Teaching American History

UPCOMING LECTURES

History Illuminaria Symposia Series

Rousing the Nation’s Conscience
Dr. Lisa Lindquist Dorr, University of Alabama
Wed., January 14, 2009

For the full 2008-2009 History Illuminaria lecture schedule, click here

In Words and Deeds Symposia Series

Gateway to Opportunity: Immigration in
Industrial America
Dr. David Gleeson,
College of Charleston
Friday, January 30, 2009

For the full 2008-2009
In Words and Deeds
lecture schedule, click here

Lecture series
resources
and podcasts!

The Social Studies Office of the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools has obtained five one million dollar Teaching American History Grants from the United States Department of Education. Teaching American History grants support programs to raise student achievement by improving teacher knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of American History.

The local projects provide professional learning programs for SCCPSS teachers to develop the knowledge and skills to teach American History in exciting new ways. Teachers read scholarly historical texts of major events, periods, and ideas in American history, engage in interactions with professional historians, and travel to historic sites. This knowledge enables teachers to deliver better American history instruction, resulting in improved student achievement.