AAM Overview An Introduction to An Adventure of the American Mind For New Partners

AAM Overview An Adventure of the American Mind Four year pilot project funded by the Library of Congress Administered through the Education Research Consortium located in Asheville, NC

AAM Overview Goals of the Grant Train in-service and pre-service classroom teachers and college teacher education faculty to access, use and produce curriculum utilizing the Internet and the digitized primary source materials from the collections of the Library of Congress

AAM Overview Goals of the Grant Demonstrate and evaluate a training program exportable to other communities at minimal cost

AAM Overview The initial success of the grant allowed the project to be extended to second and third phases Phase I1999 to 2003approved Phase II2004 to 2008approved Phase III2004 to 2008approved Phase IV2006 to Phase V2008 to 2012+

AAM Overview Each new phase builds upon the previous Phase I1999 to 2003Classroom training Phase II2004 to 2008Workshops Phase III2004 to 2008College Faculty Phase IV2006 to 2012On-line training Phase V2008 to 2012International

AAM Phase I Colleges educate in-service teachers in a three hour graduate level course Each teacher receives  Free tuition  Free laptop computer  Intensive instruction in using LOC resources

AAM Phase I Started in 1999 with one college; in 2003 there were 16 AAM Partners Western North Carolina - 4 Central North Carolina - 2 Western South Carolina - 2 Northern Virginia - 1 Arizona - 1 Illinois - 6

AAM Phase I 2004 has seen the addition of 6 new Partners Illinois - 3 Western Pennsylvania - 2 Colorado - 1

AAM Phase I There are now 22 AAM Partners Plus one more… The AAM Home School program  Self-paced, Self-guided  CD-ROM and Web-based  1.0 version started testing in Oct. 2003

AAM Phase I By September 2003 over 640 teachers were trained and over 1,000 mentored. The initial goals of the grant were met and Phases II and III began.

AAM Phase II Overview Workshop based Builds on the lessons learned Leverages the resources created

AAM Phase II Overview Far more efficient Allows every teacher to participate Will become self-sustaining Has the potential to improve education at every level

AAM Phase II Workshops Modular Standardized Modules link together Creates a complete and custom curriculum

AAM Phase II Workshops Complete workshop series is 35 hours Teachers receive CEU’s School receives technology for every 15 teachers that complete 35 hours of AAM training Workshops are customized to the needs of each school

AAM Phase II Workshops There are now 25 workshop modules comprising 75 hours of instruction Available on the AAM web site New modules can be developed and existing modules modified Here are a few examples…

PedagogyReadingInterdisciplinaryTechnology What are Primary Sources and Why Would Teachers Use Them? (core workshop) Examining Manuscripts: What Can They Tell Us About Our Past? Analyzing Photographs to Discover Their Stories American Memory Collections (Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced Levels) - Writing How to Use Primary Sources in the Classroom. (core workshop) Reading Maps: Discovering the Mysteries They Hold Analyzing Movies to Discover Their Stories Using American Memory Collections (Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced Levels) - Presenting Integrating Internet- based Resources in a Meaningful Way. (core workshop) Analyzing Speeches: How Is Verbal Different From Written? Integrating local photographs, maps, and other images into teaching and learning. Using American Memory Collections (Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced Levels) - Analyzing What Does Integrating Technology Really Mean? (core workshop) Integrating local writings into teaching and learning reading activities. Integrating local movies and audio tapes into teaching and learning. Sharing Library of Congress resources with others (teachers, students, communities). Integrating local issues and history primary resources as a stimulus for teaching and learning. Integrating local writings into integrative teaching and learning activities. Sharing local resources with others (teachers, students, communities). AAM Phase II Workshops

AAM Phase II Phase II is supported by three services Web Site Telephone Support Hot Line Videoconferencing Network

AAM Phase II Web Site Complete resource for:  Teachers  Administrators  Parents  Students

AAM Phase II Web Site Lesson plan database Help tutorials Links to other resources Curriculum materials Much more

AAM Phase II Telephone Support Toll free number Teaching and technical support Quick support when teachers need it Refers teachers to resources Target time per call – 2 to 5 minutes

AAM Phase II Videoconferencing Network Internet-based – no connect charges Mobile units placed in schools Two-way interaction LOC broadcasts Provides on-going, in-school presence

AAM Phase II The Resulting Cost Efficiency vs Phase I

AAM Phase III AAM at the college level Formal programs are being developed and piloted in 2004 by the Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities Five institutions participating in 2004 Five additional will be added in 2005

AAM Phase III AAM at the college level Institutionalizing AAM  Integrate AAM into the curriculum  Faculty orientation on using LOC resources  Customized for each institution

Getting Started Staffing AAM Director – full-time Digital Preservationist – full-time Administrative Assistant – half-time

Getting Started Hire the AAM Director  Develops the specific curriculum  Creates the budget that supports the curriculum  Hires the technical and administrative staff  Provides overall educational leadership and management for the program at the local level Director mentored by the ERC and the AAM Partners

Getting Started Create strong relationships with school districts  Orientation meetings with leaders in districts and colleges/universities  Site visits  Recruit teachers for the workshops

Getting Started Support from the AAM Business Office Works with college administrative office  Reimbursement procedures  Contracts  Operating procedures  OMB Compliance

Getting Started Getting Started – Timing Months 1 -3  Funding approved  College hires AAM Director Months  Director trained  Curriculum developed  Staff hired & Teachers recruited Months 7+  Begin teaching the AAM program