Teaching American History Grant Program
| Grantee Name: | Southeast Service Cooperative, MN |
| Project Name: | Blufflands and Prairies: Southern Minnesota's Place in the Fabric of American History |
| Project Director: | Rebekka A. Meyer |
| Funding: | $999,814 |
| Number of Teachers Served: | 700 |
| Number of School Districts Served: | No Information Available |
| Number of Students Served: | 125,000 |
| Grade Levels: | K-12 |
| Partners: | Winona State University, the Minnesota History Center, and the Southwest/West Center Service Cooperative |
| Topics: | political and constitutional history, Native American cultures, immigration, the region's role in American history, and economics and commerce in American history |
| Methods: | professional development sessions, summer institutes, visits from historians, field trips, electronic networking, and consulting assistance |
The state's comprehensive assessments show a significant achievement gap between White and minority students, as much as 44.7% between subgroups in some subjects. From 2000-01 to 2004-05, the numbers of limited English proficient, free and reduced price lunch, and special education students rose by 19, four, and 28%, respectively. The project will broaden teacher knowledge of American history content, improve teaching strategies, and create an ongoing relationship among southern Minnesota's K-16 educators and other history specialists. The project will do this by providing professional development for up to 700 American history teachers that includes inquiry-based learning approaches with content introduction and research. The content delivery will increase teacher content knowledge, centered on five core themes, through week-long summer institutes and one-day trainings held throughout the school year.
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Last Modified: 08/18/2006
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