2009-2010 SECONDARY LESSON PLANS 5TH GRADE LESSON PLANS COMING EVENTS CONSTITUTION LESSONS ELECTION ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FIELD STUDY LESSONS: VIRGINIA 2009 FIELD TRIPS FP LESSON PLANS FREEDOM PROJECT GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS GLI SEMINAR LESSONS PLANS GRANT HC LESSON PLANS HISTORY LIBRARY HOME IN-SERVICE FOR TEACHERS LINKS FOR KIDS LINKS FOR TEACHERS MISSION NEWSLETTERS PARTNERS SUMMER INSTITUTE THEMES VETERANS' DAY Main   >   Departments   >   Teaching American History TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY GRANT SITE ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT #205 FREEDOM PROJECT Click here for information on the Freedom Project, Rockford Public Schools' Teaching American History Grant. The application for 2010-2011 can be downloaded here! LINKS FOR KIDS! Great American History sites for students to visit! TEACHER IN-SERVICE Check out the upcoming events for teachers who are involved in the Teaching American History grant in district #205! Register for a number of great offerings for professional development for 2009-2010! LINKS FOR TEACHERS Take advantage of these excellent resources for teachers! MISSION Primary mission of the Teaching American History Grant is to raise student achievement through professional development of the district's teachers. PARTNERS The Teaching American History Grant is a collaborative effort with local institutions of higher learning and history agencies working with teachers of District #205. GRANT More about the Teaching American History Grant... CALENDAR What's happening this month with the Teaching American History Grant! SUMMER SEMINAR LESSONS Click on this link to find a wealth of outstanding lesson plans from Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminars ready for immediate downloads! THEMES The FREEDOM PROJECT, RPS #205's Teaching American History Grant will focus on 15 major Eras of US history. Click on this link to learn more about the grant's focus. NEWS Find out what is new with the Teaching American History Grant's FREEDOM PROJECT! Check out the upcoming events and professional development opportunities for teachers in District #205! WEBSITE OF THE MONTH--"Digital History" Visit this website which is a collaborative effort of the Chicago Historical Society, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the National Park Service, and the University of Houston. The site has links to thousands of primary sources, oral histories, biographies, images, maps, online exhibitions, and loads of other resources for teaching history! A must see!! LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS Find some outstanding units and lesson plans to use with your students! Lessons here were created by teachers in District 205 who participated in the Summer Institute and did course work through Aurora University!! GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE-2008 Lessons from the Genocide and Human Rights Institute of 2008 at NIU and Washington, DC. HISTORY LIBRARY This is a listing of materials that are available to all teachers participating in the Teaching American History Grant--on a first come, first served basis. We will be updating the library as new materials are added, so keep checking!! Go to the History Library Site to find out how to borrow materials! NEWSLETTER Read through copies of the latest "HISTORY CONNECTIONS" Newsletters for Rockford's Teaching American History Grant! Find out about recent events and upcoming workshops. Also, check for great resources to use in the classroom! Now online--May/June, 2010 LESSON PLANS FOR 5th GRADE Click on this link to check out lesson plans created by Freedom Project Scholars designed for 5th grade students. Check back often as new lessons are coming in every few days! FREEDOM PROJECT LESSON PLANS Click on this link to find lesson plans created by Freedom Project participants on the topics of study for the 2008-2009 school year: Native American Cultural Encounters; The Colonial Era and Road to Revolution; Reconstruction and Reform; and The Cold War. Lessons will be added for each topic following that specific symposium. FREEDOM PROJECT POWER POINT Click on this link to learn about Freedom Project and upcoming plans for the second year of this five-year Teaching American History Grant for RPS #205!! FREEDOM PROJECT: 2010-2011 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Interested in attending Freedom Project events? Click on this link for a copy of the 2010-2011 Events Brochure! FIELD TRIP TO HOLOCAUST MUSEUM Click on this link to find out about a trip to the Holocaust Museum in Skokie on Sunday, May 5th for teachers in RPS #205. There is no cost; bus leaves Highcrest Parking Lot by Grays Foods at 9:15 AM. Register now to have a spoton the bus!! FIELD STUDY LESSONS: VIRGINIA 2009 Check out lesson plans written by this year's field study travel participants who toured historic Virginia in June of 2009! HISTORY FIELD TRIPS Suggestions for history field trips in the Illinois, southern Wisconsin area. SUMMER INSTITUTE 2010 Click on this link to find information on the Freedom Project's Summer Institute for 2010 which will be held from August 16th-20th at NIU Rockford.

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