American Transitions from Rural to Urban Life Picturing America May 28th, 2011

Welcome! Participant Expectations Materials Webinars Lesson Plan Assignment Assorted

Participant Expectations Attendance at all in-person seminars and webinars Participation in in-person and online discussions Completion of all evaluation materials including pre- and post-test and satisfaction surveys Completion of a lesson plan that utilizes the American Transitions content and Picturing America collection

These will be helpful in designing your lesson plan! Materials CD Additional links and tutorials Digital scans of primary sources from OHS collections Notebook Reading Assignments, Agendas, Readings, CD Books These will be helpful in designing your lesson plan!

Webinars You need a computer and an internet connection You will receive an email with a link Please test this link when you receive it to be sure your Adobe is set up properly (it will do the work for you)

As the speaker is presents comment and ask questions in the chat box As the speaker is presents comment and ask questions in the chat box. We will keep track and answer as we go. PowerPoints, webinar recordings, and handouts will be added to the American Transitions website after the webinar.

Lesson Plan Assignment Your final lesson plan should: Use the Picturing America collection Use primary source materials related to the collection Be something you will actually use! Lesson Plans will be due September 16th 2011 as a PDF or Word.doc

To get you thinking… First two images from Primary Source CD Peter A. Juley & Son, photographic firm. Title: Edward Hopper [photograph] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son). Bio Note: Edward Hopper, American painter and printmaker, 1882-1967. Image: Black-and-white study print (8x10). Repository: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Physical Details: Letter : 3 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 28 x 22 cm. Sender: Edward Hopper Recipient: Frank Knox Morton Rehn Forms part of: Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries records 1858-1969, bulk 1919-1968 Citation: Edward Hopper to Frank Knox Morton Rehn, 1926 Sept. 15 . Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries records, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Digital ID: 6078 Ready to ride Time Period: 1920s Description: Local Dublinites preparing for an afternoon bicycle ride; May Coffman Smith is second from left in photo. Creator: Unknown Date of Original: 1920s circa Collection: Dublin Memories Digital Collection Source: Dublin Historical Society Submitting Institution: Dublin Historical Society Ready for School Time Period 1920s Description: Wooden-rim wheel school bus c 1929 Date of Original: 1929 circa Source:Dublin Historical Society

Assorted Stipend and CEUs What if I have to miss a session? Stipend = $300; CEUs = 22 hours You will receive both of these at the end of the program after the final lesson plan is submitted. What if I have to miss a session? Contact Molly before the session and we will work out a way to make up the missed work. Other questions?