Baltimore City Public Schools Proudly Presents

Baltimore City Public Schools Proudly Presents

Teaching American History

in Authentic Baltimore

Fall 2008 Workshops

Featuring content seminars by noted historians, lesson demonstrations from City Schools master teachers, and comprehensive museum tours and resources provided:

Schooner sultana

(Saturday, September 13, 2008)

Reginald f. lewis museum of Maryland African American history and culture & the uss constellation

(Saturday, October 11, 2008)

Hampton national historic site

(Saturday, November 8, 2008)

EACH WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

$120 stipend

Continental breakfast & lunch

Museum/historic site membership

Eligibility to earn MSDE professional development credits

Lesson plans, primary sources, and other teaching resources

Information about the

2009 TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY IN AUTHENTIC BALTIMORE SUMMER INSTITUTE, featuring intensive instruction in American history content and pedagogy by nationally-renowned historians, experts from New York’s Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and Towson University faculty

TO REGISTER:

Complete & submit registration form on reverse no later than:

AUGUST 20 for the Sultana workshop and SEPT. 15 for the remaining two workshops.

FUNDED in full BY A TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Teaching American History in Authentic Baltimore

Fall 2008 Workshop Registration Form

Workshops are open to all BCPSS Social Studies teachers, grades 1-12. Priority placement will be given to teachers of grades 4, 5, 8, 9, and AP U.S. History, as well as teachers representing schools in corrective action or restructuring. Each workshop is limited to 30 teachers. In the event that we receive more applications than available openings for any workshop, slots will be filled through random selection.

Instructions

Please submit this form no later than WED., AUGUST 2O, 2008 for the SULTANA workshop and MON., SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 for the remaining two workshops.

FAX: 410-396-8063 (Attn: Social Studies Office/Jennifer Frieman)

MAIL: Jennifer Frieman, Office of Curriculum and Instruction, 200 E. North Avenue,

Room 303, Baltimore, MD21202

EMAIL:

Acceptance confirmation &information will be sent via EMAIL unless no email address available.

Please direct questions to Jennifer Frieman, Director of Instructional Development for the Teaching American History Program, at 410-396-8807 (Mon.Thurs.) or .

registration

Name: ______Employee ID#: ______

School Name & #: ______

Grade/Social Studies Course You Teach: ______

Email Address: ______

Home Phone:______Cell Phone :______

Home Address: ______City: ______State: ____ Zip: ______

Please mark an X beside those workshops you would like to attend.

Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Schooner Sultana (Chestertown, MD- transportation provided), 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Theme:The Chesapeake during the Revolutionary Era.

Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the ReginaldF.LewisMuseum of MD African American History & Culture and the USS Constellation, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm. Theme: The Middle Passage and End of the U.S. Transatlantic Slave Trade

Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Hampton National Historic Site, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm. Theme:Colonial Merchants and the Triangle Trade