OUSD Teaching American History Grant III

Calendar 2009 - 2010 > TAHG Gr 8 & 11 Meeting > December 1, 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Place: Technology Learning Center, Harper Building Time: 8:30 AM ? 3:30 PM
08:30 ? 09:00	Welcome and announcements (coffee and pastries provided by grant)
09:00 ? 10:00	Getting ready for Lesson Study: What makes a good teacher question? The big picture and specific criteria A look at the data from the student surveys A look at teacher comments (from writing at our October 27 session) on student understandings and misunderstandings of political issues in American history
10:00 ? 12:00	Lesson study preparation ? group work time
02:00 - 01:00	Lunch (provided by grant)
01:00 ? 02:15	Speaker: Brian DeLay, University of California, Berkeley ?Reinterpreting the U.S. Mexican War? ...more information
02:15 ? 02:30	Discussion ? Instructional Implications of talk
02:30 ? 03:00	Lesson study preparation ? group work time
03:00 ? 03:15	Next steps and evaluation
	Handouts 1. What is history? poster link here 2. Historical Thnking Skills Chart link here