teaching american history teachers discovering history as historians
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Teaching American HistoryTeachers Discovering History as Historians
Personnel
• Paul Benson• TAH Project Director
• Rick Walters• Special Project JPS and Adjunct Professor
at JCC in U.S. History
• Carol Shick• TAH Technology and Program Consultant
• Rick Bates• GST TAH Coordinator, Bath Central HS
TAH Foundations
• Senator Robert Byrd of WV• American Council of Trustees and
Alumni Test on U.S. History• 80% received a D or F• $50 Million to U.S. Dept. of Education• 2001 60 Grants• Currently 779 Grants 2001-2007• Nearly a Billion Dollars in Awards• JPS Three Grants Total: $2,676,367
Rationale
• Limited High Quality History Professional Development
• Academic and Pedagogical Isolation of Teachers
• Increasing Demands of High Stakes Testing and NCLB
• Emerging Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning of U.S. History
Grants I and II
• 2002: Chautauqua County• 2004: Allegany, Cattaraugus and
Southern Erie Counties• 100 U.S. History Teachers in Grades 4,
5, 7, 8, 11, & 12• Annual Summer Seminars• Fall and Spring Inservices
Greater Southern Tier TAH Grant
• 2006: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Southern Erie, Steuben Tioga, Tompkins and Counties
• Annual 5 Day Summer Seminar• Fall and Spring Inservices• Western Southern Tier Council for the S
ocial Studies
TAH Service Area
• Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Southern Erie, Steuben Tioga, and Tompkins Counties
• 68 School Districts• Over 5,000 Square Miles• 300+ Teachers Participating
TAH SpeakersDr. John Q. Barrett St. Johns University Nuremberg & Robert JacksonDr. Allida Black George Washington Univ. Women’s RightsMs. Jare Cardinal Iroquois National Museum Native American IssuesDr. Paul Finkelman Albany School of Law U.S. ConstitutionDr. Lee Formwalt Org. of American Historians Historiography Dr. Judy Graves Library of Congress LOC WebsiteDr. Ole Holsti Duke University International TerrorismMr. Rick Jemison Seneca Nation Native American IssuesDr. James Lang Vanderbilt University 3rd World Energy & FoodRev. Jesse Jackson Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Civil RightsDr. Chuck McDew Metropolitan State Univ. Civil RightsDr. Sara McNeil University of Houston Digital History TextbookDr. Douglas Monroy Colorado College Hispanic Civil RightsDr. Mike Oberg SUNY Geneseo Native American Civil Rights Dr. Nicholas Onuf Florida International Univ. U.S. Foreign Policy TheoryDr. Peter Onuf University of Virginia Revolution & Atlantic SystemDr. Philip Payne St. Bonaventure University General Advisor U.S. HistoryDr. Robert Porter Syracuse School of Law Recent Political History SenecaDr. Robert Pratt University of Georgia Civil RightsMr. Larry Robinson Partners and Robinson Dynamics of Professional
ChangeMr. Eric Rothschild Columbia Teachers College Simulations in U.S. HistoryMs. Emily Rubenfield Germantown Academy Classroom SimulationsMr. Chris Sperry Project Look Sharp Ithaca CollegeDr. James Stephens Carlisle School, Virginia Media Analysis U.S. HistoryMr. Mark Stephens Germantown Academy Classroom SimulationsDr. Jeremi Suri Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison Cold War and Foreign PolicyMr. Todd Waite Seneca Nation Seneca Culture and Nation
PolicyDr. Chuck Walker St. Bonaventure University Classroom Evaluation
2009 Summer Seminar
States Foreign Policy and International Relations
July 6th through July 19th
• Dr. Alan Gibson University of California at Chico
• Dr. Paul Finkelman Albany Law School • Dr. Andrew Rotter Colgate University • Dr. Robert K. Brigham Vassar College • Dr. Jeremi Suri : Univ. of Wisconsin Madison
Western Southern Tier Council for the Social Studies
• Social Studies Oriented Group• Three Divisions Across Region• Fall Conference• SED and District Advocacy• Sub-Council of NYSCSS • Longevity after TAH
Local Partners
• Chautauqua Institution• Corning Museum of Glass• Chemung Valley History Museum• Fenton History Center• Robert H. Jackson Center• Rockwell Museum of Western Art• Seneca Nation of Indians• Western Southern Tier Council for the Social
Studies
Requirements
• Pre-approved Participation in Two Scheduled Inservices Next Year: One being WSTCSS Fall Conference
• 2009 Summer Seminar• Join the WSTCSS• Cooperate with Brown University
Education Alliance Evaluation Team
Things Here and to Come
• http://tdhahwiki.wikispaces.com/• Pursuing a fourth TAH Grant partnering with
the Elmira City School District to promote teacher mentoring and Reading and Literacy Skills through Social Studies
• Vodcasting U.S. History Presentations to Benefit Students Requiring Remediation and Regents Review