NEW JERSEY COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES
28 West State Street, 6th Floor * Trenton, NJ 08608 * 609-695-4838 * [email protected]
Pioneered by historian Mark C. Carnes, Reacting to the Past (RTTP) has been implemented at over 300
colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad. RTTP consists of elaborate games, set in the past, in which
students are assigned roles informed by classic texts in the history of ideas. Class sessions are run entirely by
students; instructors advise and guide students and grade their oral and written work. It seeks to draw
students into the past, promote engagement with big ideas, and improve intellectual and academic skills.
NEW! Reacting to the Past in High School Classrooms
Coming to New Jersey in 2014
This workshop will engage participants in a game designed
specifically for New Jersey American social studies teachers:
Paterson, 1913: The Silk Strike. Attendees will both participate in
the contentious world of labor politics and learn how to bring the
game into their own classrooms. All middle and high school
disciplines welcome! Lunch will be provided.
Paterson, 1913: The Silk Strike
Led by Abigail Perkiss and Mary Jane Treacy
DATE: October 24, 2014 (Friday)
TIME: 9 AM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The College of New Jersey
APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 10, 2014
REGISTRATION FEE: $30 (due upon acceptance)
7 Professional
Development Hours
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Mary Grace Whealan
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New Jersey Council for the Humanities
28 West State Street, Sixth Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 10, 2014. Participants in this
1-day course will earn 7 hours of professional development credit.
Lunch will be provided. Registration fee: $30.
Accepted applicants will be notified via email from [email protected].
Upon acceptance, a registration fee of $30 is due by October 20.
Acknowledgment that application has been received will be sent via email. If not email is received,
please contact MaryGrace at 609-695-4838.
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