The Seventh International Meeting of the World History Association

World History: Teaching for the 21st Century

Co-Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain World History Association

and by the Society for History Education

at Colorado State University

(Draft, June 8, 1998)

Thursday, June 18, 1998

9:00 am-noon WHA Executive Council, 165 LSC

1:00 pm-2:30 pm WHA Executive Council, 165 LSC

3:00 pm-5:00 pm Institute: Internationalizing United States History, 166 LSC

Co-chairs: Jeanne Heidler, United States Air Force Academy

Edward J. Davies, II, University of Utah

"Recent Trends on the United States in World History," Michael Neiberg, United States Air Force Academy and Loretta Lobes, Carnegie Mellon University "Integrating World History into United States History,"

David S. Heidler, University of Southern Colorado

4:00 pm-6:00 pm Affiliate Representatives 5:00 pm-7:00 pm, 165 LSC

Reception and Registration.....University Club, LSC

7:30 pm-9:00 pm Executive Council and Affiliate Representatives, 165 LSC

Friday, June 19, 1998

7:00am-8:00am Graduate Student Breakfast, Holiday Inn

Facilitator: Eric Martin, Northeastern University

8:00am-9:30am Strategies for World History Textbook Design, 224 LSC

Chair: Larry Beaber, Educational Testing Service

"Working with a Textbook Publisher as Individual Author," Howard Spodek, Temple University

"Producing a Textbook as a Team Effort," Jiu-Hwa Upshur, Eastern Michigan University

Comment: Alfred Crosby, University of Texas at Austin

8:00am-9:30am Teaching Gender and Third World Film: A Workshop, A207 Clark

Presenter: Judith Zinsser, Miami University. Films cited: Salaam Bombay, Sugar Cane Alley, Black Orpheus, Red Sorghum, Cairo Station, Quartier Mozart, My Beautiful Launderette

8:00am-9:30am Teaching Geography in World History, 230 LSC

Chair: William R. Zeigler, Valhalla High School

"Geographical Units in World History," Michael Hanagan, New School for Social Research

"Geography's Place in Teaching World History," Deborah Smith Johnston, Lexington High School and Northeastern University

"Integrating Geography with World History: The British Empire," Andy Aiken, Boulder High School

8:00am-9:30am Using Literature to Teach World History, 214-216 LSC

Chair: Jack Betterly, Emma Willard School

"Selecting World Literature: Criteria and Examples," Marilynn Jo Hitchens, University of Colorado, Online

"Korean Poetics and Stories as Enrichment in the Telling of Korean History," Mark Pederson, Brigham Young University

"Developing Geographic Discernment in the Middle School Student Reader," Marianna McJimsey, Colorado College

"An Interdisciplinary World History/World Literature Class in Action," Patricia Carney and Anne Walling, Stanley Lake High School

8:00am-9:30am Teaching Area Studies as Part of World History—Avoiding the Regional Approach, Microcomputer Lab, 221 Weber

Chair: Deborah A. Shackleton, United States Air Force Academy

Panel: John Jennings, United States Air Force Academy

Michael S. Neiberg, United States Air Force Academy

David Arnold, United States Air Force Academy

Comment: Carl Reddel, United States Air Force Academy

9:30am-10:00am Coffee break 226 LSC

10 am-11:30 am Film and the Teaching of World History, A 207 Clark

Chair: Tom Martin, Lowell High School

"Capturing What the World Looks Like: Using a Film Clip Approach for Teaching World History,

" Linda Kelly Alkana, California State University, Long Beach

"Teaching World History in Cinema: A Classroom Approach," David S. Heidler, University of Southern Colorado

10:00am-11:30am Military History in a World History Classroom, 224 LSC

Chair: Michael S. Neiberg, United States Air Force Academy

"Warfare from a Global Perspective," John Ferris, University of Calgary

"The US Civil War as a World History Event," Timothy Haggerty, Middle Tennessee State University

"The Cold War in World History: Science, Technology, and the Environment," John Silverman, Carnegie Mellon University

