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Weekend 1 Schedule

November 13th and 14th: TAH Workshop Weekend 1

Prior to Workshop: Teachers read introduction, chapters 1, 2 and 3 from Lies My Teacher Told Me.

Time

Activity

8 AM

Check in- continental breakfast- ice breaker

8:30

Introduction, Expectations and Procedures for Grant

Session 1

9 to 10

Book Discussion: Lies My Teacher Told Me (Dr. Kevin Hatfield)

What is the study of history and what are the different approaches to constructing meaning from the past?

Session 2

10:10 to 12

Backward Design (Lewis an d Clark College)

Lunch

At the School

Session 3

1 to 2:30

Backward Design (Lewis and Clark College)

Session 4

2:45 to 4

Web Lessons

Oregon Standards and the Operation of Web Lessons

Dinner Break

Participants given gift certificates to local restaurants

Session 5

6:00 to 8:00

Historian Lecture – Dr. David Lewis, Manager, Cultural Resources Department, Confderated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Topic: History of the Grand Ronde tribes and the lack of teaching of American Indians curriculum in public schools

Saturday (at Sisters High School)

Time

Activity

7 to 8

Full Buffet Breakfast at the High School.

Session 6

8 to 10:30

WebLessons

Session 7

10:45 to 12

Review Backward Designed Lesson Plans

Select/modify/create a lesson plan that will be taught before the next workshop.

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Participate in the New Grant

The High Desert ESD is accepting applications for teachers who want to participate in Cohort 1 (elementary school teachers) beginning Fall 2009. Get information and the application documents here

Find out more

The Teaching American History Grant is a wonderful opportunity for teachers to enrich their understanding of American history and increase their abilities to teach it. Find out more about the grant here.