2008-09 Cohort A Schedule
2008
March
March 12: Orientation, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Discuss project requirements, website, and web modules. Teachers will receive project books and complete evaluation materials
- GMU Loudoun Campus, Classrooms 219 & 232 and Lab 216
April
April 16: Historical Film Workshop on The Civil Rights Movement, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
With George Washington University Professor Melani McAlister
Open to All LCPS Teachers
- Eagle Ridge Middle School Auditorium
April 20: Post reflection on Film Workshop
May
May 28, Seminar, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
“Historical Thinking Skills,” with GMU Professor T. Mills Kelly
- GMU Loudoun Campus, Room 232
June
June 23-27: Summer Institute, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cohort A & B will participate in all activities
GMU Loudoun Campus Rooms 232 and 235
- June 23:
- “Introduction and Thoughts on Teaching History,” with GMU Professor Christopher Hamner
- “Locating and Evaluating Online Primary Sources,” with GMU Professor Sharon Leon
- “Introduction to Content Themes,” with GMU Professor Christopher Hamner
- June 24:
- “Colonial America,” with GMU Professor Christopher Hamner
- “Native Americans,” with College of William and Mary Professor Danielle Moretti-Langholtz
- June 25:
- Mount Vernon Site Visit
- “The Early Republic and Founding Documents,” with GMU Professor Rosie Zagarri
- June 26:
- “Early Federal,” with GMU Professor Christopher Hamner
- “Using Primary Sources,” with GMU Professor T. Mills Kelly
- “Analyzing Online Primary Sources,” with GMU Professor Sharon Leon
- June 27:
- “Slavery,” with Georgetown Professor Adam Rothman
- Lunch Presentation: National History Education Clearinghouse
- “Antebellum,” with GMU Professor Christopher Hamner
- Interactive Teaching Strategies Seminar with Sarah Whelan
July
- July 1:
- Post reflection on first week of Summer Institute
- July 3:
- Topic for Culminating Project Due. During second week of Summer Institute, teachers will meet with staff to discuss topics and research.
July 7-11: Summer Institute, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
GMU Loudoun Campus Rooms 232 and 235
- July 7:
- Harpers Ferry Site Visit
- “Civil War,” with GMU Professor Christopher Hamner
- July 8:
- “Reconstruction,” with GMU Professor Michael Bottoms
- “Race/Jim Crow,” with GMU Professor Wendi Manuel-Scott
- July 9:
- “Progressive Era,” with GMU Professor Sharon Leon
- “The Great Depression,” with GMU Professor Christopher Hamner
- Interactive Teaching Strategies Seminar with Sarah Whelan
- July 10:
- “World War II,” with GMU Professor Christopher Hamner
- “Civil Rights,” with GMU Professor Wendi Manuel-Scott
- July 11:
- “Cold War and Beyond,” with GMU Professor Christopher Hamner
- Interactive Teaching Strategies, Content Survey, and Wrap-Up
- July 15:
- Post reflection on second week of Summer Institute
- July 18:
- Primary Source Activity Topics Due
August
August 8: Culminating Project Outline Due
August 20: Post book reflection for A Murder in Virginia by Suzanne Lebsock
August 25: National Archives and Records Administration Site Visit and Workshop
- Depart from GMU Loudoun Campus front parking lot at 8:15 a.m. sharp
August 26: Workshop and Book Discussion, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Research and work on Culminating Projects and meet with Sarah Whelan, Christopher Hamner, and Kelly Schrum
- Book Discussion: A Murder in Virginia by Suzanne Lebsock
- GMU Loudoun Campus Rooms 209 and 219
September
September/October: Primary Source Activities will be taught and observed
September 27: Post book reflection on Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic by Rosemarie Zagarri
October
If not done in September, teach and write about primary source activities.
October 1: Book discussion, Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic by Rosemarie Zagarri, 4:30-6:45 p.m.
- GMU Loudoun Campus Room 208
October 15: Rough Draft of Culminating Project Due
October 29: Annual Keynote Lecture, “Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic,” 4:30-7:00 p.m.
With George Mason University Professor Rosemarie Zagarri
Open to All LCPS Teachers
- Eagle Ridge Middle School Auditorium
- Post keynote lecture reflection and respond to other postings
November
November 10 and 12: Project Workshops
- Meet individually with Sarah Whelan, Christopher Hamner, and Kelly Schrum to discuss Culminating Projects
- GMU Loudoun Campus Room 208 and Lab 209
December
Continue working on Culminating Projects; meet individually with Sarah Whelan
December 5: Primary Source Activity Case Study Due
2009
January
January 14: Final Draft of Culminating Project Due
January 14: Historical Film Workshop on Living with the Bomb: The Cold War and the Atomic Age in America, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
With George Mason University Professor Christopher Hamner
Open to All LCPS Teachers
- Eagle Ridge Middle School Auditorium