10:00 am-11:30am The United States in World History, 220-222 LSC

Chair: James Lorence, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

"The US in World History," James Lorence, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County and Dorothy Zeisler-Vralstead, University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse

"The Americas in World History: A Population Replacement Model," Paul Vauthier Adams, Shippensburg University

"The United States in Colonial Perspective: The Philippines," Clifford Silagan, San Carlos University

10:00am-11:30am ReORIENTing the Basis of World History Teaching [First of Two Sessions Focusing on Andre Gunder Frank’s book, ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age (University of California Press, 1998).], 214-216 LSC

Chair: J.B. Owens, Idaho State University

Panel: Marilyn A. Levine, Lewis and Clark State College

J.B. Owens, Idaho State University

Mark Johnson, Colorado College

Comment and Response: Andre Gunder Frank, University of Toronto

10:00am-11:30am Developing a Departmental World History Course for College-Bound Sophomores, To Be Announced

Chair: Harry Wade, Texas A & M, Commerce

"The Dynamics of Curricular Change," Richard Stewart, Choat Rosemary Hall

"Linking East Asia to Western Europe," John Connelly, Choat Rosemary Hall

"A Running Start: An Elective Approach to World History for Freshmen," Gwen Heuss-Severance, Choat Rosemary Hall

10:00am-11:30am Teaching about Islam at the Middle and Upper School Level: a Workshop, 230 LSC

Presenter: Karima Alavi, Dar as Islam Teachers Institutes

11:45am-1:15pm Lunch in the North Ballroom LSC

Announcements: David McComb, Colorado State University

Welcoming address: Loren Crabtree, Academic Vice President and Provost, Colorado State University

Introduction: Edward J. Davies II, University of Utah

Plenary speaker: "A Winnable War: Skills Training and Coverage Demands in a World History Course," Peter Stearns, Carnegie Mellon University

1:30pm-3:00pm Teaching World History on a Global Scale: Computer-Mediated Distance Learning, Microcomputer Lab, 221 Weber

Chair: John I. Brooks III, Fayetteville State University

"Teaching World History Online, What It's Like," Marilynn Jo Hitchens, University of Colorado, Online

"Cyberworld: Teaching World History on the World Wide Web," Alex Zukas, National University

"Non-bovine MOOs: Topothesia, Renaissance Dialogue, and the Teaching of World History," J. B. Owens, Idaho State University

1:30pm-3:00pm Teaching about the Holocaust and Genocide in World History, A 207 Clark

Chair: Barry Rothaus, University of Northern Colorado

"Teaching about the Holocaust in World History," Warren Marcus, US Holocaust Memorial Museum

"Teaching about Genocide in World History," Rob Willingham, University of Texas at Austin

1:30pm-3:00pm Workshop in Grant Writing, 224 LSC

Presenter: Ralph C. Canevali, National Endowment for the Humanities

Sponsored by the World History Teaching Network

1:30pm-3:00pm Teaching World History Through Art, 230 LSC

Chair: Kent de Heyer, Colegio Bolivar

"Political Agenda as Illustrated Through Art," Joan Arno, George Washington High School and Helen Grady, Springside School

"Comparative History and Modern Revolutions: Teaching the French, Russian, and Chinese Revolutions Through Their Art," Ralph Croizier, University of Victoria

1:30pm-3:00pm Yes! We Really Do Teach World History, 214-216 LSC

Chair: Linda Miller, Fairfax High School

Panel: Francine Curtis, John Marshall Middle School, Long Beach USD

Alison Kaminsky, Cubberley Elementary School, Long Beach USD

Clara Spence, Millikan High School, Long Beach USD

3:00pm Coffee break, 226 LSC

3:30pm-5:00pm What World History Should Teach: The Voice of the Business Community, 214-216 LSC

Chair: Carl Reddel, United States Air Force Academy

Panel: Margaret McLean, Holme Roberts and Owen LLP

Jon J. McClurg, Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers

Discussant: Bill Sanlon, Rocky Mountain News

3:30pm-5:00pm Using Culture to Teach Themes in Modern World History: Gender, Technology, and Industrialization, 220-222 LSC

