Component Two:
Staff Development
During each grant year, the Gilder Lehrman
Institute will provide a planning session, one intensive
staff development workshop, and two additional historian
visits during the academic year. These workshops and
visits provide teachers with direct access to award-winning
historians, and topics tailored to teachers’ needs.
Possible topics include: Causes and Principles of the
Revolution; Origins and Consequences of the American
Civil War; the Age of Progressive Reform; Immigration
and Identity; and World War I.
• Planning Sessions
GLI staff are available to the LEA on an ongoing basis
to ensure that all staff development activities are
customized to meet the district’s needs regarding
length, topic, format, and location.
• Three Day Staff Development Workshop
The workshops are structured to enhance teacher knowledge
of core content areas as well as pedagogical skills:
o Morning historian lectures
Possible scholars include: Professor Steven Mintz,
creator of the exceptional Digital History website,
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu; Professor Carol Berkin,
specialist in the American Revolution and the Constitution;
and Professor David Blight, winner of the Bancroft
Prize for his work on slavery, the Civil War and American
memory.
• Each teacher will receive
a relevant historical book as preparation for the
workshop.
o Afternoon pedagogical sessions
Led by a master teacher, these sessions will enable
teachers to bring substantive American history content
into the classroom in dynamic ways. Sessions will
be devoted to strategies for lesson planning, classroom
activities, and methods to engage students.
• Each teacher will receive
an accompanying document booklet and instructional
resources.
o Historian Visits
To complement the staff development workshop, the
Institute will provide lead historians for two half-day
sessions during the academic year. These mini-workshops
will provide continuity as the teachers explore complex
issues in American history.
• Each teacher will receive
an accompanying document booklet.
District personnel are responsible for any travel,
accommodations, and meals for district participants.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute will cover travel, accommodations,
and meals for the historian and master teacher.
Options Available for an Additional Cost:
• Substitute an additional scholar or museum visits
for the pedagogy leader
• Add (1) or (2) days to the workshop, incorporating
museums and historic sites as a means to demonstrate
alternative methods
• Add a book and/or a pedagogy session to the
Historian Visits
• Add a second (3) day workshop
2009 Application Deadline: TBA
For application forms, go to the US DOE website at:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html
For further information, please contact:
Sarah Morgan, Education Coordinator
morgan@gilderlehrman.org
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
19 West 44th Street, Suite 500
New York, NY 10036
646-366-9666
Fax: 646-366-9669
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