Summer Institute, UC Berkeley Hosted by the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project & the UC Berkeley Dept of History.
Schedule, Thursday, June 24 - Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Overall Question: What concepts, topics, and questions about political history will you bring into your American history curriculum next year?
Thursday
June 24
Friday
June 25
Monday
June 28
Tuesday
June 29
Wednesday
June 30
AM (8:30-12)
Announcements
Speaker: Gary Nash, UCLA
"Roots of Citizenship:
The Unknown American
Revolution"
(4th, 5th, 8th, & 11th grades)
AM (8:30-12)
Grade level seminars
4th "Water: California's Most Contested Resource" ? Phillip Dreyfus - SF State
5th -"The Boston Tea Party and the Perils of Politics" - Charles Postel ? SF State
8th ?Westward Expansion in Antebellum American? ? Bill Wagner ? UC Berkeley
11th "A Longer and Broader View of the African American Struggle for Civil Rights" ? Rachel Bernard ? UC Berkeley
AM (8:30-12)
Field Trips ? a focus on content and pedagogy
4th ? Walking Tour of the Fruitvale Area; lunch & talk on Oakland?s changing demographics with Alex Saragoza
5th and 8th ? ?Civil War Day? (visits to Alcatraz and Fort Point)
11th ? Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park
AM (8:30-12)
Speaker:
Waldo Martin, UC Berkeley
"The Children Make History: Black Resistance, White Backlash, and the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade"
(4th, 5th, 8th, & 11th grades)
10:30 ? 11:00
Lesson Study work time.
AM (8:30-12)
Presentation follow-up
(Charles and Robin)
? identifying argument, use of evidence, and classroom connections. (4th, 5th, 8th, & 11th ) grades
Speaker:
Leon Litwack, UC Berkeley
?Hellhound on My Trail?
(4th, 5th, 8th, & 11th grades)
Introductions -
Focus on Lesson Study
What did you do?
How did it work?
What did you learn?
(4th, 5th, 8th, & 11th)
Speaker: Daniel Immerwahr, UC Berkeley
"Facts and Narrative in Teaching History" -
Field Trips Continued
11:00 ? 12:00
Project Evaluation:
Content Assessment ? Part II
Looking back and looking ahead - revisiting Charles Keynote talk
What political concepts, topics, and questions will you bring into your American history curriculum next year?
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)
Presentation follow-up (Charles and Robin) ? identifying argument, use of evidence, and classroom connections. (4th, 5th, 8th, & 11th grades)
Lesson Study work time (4th, 5th, 8th, & 11th grades)
4th and 5th grade teachers (focus on writing)
PM (1-3:30)
Analyzing survey results and
Lesson Study work time
PM (1-3:30)
Field Trips Continued
PM (1-3:30)
Lesson Study ? grade level groups use student work to identify questions and ideas for next year?s work
PM (1-3:30)
David Hollinger, President Organization of American Historians, discussion on the OAH Magazine of History
What is the cultural focus for next year?
Lesson Study guide for next year: ?Dos and Don?ts?