Schedule for Cohort 1: 2004-2005

2004:

May | June & July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov

2005:

Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June

May 2004

• Reading assignments and book provided:
  • Summer Institute Books:
    • Portrait of America, Volumes I and II (eds. Oates and Errico)
    • The New American History (ed. Foner)
    • Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts (Wineburg)
  • Book Group Books:
    • A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Ulrich)
    • For Cause and Comrades (McPherson)
    • Stories of Scottsboro (Goodman)
    • Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image (Greenberg)

June and July 2004

• June 28-July 2: Summer Institute GMU Prince William campus, Occoquan Building /li>
• June 28, 9-4:30 pm:
  • Welcome by Project Director, Elly Greene (Room 318)
  • “Production of Historical Knowledge,” GMU Professor T. Mills Kelly (Room 318)
  • Production of Historical Knowledge, Workshop Website
  • “Constitution and Early Republic,” GMU Professor Rosemarie Zagarri (Room 318)
  • Grade level breakout groups (Rooms 110A, 110H, 110E)
  • Readings:
    1. “Models of Wisdom in the Teaching of History,” by Sam Wineburg with Suzanne M. Wilson. (This reading is located in Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts, Chapter 7.)
    2. "'Ourselves and Our Daughters Forever': Women and the Constitution, 1787-1876," by Linda K. Kerber, from One Woman, One Vote: Rediscovering the Women's Suffrage Movement, ed. Marjorie Spruill Wheeler.
• June 29, 9-4:30 pm:
  • PW Campus, GMU bus leaves at 9:00 am
  • Learn about primary sources at Library of Congress
  • Grade level breakout groups (Rooms 110A, 110H, 110E)
  • Readings: There are no readings assigned for this day.
• June 30, 9-4:30 pm:
  • “Civil War and Reconstruction,” GMU Professor Jane Censer(Room 318)
  • Links Discussed in the Civil War Workshop
  • “Interwar Years,” GMU Professor Michael O'Malley(Room 318)
  • Grade level breakout groups (Rooms 110A, 110H, 110E)
  • Readings:
    1. "The Holy Cause of Liberty and Independence," and "The Best Government on God's Footstool," from What They Fought For: 1861-1865 by James McPherson.
    2. "Henry Ford: Symbol of an Age," by Roderick Nash and "Flapper, Freudians, and All That Jazz," by Sara M. Evans. (These 2 readings are located in Portrait of America, Volume 2, Chapters 14 and 15.)
• July 1, 9-4:30 pm:
  • “Locating and Evaluating Online Historical Resources,” GMU Professor T. Mills Kelly (Room 228)
  • Locating and Evaluating, Workshop Website
  • Guidelines for Evaluating Websites
  • “Post-1945 America,” GMU Professor Michael O'Malley (Room 318)
  • Mike O'Malley's History 120 Website
  • Grade level breakout groups (Rooms 110A, 110H, 110E)
  • Readings:
    1. "Using 'History Matters' with a Ninth Grade Class," by David Kobrin.
    2. “America Since 1945,” by William H. Chafe. (This reading is located in The New American History, Chapter 7.)
• July 2, 9-12:00 pm:
  • Visit Manassas Battlefield with Superintendent Robert Sutton and Education Specialist Timothy Nosal
  • Readings:
    1. “Soldering in the Civil War,” by Bruce Catton. (This reading is located in Portrait of America, Volume 1, Chapter 28.)
• July 9:
  • Post response paper
• July 9-August 3:
• Conduct primary research, communicate with scholars, and write lesson plans based on Summer Institute cont

August 2004

• August 3:
  • Fauquier High School bus leaves promptly at 7:15a.m. & PW Campus, GMU bus leaves promptly at 8:00 a.m.
  • City Museum of Washington DC - 9:00 - 4:30 p.m.:
    • “Frederick Douglass,” GMU Professor Jeffrey Stewart
    • “Abolition” Univ. of MD Professor Carla Peterson
    • Grade level breakout group
• August 5:
  • Post response paper
• August 17:
  • Fauquier High School bus leaves promptly at 8:15a.m. & PW Campus, GMU bus leaves promptly at 9:00 a.m.
  • Mount Vernon - 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.:
    • “George Washington,” GMU Professor Emeritus Peter Henriques
    • Tour home and grounds
    • Grade level breakout group
• August 19:
  • Post response paper
• August 23:
  • Draft of lesson plan due. Please email draft to Elly Greene with lesson draft as an attachment.
• August 30:
  • Draft of lesson plan returned—by email.

