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OUSD Teaching American History Grant
Summer Institute, UC Berkeley
Schedule, Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - Monday, June 24, 2002
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AM (8:30-12)
Speaker: Robin Einhorn, University of California, Berkeley link
"Founding Documents"
What do we mean by democracy? Discussion of quotes & passages
California History / Social Science Course Models
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AM (8:30-12)
Speaker: Waldo Martin, University of California, Berkeley link
"The Confessions of Nat Turner - Origins & Legacies"
Nat Turner in the classroom - a sample lesson with a focus on historical thinking.
Other thoughts on democracy
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AM (8:30-12)
Speaker: Leon Litwack, University of California, Berkeley link
"Letter from Jourdon Anderson - The aftermath of Slavery"
Approaches to using letters & other documents in the classroom. Identifying aspirations & perspectives.
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AM (8:30-12)
Speaker: Charles Postel
"Labor History & the Struggle for Democracy"
Planning for assessment & evaluation of student work. What do we want to hear about students' historical understanding & our teaching practices?
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AM (8:30-12)
Speaker: Diane Clemens, University of California, Berkeley link
"Foreign Policy"
Application session - Working with the presentations of Charles Postel & Diane Clemens.
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PM (1-3:30)
Refining the Lesson Study process - a response to teacher comments.
Lesson Study group work time - begin development of democracy lesson.
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PM (1-3:30)
Library work - Find primary & secondary resources to support your lesson plan. Hands-on research session at Moffit Library.
links
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PM (1-3:30)
Planning for the school year - what lessons, within the units you teach, will connect to the struggle for democracy? What documents will you use and what topics will you discuss?
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PM (1-3:30)
Lesson Study group work time
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PM (1-3:30)
Lesson Study - Observing & discussing lessons.
How can we learn from Lesson Study?
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