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Overview:
Liberty, freedom and equality are central values which have
continually shaped the United States. By comparing and
contrasting the American, French and Haitian revolutions,
teachers will develop a deeper background, understanding and
appreciation of these cardinal values. Study of three key
turning points in American history: a.) American Revolution;
b.) abolition and women’s movement; c.) movement for
equality, will demonstrate how this idealized legacy, with
which America is so universally identified and often held
accountable, continues to provide a vision and framework to
its citizens and to the world.
2007-2008
Session: 18th Century Heroes of Liberty - The American
Revolution
2008-2009
Session: 19th Century Heroes of Freedom - Abolition Movement
and Women's Rights Movement
2009-2010
Session: 20th Century Heroes of Equality - Labor Movement
and Civil Rights Movement
Audience:
K-12 teachers serving over 53,334 students in six western
counties of Vermont - a state that ranks 45th in the nation
for states with the fewest numbers of students who go on to
higher education.
Process:
Using primary documents, biographies and
multi-layered instruction, this three year program will
serve 40 teachers each year plus control groups, 80 teachers
total in 6 counties (3 ESAs), with a special focus on
recruiting teachers from schools that have been identified
for improvement or corrective action.
Goals:
Raise student achievement
by enlarging and enhancing teachers’ background and
understanding of traditional American history, in particular
the heroes of both genders in the 18th, 19th,and 20th
centuries who have enhanced liberty, freedom and equality.
Objectives:
Improve teacher practice and student success in the
participating schools through visiting scholars, summer
seminars, field trips, book discussions, teacher-participant
support teams (which include experienced teachers,
curriculum developers, and mentor teachers in the field) and
shared projects that will be disseminated on the web to a
wider local and national audience. Facilitate the update and
revision of the American history curriculum in the
teacher-participants’ schools using a multi-discipline
approach, innovative instruction methods and improved
resource materials.
Outcomes
and Contributions:
Teacher support teams (which include district curriculum
developers), teacher-participants and mentors will apply and
share their knowledge, leading to further development of an
expanding history/social studies network working to improve
teacher practices and enrich the American history curriculum
throughout the state. Forty mini-libraries will be
established; encouraging interaction and cooperation on a
regional basis. Castleton State College will continue to
upgrade both its primary source document collection and its
professional education resource material to benefit the
region’s students. This influx of fresh teaching methods and
resource materials will benefit students for years to come.
 Resources
for Teachers
Provided by this grant and the previous Teaching American History Grant
Books, Lesson Plans, Teaching Projects, Presentations and more...
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