Ancient Voices, Modern Lessons

This half-day workshop brings together innovative approaches to teaching the ancient world, offering educators fresh content and ideas from Classical Greece and Rome to engage middle and high school students. Presentations explore several themes, such as the challenges of navigating controversial figures in canonical texts, the role of women in shaping the Roman state, and the enduring lessons of ancient Athens for modern civic discourse. Attendees will also participate in an interactive session demonstrating how role-playing games can bring ancient Rome to life. By connecting the past to present-day classrooms, this program aims to inspire the curiosity, empathy, and sense of civic responsibility that many teachers strive to cultivate in their classrooms.

The program features four 30-minute talks, breakfast and lunch, and a period for questions and discussion so that participants may get to know one another and share effective strategies in the classroom. Speakers include faculty from Arizona State University and the University of Virginia.

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