The Idea of America: An American History Curriculum by Colonial Williamsburg

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In this one-day, on-site workshop, a Colonial Williamsburg teacher/educator inspires teachers with interactive, media-rich teaching strategies that link American history and active 21st Century civic engagement. This workshop makes connections to The Idea of America by Colonial Williamsburg. Each teacher receives membership to the Colonial Williamsburg online teacher community, which provides continuing classroom support, materials, primary sources, and other resources.

OUTCOMES:
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
• Create lessons that link an understanding of U.S. history with active citizenship.
• Demonstrate digital interactivities that engage and prepare students to make choices and decisions that shape the nation.
• Develop instructional strategies for use with The Idea of America.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Educators, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Developers

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 30

Connect directly to Colonial Williamsburg via the Internet for this series of interactive webinars and web activities. Collaborate digitally with teacher colleagues to experience hands on, interactive, media rich teaching strategies that link American history and active 21^st century civic engagement. This Professional Development makes connections to Colonial Williamsburg’s The Idea of America. Each teacher receives a membership in the Colonial Williamsburg online teacher community which provides continuing classroom support, materials, primary sources, and other resources.

Number of participants: 10 or fewer.

Connect directly to Colonial Williamsburg via the Internet for this series of interactive webinars and web activities. Collaborate digitally with teacher colleagues to experience hands on, interactive, media rich teaching strategies that link American history and active 21^st century civic engagement. This Professional Development makes connections to Colonial Williamsburg’s The Idea of America. Each teacher receives a membership in the Colonial Williamsburg online teacher community which provides continuing classroom support, materials, primary sources, and other resources.

Number of participants: 11 to 30.

Although this seminar references Colonial Williamsburg’s The Idea of America, this offering would be of great interest and value for all American history teachers who wish to enrich their instruction with dramatic, living history techniques and hands-on interactivities.

A Colonial Williamsburg costumed interpreter and teacher/ educators work on-site in your school district to engage teachers in the living history experience for which Colonial Williamsburg is famous. The Colonial Williamsburg costumed interpreter helps teachers learn and practice dramatic techniques for using firstperson presentations and historical portrayals to engage students, to demonstrate American history’s relevance, and to connect students to the privileges and duties of citizenship. This workshop makes connections to Colonial Williamsburg’s The Idea of America. Each teacher receives membership in the Colonial Williamsburg online teacher community, which provides continuing classroom support, primary sources, and other resources.

OUTCOMES:

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate techniques for using first person presentations to engage students.

• Develop instructional strategies for use with The Idea of America.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Educators, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Developers

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 30

NUMBER OF DAYS: 1