Changing How Experiential Education Changes Teachers of American History

Partnering with The Kentucky History Museum, Georgetown College,

National Council for History Education, Inc. (NCHE)

The 2008-09 CKSEC American History Cadre is designed for teachers who work in a collaborative setting teaching American History.  Participants will receive training on best practices and implementation strategies and receive resources to assist them along the way for three years (2009, 2010, and 2011). Schools may design their team(s) or select participants to best meet the needs of their school and history departments.  Recommended team members or individual participants include history teachers, special education teachers and collaborative teachers.  Each participant will be required to attend designated sessions, colloquiums, and institutes and participate in the mentoring and observations while implementing learning strategies and content learned. The colloquium programs will take place during the summers of 2009, 2010, and 2011 while Historical Encounter Sessions and mentoring and observations will take place throughout the school year.

Present Expectations of participants:

• Participate in 4-6 after school history encounter groups
• Participate in one of the following
  • NCHS Summer Colloquium (18 Hours)
  • Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute
  • Summer Teachers’ Curriculum Institute’s History Alive (TCI)

·     Assist in the collection of data relevant to the grant and expected outcomes of the grant.

·     Assess TAH class of students with pre and post history assessment

·     Share knowledge obtained by providing History Mentoring and Observations (HMO) with fellow colleague(s) in a collegial manner

·      Interact with a Regional Historian

·     Use Learners Online (a Web-based content delivery platform called WebLessons)

For additional information, please contact Sylvia Kuster at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or John Beardsley at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it