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What's New
Featured Materials for Teachers
Making Master Teachers in Baltimore County to Participate in AIMS Conference
On Friday, Oct. 10th 2008, the Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS) held a day long workshop to discuss and present ways to teach students about the 1968 Baltimore Riots that followed the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Focusing on placing the riots in the larger context of American political, economic, and racial history, the wokshop involved presentations from five members of the CHE's Making Master Teachers in Baltimore County Program. Jennifer Decker, Cynthia Hoyer, Joshua Kukowski, Jennifer Meltzer, and Nicholas Ricks all utilized tools and techniques they had devloped through out the MMT course to help provide teachers with new and innovative ways to teach their students about this important event. They should all be congratulated for their hard work and efforts to bring the approachs emphasized by the CHE to a larger teaching audience.
AIMS is a voluntary organization of private, independent elementary and college preparatory schools in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Founded in 1967, the orgnaization now includes 117 shcools that provide services to more than 45,000 students. For more information, please see their webiste at http://www.aimsmd.org/.
Outstanding Teacher Honored
Bruce Allyn Lesh, Franklin High School, Reisterstown, Maryland, has received the Tachau Teacher of the Year Award, given annually for contributions made by precollegiate teachers to improve history education by the Organization of American Historians (OAH). On Saturday, March 29,2008 OAH President Nell Irvin Painter and President-Elect Pete Daniel presented the award in New York City during the 101st Annual Meeting of the Organization. Bruce is one of the founding members of the UMBC Center for History Education, and has been a Master Teacher in the program for the last six years. We would like to extend our personal congratulations to this fine educator.
Baltimore '68 Conference Includes CHE Participants
“Baltimore 68: Riots and Rebirth” was a three day conference held April 3-5, 2008 at the University of Baltimore. The conference focused on the events and aftermath of the riots that tore apart Baltimore City in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968. Conference topics included discussions of gentrification, the convergence of the Civil Rights and anti-war movements, the role of the faith community in trying to heal the wounds of the riots, and oral history presentations from those who were present during the outbreak of violence.
Friday’s program featured a presentation on the 1968 Riots Project by area high school students. Saturday’s events opened with an educators’ roundtable, led by nine teachers from the “Making American History Master Teachers in Baltimore County” program, as well as Derek Winn from the "Teaching American History in Anne Arundel County" program. The panel discussed how to teach about controversial topics by examining the 1968 Baltimore riots in the larger historical context of political, social, and economic issues and trends of the 1960s. All ten participants did an excellent job and should be commended for their time and effort.
CHE Launches New K-12 Seminar Program in East Asian Studies in Spring 2008
The National Consortium for Teaching About Asia, in partnership with the Center for History Education, will hold a new program on Asian history and culture this Sprng for middle and high school teachers. Taught by experts in the field, including UMBC Professors Ka-che Yip and Constantine Vaporis, the program is designed for teachers of Asian history, art, literature, and culture. The sessions will take place at UMBC on eight Saturday mornings, from April 5 through May 24, with one session at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Two follow-up workshops will be held in Fall 2008.
Participants will receive free program materials and resources for their schools. For program information and an application, please follow the link to: http://www.umbc.edu/che/ncta/. Applications will be accepted until March 15, 2008.
Howard County Teachers Present at National Council for the Social Studies Conference
In Fall 2007 teachers from the Making American History Master Teachers in Howard County Program presented "Bridging the Gap: Historical Analysis Strategies for All Learners" at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in San Diego, California. Focusing on ways to incorporate reading strategies in the social studies classroom, the presentation gave particular emphasis to how teachers can modify their instructions to aid students with different reading abilities. Susan Apple, Jeanette Lampron, and Bob Coffman should all be congratulated for their effort and the success of their presentation in expanding on the ideas that drive our programs.
For those who are interested in seeing just what they had to offer on this subject, follow this link:
http://www.howard.k12.md.us/Glenwood/SApple/SApple/TAH/TAH.htm
to Sue Apple's website for suggested reading strategies, instructional activities and a lesson plan on the Reconstruction Era.
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