For more information about the Rochester City School District’s Growing Up in America program, please contact:

Jennifer Gkourlias, Ed.D.

Executive Director of Social Studies

(585) 262-8470

jennifer.gkourlias@rcsdk12.org

With regard to both educational programs and employment, the Rochester City School

District makes opportunities available without regard to age, race, creed, religion,

color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic

disposition, or HIV or hepatitis carrier status.

Growing Up in America: Growing Up in America:

A Historical JourneyA Historical Journey A program for K-2 Teachers

Growing Up in America: A Historical Journey, will engage teachers of grades K-2 with documents, texts, and artifacts that will serve to unlock history for young learners. Working with Dr. David Hursh of the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education at the University of Rochester and local historians, curators, and educators, participants will increase their own content understanding of American history and develop historical inquiry skills to integrate American history instruction into the school day. Teachers will learn to engage their students using texts, artifacts, documents, and even toys to unlock American history while simultaneously developing their literacy skills.

...in Rochester ...to be a child in Rochester?

What’s it like...

Growing Up in America has been made possible by a federally funded Teaching American History Grant. Additionally, the Rochester City School District has partnered with the following local organizations to create this meaningful and exciting program.

Nazareth College University of Rochester Rochester Museum and Science Center Strong National Museum of Play Memorial Art Gallery Genesee Country Village and Museum Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County

...to live in New York?

Meeting Dates and topics: October 26th, 2010: Working Long Ago, Dr. Thomas Lappas; Genesee Country Village and Museum November 30, 2010: Families of Native Americans, Dr. Thomas Lappas; Mr. Perry Ground; Ganondagan January 20th, 2011: Urbanization, From Farm to City, Dr. Timothy Kneeland; Larry Naukam; Local History & Geneaology Department, Monroe County Library System February 1, 2011: Education, Dr. Timothy Kneeland March 8, 2011: Childhood, Dr. Timothy Kneeland March 29, 2011: American Identity, Dr. Isabel Cordova; Carol Yost, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester April 26, 2011: Transportation: Erie Canal, Dr. Thomas Lappas May 31, 2011: Sharing & Presentation Session

… to grow up in America?

Program participants… will work individually or with a partner to create a four-lesson unit plan and associated materials for use in class with their students. Keep a reflective journal of their experiences in the program must agree to take a pre and post test to determine program effectiveness must attend six out of the eight sessions and submit their unit plan in order to receive up to 24 hours of PD credit or a $924 stipend.