Chair: Loretta Sullivan Lobes, Carnegie Mellon University

"Cultural Approaches to Teaching Industrialization World History," Steven M. Beaudoin, Center College

"Teaching Gender in World History: A Cultural Perspective," Gina L. Hames, Pacific Lutheran University

"Teaching Technology and Culture in Modern China: A Case Study with Radio," Carlton L. Benson, Pacific Lutheran University

Commentator: Peter N. Stearns, Carnegie Mellon University

3:30pm-5:00pm Test Development in World History, 230 LSC

Chair: Lawrence Beaber, Educational Testing Service

"Writing Assessments for the Social Studies," Michael Clinton, Riverside Publishing Company

"A National Social Studies Test for a Diverse Population: World History, or Global History, or Both?" Joyce Hoover, General Educational Development Testing Service

3:30pm-5:00pm The Concept of Modernity in the Teaching of World History, A 205 Clark

Chair: Fritz Fischer, University of Northern Colorado

"Modernity as an Organizing Concept in a World History Survey Course," Stephen Englehart, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

"Modernity as a Theme for the World History Survey," David R. Smith, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Commentator: William Zeigler, Valhalla High School

3:30pm-5:00pm Toward Multi-Media World History Classrooms, A 207 Clark

Chair: Carol Adamson, The International School, Stockholm

"Integrating New Media Into the Classroom: Is There a Better Way?" David Redles, Kent State University

"Using Computer Simulations in Introductory World History Courses," Tom Taylor, Seattle University

"Rockin' the Casbah: Using Music to Teach World History," Alex Zukas, National University

5:15pm-5:45pm, 222 LSC

"The WHA Is Sweet Sixteen," Heidi Roupp, President of the World History Association

World History Association Business Meeting

6:00pm-7:00pm Reception at the University Club, Lory Student Center

7:00pm Cookout dinner at the Sculpture Garden, Lory Student Center

Saturday, June 20

8:00am-9:30am Ethnic Identities in World History, 224 LSC

Chair: Oleg Khripkov, University of Oregon

"Expulsion and Identity: Self and the Other in 20th Century Nationalism," Whitney Howarth, Northeastern University

"Forced Removals in a Global Perspective: Aspects of Its Historical Visibility, Its Comparative Nature, and an Approach to Teaching It," Elize S. van Eeden, Potchefstroom University

"Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia in the Context of World History," Mark S. Johnson, Colorado College

8:00am-9:30am The Measure of Reality: A Roundtable with Alfred Crosby, 214-216 LSC

Chair: Heidi Roupp, Aspen High School, Emeritus

"The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600," Alfred Crosby. University of Texas at Austin

Panel: Antonia Banducci, University of Denver

Alix Cooper, Harvard University

Simone Arias, Cleveland State University

Helen Grady, Springside School

This session, sponsored by the World History Teaching Network, will conclude with a brief discussion of network projects.

8:00am-9:30am World History in the High School to College Transition, A 205 Clark

Chair: Maghan Keita, Villanova University

"Preparing High School World History Students for College-Level Social Science Courses," James I. Martin, Campbell University

"Publishing High School Students Work in the Concord Review," Will Fitzhugh, The Concord Review

"All Experience Is a Stage," Jim Codling, Mary Holmes College

"The World Affairs Challenge: An Innovative International Studies Competition for Secondary Students," Mark A. Montgomery, University of Denver

8:00am-9:30pm Was There Feudalism in Japan? Examining Evidence as It Relates to the World History Standards, 230 LSC

Chair: Lynn Parisi, Social Science Education Consortium

Panel: Patience Berkman, Newton Country Day School, Massachusetts

Linda Karen Miller, Farifax High School

Virginia Diana Marston Wood, University of Pittsburgh

8:00am-9:30am Teaching About Religion in World History, A 207 Clark

Chair: Joan Arno, George Washington High School

"Understanding the Management Style of Dominant Hierarchies through the Teaching of Religious History: A MacGregorian Perspective," Carmine A. Grande, Buffalo State College

