1. Welcome to the First Annual AIHE Meeting of the Minds Conference

2. AIHE Staff

3. Bookkeeping

4. Today’s Guests

5. AIHE Video & Website

6. Teachers as Historians

7. Evaluations

8. Nine in Ten teachers from 7 different TAH districts will use the information learned from AIHE colloquia in the classroom. (Based on 432 teachers surveyed)

9. Nine in Ten teachers from 7 different TAH districts will recommend the AIHE colloquium to a colleague. (Based on 448 teachers surveyed)

10. Eight in Ten teachers from 5 different TAH districts Strongly Agree or Agree that the AIHE colloquium provided useful skills for the classroom. (Based on 281 teachers surveyed)

11. Seven in Ten teachers from 7 different TAH districts will modify their existing curriculum regarding the topics covered as a result of the AIHE colloquia. (Based on 224 teachers surveyed)

12. Nine in Ten teachers from 7 different TAH districts increased their knowledge as a result of the AIHE colloquium. (Based on 350 teachers surveyed)

13. 91% of teachers state their knowledge increased as a result of the AIHE colloquium. (Based on 350 teachers surveyed.)

14. Almost Nine in Ten teachers from 7 different TAH districts have gained skills or knowledge that they can apply to other areas of history or teaching. (Based on 226 teachers surveyed)

15. Nine in Ten teachers from 7 different TAH districts gained skills or knowledge that they can apply to other areas of history or teaching. (Based on 226 teachers surveyed.)

16. Six in Ten teachers from 7 different TAH have covered topics in the classroom related to the Revolution/Civil War era content of the first AIHE colloquia. (Based on 187 teachers surveyed)

17. GAIN IN TEACHER PARTICIPANT KNOWLEDGE IS GREATEST ON SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS DIRECTLY RELATED TO AIHE PROGRAM CONTENT. RISE IN KNOWLEDGE IS STRONGEST ON CONTENT WHERE INITIAL KNOWLEDGE IS LOWEST. BOTH NATIONALLY VALIDATED AND PROJECT SPECIFIC TEST QUESTIONS UTILIZED. TEACHER KNOWLEDGE GAIN

18. DOCUMENTED INCREASE IN TEACHER HISTORY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE CHANGE Knowledge questions asked at numerous TAH projects involving 200 plus teacher participants PRE-TEST % Correctly Answering POST-TEST % Correctly Answering + 22%Average on all four representative low pre –score questions reported. 50%72% +14%The Constitution states that all men are created equal. (True or False) 65%79% +32%What was the Puritans’ attitude toward wine, women, and song?. 27%59% +29%What state had the first colonial charter? 50%79% +17%The form of government in the U.S. is a(n)….? 55%72%

19. A.True B. False +14% The Constitution states that all men are created equal.

20. A.Only through avoidance of these could one purify oneself from desires of the flesh B.The world was evil from the fall and all pleasure of the flesh is corrupted C.These were permissible in moderation +32% D.The Puritans were the original party animals What was the Puritans’ attitude toward wine, women, and song?

21. A.Republic +17% B.Democracy C.Union D.Oligarchy The form of government in the U.S. is a(n) …

22. A.New York B.Massachusetts C.Pennsylvania D.Virginia +29% What state had the first colonial charter?

23. From the Edge of the Corn Belt In Sidney, Ohio

24. The Corniest King of Corn

25. The One, the Only

26. Dr. Bill Ross Vice President of Professional Development Services

27. MAKING YOURCOLLOQUIUM A SUCCESS

28. SELECTING A SITE

29. ENVIRONMENT

30. EQUIPMENT

31. REGISTRATION

32. After the Event