OUSD Teaching American History Grant II

Calendar > Calendar 2004 - 2005 > Grades 5, 8 & 11 > Summer Institute

Summer Institute, UC Berkeley Hosted by rhw UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project & the UC Berkeley Dept of History. Schedule, Monday, June 27 - Friday, July 1, 2005
Monday June 27	Tuesday June 28	Wednesday June 29	Thursday June 30	Friday July 1
AM (8:30-12) Speaker: Caroline Cox, Dept. of History University of the Pacific "George Washington: More than the Myth" more information	AM (8:30-12) Speaker: Mark Brilliant Dept. of History University of California, Berkeley l "César Chávez and the Tension Between Ethnic Bonds & National Boundaries in the Struggle for Farmworker Unionization" more information	AM (8:30-12) Speaker: (Gr 11) John B. Judis "The Folly of Empire" more information Speaker (Gr 5/8): Jennifer Spear Dept. of History University of California, Berkeley "Jacqueline Lemelle: A Free Black Woman in 18th Century New Orleans" more information	AM (8:30-12) Speaker: (Gr 11) Lauren Coodley Napa Valley College History Department "Upton Sinclair: Far More than a Muckracker" more information Speaker (Gr 5/8): Charles Roberts Dept of History California State University Sacramento "Native Americans in the Early Republic: Handsome Lake of the Seneca and John Ross of the Cherokee." more information	AM (8:30-12) Speaker: Kevin Adams Dept. of History University of California, Berkeley "Abraham Lincoln, America's Racial Dilemma & the Power of Politics" more information
Introductions & a conversation around student writing.	What should students learn about Washington, Chavez and Lincoln - Connecting student writing & course content & histoirian's presentations.	Preparation for next year - What should be the focus of a grant sponsored conference next spring? What from our work is worth sharing with a larger professional community?	TBA	Preparation for next year - Teaching issues of governance, constitutionalism & the Constitution. (follow-up on Thursday PM discussion).
Lunch (12:00-1:00)	Lunch (12:00-1:00)	Lunch (12:00-1:00)	Lunch (12:00-1:00)	Lunch (12:00-1:00)
PM (1-3:30) Daisy Martin, Stanford University "Working with Student Writing -- Continuing Our Focus on Historical Significance"	PM (1-3:30) Lesson Study Follow-Up - Preparing Lessons and Commentary for Publication.	PM (1-3:30) Daisy Martin, Stanford University "Using Socratic Dialogue to Help Students Read & Understand Primary Sources - A Focus on Washington's Farewell Address"	PM (1-3:30) Project Evaluation - Focus Groups Preparation for next year	PM (1-3:30) Celebration