TAH-Heartland 2009 Summer Institute

Why are we here? Here’s what the feds say: “ The program is designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for traditional U.S. history.”

Here’s what the feds say:

“ The program is designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for traditional U.S. history.”

Part 2 By helping teachers to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of U.S. history as a separate subject matter within the core curriculum, these programs will improve instruction and raise student achievement.

By helping teachers to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of U.S. history as a separate subject matter within the core curriculum, these programs will improve instruction and raise student achievement.

Main Components of TAH-Heartland Spring Institutes 2009/2010/2011 Summer Institutes 2009/2010/2011 Fall Online Courses 2009/2010

Spring Institutes

2009/2010/2011

Summer Institutes

2009/2010/2011

Fall Online Courses

2009/2010

Main Grant Partners Andover USD 385 Southeast Kansas Education Service Center – Greenbush Pittsburg State University Gilder Lehrman Institute National Archives Kansas Council for History Education Outside Evaluator (federal reports)

Andover USD 385

Southeast Kansas Education Service Center – Greenbush

Pittsburg State University

Gilder Lehrman Institute

National Archives

Kansas Council for History Education

Outside Evaluator (federal reports)

Spring 2009 World War II on the Great Plains Historian Doug Hurt – Purdue University Primary Sources Dr. Hurt’s book and PPT FEPC records National Archives-KC Local Examples No cost

World War II on the Great Plains

Historian Doug Hurt – Purdue University

Primary Sources

Dr. Hurt’s book and PPT

FEPC records National Archives-KC

Local Examples

No cost

Spring 2009 Feedback What did YOU learn about American history? What did/will made it into your classroom? Why/how?

What did YOU learn about American history?

What did/will made it into your classroom? Why/how?

Overview of Summer Institute Content American History Historians Monographs Primary sources Online and National Archives

Content

American History

Historians

Monographs

Primary sources

Online and National Archives

Pedagogy Content-specific Sam Wineburg Technology Google Groups Google Docs

Pedagogy

Content-specific

Sam Wineburg

Technology

Google Groups

Google Docs

Monday Grant Overview Evaluation Instruments Assessing Grant and NOT teachers Role and how they will be used National comparison How PD is changing US Department of Education requirements

Grant Overview

Evaluation Instruments

Assessing Grant and NOT teachers

Role and how they will be used

National comparison

How PD is changing

US Department of Education requirements

Monday cont’d Professional Development OR Graduate Credit Degree Seeking PSU ID # required Non-Degree-Seeking Paperwork completed BEFORE lunch today

Professional Development OR

Graduate Credit

Degree Seeking

PSU ID # required

Non-Degree-Seeking

Paperwork completed BEFORE lunch today

Enrollment cont’d FRIDAY: Fall course enrollment PSU ID # GUS login GUS PIN Historical Cognition Sam Wineburg Books

FRIDAY: Fall course enrollment

PSU ID #

GUS login

GUS PIN

Historical Cognition

Sam Wineburg

Books

The Gilder Lehrman Institute The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History American history materials each year 1 3-day institute in Year One Dr. David Blight and Teacher Specialist Bring his books and Lincoln History in a Box Tuesday-Thursday Future: 2 historian visits

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

American history materials each year

1 3-day institute in Year One

Dr. David Blight and Teacher Specialist

Bring his books and Lincoln History in a Box Tuesday-Thursday

Future: 2 historian visits

Teacher Expertise Collaboration Spring Institute Throughout this Week Teacher Leadership Team Joel Schaefer Will Mallatt Kevin Spritzer

Collaboration

Spring Institute

Throughout this Week

Teacher Leadership Team

Joel Schaefer

Will Mallatt

Kevin Spritzer