September 2004

• September 3: A Midwife's Tale, book group
  • Framing questions available
• September 17: A Midwife's Tale, book group
  • Post response paper
• September 20:
  • Final draft of lesson plan due—by email to Elly Greene with lesson final draft as an attachment. Note: this will allow you the option of using either of the August workshops/site visits in your lesson plan.
• September 28: A Midwife's Tale, book group meeting
  • 4-6 pm (Frederick, and Winchester)
• September 30: A Midwife's Tale, book group meeting
  • 4-6 pm (Culpeper, Fauquier, Manassas, and Orange)

October 2004

• October 19 :
  • Smithsonian NMAH:
    • “American Immigration,” Professor Timothy Meagher
    • Select one exhibit for self-guided tour:
      • World War II in Photographs
      • Brown v. Board of Education
      • Communities in a Changing Nation
      • Field to Factory
    • “Material Culture,” Barbara Clarke Smith
    • Grade level breakout groups
• October 21:
  • Post response paper
• October 29:
  • Topic for curriculum unit due

November 2004

• For Cause and Comrades is optional: if choosing to read and discuss answer posted reflection questions and plan to stay an hour longer at November 16th or 18th meeting to discuss the book.
• November 16:
  • 4-6:00 pm, hands-on meeting to discuss curriculum unit, at Winchester Central Office--Staff Development Room (Frederick, and Winchester)
• November 18:
  • 4-6:00 pm, hands-on meeting to discuss curriculum unit, at Culpeper County School Board Offic--Conference Room (Culpeper, Fauquier, Manassas, and Orange)
• November 30:
  • Submit outline of curriculum unit

January 2005

• January 20:
  • Workshop 9-11:00 am, GMU’s Prince William campus
    • “Analyzing Online Primary Sources,” GMU Professor Sharon Leon
  • Laurel Grove School 11-4:00 pm (historic African-American school)
    • “Civil Rights,” Professor Wendi Manuel-Scott
    • “ Brown v. Board of Education,” Harry Rubenstein
  • Meet to discuss workshop and submit curriculum unit bibliography
• January 24:
  • Post response paper

February 2005

• February 2: Stories of Scottsboro
  • Framing questions available
• February 16: Stories of Scottsboro
  • Post response paper
• February 23: Stories of Scottsboro
  • 4-6:00 pm, book group meeting in person (Frederick, and Winchester)
• February 24: Stories of Scottsboro
• 4-6:00 pm, book group meeting in person (Culpeper, Fauquier, Manassas, and Orange)
• Continue work on extended curriculum unit

March 2005

• March 3: Nixon's Shadow, book group
  • Framing questions available
• March 17: Nixon's Shadow, book group
  • Post response paper
• March 22: Nixon's Shadow, book group meeting in person
  • 4-6:00 pm (Frederick, and Winchester)
• March 24: Nixon's Shadow, book group meeting in person
  • 4-6:00 pm (Culpeper, Fauquier, Manassas, and Orange)

April 2005

• April 8:
  • Curriculum unit draft due via E-mail to Elly
• April 15:
  • Curriculum unit drafts returned via E-mail
• April 27:
  • Final curriculum unit due via E-mail to Elly
• April 29:
  • Curriculum unit presentations (location: GMU Prince William Campus, Rm 110A in Occoquan Bldg)
  • Panel discussion on September 11th attacks and post-war foreign policy, George Washington University Professor Melani McAlister, and Managing Editor of September 11 Digital Archive, Tom Scheinfeld

May 2005

• May 2:
  • Post response paper
• May 13:
  • Evening reception for first year cohort

June 2005

• June 11:
  • Event: Eric Foner Presentation (Optional)
  • Location: George Mason University's Fairfax Campus