1. Participation in Window into America’s Past will enrich teachers’ understanding of and instruction in American history though examination of global and local narratives.
2. Catered to the interests and needs of K-12 teachers, the programs provide opportunities for participants to:
   • interact with top regional scholars,
   • expand their local history literacy,
   • network with peers to develop and share skills,
   • bring practices and ideas back to the classroom,
   • earn graduate credit or PDPs, and
   • receive stipends of $625 for the institute and $100 for each seminar.

Each seminar will include a lecture, discussion, and exploration of classroom applications.

JANUARY

Thursday, January 20, 2011
3:30 – 6:30 PM
Hudson High School
Hudson, MA

Antecedents to and the Impact of the Declaration of Independence
     Pauline Maier, MIT

FEBRUARY

Thursday, February 17, 2011
3:30 – 6:30 PM
Hudson High School
Hudson, MA

Western Expansion in a Global Context
     Edward O’Donnell, Holy Cross

MARCH

Thursday, March 10, 2011
3:30 – 6:30 PM
Hudson High School
Hudson, MA

The Cold War and Decolonization
     Drew Darien, Salem State

MARCH

Orientation for the Spring Institute
Hudson High School
Hudson, MA
Thursday, March 24, 2010
3 PM and 4 PM sessions

NOTE: To receive stipends, professional development graduate credits, and PDPs participants are required to attend this meeting. Teachers will learn about course schedules and expectations and complete the stipend and graduate registration forms. Readings will be distributed and explained.

GRADUATE INSTITUTE REQUIREMENT: Each participant will select a specific American History theme and research this topic through local history resources at the town and state level, developing

1. lesson plans to enrich their US History curriculum or
2. a unit plan for their classroom or school

APRIL

Saturday, April 9, 2011
9 – 4 PM
American Antiquarian Society
Worcester, MA

     Jim Moran, AAS Outreach Director
     Amy Lynn Sopcak-Joseph, AAS Education Coordinator Guest speaker

This opening day of the spring institute will feature an introduction to local history; thinking like a local historian; understanding how to integrate local history into the curriculum; and hands-on research.

Instruction in the classroom application of the institute’s content will address the needs of teachers in grades K-12.

April 27 2011 - James W. Loewen – History Matters Community Program
James W. Loewen, an acclaimed historian, author and professor, will be presenting an evening community program at Hudson High School on April 27, 2011 from 7 – 9 P.M. This evening is being funded by the Teaching American History (TAH) Federal grant to celebrate four years of active teacher professional development and the diverse and rich opportunities for the nine Central MA school districts of the Assabet Valley Collaborative.

TAH invites all from this area’s communities to a free, enlightening and stimulating presentation by Jim Loewen, a most gifted orator, who will be speaking on the Most Important Era in U.S. History You Never Heard of and Why it is Important Today! (This presentation ties into the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.)

This evening’s first 65 guests will receive a copy of one of Jim Loewen’s books. An author’s book signing will close this April History Matters celebration.

MAY

May 19, 2011 – Marc Aronson, Author and Historian, visits Hudson High School
Marc Aronson will be spending May 19, 2011 at Hudson High School discussing Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science with four World History classrooms. An after school Teachers’ Discussion Group will be held in the Hudson High School Library from 3 P.M. to 4:15 P.M. This program is open to all educators.

JUNE

Monday, June 27, 2011
9 – 4 PM
Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston, MA

     Pauline Maier, Professor of History, MIT
     Kathleen Barker, MHS Education Coordinator
     Peter Drummey, MHS Stephen T. Riley Librarian

-Transportation will be arranged from Hudson High School-

Looking at the Ratification of the Constitution from the Local Perspective; exploring and researching local resources at MHS.

Instruction in the classroom application of the institute’s content will address the needs of teachers in grades K-12.

JUNE

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
8:30 – 4 PM
Hudson High School
Hudson, MA

     Emerson Woods Baker II, Ph.D., Professor of History, Salem State College

Environmental History from the Local Perspective – Native American, colonial and ecology of New England

Instruction in the classroom application of the institute’s content will address the needs of teachers in grades K-12.

JUNE

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
8:30 – 4 PM
Hudson High School
Hudson, MA

     Brad E. Austin, Associate Professor of History, Salem State, TAH Institute Coordinator
     Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello, Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies Salem State
     Bob Kane, Curator of Marlborough Historical Society

Thursday, June 30, 2011
9 – 4 PM
National Archives of Boston (NARA)
Waltham, MA

     Annie Davis, NARA Education Specialist
     Debra Block, Leventhal Map Center, Director of Education

Exploring local records, resources and maps and integrating them into the curriculum

Instruction in the classroom application of the institute’s content will address the needs of teachers in grades K-12.

• January 2011 – Teacher-Consultant - Windows invites interested teachers to apply to become a “local history ambassador.” There is a $1000 stipend to accompany this position. Teacher-Consultants will become a school/district liaison to local history resources by:
  • Forging and sustaining a mutually beneficial relationship with a local historical society and library
  • Researching and designing a publication of local resources for district-wide use: a teachers’ guide
  • Being available to guide district teachers toward local history resources
  • Helping historical societies see schools as a resource for furthering their own mission

• Spring 2011 – History Summit