive instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue. The initiative currently has 23 member schools across 12 states. The Barney Charter School Initiative is made possible through leadership support from the Barney Family Foundation and gifts from many other friends of Hillsdale College. For more information, visit k12.hillsdale.edu.