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Summer
Institute for High School
Community College, and University Faculty
Doing
History:
Reconsidering the Introductory Course
in
American History
Department
of History
Illinois
State University
June
17 - June 28, 2002
Click
here for online syllabus
The
Illinois State University summer institute is part of the
National History Project, an initiative of the National Council
of Education and the Disciplines at The Woodrow Wilson National
Fellowship Foundation. Funds to support this important work
come from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
- Stipend
for Participants: $500.00
- Three
Hours of Graduate Credit in History Available
- Continuing
Professional Developments Units Available
- Curriculum
Materials for the Teaching of History
- The
Latest Technology for Conducting Historical Research
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Participants
will select one of the following Vital Themes and its special
Narrative focus. Working in partnership with others who share
an interest, participants will develop a Primary Source
Kit. These kits will include a central core (First-Order)
document that every student of American history should
know, as well as a series of related Second-Order
documents that will further enhance students' knowledge
and understanding of the Vital Themes and Narratives.
History's
Vital Themes and Narratives
Civilization,
cultural diffusion, and innovation
Travelling across America
Human
interaction with the environment
State
and local history
Values,
beliefs, political ideas, and institutions
The
changing ideas of freedom in America
Conflict
and cooperation
War
and resistance
Comparative
history of major developments
Leadership
in times of fundamental change and crisis
Patterns
of social and political interaction
The
center and periphery at significant turning points in American
history
Reconsidering
the American History Course
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Rethink
the "forced march" approach to teaching
American history
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Deliberate with other teachers/scholars
about the nature of historical thinking and primary
sources
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Develop a district-wide scope and sequence
in American history: Send a team of teachers to
the NHP
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Articulate the American history curriculum,
grades 6 to 16
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Experience the best practices in the use
of technology to conduct historical research
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Identify innovative instructional and assessment
strategies to help students meet standards
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Imagine yourself at the center of your own
professional development plan
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For
further information and an application, please contact:
Lawrence
W. McBride, Illinois State University
(309) 438-7212
Space
is limited!
Teams
from a School District are encouraged to apply!
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