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cohort 2 schedule

2005:
April | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec

2006:
Jan | Feb | March | April | May

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April 2005

  • April 11:
    • Master Teacher orientation from 4-6 pm
  • April 13:
    • Cohort Teacher orientation from 4-6 pm for Culpeper, Orange, Fauquier, & Manassas
  • April 21:
    • Cohort Teacher orientation from 4-6 pm for Clarke, Frederick, & Winchester

    Reading assignments and books provided at this time

    Summer Institute Books:

    Portrait of America Volumes I and II edited by Stephen B. Oates and Charles J. Errico
    The New American History edited by Eric Foner
    Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts by Sam Wineburg
    The Reader’s Companion to American History edited by Eric Foner and John A. Garraty

    Book Group Books:
    American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence by Pauline Maier
    A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial by Suzanne Lebsock
    Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era by Elaine Tyler May

 


May 2005

  • Book groups meet to discuss American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence
  • May 19:
    • All Groups: Post online reflection on American Scripture
  • May 23:
    • Culpeper, Fauquier, Manassas and Orange group meets from 4-6 pm
  • May 25:
    • Clarke, Frederick, and Winchester group meets from 4-6 pm

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June 2005

  • June 11:
    • Eric Foner workshop
    • 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    • Optional – cohorts one and 2 are invited

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July 2005

  • July 6-8 and 12-14:
  • July 6:
  • July 7:
    • “George Washington,” Peter Henriques
    • Mount Vernon Site Visit with Guided Tour
    • Grade Level Break Out Groups
  • July 8:
    • “Slavery,” Adam Rothman
    • Library of Congress Hands On Website Presentation, Presenter TBA
    • Library of Congress Documents/Photographs Presentation, Curator TBA
    • Grade Level Break Out Groups
  • July 9:
    • Field Trip Module Participants Only: Post online reflection on Mt. Vernon site visit
  • July 11:
    • Cohort post online reflection on 7/6-7/8 summer institute
  • July 12:
  • July 13:
  • July 14:
    • “American Indians,” Presenter TBA
    • National Museum of the American Indian Site Visit and Guided Tour
    • Grade Level Break Out Groups
  • July 16:
    • Cohort post online reflection on 7/12-7/14 summer institute
    • Field Trip Module Participants Only: Post online reflection on Museum of the American Indian Site Visit

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August 2005

  • August 9-11:
  • August 9:
    • “Immigration,” Timothy Meagher
    • “Locating and Evaluating Online Historical Resources,” Sharon Leon
    • Grade Level Break Out Groups
  • August 10:
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Site Visit
    • Morning guided tour
    • Afternoon discussion with Education Specialist
  • August 11:
    • “World War II,” Zachary Schrag
    • “Post-1945,” Michael O'Malley
    • Hands On Primary Source Workshop
    • Grade Level Break Out Groups
  • August 12:
    • Field Trip Module Participants Only: Post online reflection on Holocaust Memorial Museum Site Visit
  • August 13:
    • Cohort post online reflection on 8/9-8/11 summer institute
  • August 26:
    • Brief description of primary sources and the two lessons in which you will teach them during September and in October by Oct. 14

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September 2005

  • Teach two integrated online primary source lessons

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October 2005

  • If not done in September, teach two integrated online primary source lessons
  • Book groups meet to discuss A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial
  • October 17:
    • Culpeper, Fauquier, Manassas and Orange group meets from 4-6 pm
  • October 20:
    • Clarke, Frederick, and Winchester group meets from 4-6 pm
  • October 28:
    • Write up your experience with one of the primary source infusion lessons taught in September/October

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November 2005

  • November 7:
  • Groups meet for a Curriculum Unit Design Workshop
  • November 14:
    • Culpeper, Fauquier, Manassas and Orange group meets from 4-6 pm
  • November 16:
    • Clarke, Frederick, and Winchester group meets from 4-6 pm

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December 2005

  • December 14:

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January 2006

  • January 16 (Martin Luther King Day):
  • January 18:
    • Post online reflection on January 16, 2005 workshop
  • January 30:
    • Curriculum unit resources due via email to Elly Greene

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February 2006

  • Book groups meet to discuss Homeward Bound
  • February 20:
    • All Groups: Post online reflection on Homeward Bound
  • February 22:
    • Clarke, Frederick, and Winchester group meets from 4-6 pm
  • February 27:
    • Culpeper, Fauquier, Manassas and Orange group meets from 4-6 pm

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March 2006

  • Groups meet for a Curriculum Unit Support Workshop
  • March 13:
    • Culpeper, Fauquier, Manassas and Orange group meets from 4-6 pm
  • March 16:
    • Clarke, Frederick, and Winchester group meets from 4-6 pm
  • March 27:

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April 2006

  • April 7:
    • Curriculum unit draft returned via email by Elly Greene
  • April 17:
  • April 24:
    • Full day workshop topics and presenters TBA
    • Curriculum unit presentations

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May 2006

  • May 12:
    • Evening dinner celebration

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