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The "Teaching American History" Grant is a federal grant sponsored by the United States Department of Education.
Grant funds are provided to support programs which strive to raise student achievement through improving teachers' knowledge,
understanding, and appreciation of American History. Western Illinois University and the Hancock-McDonough Regional Office
of Education have worked together to develop a professional development program that combines readings in American history,
workshops with history experts and summer travel-study trips.
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Fall 2008 Workshops "Battle of Vicksburg", by Dr. Larry Balsamo, Professor Emeritus "Violence
within the Civil Rights Movement", by Dr. Barclay Key Spring 2009 Workshops "French
Origins of New Orleans", by Dr. Ed Woell "Historical Evolution of New Orleans as a City", by Dr.
Peter Cole
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2009 Summer travel-study trip Twenty-seven history teachers, accompanied by history experts
Dr. Key and Dr. Balsamo, traveled to Memphis, Shiloh, Vicksburg, the Mississippi Delta, and New Orleans. Travel
time included discussions of the history of the areas visited, and investigations of the themes of slavery, the Civil War,
Reconstruction, southern culture, and Civil Rights. The participating teachers used the knowledge and experience gained during
the trip to develop teaching strategies and resources that were compiled on a CD for distribution to all Illinois schools
and Regional Offices of Education.
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Fall 2009 Workshops "From Puritans to Patriots; Boston and the American Revolution",
by Dr. Virginia Jelatis "It's a Long Way From Tipperary; Boston and the Kennedys", by Dr. Richard Filipink Winter
2009 Workshops "Philadelphia; the City of Brotherly Love...and Hate", by Dr. Peter Cole "Rage
Military: The Siege of Boston, 1775", by Dr. Walter Kretchik
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2010 Summer Travel-Study Trip Boston, Cape Cod, and Philadelphia 2011 Summer Travel-Study
Trip Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia
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