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3 Citizenship, Creativity and Invention Teaching American History Project A Partnership Dayton Public Schools Wright State University

4 Topical Heading: Academic Improvement and Demonstration Programs Administering Office: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Program Title: Teaching American History Grant Program— American History Demonstration Grants Who May Apply(specifically): Local education agencies (LEAs) must apply in partnership with one or more of the following: institutions of higher education, nonprofit history or humanities organizations, libraries, or museums.

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6 Goals: Raise student achievement by improving teachers’ knowledge of American history. Build a network for sustained professional and resource development Create an innovative partnership model for the enhancement of American history teaching and learning.

7 Grantee: Dayton Public Schools, Dayton, OH Project Name: Citizenship, Creativity and Invention in American History Project Director: Patricia Allen Day Funding: $915, Number of Teachers Served: 80

8 Additional Partners: U.S. Air Force Museum, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park, Montgomery County Historical Society, Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library, National Afro-American Museum Carillon Historical Park Wright State University Archives Ohio Historical Society

9 Programs Workshops, seminars and summer institutes Peer observation and mentoring, Conference on public history and education Teaching American History Project website Support for NBPTS certification Curricular Development Resources for the theme: "Citizenship, Creativity and Invention in American History."

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11 Project Team Patricia A. Day Marjorie L. McLellan Ronald G. Helms

12 Public History Resources ADAM, the Art, Design, Architecture & Media Information Gateway American Association for State and Local History American Association of Museums American Historical Association American Folklife Center, Library of Congress American Memory Project, Library of Congress

13 Art Museum Network Association for Living Historical Farms and Museums Association of African American Museums Canadian Museums Association Home Page Center for Museum Studies Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)

14 Chicago Historical Society Consortium for the Computer Interchange of Museum Information Computer Museum History Center Getty Center Home Page Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources Heritage Preservation History Sites

15 H-Nets Discussion Lists for the Humanities International Council of Museums (ICOM) International center for the study of and preservation and restoration of cultural property (ICCROM) Instituto Latinoamericano de Museologia Library of Congress Midwest Open Air Museums Coordinating Council MUSE Museums

16 Museum Informatics Project (U.C. Berkeley) Museum Computer Network : Museum Sites Online The Museum Professional National Archives and Records Administration National Association for Museum Exhibition National Conference of State Museum Associations

17 National Council on Public History National Conference of State Museum Associations The National Conference of State Museum Associations National Park Service Cultural Resources Newberry Library NINCH Home Page

18 National Council on Public History Ohio Historical Society Oral History Association Organization of American Historians Smithsonian Institution Society of American Archivists

19 Society of Ohio Archivists Texas Association of Museums (TAM) Virtual Library Museum Pages WebMuseum World Heritage

20 The History Department at Wright State University is seeking to hire a Coordinator and social studies teacher/mentor for the Teaching American History Project, a grant funded initiative with the Dayton Public Schools. Candidates must have a B.S. in Social Studies Education, a graduate degree in a related field, and three years social studies classroom teaching experience. Successful applicants will also demonstrate a high degree of competence in computer and multimedia applications and excellent interpersonal skills. The coordinator will mentor teachers, do demonstration teaching, participate in resource development, and coordinate project activities in the schools.

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26 Winter- Spring History Seminars ====================================== � Introduction & WebCT Orientation � World War I, World War II, Imperialism � Race, Gender and Aviation � Industrialization, Cold War, Colonial America � "Circa 1903", antislavery, temperance and labor songs � Slave Narratives

27 Saturday, April Race, Gender, and Aviation Symposium National Afro-American Museum

28 Summer 2003 Institute on African American History: The Great Migration Dr. Barbara Green

29 Summer 2003 CityFolk Institute on Folklife in Education Dr. Marjorie McLellan Funded by the Ohio Humanities Council and the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

Seminar History and the News Media Archives, Museums and the Schools Symposium Nearby History Summer Institute

Seminar History and the News Media Creativity and Invention In American History

Seminar WOEA Day Curriculum Planning

DPS Teacher Curriculum Planning

Seminar: American History To 1877 Seminar: American History Since 1877 Archives, Museums and the Schools Symposium

35 Curriculum and Web Site Develop The Dayton Public Schools are reviewing proposals for a contract to produce the project Website and Curriculum Resource Materials. The contractor will participate in project coordination, meet regularly with the TAH Project team, work with historians and curriculum, align lesson plans and curriculum with Ohio standards, revise and edit reports and publications.

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