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DavisTAH Project
Teaching American History TAH Grant Projec
t Objectives
• Increase our knowled
ge of US History
• Demonstrate endurin
g understanding
• Utilize local and natio
nal partners
• Frame instruction aro
und essential
2010 TAH Summer Academy: Detailed questions and endu
ring understandings
• Utilize higher order thi
nking questions
Information • Encourage historical
analysis and
interpretation
This Academy is being held in conjunction with the two-week long WSU
“History Alliance”. The Academy will be held in two sessions (June 7-11, and • Integrate visual literac
y and multimedia
June 14-18) in order to accommodate teacher’s summer schedule better. A primary sources in
instruction
different professor will lecture each morning throughout the two weeks. • Engage students as his
torical
ATTEND ONLY ONE SESSION OF THE TWO WEEKS. investigators and res
earchers
Professors have been given the topic of “Immigration” and will each choose a • Implement reading an
d writing
different ethnic group or nationality and discuss causes for their immigration, strategies
and their impact on the history of the United States after they arrived. • Differentiate instruction
an d assessment
The afternoon portion of the day is intended to be supplemental to the • Collaborate with other
teachers
morning lectures, and will provide time and conversation on applying and
teaching the information from the morning. We will focus on 5 of the 10 main
goals for the Davis TAH grant.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

WSU Lecture WSU Lecture WSU Lecture WSU Lecture WSU Lecture

lunch lunch lunch lunch lunch

Davis Teachers Davis Teachers Davis Teachers Davis Teachers Davis Teachers

Stipends: Participants will receive $100/day stipend for attending during the summer outside of their contract dates.
We will pay for participants to attend during the 5 days of their session. Participants are encouraged to continue to
attend the morning sessions for the week that they are not coming to the afternoon portions.
Materials: Participants will also receive material related to the lecture topics on Immigration and American Movement
as they attend the week long session.

“By helping teachers to develop a deeper understanding and

appreciation of American history as a separate subject matter
within the core curriculum, funded programs will improve
instruction and raise student achievement.”

- Department of Education