Primary
Resources
Documents for teaching American History to elementary school children.
Find out more here.
Information for Participants
Summer Institute 2008
Topic: "Governing in New England & the United States "
Teachers must be accepted for Spring cohort (Applications closed 12/19/07)
Orientation for this Summer Institute is May 28th at the Enterprise Center Salem State College.
This summer institute contains a graduate credit component in conjunction with Salem State College.Graduate level readings, book notes and a thematic essay, as well as more elaborate lesson plans based on Essex County sources are part of this institute.
Monday, July 7, 2008(Amesbury Cultural Center & Rocky Hill Meetinghouse, Amesbury, MA.)
Salem State College Professors, Brad Austin and Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello, are joined by Professor Emerson "Tad" Baker in discussing early town governments. We will then have a rare opportunity to tour the Rocky Hill Meetinghouse in Amesbury, MA. A property of Historic New England, this building was used as both a house of worship and a public building.The lesson this day will focus on early records of Essex County and how to use them in your classsroom.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
(Marblehead Historical Society & Jeremiah Lee Mansion, Marblehead, MA)
Taking place in the hometown of Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration Of Independence, this seminar will concentrate on the significance of that event for localities on the North Shore. A tour of the Jeremiah Lee Mansion and the Marblehead Historical Society will be a highlight of the day. Our lesson will examine Revbolutionary War and early national documents.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
(National Archives, Waltham, MA.)
Our partner site, the Northeast National Archives, provides a backdrop for discussion of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It is the perfect place to talk about the national and local effects caused by adoption of these documents. In addition to our usual discussions we will have a presentation by Professor Patricia Johnston on the use of art in American history lessons. Our classroom activity utilizes the "Great Seal of the United States" and seals of Essex County communities to teach about government.
Thursday July 10, 2008
(Hamilton Hall, Salem, MA.)
A focus on the history of the Early Republic and its influence on culture and daily life lead us to the historic Hamilton Hall in Salem. After a lively lecture and discussion, participants will take a walking tour of Salem with a specific concentration on public buildings within this significant Essex County city. The lesson of the day will feature local architecture and its link to Greek and Roman ideals of government.
Friday July 11, 2008
(Paulist Center & African American Meetinghouse, Boston, MA.)
The "hidden" populations of Essex County and the United States are the focus of this seminar as Professors Austin and Duclos-Orsello discuss the effects of government on people of color and women. The experiences of disenfranchised groups who worked through the system to change government, or simply felt its effects are explored on this day. A private tour has been arranged with staff from the African American Meetinghouse for our cohort. The final lesson of this institute will focus on those populations and how you can tell their stories in relation to the theme of "governing."
Lesson Plan Information
Lesson Plans developed for the Summer Institute are more involved than the activity plans developed to correspond to the workshops during the school year. Links to these templates can be accessed below.
These templates are for the activities that teachers have developed to extend or support the main lessons from the workshops conducted during the school year.
Primary Sources and Educator Produced Lesson Plans
Lesson plans developed by the museum educator, Rebecca Zimmerman can be accessed through the Lesson Plans page. They are linked directly to the primary resources found here.
