Gettysburg http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/

Secondary Education Members Bob Owen Ed Kacey Shellie Lee Susan Martin Sharon Lauretti Patricia Stanchfield Jacquelyne Boucher Catherine Burgholzer Stephanie Werdmann

What you can find on the Gettysburg Foundation Website: Information to aid in the planning of a trip to Gettysburg. Many useful links. A battle timeline link broken up by the three days of the battle. The Gettysburg Address Primary sources available through the links

Primary sources available through the links: Official permanent records of Union & Confederate commanders such as Meade, Buford and Lee. Some diaries and letters from soldiers. The Gettysburg Address A large selection of quotes from soldiers and citizens during the war.

What was positive about the website: The website is somewhat easy to navigate. The "Art in the Parks: Gettysburg" 2 page PDF brochure which highlights the notable sculpture in the park as well as the Cyclorama. Useful planning trips to Gettysburg. Excellent links to additional information They made some connections to today making The Civil War still relevant.

What improvements should be made to the website: Website not geared towards educators and researchers. Not comprehensive enough. Lacking primary source documents, pictures of important stakeholders in the battle, pictures including modern pictures of statues and monuments on the actual website. Little or no documents for reproduction for lesson planning. No lesson plans were available.

From The Battlefield to the Classroom Incorporate more personal stories from the battle field into the curriculum using diaries. Use battlefield strategies to explain methods of warfare. Incorporate maps to give a visual understanding of the battles. Use the psychology of warfare to give students a better understand of why commanders made the choices they did.

Using Photographs in the Classroom Day after the battle photography Personal pictures Photo provided by Jacquelyne Boucher

Music in the classroom Many Websites offer music from the Civil War era. :pdmusic.org/civilwar.htmlilable http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/classroom/lesson_music.html Purchases from Gettysburg

Incorporating maps to give a visual understanding of the battles.

Using Battlefield Chronology in the Classroom On our tour of Gettysburg, we as learners benefited from the chronological approach that was taken to explain the three day battle. We intend to use this approach when teaching the Battles of Gettysburg.

CIVIL WAR INQUIRY STEP 1- 5 MINUTES –GROUP   CIVIL WAR INQUIRY STEP 1- 5 MINUTES –GROUP CREATE AT LEAST 5 QUESTIONS THAT YOU AND CLASSMATES MAY HAVE ABOUT GETTYSBURG STEP 2 WRITE QUESTIONS ON THE BOARD STEP 3 ELIMINATE BASIC QUESTIONS- WE ARE LOOKING FOR QUESTIONS THAT HAVE MORE THAN ONE ANSWER- INDEPTH STEP 4 WITH THE REMAINING INQUIRY–BASED QUESTIONS YOUR GROUP SHOULD CHOOSE ONE STEP 5 CREATE 5-7 YES OR NO QUESTIONS TO GUIDE OR DIRECT RESEARCH- YOU MAY HAVE TO SHARE SOME OF THE YES OR NO QUESTIONS STEP 6 THEN FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS STEP 7 RESEARCH QUESTION/YES-NO/ HYPOTHESIS STEP 8 REVISE HYPOTHESIS BASED ON RESEARCH STEP 9 FINAL PRODUCT- NEWS- INTERVIEWS 1 INTERVIEWER- THEY CREATE QUESTIONS 1 INTERVIEWED-THEY ANSWER IMPLICATIONS FOR TODAY RESEARCH PROCESS CREATION OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS FINDINGS

Making Connection to Today Comparing the numbers and statistics to things the students can relate to. Example: Shelton population: 40,000 Casualties in Gettysburg: 51,000 Casualties throughout the Civil War: 618,000

Final Thoughts “I think it is better to do right, even if we suffer in doing so, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity.” Robert E. Lee

for their expertise, organizing our trips Thank you to Liz, Tom, Lois, Theresa & Carolyn for their expertise, organizing our trips seminars and mostly for teaching us how to Teach American History (TAH). THANK YOU!