Teaching American History
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Item Everyday Americans Exceptional Americans(Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2013) RRCHNM, /; Loudon County Public Schools; GMU Department of History and Art History; VariousEveryday Americans, Exceptional Americans was a Teaching American History grant, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, that provided professional development opportunities for elementary, middle-, and high-school teachers from 2011-2013. Teachers participated in a 1- or 2-week summer institute led by professor Christopher Hamner. Workshops blended lectures, demonstrations of teaching strategies, and hands-on activities that emphasize content and historical thinking skills. Workshop themes included: War and Society, America on the World Stage, Understanding Freedom, and Struggles for Equality. The website homepage provides resources for teachers nationally, including primary source activities, lessons, teaching resources, and podcasts. It also included a course blog for participating teachers. Hosted at chnm.gmu.edu/tah-loudoun.Item Foundations of U.S. History: Virginia History as U.S. History(Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2009) RRCHNM, /; Loudon County Public Schools; GMU Department of History and Art History; VariousFoundations of U.S. History: Virginia History as American History was a Teaching American History grant, funded by the U.S. Department of Education from 2006-2009, that provided an opportunity for elementary, middle, and high school teachers of American history to expand and improve their content knowledge of Virginia history and U.S. history and their instructional skills. The program emphasized the use of primary sources to strengthen historical thinking skills and enrich historical understandings. A key component of the program was a two-week summer institute each year. During the school year, teachers developed activities and lesson plans that incorporated content and resources from the summer institute. This website served as an essential tool to help participating teachers accomplish the goals of this project. Components of the website include schedules of events, a collaboration section, a resources section, and a curriculum units section. Hosted at chnm.gmu.edu/loudountah.