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Emerging America: Teaching American History |
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EMERGING AMERICA
From Agrarian Colonies to World Leader
How American Institutions Endure through Change
Registrations are now being accepted for the
2008-09 TAH Program and Summer Colloquia!
The Emerging America Teaching American History (TAH) program is a three-year effort to increase teacher content knowledge of traditional American history, focusing on how freedom, democracy, and opportunity have helped American institutions to endure through centuries of change. The project directly addresses the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework, especially for grades 3, 5, and 8-12. Emerging America combines in-depth historical content, critical thinking about history, and a wealth of practical resources and approaches to teaching history.
Strategic use of the internet, videoconferencing, and other digital technologies complement hands-on partnerships with local museums. Innovative community service-learning projects engage teams of students and teachers to interpret local community history on the web and relate to seminal national documents and events.
Stipends, PDPs and graduate credit options are available for teachers, who may select from a menu of:
- three-day Summer Colloquia
- one-day school-year Saturday Seminars
- two-hour after-school Historical Skills Workshops
Stipend requirements include work on individual projects. Events engage teachers both in grade-specific and in K-12 activities. Private school teachers are welcome, but are ineligible for stipends. PDPs or graduate credit available. Teachers may receive additional funds and technical assistance to develop community service-learning projects to present local history on the World Wide Web, in partnership with local historical organizations.
Additional information about the TAH Summer 2008 Colloquia and school year program is available on the HEC Events Calendar, or by downloading the brochure (includes a registration form):
 TAH Brochure-SU08 Colloquia and School Year Program (6-Page PDF)
For resources and more information, please visit the Emerging America: Teaching American History website:
http://tah.collaborative.org
Please contact:
Rich Cairn
Emerging America TAH Director
413-586-4900 ext. 166
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or
Meghan Gelardi
Emerging America TAH Research Specialist
413-586-4900 ext. 162
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Project Partners include:
Supported by a Teaching American History Grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
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