Now available for the CSAA June 15, 16, and 17 conference:
Keynote Address 
| This year CSAA proudly announces Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman the author of forthcoming book; Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory
as the keynote speaker for the 2009 conference. Dr. Zimmerman is the
Director of the History of Education Program and Professor of Education
and History for the Steinhardt School of Education of New York
University. In addition to his outstanding research and publications
in the history of education, Dr. Zimmerman has been awarded as a
distinguished lecturer for the Organization of American Historians and
has given numerous presentations in the U.S., Ghana, Rwanda, France,
the UK, and Canada. Most recently, Dr. Zimmerman has received the New
York University Distinguished Teaching Award. |
In his book Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory,
he discusses how the little red schoolhouse has disappeared in the
United States, but its importance in national memory remains
unshakable. This engaging book examines the history of the one-room
school and how successive generations of Americans have remembered—and
just as often misremembered—this powerful national icon. | 
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Conference Format The CSAA 2009 conference will consist of concurrent sessions on June 15 and 16. Each conference day will begin with continental breakfast, welcome message, and announcements. Concurrent sessions and poster displays will be presented morning and early afternoon. Participants will have sufficient breaks and afternoon free time to visit the Saint Vincent College historic gristmill and coffee shop, Basilica, Mister Rogers Neighborhood exhibits, Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve, coverlet collection, and the Art gallery, if desired. On Wednesday, June 17, 2009, two schoolhouse tour options will be offered. One tour option will be a shorten day in which local restored schools will be visited until noon. The second tour option will be a lengthened tour of very unique preserved schoolhouses including an Amish school (to be confirmed). This tour may vary in duration extending into the afternoon. Atlantic #40 Schoolhouse, Derry PA |
