Schoolhouse Conference Heads to Oklahoma
June 21-23, 2010
The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
"Blazing the Trail: Education Among
the Earliest Americans."
Museum professionals, professors, students, preservationists, teachers, staff members and country school "buffs” should reserve the date June 21-23, 2010. Be sure to put this on your calendar, as this conference draws participants from across North America.
The 2010 Country School Association of America Conference will take place on the campus of The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma on June 21st and 22nd with an optional bus tour to several one-room schools in the Oklahoma City area on June 23rd . We will hold the three-day conference on a college campus that is on the National Register of Historic Places and near the site of a restored one-room schoolhouse considered "the most significant African-American artifact in the state of Oklahoma" .
CSAA board members Dr. Lucy Townsend of DeKalb, Illinois and Richard Lewis of League City, Texas will assist Loretta Jackson of Chickasha, Oklahoma in planning the details for the 2-day conference, as well as the ever-popular (optional) 3rd day bus tour of local one-room schools. Fly into Oklahoma City and drive just 35 miles to Chickasha.
Your Invitation to Present and Participate!
You are cordially invited to participate in and/or offer a presentation on a schoolhouse topic of your interest, lead a panel discussion, present a research paper, conduct a workshop, present a play, organize a symposium, or give a demonstration on country schooling.
The following ideas may spark your creativity:
Preservation: Envisioning the restored country school, raising money, recruiting and managing volunteers, promoting the project, collecting artifacts, preserving a restored school, preparing for and/or recovering from a natural disaster, etc.
Research: Native American and African American one-room schooling, teachers and the rural community, the process of digging up the history of a school, oral history-making, the architectural significance of one-room schools, the supervision of one-room schools, teacher training for one-room schoolteachers, the consolidation movement, educational methods (maps, music education, nature study, reading charts), etc.
Programs: Stories, camp, holiday celebrations, music schools, musical instruments, dramatic reenactment or living history programs, etc. Videotapes and other resources are welcome.
Memory Makers: Come and share your memories, photographs, artifacts, books, facts and fiction related to country schooling, etc.
Proposal Formats: Proposals should not exceed three double-spaced, printed pages. Add a cover sheet with title of the proposal, names and affiliations (if any) of participants, and the address, email address, and phone number of each participant.
If you want to discuss your topic before submitting a proposal, contact CSAA Executive Director Lucy Townsend (815-753-1236 or ltownsend@niu.edu ). Proposals are due March 1, 2010.
E-mail your cover sheet & proposal to: Loretta Jackson at lyjackson1@suddenlink.net and Richard Lewis at richard.lewis@nasa.gov or send 2 copies of your proposal and two self-addressed, stamped envelopes to Loretta Jackson, P.O. Box 2044, Chickasha, OK 73023.
View a Presentation from 2009!
If you'd like to view a video presentation from the 2009 conference at St. Vincent College, access the link below and choose from the list of those available.
For more information, visit our website by clicking the CSAA logo on this home page or the 2010 CSAA Conference link.
Registration information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
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