IHARE – Teacherhostels, History and Archaeology Programs
The movement to evaluate teacher performance took a new turn recently. According to a press release from Governor Cuomo dated February 16, 2012: “Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New York State Education Commissioner John King, and New York State United Teachers President Richard C. Iannuzzi today announced a groundbreaking agreement on a new statewide evaluation system […]
This past July, a group of educators toured the historic Mohawk Valley. The group consisted of teachers from the region, particularly the Utica school district, people from historical societies, and cultural heritage tourists. The program was described as an “immersion experience”into the history of the Mohawk Valley. Little did we know that the metaphorical image […]
Over the past few weeks, several events had made clear the challenges facing communities to maintain their individual identity. The beloved Guinan’s Pub in Garrison closed it door after being a community institution for 49 years. Neighborhood bookstores in Cold Spring and Hastings-on-Hudson read the handwriting on the wall and it was red for deficit. […]
Location: New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West (77th Street), New York, NY Cost: $175 Contact Hours: 15 (can be combined with other IHARE programs for teachers requiring 30 hours) Click here for registration form Thursday, November 8th – 6:30 Lincoln’s Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words (lecture) Harold Holzer, co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Douglas […]
The issue of what to do with Davids Island raises questions about the place of history at the local, county and state level. Part of the answer to the questions appeared in The Journal News on the same day as the Davids Island article that raised them. One article, “Some never get too old for […]
Westchester is in danger of losing its local history. The County is blessed with many historic sites and organizations, some of which are thriving and others which are not. But history is more than a collection of buildings or monuments. For history to live it must be part of the active memory of the people […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
