Modules and Summer Institutes

The Teaching American History grants at Bridgewater State College offers both spring and fall modules and summer institutes for social studies teachers from the participating districts.  Over the course of the six-years, teachers will participate in a total of twelve modules and six summer institutes.

The fall and spring modules cover a wide variety of topics related to American history, while the weeklong summer institutes offer a more intensive study of a topic in American history.

The topics and dates of the modules and institutes are listed below.  To view the agenda for a specific module or institute please click on the respective title.

Grant II (2004-2007)

Grant II - Fall & Spring Modules

Founding Ideas and Documents:  The Origins of the U.S. Constitution - Module 1
June 10, 2005 - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mary Beth Norton                                                    
June 11, 2005
June 15, 2005 (District Workshop - Brockton High School)

Founding Ideas and Documents: The Origins of the U.S. Constitution - Module 2
September 23, 2005 - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
September 24, 2005
September 28, 2005 (District Workshop - Whitman-Hanson Regional High School)

The Document Itself: Creation, Ratification, and Implementation of the U.S. Constitution - Module 1
December 9, 2005 - Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Hackett Fischer
December 10, 2005

The Document Itself: Creation, Ratification, and Implementation of the U.S. Constitution - Module 2
March 31, 2006 - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jack Rakove
April 1, 2006

Interpretation Through the Centuries: The Lived Meaning of the U.S. Constitution - Module 1
October 20, 2006 - Keynote Speaker: Judge Paul E. Troy, Suffolk County Superior Court
October 21, 2006

Interpretation Through the Centuries: The Lived Meaning of the U.S. Constitution - Module 2
March 2, 2007 - Keynote Speaker: TBD
March 3, 2007

 

Grant II - Summer Institutes

Summer Institutes under Grant II "Teaching American History through Discovery, Investigation, and Participation" will consists of 15 Fellowships available to middle and high school history teachers.

Teachers interested in learning more about a specific institute can view an overview of that program by clicking on the respective institute below. Teachers who wish to be considered for a fellowship will need to submit the required Fellowship Application by the deadline stated.
 

Founding Ideas and Documents: The Origins of the United States Constitution
August 8-12, 2005 - Boston, Massachusetts
Application Deadline - May 1, 2005
Agenda
 

The Document Itself: Creation, Ratification, and Implementation of the United States Constitution
July 17-21, 2006 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Application Deadline - April 30, 2006
Agenda
 

Interpretation Through the Centuries: The Lived Meaning of the United States Constitution
June 24 - 28, 2007 - Washington D.C.
Application Deadline - January 19, 2007

Grant I (2002-2006)

Grant I - Weekend Modules

The History of Aviation
March 29, 2003
April 12, 2003

The First Industrial Revolution: New Ideas, New Lands, New Markets
September 13, 2003
September 20, 2003

American Foreign Policy: From Kennedy to Carter
November 1, 2003
November 15, 2003

Local History and Museums
April 3, 2004
May 1, 2004

The Civil War
October 23, 2004
October 30, 2004

Women's and Gender History
March 31, 2005
April 2, 2005
Images from Dr. Josh Greenberg's presentation
 

Grant I - Summer Institutes

Becoming American: The History of Immigration
June 23-27, 2003

The United States Constitution
June 27-30, 2004

The Civil Rights Movement
June 26-29, 2006*
*rescheduled from summer 2005

 

Last Modified: November 17, 2006