Working with instructors who teach social studies to special education students, this program (2009-2012) provides four day-long seminars during the school year, including one at our program partner, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At these seminars, teachers work with guest historians and ASHP/CML staff to explore a range of key topics and ideas in U.S. history. At a week-long summer institute, teachers use primary documents to develop classroom activities designed to meet their students’ diverse learning needs. In addition, New York City Department of Education project director Deborah Nasta leads monthly afterschool sessions that focus on teaching approaches and technologies that support differentiated instruction methods.

Eligibility

Teachers from selected schools in Districts 31, 19, 20, 21, and 23 are eligible for this program. To enroll, please contact Deborah Nasta (718-420-5682).

2010-2011 Schedule

COLONIAL NEW YORK: November 2, 2010 at District 21 Office, 415 89th St. Brooklyn, NYC Department of Education
Scholar: Christopher Moore (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library)

IRISH IMMIGRATION AND THE FIVE POINTS NEIGHBORHOOD: February 15, 2011 at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Scholar: Carol Groneman (John Jay College, CUNY)

EARLY INDUSTRIALIZATION: April 8, 2011 at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Scholar: Lara Vapnek (St. John’s University)

VISUAL THINKING STRATEGIES: June 9, 2011 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2009-2010 Schedule

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: November 3, 2009 at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Scholar: Jonathan Sassi (College of Staten Island, CUNY)
Online Resource: Mission U.S.

U.S. HISTORY IN ART: January 12, 2010 at Metropolitan Museum of Art

SLAVE COMMUNITIES IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH: April 14, 2010 at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Scholar: Gregory Downs (City College of New York, CUNY)

THE CIVIL WAR: June 10, 2010 at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Scholar: Jeanie Attie (Long Island University)

SUMMER INSTITUTE: July 19-23, 2010 at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Topics: Reconstruction; Great Migration of African Americans