NEW
Sept. 2004 Oakland
Unified is proud to announce
that we have been awarded a
second Teaching American History
Grant for 2004 - 2007. Please
go to our newest website to
learn more about our second
grant, History Grows in
oakland: Teaching History in
an Urban School District. LINK
HERE
New Sept. 2008 Oakland Unified has received it's third TAH grant. Check out the webpages for the third grant. LINK HERE.
Historians David Henkin,
Robin Einhorn
and Clarence Walker share their
experiences of teaching history
with grant participants.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Panel
Discussion:
The Role of the Historian
as Educator
A panel discussion from the
2004 Teaching American History
Summer Institute at UC Berkeley. Listen
to the discussion...
"History at the Center:
Lesson Study in Oakland"
video is now available online
in Quicktime format.
LESSON STUDY
Oakland History Teachers Collaborate
on Lesson Planning using the Lesson
Study method
For the
past two years teachers involved
in the Teaching American History
grant in Oakland have been applying
the "lesson study"
model of professional development
to their history lessons. Read
more...,,
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
What's Going On?—California
and the Vietnam Era:
New exhibition looks at the
impact of the war and its aftermath
on California. Historical artifacts,
scheduled events and publications
at the Oakland Museum of California
explore the impact of the Vietnam
conflict on California life
and culture. The exhibition
opened August 28, 2004, and
continues through February 27,
2005. More
information
This website was developed
from funds received by a U.S.
Dept. of Education Teaching
American History Grant,
whose goal is to support programs
that raise student achievement
by improving teachers' knowledge,
understanding, and appreciation
of American history. Web site
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