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Peter Feinman

Peter Feinman is founder and president of the Institute of History, Archaeology, and Education, a non-profit organization which provides enrichment programs for schools, professional development program for teachers, public programs including leading Historyhostels and Teacherhostels to the historic sites in the state, promotes county history conferences, the development of Paths through History, and a Common Core Curriculum that includes local and state history.

Peter Feinman: The MANY / Museumwise Conference

June 6, 2012 by Peter Feinman Leave a Comment

On April 22-24, MANY and Museumwise held their annual conference in Albany. The two organizations are in the processing of merging which should be a good thing. Due to all the commotion over the NYS Regents, the Core Curriculum, and the state requirements in social studies for high school graduation, I have been delayed in posting about that conference. [Read more…] about Peter Feinman: The MANY / Museumwise Conference

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Conferences, Museum Association of New York, Museumwise, Peter Feinman, Public History

Peter Feinman: On Regional Agendas

May 31, 2012 by Peter Feinman Leave a Comment

I recently received an invitation to attend a meeting of the Hudson Valley Smart Growth Alliance on behalf of Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) and The Advocacy Coalition of the Hudson Valley to address the question: Is there a HUDSON VALLEY Regional Agenda? (The meeting will be held on Friday, June 15, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Student Union Building of the State University of New York at New Paltz) [Link]. [Read more…] about Peter Feinman: On Regional Agendas

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Hudson River, Peter Feinman, Public History

Social Studies Curriculum: A Modest Proposal II

May 21, 2012 by Peter Feinman 1 Comment

Regular readers of my posts know that the role of civics was an important point of contention raised at the recent annual conference of the New York State Council for the Social Studies. Such readers also know I have consistently advocated on behalf of local history both for the pedagogy of teaching critical skills beginning with one’s own backyard to the civic benefit of developing a sense of place, a sense of belonging, and a sense of community. Those concerns affect not only an individual’s sense of identity with the immediate area where one lives but also with the country as a whole where one is a citizen. [Read more…] about Social Studies Curriculum: A Modest Proposal II

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Common Core, Education, Peter Feinman, Public History, Social Studies Curriculum

Teaching NY Social Studies: A Modest Proposal

May 16, 2012 by Peter Feinman 4 Comments

What do we need to do so when we pass the torch to next generation it is ready to grab it? With the upcoming vote by the New York State Regents on the social studies requirements for a high school diploma and the ongoing issue of the Common Core Curriculum with its lack of citizenship as a goal and probable minimizing of local history, I thought I would take this opportunity to issue my own modest proposal on what should be done. [Read more…] about Teaching NY Social Studies: A Modest Proposal

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Common Core, Education, Peter Feinman, Social Studies Curriculum

Size Matters: Advocating for New York History

May 4, 2012 by Peter Feinman 1 Comment

Since my emergency post of April 22 a lot has happened.

1. MANY/Museumwise held its annual conference
2. APHNYS held its annual conference at the same time
3. The NYS Board of Regents met
4. Gov. Cuomo created a New York Education Reform Commission
5. Gov. Cuomo’s “Path Through History” initiative scheduled a meeting for May 21

Let’s see if it is possible to make sense of some of these developments. [Read more…] about Size Matters: Advocating for New York History

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Association of Public Historians of NYS, Board of Regents, Education, Museum Association of New York, Museumwise, Path Through History, Peter Feinman, Public History

Late-Breaking: Failed Tests and the NYS Regents

April 22, 2012 by Peter Feinman 2 Comments

The New York State Board of Regents will be meeting on Monday and Tuesday, April 23-24, in Albany. The meeting overlaps with the Museumwise/MANY conference in Albany which I will be attending and the Public Historians meeting in Long Island which I will not be able to attend since I already had registered for the Albany meeting. Communication and planning among the various groups leaves a lot to be desired. [Read more…] about Late-Breaking: Failed Tests and the NYS Regents

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Board of Regents, Common Core, Education, Peter Feinman, Social Studies Curriculum

Peter Feinman: Social Studies Curriculum Resolutions

April 19, 2012 by Peter Feinman 1 Comment

At the annual statewide conference of social studies teachers, the NYSCSS board passed the following resolutions which have now been disseminated to the members through the NYSCSS website and publication. They express the concern by the NYSCSS over the diminished role of social studies in k-12 education and of the prospect of English teachers, more formally, ELA teachers, using historic documents to teach reading without being trained in the historical context which produced those primary source documents. It would be like teaching Shakespeare without being aware of the Elizabethan context during which he wrote. [Read more…] about Peter Feinman: Social Studies Curriculum Resolutions

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Common Core, Education, Peter Feinman, Social Studies Curriculum

Oz and Bedford Falls: Upstate NY’s American Icons

April 9, 2012 by Peter Feinman 1 Comment

Upstate New York has bequeathed to the American culture two iconic towns, neither of which exist in the real world. Bedford Falls from the movie It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the village of Seneca Falls…or so claim the people of Seneca Falls! Oz of the Wizard of Oz book series and one memorable movie also derives its origin from the exact same area – author Frank Baum was spurred on by his living in Fayetteville in what is now the Gage Home. [Read more…] about Oz and Bedford Falls: Upstate NY’s American Icons

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Cultural History, Education, Peter Feinman, Pop Culture History, Public History, Seneca County, Seneca Falls

Citizenship: NYS Social Studies Conference Update

April 4, 2012 by Peter Feinman 5 Comments

The New York State Council for the Social Studies annual conference which I attended was held March 22-24 in Saratoga Springs. Several of the sessions were related to the new common core curriculum in social studies. The primary presenter was Larry Paska of the New York State Education. Also speaking was Regent James Dawson. In addition to the formal presentations both answered questions, Paska in a scheduled second session and Regent Dawson in an impromptu setting for close to an hour after his talk. In both sessions, teachers raised the issue of citizenship not being a goal for the proposed new curriculum. They are to prepare students for college and work but not to be adult human beings in a democratic society. [Read more…] about Citizenship: NYS Social Studies Conference Update

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Conferences, Education, Peter Feinman, Social Studies Curriculum

Peter Feinman: Social Studies Conference Commentary

March 28, 2012 by Peter Feinman Leave a Comment

The New York State Council for the Social Studies annual conference was held March 22-24 in Saratoga Springs. Several of the sessions were related to the new common core curriculum in social studies.

The primary presenter was Larry Paska of the New York State Education whom Bruce Dearstyne identified in a post last week as the point person in the state for the project. Also speaking was Regent James Dawson. [Read more…] about Peter Feinman: Social Studies Conference Commentary

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Education, New York State Education Department, Peter Feinman, Social Studies Curriculum

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