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• Prereading for “The Story of American Freedom”
• Reading Guide for “The Story of American Freedom”

Click to download WTMA3 SI-B 2011 Agenda 8-16-11

Angel Island and the Historiography of Asian American Immigration.

Assistant Professor Jaideep Singh (Dept. of Ethnic Studies, CSU-East Bay)

The password to watch these videos is “avi”.

Lecture, Pt. 1

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• Racialization of Religious
• J Singh Useful Websites
• J Singh Materials South Asian American History
• No_Lamps_Were_Lit_For_Them

Mexican California

Assistant Professor Carlos Salomon (Dept. of Ethnic Studies, CSU-East Bay)

Lecture, Pt. 1

Click to download C Salomon Pico Pio PowerPoint

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• WTMA3 SI-B 2011 Agenda 8-15-11
• WTMA3 Topics, Theses, Themes

A Global History of the Struggle for Freedom

Dr. Clayborne Carson (Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford Univ.)

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Lecture, Pt. 1

Lecture, Pt. 2
Q&A, Pt. 1 (at about 18’)

Q&A, Pt. 2 (to about 12’)
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SUMMER INSTITUTE B (AUGUST 15-19, 2011)

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• WTMA3 Summer Institute B Master Agenda (2)
• Standards History PowerPoint
• WTMA3 SI-AB Practices and Toolbox

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• Prereading for “The Story of American Freedom”
• Reading Guide for “The Story of American Freedom”

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• WTMA3 SI-A 2011 Agenda 6-20-11
• Hints on Reading History Secondary Sources (from Prof. Dee Andrews)
• Hints on Books
• Hints on Articles
• Hints on Book Reviews

Mock Lesson Study Cycle

Mentor-Leaders: Carolyn Rinetti, Lili Velo, Cathy Perkins

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Part 1: Planning

Part 2: Debriefing/Q&A (to about 51’)

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• WTMA3 SI-A 2011 Mock Lesson Study Activity Teaching Problems Checklist6-20-11
• Triangle Factory Fire Unit

Women, Labor, and American Freedom

Professor Jessica Weiss (Dept. of History, CSU-East Bay)

Lecture, Pt. 1

Lecture, Pt. 2 (to just past 10’)

Lecture, Pt. 3

Lecture, Pt. 4

Click to download Lawrence and Lowell Docs on Women’s Labor

Read more about the Lesson Study Design Teams program.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Who can apply, and how are participants selected?

We have slots set aside for twenty teachers from middle and high schools in our participating districts. Rather than using a competitive application process, we ask for nominations of two teachers by each school’s history department. The idea behind this is to use the program to advance the departments’ goals. We ask chairpersons to facilitate the process of history teachers as a group identifying whose participation would most support the department advancing its objectives. This may mean the two most experienced teachers will be nominated; but it may also mean, for example, that one more experienced person is nominated along with a newer teacher as a sort of mentor/mentee pair, in which case that pair’s experiences in the project can be used to develop the department’s ability to use mentoring relationships more successfully in general. The “top” two persons, then (or one, if there is only one chosen or able to participate), are nominated.

The nomination form is quite simple to complete. Each of the nominated teachers will need to fill out a somewhat more detailed application indicating their qualifications and interest in the program. Departments may nominate more than two teachers if they desire. “Additional” teachers in particular will want to work with the two primary nominees to describe how their participation as a larger group will benefit the department as a whole and help it accomplish its objectives.

A last note: if you’re being nominated or are applying to the program, set aside these dates for the 2011 summer workshop and summer institute:

• June 20-21, 2011
  
• August 15-19, 2011

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• Nomination Form
• Application Form

Meet the Scholars is an ongoing series of collegial conversations between teachers and eminent historians around the theme of “Present-ing the Past: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Issues.” Dr. Dee Andrews of CSU East Bay will lead the conversations, joined by a range of visionary scholars such as Eric Foner, Gary Nash, Charles Postel, Robin Einhorn, and others. An associated book group provides a forum for participants to discuss each scholar’s research in greater depth, focusing on one of their books and a selection of the primary sources that inspired that work.

Go to Meet the Scholars for details on this year’s presentations.

Go to Lectures for a video archive of past presentations.

Many activities of WTMA are open to all teachers at elementary, middle, and high schools in Alameda County, California. They are set up so that teachers can attend individual sessions or, ideally, entire series that comprise a coherent whole. The exception is the Lesson Study Design Team (LSDT) program, which is limited to those willing to make a strong commitment of time and work— in return for which they will receive correspondingly rich rewards in terms of learning, professional and leadership development, stipends, and classroom resources.

Alameda County and Contra Costa County History Day Weekend
March 11-12, 2011

Through a series of work-shops and direct support to students, participating teachers are provided with skills and resources to give their students a unique opportunity to study historical topics of burning interest and to build their research and thinking skills, while developing their own abilities to integrate research- and project-based teaching into their classrooms.

For detailed information about this year’s event, link to Alameda County History Day.