“ Clinton ’ s Ditch: the Erie Canal in Western New York ” NEH Landmarks of American History & Culture Workshop Niagara County Community College July and August 2013

Introductions Pierson Bell, Project Director –Education / Career Experience Canisius College, B.A. College of William & Mary, M.A. Teacher for six years CAP instructor for NCCC –Professional / Personal interests Content-based development Impact of standardized testing on history curriculum Leveraging technology to support instruction (“flipping”) Revolutionary War Re-enacting! –Goal for the workshop Integrating deeper exploration of social and cultural impacts of Market Revolution into my US History curriculum Developing interdisciplinary possibilities with English 11 teacher

NEH Summer Programs NEH Institutes and NEH Seminars NEH Landmarks –direct experiences in the interpretation of significant historical and cultural sites and the use of archival and other primary evidence. –the best scholarship on a specific landmark or related cluster of landmarks, enabling participants to gain a sense of the importance of historical places –To make connections between what they [participants] learn in the Workshop and what they teach, and to develop enhanced teaching or research materials.

Preview of the Week Themes –Teaching the Erie Canal –Historical Context –Political Challenges –Engineering / Construction Challenges –Social / Cultural Impact –Economic Impact

LOCKPORT ROCHESTER SYRACUSE BUFFALO NIAGARA FALLS

Preview of the Week Site Visits –Lockport Historic “Flight of Five” Canal Cruise –Syracuse Erie Canal Museum Restored Camillus Aqueduct –Rochester Broad Street Aqueduct Lock 62 (enlarged Canal) Great Embankment –Buffalo Erie Canal Harbor – “Canalside” Grain elevators Downtown Architecture Tour Delaware Park (Olmsted) –Niagara Falls (optional)

Goal for the Week Broaden how you currently teach the Erie Canal!

Classroom Resource Project Suggestions: –Traditional lesson plan –Interdisciplinary lesson plan –Thematic unit plan –Annotated collection of primary source or secondary documents –Collection of multimedia resources based on site visits Animoto video or Kizoa image slideshow Website or blog YouTube Channel Two guidelines: –make it relevant to your classroom –align with CCS for dissemination

Classroom Resource Project Work individually or in collaboration with colleagues Finished product due by the end of the school year –Will be archived on project website: eriecanalwny.org Tangible Resources: –Larkin Reader –Project WebsiteProject Website Faculty Resources –Dr. Lorrei DiCamillo (Monday and Wednesday) –Dr. Daniel Larkin (Thursday) –Carol Yost (Thursday) –Pierson Bell (all week) –E-learning specialists (Wednesday and Thursday) –Each other!!!!!! Saturday: brief presentation (5-10 min) on your ideas for integrating the Canal into your classroom