Teaching American History
| Grantee Name: | Educational Service Unit #2, NE |
| Project Name: | The Constitution in American History |
| Project Director: | Diane M. Wolfe |
| Funding: | $994,660 |
| Number of Teachers Served: | Up to 40 |
| Number of School Districts Served: | 20 |
| Number of Students Served: | 21,000 |
| Grade Levels: | 5, 9-12 |
| Partners: | Wayne State College and Eastern Nebraska Distance Learning Consortium |
| Topics: | the Constitution, year 1: Development and foundation, year 2: Tests brought on by the Civil War and Reconstruction, and year 3: Expansion of rights |
| Methods: | graduate-level coursework, writing lesson plans, travel, online activity, and workshops |
Enrollment in this very rural, four-county area ranges from one K-12 school with 3,900 students to a K-6 country school with four students. Approximately 42% of the unit's schools reported that less than 100% of their American history teachers are "highly qualified." Of these 16 schools, 44% of them had 50% or lower highly qualified staff. These teachers reported a lack of access or exposure to American history content in their undergraduate or graduate programs. To remedy this situation, teachers will be provided the opportunity to take graduate-level coursework, develop and post on-line lesson plans, and take part in an on-line American history course.
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Last Modified: 12/28/2006
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