If the Buck Stops Here, Where the Heck is it? NAGARA Annual Conference – K. Woestman Kansas City 19 July 2007

NARA Education Focus NARA Staff Education Efforts Renewed by Dr. Allen Weinstein NARA Divisions & Facilities DC & Maryland Presidential Libraries Regional Branches What’s Next? Partnerships

NARA Staff Education Efforts

Renewed by Dr. Allen Weinstein

NARA Divisions & Facilities

DC & Maryland

Presidential Libraries

Regional Branches

What’s Next?

Partnerships

NARA Staff Education Efforts History Nature of the institution Variety 34 institutions Limitations Physical Labor

History

Nature of the institution

Variety

34 institutions

Limitations

Physical

Labor

NARA Staff Education Efforts Distance Learning http://www.archives.gov/locations/

Distance Learning

http://www.archives.gov/locations/

NARA “Publics” Traditional Researchers Lawyers and Legal Teams Genealogists Ancestry.com Citizens

Traditional Researchers

Lawyers and Legal Teams

Genealogists

Ancestry.com

Citizens

NARA Civic Literacy Mission “ If the American people do not maintain a solid and respectable measure of civic literacy, however, they will not be able to understand or use these records effectively. For that reason alone, NARA considers civic education essential and an important element of our overall mission and goals.” - Dr. Allen Weinstein, 2007

“ If the American people do not maintain a solid and respectable measure of civic literacy, however, they will not be able to understand or use these records effectively. For that reason alone, NARA considers civic education essential and an important element of our overall mission and goals.”

- Dr. Allen Weinstein, 2007

National Archives in DC & MD Central repositories National Archives Experience Public Vaults Boeing Learning Center

Central repositories

National Archives Experience

Public Vaults

Boeing Learning Center

Primarily Teaching 2007 Washington, DC Presidential Libraries Eisenhower Johnson Ford Bush Regional Waltham Laguna Nigel Fort Worth

Washington, DC

Presidential Libraries

Eisenhower

Johnson

Ford

Bush

Regional

Waltham

Laguna Nigel

Fort Worth

Our Experiences Teaching American History Grants Project Mine – 2002-2005 Project eHIKES – 2003-2006 Project Primary Sources – 2004-2007 Teaching American History with Primary Sources – 2006-2009

Teaching American History Grants

Project Mine – 2002-2005

Project eHIKES – 2003-2006

Project Primary Sources – 2004-2007

Teaching American History with Primary Sources – 2006-2009

TAH Grants Project Mine – 2002-2005 Elementary focus Education and history tension Classroom realities elementary

Project Mine – 2002-2005

Elementary focus

Education and history tension

Classroom realities

elementary

TAH Grants

TAH Grants Project eHIKES – 2003-2006 enhancing History Instruction for Kansas Educators and Students Delivered MA degree Modeled on another TAH grant in KS

Project eHIKES – 2003-2006

enhancing History Instruction for Kansas Educators and Students

Delivered MA degree

Modeled on another TAH grant in KS

TAH Grants Project eHIKES cont’d Research emphasis Graduate coursework Continuity Unlike previous grant National Archives - Kansas City Washington DC Boeing Learning Center

Project eHIKES cont’d

Research emphasis

Graduate coursework

Continuity

Unlike previous grant

National Archives - Kansas City

Washington DC

Boeing Learning Center

TAH Grants Project Primary Sources Overview Dealing with a Larger Group National Archives - Kansas City Follow-up National Archives - Chicago National Archives - Denver National Archives – Seattle National Archives – Kansas City

Project Primary Sources

Overview

Dealing with a Larger Group

National Archives - Kansas City

Follow-up

National Archives - Chicago

National Archives - Denver

National Archives – Seattle

National Archives – Kansas City

TAH Grants TAHPS – 2006-2009 Teaching American History with Primary Sources Year 1 National Archives – Kansas City Eisenhower Library – Abilene, KS

TAHPS – 2006-2009

Teaching American History with Primary Sources

Year 1

National Archives – Kansas City

Eisenhower Library – Abilene, KS

Lessons Learned Changes in Regional Facilities Education Emphasis Change in thinking Vs. academics and genealogists

Changes in Regional Facilities

Education Emphasis

Change in thinking

Vs. academics and genealogists

Teacher Needs and Expectations Teachers doing research How to incorporate that research into the classroom.

Teachers doing research

How to incorporate that research into the classroom.

Technology Integration Digital copies versus print copies Laptops Scanners versus cameras

Digital copies versus print copies

Laptops

Scanners versus cameras

Technology Distribution Blackboard Content Management System CD transfer issues Online – public Web Albums (Typepad)

Blackboard Content Management System

CD transfer issues

Online – public

Web Albums (Typepad)

Technology Distribution Blogging tahps.wikispaces.com/blogaddresses

Blogging

tahps.wikispaces.com/blogaddresses

Technology Distribution TAHPS tahps.wikispaces.com Google docs Picassa

TAHPS

tahps.wikispaces.com

Google docs

Picassa

Viewpoints Nature of teacher research Versus lesson plan development Individual initiative One-on-one time with archivists Archival research experience Compared to other graduate level degrees

Nature of teacher research

Versus lesson plan development

Individual initiative

One-on-one time with archivists

Archival research experience

Compared to other graduate level degrees

Future Considerations Classroom Facilities Build on existing distance learning workshops Teachers & Archives v. Libraries

Classroom Facilities

Build on existing distance learning workshops

Teachers & Archives v. Libraries

Other Outreach Efforts Mini Page Syndicated in 400 newspapers Reaches millions Social Education Articles Cobblestone

Mini Page

Syndicated in 400 newspapers

Reaches millions

Social Education Articles

Cobblestone

Partnerships National Park Service New York City NARA-New York Developing permanent exhibit New York as the nation’s first capital under the US Constitution

National Park Service

New York City

NARA-New York

Developing permanent exhibit

New York as the nation’s first capital under the US Constitution

Presidential Libraries Role of library foundations Presidential Timeline 1929 to present http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/ C-Span series 2-hour specials on each

Role of library foundations

Presidential Timeline

1929 to present

http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/

C-Span series

2-hour specials on each

Archives.gov Organization of a massive institution User-friendly? Online tour Sections Lessons Other resources

Organization of a massive institution

User-friendly?

Online tour

Sections

Lessons

Other resources

Conclusion “ The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.” - Harry Truman

“ The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.”

- Harry Truman