Encounters and Exchanges in U.S. History A Teaching American History Grant Provided by the U.S. Department of Education Award #: U215X Kara Gleason Program Director September 2006

Agenda Introductions & Overview Program Goals & Evaluation Evaluation Process, Sun Associates Outcome Objectives & Design Year One Program Content & Workshops Presenters: -FreshPond Education -Primary Source -University of Massachusetts Lowell, Graduate School of Education

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Encounters and Exchanges in U.S. History Three-year grant $998,084 Four school districts Danvers Lowell North Reading Reading For social studies teachers of grades 3 – 5 &

Teaching American History Grant Program Supports student achievement by improving teachers’ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of American history Based on the idea that students who know and appreciate American history will be well-prepared to understand and exercise their civic rights and responsibilities

Program Goals Improve the content knowledge of teachers in American history Strengthen American history programs in all four districts Meet the Historical Thinking Benchmarks Develop accessible curricula for students Create highly qualified master teachers

Evaluation Questions To what extent has the project improved teachers’ knowledge and practice of traditional American history? To what extent has the project been successful in developing new leadership and training structures to strengthen the capacity of participating districts to teach American history?

External Evaluation Sun Associates Evaluation, Professional Development, Planning Program Evaluators Five other Teaching American History projects in MA District Projects State Projects National/Regional Projects Curriculum Focus

Evaluation Process Steps Organizing an evaluation committee and convening a meeting (10/17/06) Developing benchmarked indicators for project performance Based on evaluation questions Holistic Multi-level Forms the basis for data collection

Collect data Formative reporting to the project Annual review of the assembled evaluation data against the benchmarked rubrics This generates annual findings and recommendations Basis for the required annual report

Outcome Objectives At least 70 teachers of U.S. history each year will have a deepened understanding of the topics they teach Teachers will understand the continuing significance of our founding documents “I am not a teacher but an awakener.” - Robert Frost

Outcome Objectives Teachers will be prepared to teach American History as a stand-alone history course Unit-specific lesson plans and curriculum materials will be available to use in classrooms Student interest and content knowledge will deepen Professional relationships among colleagues will be developed, teacher leadership opportunities will be presented, & professional pride will increase

Staff - District Liaisons Danvers Public Schools Laura Schall-Leckrone, Director of Humanities North Reading Public Schools Pamela Beaudoin, Curriculum & Technology Director Reading Public Schools John Doherty, Assistant Superintendent Lowell Public Schools Joyce Tapper-Benham, Professional Development Coordinator Pamela Buchek, Reading/ELA Coordinator

Staff - Teacher Liaisons Danvers Margaret Maher David Buckhoff North Reading Kathryn Jones Jason MacIntosh Reading Helen Sellers Mary Anne Cuscuna Thomas Darrin Integrate the project with the needs and broader professional development agenda for each district Help recruit teachers for the program activities Maintain timely communication with districts and program participants

Advisory Committee Kara Gleason Program Director Patricia L. Fontaine Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell Graduate School of Education Julia de la Torre Program Director, Primary Source Sharon Burke Library Media Specialist, Reading Memorial High School Jeff Sun, Zora Warren, & Jeanne Clark Program Evaluators, Sun Associates All teacher & district liaisons

Program Content – Year One Year One ( ) Theme: Exploring Conflict and Consensus Among Peoples from the American Colonies to the New Republic 17 th and 18 th centuries

Select Content Subtopics – Year One Colonial America The French and Indian War Native Cultures Spanish, French and Dutch America Roles of Blacks in the Colonies Political Thought of the Revolution Founding Documents The U.S. Constitution Summer Institute - Field Study at Plimoth Plantation

Program Content – Year Two Year Two ( ) Theme: U.S. Expansion and Connections to the World in Antebellum America 19 th Century Sketchbook (detail), ca. 1812, William Farrington. Painted aboard HMS Clio.

