Teaching American HISTORY

Friday, August 28, 2009, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Cicero-North Syracuse High School Library

6002 Route 31

Cicero, NY 13039

 

8:30 am

 

Coffee/Danish

 

9:00 am

 

 

Complete Viewing/Discussion of DVD:  An Empire of Reason

9:30 am

 

“How Was the Presidency Created?”: A Classroom Simulation from

J. Carroll with D. Challenger, The  Presidency Under Our Constitution (Syracuse, NY: Project LEGAL, Inc.: 1989)*

Distribution of books and teacher guides

Individual Preparation of 30 Delegates Roles  

 

10:05 am

 

BREAK

 

10:20 am

 

Evaluation – Bob Peterson

 

10:40 am

 

Enactment by the Participants of the Classroom Simulation and De-Briefing

 

11:30 am

 

Planning for September Release Day

 

11:45 am

 

Evaluation of this week’s workshops

Teacher Technology Survey

Workshop Evaluation

 

12:00 pm (noon)

 

ADJOURN

 

*Permission is given by James Carroll to Project HISTORY teacher participants to reproduce lessons from his text, The  Presidency Under Our Constitution, for use in their classrooms with their own students.

 

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