War, Society, State, and Citizenship

October 28, 2010

www.historyconnected.org
www.historyconnected.wikispaces.com
 Today’s Agenda
7:30 – 7:40 Arrival, Breakfast, & Check-in
Room 413
7:40 – 8:40 Welcome & Orientation
Room 413 & Library Media Center
8:45 – 10:00 War, Society, the State, &
Citizenship
Christopher Capozzola, MIT
Room 413
10:15 – 12:15 TCI Classroom Connections:
Reaching All Learners in the US History
Classroom
Room 413 & Superintendent’s
Conference Room
 Today’s Agenda Continued
12:15 – 12:45 Lunch
Room 413
12:45 – 2:15 TCI Classroom Connections:
Reaching All Learners in the US History
Classroom
Room 413 & Superintendent’s
Conference Room
2:15 – 2:30 Making Connections Discussion &
Announcements
Room 413
 History Connected
Wiki & Website
www.historyconnected.wikispaces.com
www.historyconnected.org
 Programming Information
 Recommended Websites
 Teaching Resources
 Lesson Plans
 Discussion Forums
 Project Objectives
 Improve teachers content knowledge in
the key events and eras of U.S. history.
 Participate in lengthy, meaningful, and
introspective conversations and activities
with fellow colleagues and history
scholars on various topics in American
history.
 Project Objectives
 Gain expertise in using historical thinking,
primary sources, and historical research skills in
the classroom.
 Translate insights gained from scholarly sessions
into classroom terms.
 Continue to utilize the Standards in Historical
Thinking from the National Center for History in
the Schools.
 Develop accessible curricula for students that
integrate content, historical thinking, technology,
and historical research and information
management.
 Project Alignment
U.S. History Content & Instruction:
 MA History and Social Science
Curriculum Frameworks

 Standards in Historical Thinking

 Technology Integration and 21st

Century Skills
 Connections to MA History and Social
Science Curriculum Frameworks
 USI.22 Summarize the major policies and political
developments that took place during the
presidencies of …John Adams
- The Alien and Sedition Acts

 USII.17 Explain important domestic events that took

place during [WWII]

 USII.20 Explain the causes, course, and

consequences of the Vietnam War and summarize
the diplomatic and military policies of Presidents
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
 Connections to Standards in
Historical Thinking
http://nchs.ucla.edu/standards/thinking5-12.html

3. Historical Analysis and Interpretation:

 Draw comparisons across eras and regions in
order to define enduring issues

4. Historical Research Capabilities

 Interrogate historical data
 Support interpretations with historical evidence
 Technology Connections
 Getting used to working with the History
Connected wiki
 Exploring Wikis and Survey Monkey
 Using projected images in the classroom
Logistics and Paperwork

1. Professional Development Graduate

Credit – Endicott College Forms
2. Memorandum of Understanding
3. Evaluation Informed Consent
4. Written Assignments
Pre and Post Test
 Required of all TAH Projects
 All participants take the same test

 Online, 30 Multiple Choice Questions

 Report Average of Pre and Post Scores

 No Individual or District Reporting