Select Content Subtopics – Year Two Religion and Reform Foreign Perspectives on the U.S. The Barbary Wars, War of 1812, the Monroe Doctrine Mexican American War The Old West Connecting to the World through Trade and Industry The International Women’s Movement Slavery and Abolitionism Summer Institute Field Trip – Peabody Essex Museum

Program Content – Year Three Year Three ( ) Themes: The Cold War and Post- Cold War: The U.S. on the World Stage U.S. Immigration, Migration, and Race Relations

Select Content Subtopics – Year Three Immigration, Emigration and American Identity Migrant Labor Native American Migrations Race Relations Domestic Culture of the Early Cold War Vietnam and its Legacies The Cold War as a Global Conflict

Year One Calendar & Workshops Described in the Encounters and Exchanges in U.S. History booklet More detailed calendar included in your folder Substitute coverage is provided for events held during the school day Book discussion groups are held after school Primary Source Summer Institute takes place from July 23 – 27, 2007

Levels of Participation Full-time Participant (Honorarium of $750) Choose a minimum of three from A - E: A. Book Discussion Group B. Primary Source Summer Institute C. Big6 “Train the Trainers” Workshops D. Technology in the American History Classroom (2-day workshop) E. Capturing History (2-day workshop) Must choose at least one, may do both

Levels of Participation Part-time Participant (Honorarium of $375) Choose a minimum of two from A - E: A. Book Discussion Group B. Primary Source Summer Institute C. Big6 “Train the Trainers” Workshops D. Technology in the American History Classroom (2-day workshop) E. Capturing History (2-day workshop) Must choose at least one, may do both

Big6 Research Model September 27, 2006 & April 25, 2007 “Train the Trainer” workshops on the Big 6 information literacy model Trainers will work with another teacher & students using the Big6

Mini-Sabbaticals Grants for up to $500 to four teachers in grades 3 -5 and 8 – 11 Teachers will develop products such as papers, exhibits, oral presentations or audio-visual presentations for their American history classroom Grant pays for substitute coverage, an historian, conference fees and materials

Annual Encounters and Exchanges in U.S. History Conference April 3, 2006 Focus is on the theme for the year Leading historians will present on their areas of expertise Lead teachers will present lesson plan & classroom ideas based on the historians’ content

Book Discussion Groups Twenty teachers from each district Meet for seven 2-hour book discussion study groups Books include nonfiction, historical fiction, and biography Books Participants will develop a related work product Led by Dean Bergeron & Patricia L. Fontaine, from the University of Massachusetts Lowell

FreshPond Education Technology in the American History Classroom Two-day workshop January 30, 2007 & February 15, 2007

Encounters and Exchanges in U.S. History Website Available at Vital source of information about the grant Will include teacher- developed work products & a digital photo library

University of Massachusetts Lowell Graduate School of Education Capturing History Two-day workshop by John Wren, UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education Technology Consultant April 12, 2007 & May 10, 2007

University of Massachusetts Lowell Graduate School of Education Program Partner Patricia L. Fontaine, Assistant Professor - Advisory role - Facilitator for a book groupbook group designed for 3 rd grade teachers from Lowell

Upcoming Distribute booklet to teachers of grades 3 – 5 & 8 – 11 Talk about the program; get teachers excited about history Encourage participants to invite district liaisons, Sun Associates, & the project director into their classrooms Once onboard teachers will be contacted regarding the logistics of the workshops

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Book Titles – Lowell 3 rd Grade Teachers Ray Raphael, Founding Myths: Stories that Hide Our Patriotic Past. Joseph Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. Group, reprint David Hackett Fischer, Paul Revere’s Ride. Two other historical fiction titles to be chosen by the participants

Year One – Book Titles Ray Raphael, Founding Myths: Stories that Hide Our Patriotic Past John Demos, The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, Letters from an American Farmer and Sketches of Eighteenth Century America David McCullough, 1776

Curriculum Development Content integrated with: A focus on historical thinking Historical research skills Information management skills