1. “The qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. They are the result of habit and long training.” Thomas Jefferson, 1824. Major funding provided by: Teaching American History grants, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, National Endowment for the Humanities, Auburn University, Indiana University

2. Major funding provided by: Teaching American History grants, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, National Endowment for the Humanities, Auburn University, Indiana University Plowing Freedom’s Ground Spring Retreat April 9, 2010

3. HISTORY DOESN’T MATTER 5 % rate Washington in top 5 presidents More people can name the 3 Stooges than the 3 branches of government 91% do not know that Brown v. Bd. declared separate but equal unconstitutional 66% believe “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” is part of the Constitution

4. The PIH Mission: Making History Matter To refocus the study of history to promote informed democratic citizenship

5. Making History Matter History is a tool that helps students reason together about the challenges of democratic living Promoting Civic Competence

6. The PIH Network: Who we are A Community of School and University Teachers A Support Network Helping Each Other Re-Imagine What Teaching History and Citizenship Can Be

7. The PIH Network Classroom-based Curriculum Development Hands-on History and Social Studies A Framework for Planning and Implementing Teaching Technology as a Facilitator Classroom-tested Strategies and Materials

8. The PIH Network Staff Tom Brush Kathryn Braund David Carter Jay Howell Jada Kohlmeier Lamont Maddox Theresa McCormick Angela Parsons John Saye David Shannon

9. Overview of Year One 2010 Spring Retreat PIH Summer Seminar: July 6-9 Historian Sessions Civil Rights and Social Movements: 1940-1980 Expansion and Reform: 1801-1861 PIH Curriculum Experience Sessions PIH Lesson Study Workshop: July 19-23 Academic Year Lesson Study: 2010-11

10. Overview of Day PIH Seminar Introduction Project Evaluation-Part 1 Planning History Instruction Historian Sessions Civil Rights: Mississippi 1963-64 Expansion and Reform: Summer Preview PIH Powerful Learning Strategy Historical Think-Aloud: 1964 Democratic Convention

11. Project Evaluation: Planning a Unit

12. Making History Matter: PIH Organizing Principles

13. Big ideas make history matter Persistent IssueRepresentative TopicsTopic-Specific Issue When are citizens justified in resisting governmental authority? American Revolution English Civil War Palestinian Intifada Revolution: Were the colonists justified in revolting from Great Britain? What is the best way to distribute a society’s resources? New Deal Chinese Revolution of 1949 Gilded Age/Robber Barons New Deal: Were New Deal policies the most appropriate solution to the economic crisis caused by the Great Depression? When are nations justified in intervening in the affairs of other countries? Crusades Cold War Age of Exploration Exploration: Should we celebrate or mourn the arrival of Europeans in the Americas?  The study of history is organized around fundamental, recurring societal questions.

14. Students need to experience historical thinking first-hand Teachers engage students in work with real historical artifacts

15. Technology tools facilitate thinking Technology provides more realistic encounters with history and tools for supporting student thinking.

16. History becomes a tool for making sense of the world Students can make informed, evidence- based judgments about historical and present-day issues

17. Problem-Based Historical Inquiry (PBHI) Focus on Reasoning about Ethical Issues Issue: When are citizens justified in resisting governmental authority? Unit Question: What actions were civil rights activists justified in using to achieve social justice in the 1960s?

18. PIH Learning Strategy: Historical Think-Aloud

19. Historical Perspective Taking The Think-Aloud Strategy Goal: Support deep thinking about complex historical issues. Perceive the issue as someone in a particular historical moment might Consider conflicting perspectives about the best solution to a historical dilemma

20. Perspective Taking The Think-Aloud Strategy Topic: The Civil Rights Movement Central Question: What actions were civil rights activists justified in using to achieve social justice in the 1960s? Think-Aloud: Should the Credentials Committee seat the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the 1964 Democratic Convention?

22. Perspective Taking The Think-Aloud Strategy Expert Groups LBJPattersonHamerForman AngelaBrandonBrandiShelia AmandaSabrinaGerthaChris SherryReneeJeanLindsey MarkScharlotteDeenaBeth KelvinBentleyJulieMitchellShawn

23. Perspective Taking The Think-Aloud Strategy Decision-making Groups

24. Where do we go from here?  Using Technology to Collaborate  PFG Web Portal  PIH Website  Using Skype  Teacher Texts & Resources