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Welcome to the CREC Teaching American History Wiki

 * ==Overview: ==
 * A year-long professional development program for middle school and high school teachers.
 * Participating Districts: Bloomfield, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Manchester, Vernon and CREC magnet schools.
 * Consists of Dine & Discuss sessions, field trips to historical sites and a week long Summer Institute.
 * Purpose: to raise student achievement by improving teacher's content knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for traditional U.S. History.
 * 2012-2013 strand: Leadership


 * Led by the Capitol Region Education Council, Hartford, CT in partnership with the University of Connecticut History Department and Neag School of Education and area museums and historical organziations.

Funding:

 * U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement - three year grant 2008-2011 || ==[[image:crec-tah/leadership.jpg]] == ||  ||
 * ==Teacher Benefits: ==
 * Increased understanding of the history of Connecticut and the United States through discussions with leading scholars, field trips to area museums and historical organizations and a week-long summer institute.
 * Increased knowledge of primary sources, content literacy and inquiry based instruction.
 * Grade level resources and materials.
 * Opportunity to work collaboratively with other teachers in developing lessons.
 * CEUs and a stipend.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Teacher Requirements:

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Attend scheduled sessions (Dine & Discuss, Field Trips, Summer Institute)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Complete pre-session reading assignments.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop and complete lesson plans.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Participate in the program's evaluatin process of pre and post tests for teachers and students.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">District Requirements:

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Support teachers in their implementation of new content and pedagogy.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Approve pre and post testing of students.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Provide substitutes as needed.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Include TAH teachers in district-led school improvement initiatives.

For More Information Contact:

 * Anne Raymond, CREC TAH Project Director, araymond@crec.org || ==<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Navigation: ==
 * **2012-13 Leadership**
 * **Overview**
 * **Spring Schedule**
 * **Fall Schedule**


 * **2011-12 Civil Liberties**
 * **2010-11 Civil War & WW II** ||