Teaching American History

Overview
The Teaching American History project is designed to build a community of learners by partnering 30 high school U.S. history teachers with institutions of higher education, historical organizations, and libraries and museums.  The project is funded for three years through a grant from the Department of Education. 

Project Goals
1.  Build teacher knowledge in American history
2.  Increased student achievement through quality classroom instruction
3.  Development of lead teachers to serve as content coaches

Events and Resources
1.  Four two-day seminars each year with local historians
2.  One week training in each summer
3.  Paid week of instruction at the Ashbrook Center each summer
4.  Books, DVDs, and other educational materials provided during seminars and trainings
5.  Full set of History Alive! materials

Partners
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Guilford College, Preservation Greensboro, Ashbrook Center, Greensboro Public Library, Greensboro Historical Museum, High Point Museum, Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum, Blandwood Mansion, and the Friends Historical Collection at Guilford College. 

Guilford County TAH Project Calendar for 2007-08

October 12th and 13th – TAH Colloquium I “The New Nation”
Location: High Point Museum

November 2nd and 3rd – TAH Colloquium II “Expansion and Reform”
Location: The Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College

February 8th and 9th – TAH Colloquium III “Crisis, Civil War and Reconstruction”
Location: Greensboro Historical Museum

April 25th and 26th – TAH Colloquium IV “The Great West and the Rise of the Debtor”
Location: Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum

June 23rd through 27th – TAH Summer Institute – “History Alive!”
Location: Blandwood Mansion

Optional Event
June-August - One-week Residential Summer Institute, Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio)

Colloquium I “The New Nation”
Date: October 12th and 13th
Host: High Point Museum
Presenters: Dr. Robert Calhoon, UNCG; Dr. David Zonderman, NCSU; Dr. Michelle Ungurait, GCS; Mrs. Edith Brady, High Point Museum;  Mr. Morris Johnson, GCS

Colloquium II “Expansion and Reform”
Date: November 2nd and 3rd
Host: Friends Historical Collection at Guilford College
Presenters: Ms. Gwen Erickson, Guilford College; Dr. Charles Bolton, UNCG; Dr. Alvis Dunn, Guilford College; Dr. Matthew Andrews, Guilford College; Mr. Jonathan McRae, GCS; Mr. Morris Johnson, GCS

Contact Information
Morris Johnson, Project Coordinator
E-mail - johnsom@gcsnc.com
Phone - 317-1199