"Situating Missionary History in the 21st Century: Pedagogic Perspectives in Politics and Religion," Liza Das, Cotton College

"Ethnic vs. Evangelical Religions: Beyond Teaching the World Religions Approach," Joel Tishken, University of Texas

9:30am-10:00am. Coffee break Foyer, 226 LSC

10:00am-11:30pm Conceptualizing World History I, 224 LSC

Chair: Mark Zellmer, Waterford School

"HIST 104: Migrations, Encounters, and State Formation," Jeff Dupee, La Sierra University

"R. Buckminster Fuller's Great Pirates: An Investigation into Coherency in World History Courses in the Post-Modern Age," Kent den Heyer, Colegio Bolivar

"Creating Comfort in World History Courses," Jim McCallops, Salisbury State University

10:00am-11:30am. Women in Africa and Asia 214-216 LSC

Chair: Ron Edgerton, University of Northern Colorado

"Teaching About Women in Asia," Tara Sethia, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

"Negotiating Differences: Collaboration in Designing a World History Course," Sandra Peacock and Cathy Skidmore-Hess, Georgia Southern University

"A Survey of Women's Status in the United States and China," Weinian Feng, San Francisco State University

10:00am-11:30am ReORIENTing the Teaching of World History [Second of two sessions focusing on Andre Gunder Frank’s book, ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age (University of California Press, 1998).], 230 LSC

Chair: J. B. Owens, Idaho State University

Panel: John A. Betterly, Emma Willard School

Deborah Smith Johnston, Lexington High School and Northeastern University

William R. Zeigler, Valhalla High School

Comment: "ReORIENT and the National Standards for World History," Ross Dunn, San Diego State University

Comment: Andre Gunder Frank, University of Toronto

10:00am-11:30am. Africa in World History, A207 Clark

Chair: Marshall Clough, University of Northern Colorado

"Integrating African History into World History," George E. Brooks, Indiana University

"Modern Africa and World History: Five Introductions," Kenneth R. Curtis, California State University, Long Beach

"Teaching World History for the 21st Century: The Case for Africa," Maghan Keita, Villanova University

10:00am-11:30am Mathematics, Science, and Religion in World History, (To Be Announced)

Chair: Nancy Spatz, University of Northern Colorado

"Mathematics, Science and Religious Power in Ancient Civilizations," Janet Heine Barnett, University of Southern Colorado

"Finding God by Calculation: Attitudes Towards Science and Mathematics in Medieval Islam," George W. Heine III, Pueblo, Colorado

11:45am-1:15pm Lunch in the North Ballroom, Lory Student Center

"My Postgraduate Education Via Phil Curtin" Alfred Crosby, University of Texas at Austin

Plenary speaker: "Some Frameworks of World History," Jerry Bentley, University of Hawaii

1:30pm-3:00pm Teaching the World and the West: Papers in Honor of Philip Curtin, 214-216 LSC

Chair: Lauren Benton, Rutgers University

"The World and The West in the West: Teaching Modern World History for Late-20th Century Californians," David Sweet, University of California, Santa Cruz

"The World, the West, and the Core Curriculum: Teaching Methods in Introductory Courses," Lauren Benton, Rutgers University

"The World and the Web: Putting World History Online," Helen Wheatley, Seattle, Washington

Commentator: Philip Curtin, Johns Hopkins University

1:30pm-3:00pm Comparative Methodologies, 224 LSC

Chair: George Brooks, Indiana University

"Teaching Comparative World History in the Context of Political Theory: Multicultural Societies as a Paradigm," Alan Kramer, New York City

"Narrative Approaches to World History Research and Teaching: Methodological Implications," Pieter de Klerk, Potchefstroom University

"World History as a Methodological Approach," Eric Martin, Northeastern University

1:30pm-3:00pm Reconceptualizing the Human in World History, 230 LSC

Chair: Tom Davis, Virginia Miliatry Institute

"Creating the New Man: Communist Experiment and Western Response," Yinghong Cheng, Northeastern University

