American History Teachers' Collaborative
Summer Institute
The Constitutional Convention
July 21, 2008
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:45 - 10:45 | Dr. Gordon Wood, The Revolution and the Founders |
| 10:45 – 11:30 | Break and book signing |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Discussion with Dr. Wood or primary document websites in the computer lab |
| 12:15 - 1:45 | Lunch
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| 1:45 - 2:30 | Switch rooms |
| 2:30 – 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 – 3:15 | Don Owen, Primary Sources 101 |
| 3:15 –3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Carol Inskeep, Books on the Constitutional Convention |
July 22, 2008
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:15 - 10:15 | David O. Stewart, The Summer of 1787 |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Break and book signing |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Explanation of the lesson plan, reflective paper, or Webquest option |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Colonial Lunch |
| 12:30 - 1:15 | Discussion with David Stewart or Don Owen, Historical Thinking |
| 1:15 - 1:30 | Break |
| 1:30 - 2:15 | Switch sessions |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 - 4:30 | Robert Leming, Center for Civic Education |
July 23, 2008
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:15 - 10:15 | Dr. Carol Berkin, The Constitutional Convention |
| 10:15- 11:00 | Break and book signing |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Discussion with Carol Berkin or time in the computer lab for research and an introduction to WebQuests |
| 11:45 - 1:15 | Lunch
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| 1:15 - 2:00 | Switch sessions |
| 2:00 - 2:15 | Break |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | Model WebQuest |
| 2:45 - 3:45 | Don Barbour, Using Primary Sources in the Classroom |
| 3:45 - 4:15 | Documentary Clips |
| 4:15 - 4:30 | Closing remarks and evaluations |
July 24, 2008
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:15 - 12:15 | Chip Brady and Phil Roden, The DBQ Project |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:30 | Documentary Clips |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Discussion of the lesson plan, reflective paper, and WebQuest requirement |
| 2:00 - 4:15 | Work time in the computer lab |
July 25, 2008
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Welcome and breakfast |
| 8:15 - 9:15 | Librarians from the Urbana Free Library, Twenty Books in Twenty Minutes |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Break |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | Molly Delaney, WILL Resources |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Chuck Koplinski, Film and Documentary Clips about the Constitution |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Lunch |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Computer lab time to complete the AHTC survey |
| 12:45 - 4:00 | Work time in the computer lab |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Closing remarks and evaluations |