The Northeastern Wisconsin
Teaching American History Program
Summer Seminar Syllabus 2005
Insructor: Dr. Andrew Kersten (contact
information below)
Location: The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay
Choose one (1) of two (2) summer sessions:
- ED and HUD 795-6, 710 (# 0981B) (3 graduate credits)
Sunday, July 31, 2005 (4-6 p.m.),
Monday-Friday, August 1-5, 2005 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
—or—
- ED and HUD 795-6, 711 (# 0982B) (3 graduate credits)
Sunday, August 7, 2005 (4-6 p.m.),
Monday-Friday, August 8-12, 2005 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Choose one (1) of the four available follow-up workshops in late
September, 2005. Return to the main site and click Follow-up Workshops on the
navigation panel to view information about the follow-up workshops.
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Course Description
In the past few years, there has been a renewed focus on the teaching
of American history. This is not merely a result of the new federal laws
and regulations or of the emphasis on standards. Rather, teachers,
community activists, scholars, parents, and politicians have come to see
American history as central to our culture and our national identity.
Thus, teaching American history has become as much a social issue as a
classroom activity.
This course is designed to provide teachers with the latest
historical perspectives and pedagogical methods to enhance and improve
the teaching of American history. The course will also foster new
professional networks and new ways of bringing history to life in our
community.
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Course Emphasis
This course is equally divided between content and curriculum
development.
- The first part of the summer seminar is devoted to certain
critical topics in American history.
- The second part of the week is designed to allow teachers
- To
develop new lesson plans and units.
- To introduce them to area
historical resources including the Wisconsin Historical Society
Library, Heritage Hill State Park, and the Neville Public Museum.
- To share the products of the seminar with other teachers.
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Course Objectives
- Enhance teacher and student content knowledge of American history.
- Develop new curriculum methods by designing new lesson plans and
teaching units.
- Create new professional networks for the teaching of American
history.
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Required Reading
- Each participant will receive in the mail by April a reading packet
and reading schedule for the chosen summer session.
- Each participant will receive in the mail by August a reading packet
and reading schedule for the chosen follow-up workshops.
- Consult the main Northeast Wisconsin Teaching American History Web
site for additional Web sites and relevant resources.
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Course Requirements
- Attend and actively participate in all aspects of the five-day
summer session, as well as the follow-up workshop.
- Working individually or in teams, each participant will develop
lesson plans or teaching units related to the content areas of the
summer session. Each participant will be expected:
- To complete a unit.
- To turn it into the instructor.
- To allow it to be shared electronically and in print with other
teachers in Wisconsin.
- The lessons and units that you develop need to be designed in such a
way as to be understandable and provide sufficient background
information so that they can be reproduced by other educators in their
classrooms. (The course materials that you generate will be made
available to other teachers and be featured on the Northeastern
Wisconsin Teaching American History Web site and be distributed on
CD-ROM and through Voyageur Magazine.) All lesson plans and units should
be submitted in hard copy and on disk in Microsoft Word format. The
overall format of your educational activity will be left up to you. The
following information needs to be included:
- Grade level.
- Summary of the activity, including
- What the students will experience.
- What they will do.
- The key concepts.
- The relevant Wisconsin State History Standards
- Student and teacher background information .
- Answer keys for all tests and quizzes .
- A list of primary and secondary sources and class resources (such
as computers or clothing for reenactments) needed for the entire
class, student groups, and each student.
- All lessons and units must be submitted prior to leaving your summer
session (either Friday, August 5, 2005 or Friday August 12, 2005).
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Evaluation and Assessment
- Course participation: 30%
- Poster Session of Developed Curriculum: 20%
- Developed Curriculum: 50%
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Agenda
Sunday, July 31, 2005 or August 7,
2005
Introduction and Orientation
Objectives
- Meet everyone in the program.
- Participate in the introduction of the week’s activities.
- Participate in the orientation to the University’s facilities/
Activities
- Move in
- Kick-off ceremonies
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Monday, August 1, 2005
Historical Issues About U.S. Women's History and American
Industrialization: What We Need to Know
Monday, August 8, 2005
Historical Issues About American Indian History and Oral History: What We
Need to Know
Objectives
- Identify the key historical issues in the periods of study.
- Actively engage the material with the content experts
Activities
- Attend two historical issues seminars.
- Tour the Area Resource Center at University of Wisconsin-Green
Bay Cofrin Library.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Historical Methods and Historical Issues About U.S. Women's History
and American Industrialization: Models and Materials for Teaching
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Historical Methods and Historical Issues About American Indian
History and Oral History: Models and Materials for Teaching
Objectives
- Learn new ways to integrate primary sources into teaching
lessons and units.
- Actively engage the primary sources with the content experts.
Activities
- Attend two methods seminars.
- Tour Heritage Hill State Park.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2005 or
August 10, 2005
Developing and Enhancing Curricula
Objectives
- Learn new ways to develop curriculum material based on the ideas
presented in the seminars.
- Actively engage curriculum development models with the
curriculum consultant.
Activities
- Attend a curriculum seminar discussion.
- Begin working on lessons and units.
- Tour the Neville Public Museum.
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Thursday, August 4, 2005 or August
11, 2005
Working on Your New Curricula Developments
Objective
Develop new curricular models, lesson plans, and units.
Activities
Work in teams with computers to develop, write, and print new
curricula based on the materials presented in the seminars.
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Friday, August 5, 2005 or August 12,
2005
Sharing and Evaluating and Assessment
Objectives
- Share new curriculum developments with everyone in the seminars.
- Perform a program assessment.
Activities
- Poster session with all curriculum developments.
- Complete program assessment.
- Discuss follow-up workshops.
- Turn in completed assignments.
- Discuss National History Day.
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