Transcript Teaching American History Roots of Freedom

Teaching American
History
Roots of Freedom
Presented by:
Angela Dorough
Gil Diaz
Discovering the Roots of
Freedom in American History
• Training Historical Literacy Coaches across
San Bernardino County and the larger region
• Year One: High School
• Year Two: Middle School
• Year Three: Elementary School
Project Partners
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
San Bernardino Valley College
University of California, Riverside
San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society
Are you ready for an exciting
professional development
opportunity?
We hope you are!
The San Bernardino County Superintendent
of Schools received a $2 million dollar grant
to work with History-Social Science teachers
in our area across the grade levels to
improve the quality of instruction in
American History.
What is TAH ROF?
TAH is an abbreviation for the federal grant
program titled: Teaching American History
ROF is our short way of referring to our
project title: Discovering the Roots of
Freedom in American History
What we offer:
Professional Development Services
All presenters, locations, and refreshments provided free of charge
to districts.
• Enthusiastic, engaging, and accomplished lead scholar
• In-depth content training in the H-SS standards by distinguished
scholars
• Research-based academic strategies delivered by leaders in the field
• Field study component to fully engage participants in H-SS standards
• Seamless educational technology component training embedded
throughout series
• Substitute reimbursement provided for all release days from site
including coaching sessions at sites to be determined at the discretion
of site administrators
• Teacher participation in a regional professional learning community
What we offer:
Educational Technology Services
Supporting learning modalities of digital natives.
• ESOURCE subscription for all teachers in program
• ePortfolio accounts for all teachers in the program to use in the
classroom
• Specific training in multimedia practices that engage adolescent
learners
• Access to a Teaching American History grant website as a professional
development resource
What we offer:
Quality Resources
Supporting the delivery of H-SS standards while building literacy
skills through high quality materials.
• Teachers receive historical monographs aligned to H-SS standards.
• Teachers receive “History in a Box” multimedia kits from Gilder Lehrman
Institute of American History.
• Teachers receive additional curricula to assist in delivery of content
standards.
• Teachers designated as coaches receive research-based literature to
support their professional development.
What we offer:
Incentives for Teachers
A $1500.00 stipend is available to teachers that commit to the coaching
training program.
A $500.00 stipend is available to teachers that commit to the participating
teacher role.
Alternatively, we are working on incorporating a field study experience in
Washington, D.C. if teachers are interested and our plan is approved.
What we expect . . .
Attendance at scheduled events
Participation in the evaluation process
Implementation of strategies at your school site
More information on this is available on the
Roles and Responsibilities Handout
Two levels of
grant involvement
Coaches
and
Participating Teachers
A coach . . .
Supports and guides the Participating Teacher (PT) at the
site in the process of integrating technology tools into
historical literacy instruction in support of the adopted
curriculum.
• Attends all program sessions and receives curricular materials
and historical monographs
• Develops and models curriculum-aligned lessons
• Develops and models effective technology-enhanced
instructional strategies
• Participates in peer observation and reflective coaching
• Participates in data collection as needed to support
program analysis, modification, and reporting
A participating teacher . . .
The Role of the Participating Teacher
To integrate technology tools into historical literacy
instruction in support of the adopted curriculum.
• Attend selected program sessions with site coach
• Receive curricular materials and historical monographs
• Develop and implement curriculum-aligned lessons
• Implement effective technology-enhanced instructional
strategies
• Participate in peer observation and reflective coaching
sessions with site coach
• Data collection as needed to support program analysis,
modification, and reporting
Is this something you would like
to pursue?
Send an email to:
[email protected]
and you will be placed on an interest list.
A calendar for next year’s sessions and an
application will be sent to you during the
month of February.
We look forward to working with you!