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ESD 112 awarded grant to help strengthen American history education
Nearly one million dollars has been awarded to Educational Service District 112 through a federal Teaching American History grant. The grant proposal was developed by Matt Karlsen, ESD 112 social studies coordinator and Barbara Lomas, ESD 112 school improvement and professional development director.
ESD 112 will partner with The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and The Center for Columbia River History in administering the $949,643 three-year grant. Visiting historians, faculty from the University of Portland’s School of Education, and program partners will work to strengthen American history education with a focus on three defining conflicts:
- Year One, high school teachers will study the Civil Rights Movement.
- Year Two, middle school teachers will examine the Civil War.
- Year Three, fifth grade teachers will analyze the Revolution.
Participating teachers, will engage in a variety of program activities, including seminars and workshops held locally and at historical sites. These activities are designed to deepen teachers’ knowledge of U.S. history content as well as historical thinking skills and attitudes.
This will be the third consecutive Teaching American History grant awarded to ESD 112 under the Federal Department of Education.
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| Teaching American History grant members at a recent retreat to James Madison’s Montpelier in Virginia. |