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 * // John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis //**
 * // May History Forum //**



**// Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM //**
 * // Sacred Heart University, Trumbull Campus, Cambridge Building //**

The Teaching American History program **// Democratic Vistas //** invites all interested teachers to attend our special May History Forum: “John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.” This forum will be hosted by Sacred Heart University on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. It will take place in the Cambridge Building, 7 Cambridge Drive, Trumbull.

Our guest will be Dr. Sheldon Stern. Sheldon Stern taught African American history at the college level for a decade before serving as historian at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Boston (1977–1999). He is the author of //Averting 'the Final Failure': John F. Kennedy and the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis Meetings// (2003), and //The Week the World Stood Still: Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis// (2005).

Dr. Stern will talk about the life of John F. Kennedy with an emphasis on his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Following the lecture, strategies will be discussed for teaching this history content in the classroom using critical thinking skills and practical applications.

Teacher who attends this forum will receive a copy of Dr. Sheldon’s book //The Week the World Stood Still: Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis// (2005).

Refreshments John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis: A Lecture and Discussion Dinner Strategies for teaching this history content in the classroom
 * Program: **
 * 3: 45 to 4:00 PM **
 * 4:00 to 6:30 PM **
 * 6:30 to 7:00 PM **
 * 7:00 to 8:00 PM **

An eighty dollar stipend and CEUs are available for participating teachers. We are accepting sixty participants to this forum. Dinner will be included. Registration is required; deadline for registration is April 30, 2010. Please complete an application online at the Democratic Vistas site. Special consideration will be given to social studies, language arts and special education teachers. You will be notified by May 3, 2010 as to whether or not you have been accepted to participate in this monthly forum.