The History Consortium at the Hermitage 

Welcome to the History Consortium at the Hermitage
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Please check back often for information about the members of the consortium, the programs and schedules, and the lesson plans that have been developed by the Teacher Scholars.

2004-2005 Teaching American History Seminar Dates :
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October 20, 2004

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November 12 - 13, 2004

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Remember to read these two books before the meeting.
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January 21 - 22, 2005

  

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March 18 - 19, 2005

      
  March 22, 2005   Luncheon meeting of all department heads.  
  April 16, 2005   Technology Session
Northern Valley High School
Old Tappan		 (View Schedule & Directions)
 

May 20 - 21, 2005

      
 

June 27 - 29, 2005

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2005-2006 Teaching American History Seminar Dates :
  July 11 - 15, 2005   (Download as a : Word File | PDF File ) Remember to read the following three documents before the meeting. (Download 1 as a : Word File | PDF File) , (Download 2 as a : Word File | PDF File) , (Download 3 as a : Image File )
        Download the three Powerpoint reference material slide shows here : ( File 1 | File 2 | File 3 | All Files Zipped )
  September 24, 2005   Technology Session
Northern Valley High School

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  October 21 - 22, 2005   Click here for a link to the
"Encounters" Lesson.

10/21 :
National Civil War era issues and Reconstruction. (Comparison with Foner’s major views.)
Using documents to analyze New Jersey’s history during the Civil War and Reconstruction period.
Using web sources in history classes.
___ Prof. William Gillette & Dr. Louis Moore - Local historians
___Hank Bitten - Co-Director

10/22 :
Civil War and Reconstruction period in New Jersey, especially intersection of race, class, and politics.
Conflict between Democratic workingmen and Republicans in regard to black male enfranchisement.
Review lesson study model
___Prof. William Gillette & Dr. Louis Moore - Local historians
___Prof. Rich Langheim

  November 11 - 12, 2005   (Download as a : Word File | PDF File )

11/11 :
“Women’s work” in the 19th century
___Prof. Sue Cobble - Rutgers University
___Prof. Delight Dodyk - Local historian

11/12 :
Technology and economic change.
Effect of the railroads on 19th century economic change especially on women
Edison’s role in American economic development
___Prof. Harry SteinPaul Israel, director of the Edison Papers Project, Rutgers

  January 6 - 7, 2006   (Download as a : Word File | PDF File )

1/6 :
The Paterson Strike of 1913
The Triangle Factory Fire
Working conditions; the labor movement in the early 20th century
___Prof. Steve Golan
___Prof. Henry Bischoff
___Prof. Rich Langheim

1/7 :
Model Lessons with Integrated Technology
Using Digital Tools for Inquiry in History
___Master Teachers Blakely, Orlak, Bitten and Moore
___Mr. George Magdich

  March 17 - 18, 2006    

3/17 :
Authentic Assessment
Lesson Development Rubrics and Anchor PapersScholar Teacher Teams develop “lesson study” lessons
___Master Teacher Jane Blakely
___Master Teachers and Teams with Resources

3/18 :
Second Field Study
Lesson Development
Study trip to Lambert Castle Home of a Paterson
Mill Owner
Teams/ Work Groups
Afternoon Session
___Prof. Henry Bischoff
___Prof. Delight Dodyk
___Master Teams and Scholar Teachers

  May 19 - 20, 2006    

5/19 :
Decline and Fall of the Industrial Order: New Jersey as a Test Case
Historical Forces leading to the decline of New Jersey’s industrial cities
Linkages between 19th century and 20th century New Jersey.
Sets the stage for next year: the rise of suburbs
___Prof. William Gillette
___Dr. Louis Moore
___Clem Price

5/20 :
Lesson Development
Team and Work Group Sessions
___Master Teachers and Scholar Teachers
  June 26 - 30, 2006      
         

Digital Natives & Digital Immigrants...
__ Current research on the way students learn indicates that there is a difference between 'digital natives' and 'digital immigrants'. To read two short papers - click here.

TAH Grant Research Days Documentation
__ Reminder to teachers : Fill out this form (zipped .doc or pdf) and send it to your team leader for approval. Attach documents or a report as to what was accomplished. Please use whole hours only. Remember, work must be done in teams of two or more teacher scholars. There is a maximum of 5 days or 35 hours.

List of Teacher Scholars
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