Teaching Idaho

Workshops

Investigate Boise

Part 1: June 16-19
Part 2: July 6-10
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Place-based education is a holistic approach to urban studies that fosters civic engagement. Site specific and experiential, it thrives on the pulse of the city, moving college beyond the classroom, keeping the learning pragmatic and real. This summer a two-part downtown program will pilot the place-based approach. Boise State's College of Social Science and Public Affairs will open a storefront classroom.

Students may earn up to six undergraduate or graduate credits in history, political science, communication, criminal justice, sociology, social work, or general social science.

Contact: Dr. Todd Shallat

Great Idaho Campaigns

October 1-3, Boise City Hall
1 credit
register at www.broncoweb.edu

Teachers, contact Nancy Tacke for professional education credit options, nancytacke@boisestate.edu

Consider the influence of mass media on Idaho political campaigns.
Students will examine topics from radio jingles to singing politicians and the subsequent use of media to influence Idaho voters from the era of television to the internet.

Boise's Urban Core: past problems, future trends

November 5-7, Boise City Hall
1 credit
register at www.broncoweb.edu

Teachers, contact Nancy Tacke for professional education credit options, nancytacke@boisestate.edu

The economic recovery of the Treasure Valley depends on the health of Boise's downtown core. Boise's City Council president provides an insider's perspective.

Contact

Nancy Tacke, MA
Education editor
phone: 208-426-4629
fax: 208-426-4631
nancytacke@boisestate.edu

Sustainable Cities

Feb. 4-6, 2010
Todd Shallat & Rachel Winer
Boise City Workshop Series

Becoming environmentally sustainable will require our Idaho cities to
conserve farming, clean air, cool the climate, rethink land-use
planning, and break our dependence on oil. Workshop will be presented
by professor Todd Shallat, Director of the Center for Idaho History
and Politics and professor Rachel Winer, environmental land-use
attorney and director of Idaho Smart Growth.

For more information, contact nancytacke@boisestate.edu

Women, Western Cities, and the Environment

March 4-6, 2120
Jennifer Stevens
Boise City Workshop Series

This class will look at the role women played in the modern
environmental movement across the American West. Professor Jennifer
Stevens, PhD. Is a water rights historian, conservationist, and
citizen member of the Boise City Planning and Zoning Commission.

For more information, contact nancytacke@boisestate.edu

Idaho Film

Apr. 1-3, 2010
Tom Trusky
Boise City Workshop Series

Director of the Hemingway Western Studies Center will introduce
students to the rich holdings of the Idaho Film Collection, with an
emphasis on Idaho Westerns and the portrayal of Native Americans in
film.

For more information, contact nancytacke@boisestate.edu

Historic Preservation

May 6-8, 2010
Todd Shallat
Boise City Workshop Series

An introduction for Boiseans to the architecture and history of this
turn-of-the-century city, with an emphasis on special places that
shape Boise’s urban identity. Topics include public monuments,
preservation zoning, Main Street revitalization, and the challenge of
urban renewal.

Register at www.broncoweb.edu (1 credit, undergraduate or graduate)
For more information, contact nancytacke@boisestate.edu

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