"World History and European Intellectual Production: The Nineteenth Century," Michael Lang, University of California, Irvine

1:30pm-3:00pm Publishers and the World History Market, A 207 Clark

Chair: Marilynn Jo Hitchens, University of Colorado

"West Publishing and the World History Education Market," Bob Cassel, West Educational Publishing

"Gale Research and the World History Education Market," Kelle Sisung, Gale Research

"Developing New Media for World History: Problems and Perspectives," David Redles, Kent State University

1:30pm-3:00pm Workshop: Interactive Global Pedagogy on CD-ROM: Migration in Modern World History, Microcomputer Lab 221 Weber

Presenters: Patrick Manning, Northeastern University

Patricia Slotter, Northeastern University

Whitney Howarth, Northeastern University

1:30pm-3:00pm Conceptualizing World History II, 220-222 LSC

Chair: Jim Jankowski, University of Colorado, Boulder

"The Burden of History: Conceptualizing and Teaching World History," Carl Jackson, University of Texas, El Paso

"China's Status in the Ancient World," Shao Dongfang, University of Singapore

"Using Microhistory to Teach World History," Tamara Hudec, University of Pennsylvania

3:00 pm-3:30 pm Coffee Break Foyer, 226 LSC

3:30 pm-5:00 pm Team Teaching World History: Strategies and Challenges, 214-216 LSC

Chair: Simone Arias, Cleveland State University

Panel: Bruce LaBrack, University of the Pacific

Cortlandt Smith, University of the Pacific

Suzanne Pasztor, University of the Pacific

Mark Johnson, Colorado College

3:30 pm-5:00 pm Technology Forum: Discussion to Facilitate the Understanding and Implications of the Computer Technologies for the Teaching and Research of World History, 220-222 LSC

Chair: Haines Brown

3:30am-5:00 pm The Future of the National History Standards: A Roundtable, 230 LSC

Chair: Kenneth Curtis, California State University, Long Beach

Panel: Robert Bain, University of Michigan

Maghan Keita, Villanova University

Ross Dunn, San Diego State University

3:30pm-5:00pm Technology for Teaching across Disciplines and Age Groups: The Travel Diary Project, A 205 Clark

Chair: Beatrice Spade, University of Southern Colorado

"A Spanish Jew Travels to Jerusalem: Benjamin of Tudela and Medieval Jewish Communities," Dale Aragon, University of Southern Colorado

"High School Students Travel to Jerusalem by Internet," David Barber, Centennial High School

"Using Travel Diaries to Contextualize Literature: Margery Kempe Goes to Jersusalem," Margaret Barber, University of Southern Colorado

"An Arkansas Benedictine Travels to Jerusalem," Linda Hill, University of Southern Colorado

"Letters Home from the High School Pilgrimage to Jerusalem," Gary Holder, Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences

"Alexander Kinglake and Plague in the Nineteenth Century Ottoman World," Phyllis LaVergne, University of Southern Colorado

"Pilgrimages and Technology: ‘The Travels to Jerusalem Project’ at the University of Colorado," Beatrice Spade, University of Southern Colorado

"A Student Writes Home on the Way to Jerusalem," selected student, Pueblo School for the Arts and Sciences

5:00 pm. Reception by Northeastern World History Center at the University Park Holiday Inn.

Sunday, June 21, 1998 and Monday, June 22, 1998

"Writing and Implementing a World History Course" This is a two-day institute taught by Heidi Roupp and Marilynn Hitchens. Three hours graduate credit through Adams State College is available and an extra fee is charged. See Marilynn Hitchens or Heidi Roupp for details.

This post conference meeting is sponsored by the World History Teaching Network.

World History Association roupp@csn.net in partnership with:
Woodrow Wilson Leadership Program in History lpt@www.woodrow.org
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation webmaster@woodrow.org
CN 5281, Princeton NJ 08543-5281 Tel:(609)452-7007 Fax:(609)452-0066