Teaching American History Grant 2009
MCPS/Virginia Tech/Virginia Historical Society

Democracy:  The Promise and Responsibilities
of Citizenship

MCPS, in partnership with Virginia Tech’s Departments of History and Teaching and Learning, and the Virginia Historical Society proposes to increase teacher knowledge and raise student achievement scores in traditional American history by offering a comprehensive, thematic professional development program for K-12 teachers of American history.

The dates for the History Monthly lectures are below.  They will take place at the new Christiansburg Middle School from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (In the event of a change in schedule, we will notify all participants as soon as possible.  Inclement weather has impacted our schedule in the past, so please be aware of this possibility.)  

Monthly Lecture dates for 2009-10

Summer Conference at VT (and field trips) are scheduled for the week of July 19-23, 2010.

Please log into Moodle for instruction and add the course, "Teaching American History Grant" Home.  Select your level of participation by September 10, 2009.

TAH Brochure

Instructions for Enrolling in Moodle

Introducing Moodle Resource Rooms

This program will offer three levels of participation to meet varying teacher needs:

	Level I:  Activities each year will include a one-day lecture/workshop (Nov. staff development day), ongoing mentoring, and two evening history lectures. ($50 stipend)
	Level II:  Activities each year will include a one-day lecture/workshop and will attend at least four evening sessions selecting from lectures, film festivals or mini-series seminar.  ($250 stipend)
	Level III:  Activities each year will include a one-day lecture/workshop, seven evening sessions selecting from lectures, film festivals, seminars, mini-series or seminar series and a week-long summer history conference which can include local and state field trips.  ($500 stipend)

Recertification points will be awarded based on participation. 

You may register for the seminars in ERO (Electronic Registrar Online). 

If you have questions, please contact Sharon Zuckerwar     at szuckerwar@mcps.org or Melissa Lisanti at mlistani@vt.edu