Tools for Educators

Curriculum Standards

One of the guiding principles of Freedom’s Frontier is to “consider future generations in everything we do.” The stories of Freedom’s Frontier can spark children’s imaginations and inspire in them respect for multiple perspectives. Additionally, local history education helps students to understand and care for the place where they live.

The stories of Freedom’s Frontier help teachers in both Missouri and Kansas to meet state curriculum standards. Teachers from outside the area can use these stories to meet National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.

Conferences and Special Events

March 22-24, 2012: National Council for History Education - Reading the Past: Literature and Literacy in History. The 2012 conference will be held in Kansas City, MO. A tentative conference schedule is available.

June 24-29, 2012: Crossroads of Conflict: Contested Visions of Freedom & the Missouri-Kansas Border Wars, Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for Teachers. This workshop will give K-12 teachers fresh tools for using historical setting, architecture, material culture, art and drama, along with historical documents and records to enable students to engage the past and gain a better understanding of the forces that shaped and continue to influence regional and national history. Stipend available for attendees. Visit the website for more information.

July 8-13, 2012:  Crossroads of Conflict: Contested Visions of Freedom & the Missouri-Kansas Border Wars, Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for Teachers. See information above.