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Democratic Vistas //**
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 * //2010-2011 Teaching American History Graduate Course //**
 * //Modern America and the World Wars 1914-1945 //**

The focus of the 2010-2011 year long graduate course will be **Modern America and the World Wars 1914-1945. **This course will provide in-depth professional development in traditional American history content and related teaching skills. Content will be delivered by guest speakers who have expertise in the topic being covered. Pedagogy and instructional strategies needed to teach this content at the participating teachers’ grade levels will be delivered by Sacred Heart University professors Dr. Lois Libby and Greg Hatzis.

Each course will carry three credits towards a Master of Arts in teaching or Sixth Year Degree. In lieu of credit, teachers can choose CEU’s and a stipend of $650. Participants will be required to attend nine class sessions (thirty six hours of instruction), a two hour information session and document their application of the pedagogical strategies they learn about in class through a portfolio or unit plan that will be implemented into the classroom during the program year.

The grant will serve teachers in grades 5-12 in Shelton, Trumbull and New Haven. All teachers are encouraged to apply, however, because of the limited number of spaces available; special consideration will be given to Social Studies, Language Arts and Special Education teachers not served by previous Teaching American History grants.

The year long program starting in late September 2010 and continuing through March 2011 will be held after school one or two Wednesday’s a month from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Some of the sessions will be held at Shelton Intermediate School, while others will be held at Sacred Heart University’s Trumbull Campus and Yale University’s Luce Hall.

If you are interested in participating in the program, complete an application on this, the Democratic Vistas, site. Submitting the online application is preferred, however you may download the [|Word document application] and e-mail it to Liz Crosby, Teaching American History Project Director at lcrosby@sheltonpublicschools.org. The deadline for submitting the application is September 10, 2010. Contact Liz Crosby if you have any questions at the e-mail address above, or call 203-395-1433.

You will be notified by e-mail on or before September 15, 2010 as to whether or not you have been selected to participate in the year long program. There will be an information session held at Sacred Heart University on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. for those teachers selected to participate.