Upcoming Educator Events
Scroll down to see all our available trainings and workshops. For virtual events, any educator is welcome to apply, including pre-service teachers, K-12 teachers, community college and university faculty, and community educators.
- Click here to inquire about CEUs for attending our virtual programs live.
- Carolina K-12 offers virtual modules that teachers can complete on their own schedule for CEUs – click here to explore the modules currently available.
- View recordings of all past virtual programs here.
If you have questions regarding the posted events, contact Paul Bonnici at 919.962.1544 or bonnici@unc.edu.
COMMEMORATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FREEDOM RIDES
including Freedom Rider David Dennis and a tribute to Bayard Rustin by CJ Suitt!
REGISTER HERE
On May 4, 1961 thirteen Black and white civil rights advocates boarded a Greyhound bus in Washington, DC, bound for New Orleans. Riding side by side, on interstate highways through the Jim Crow south, they sought to test the 1960 US Supreme Court decision that segregation of interstate transportation facilities was unconstitutional. From May to December 1961, over 400 women and men courageously challenged segregation, despite the danger refuting white supremacy presented at the time.
On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, join the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition, in collaboration with Carolina K-12, for a FREE virtual program to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides.
Our featured speaker will be David J. Dennis, JD, who was among the fearless and determined Freedom Riders, who will recount some of his experiences on the bus, and also his work as Co-director of Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), Mississippi Director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and a Coordinator of the Mississippi Freedom Summer. Mr. Dennis will share the virtual stage with scholars Dr. Freddie L. Parker, Dr. William Sturkey, facilitated by young leaders Derrick Davis (UNC-CH student) and Joyah Horton (NAACP Youth Council.)
In addition to elevating this important history, the program will also explore the ways in which the struggle for civil rights continues, featuring discussion with local activists Braxton Foushee, LaTarndra Strong, Jerdene Alston, and Ajamu Dilahunt-Holliway, well as local “artivists” Cortland Gilliam and Jerry Wilson of Black Out Loud. In addition, Chapel Hill Poet Laureate CJ Suitt will deliver a special tribute to Bayard Rustin.
The Freedom Riders encountered mob violence, fire bombings, and police brutality. Nevertheless, they persisted in their fight for justice. Their actions influenced and changed the landscape of race relations, civil rights and human rights in the United States. Please join this Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides by registering for free, HERE.
Suggested pre-viewing: https://www.pbs.org/video/american-experience-freedom-riders/
The event is free and open to the public. Community members, families and youth, and K-12 teachers are all encouraged to attend. (Attending K-12 teachers can receive CEUs and accompanying lesson plans will be provided. Teachers are encouraged to invite their students to attend as well.) For further information, contact carolinak12@unc.edu.
Virtual CEUs
CEUs are provided for all programming, including virtual programs. Click here for more information on requesting CEUs for virtual programming.
Cancellation for Carolina K-12 Trainings
Carolina K-12 is dedicated to assisting teachers by providing free trainings, materials, participant meals, etc. Carolina K-12 does not require a deposit or fee to attend our trainings; therefore, we ask that registered participants needing to cancel do so at least one week prior to the training date. Please understand that participants who do not cancel their spot in a timely fashion prevent teachers on the waiting list from participating.
In addition to the free teacher trainings offered by Carolina K-12, educators can also register to attend an Adventures in Ideas seminar offered by Carolina Public Humanities (CPH). While these lectures are designed for a general audience and will not include pedagogical training, they are an excellent way for teachers to broaden their content knowledge in various subjects as life-long-learners. Scholarships covering 50% of the tuition are available for all Adventures in Ideas seminars for currently employed full-time teachers, librarians, and administrators in K-12 public and private schools and community colleges. These teacher scholarships for general seminars are made possible by generous donors to CPH. Check out the listing of Adventures in Ideas seminars offered by CPH, here. If you see an Adventures in Ideas seminar you would like to attend, take the following steps to apply for the 50% discount: Please note: Teachers who attend CPH’s Adventures in Ideas seminars can apply for a $75 stipend via the Daisy Edmister Fund! Visit the Daisy Edmister Fund site for more information. Scholarships for Teachers at Raleigh Charter High School Thanks to a generous gift from Novie Beth Ragan Gad, whose children are graduates of Raleigh Charter, both full and part-time teachers at Raleigh Charter High School are eligible to receive a scholarship to any Humanities Program seminar. Funds will be reimbursed upon successful completion of the seminar. For information, please call 919.962.1544. Carolina K-12 also offers customized trainings for individual schools, school districts, and extra-curricular programs (i.e., 4-H, Youth Councils, etc.) We can also organize a professional development retreat for your group at UNC-Chapel Hill. Costs vary. To learn more about our customization options, as well as our trainings for after school and youth leadership programs, please contact Christie Hinson Norris at 919.843.9387 or cnorris@unc.edu.
Attend Carolina Public Humanities’ Adventures in Ideas Seminars at a Discount & Receive a $75 Stipend Post-Attendance!
Custom Trainings
