American Dream
Teacher Leadership Program
summer group
A cohort made up of up to 40 elementary and middle school American history teachers will take part in up to five years of intensive staff development and, as a result, will increase their knowledge and level of instruction and thus the performance of their students. As teacher leaders, they will also gain content and strategies for delivering professional development to their colleagues. Teachers in this intensive and ongoing program will learn from some of the nation’s top American historians and be exposed to a myriad of documents, books, artifacts, landmarks, and museums and strategies for using them to bring American history to life and make it meaningful for students. Teachers enrolled in the American Dream Teacher Leadership Program will begin by attending:

The American Dream
 Inaugural Teacher Leadership Institute

June 10, 2010

Prof Amar

Keynote Speaker:  Akhil Amar

Hands-on Workshops With Grant Partners:
Brooklyn Historical Society, City Lore, Gotham Center for NYC History, Henry Street Settlement,
Museum of the City of New York, New-York Historical Society.

DEFINING THE AMERICAN DREAM Native Americans; Colonization; American Revolution; Free and Enslaved African Americans; Women
  • Summer Institute July, 2010
  • Election Day, 2010
  • February Institute, February 22-24, 2011
  • Spring Seminar, 2011
CHALLENGES OF THE AMERICAN DREAM Westward Expansion; Slavery and Resistance; Civil War; Reconstruction
  • Summer Institute, July 2011
  • Election Day, 2011
  • February Institute, February 21-21, 2012
  • Spring Seminar, 2012
THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN AMERICA Immigration; Migration; Industrialization
  • Summer Institute, July 2012
  • Election Day, 2012
  • February Institute,February 19-21, 2013
  • Spring Institute, May, 2013
THE AMERICAN DREAM IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA Civil Rights Movement;Cold War; McCarthyism; Labor Movement; Contemporary Immigration; Contemporary Black History
  • Summer Institute, July 2013
  • Election Day, 2013
  • February Institute,February 19-21, 2014
  • Spring Institute, May, 2014
Teachers participating in the program will be expected to do the following:
  • Original research project presented as a blog, wiki, or power point
  • Create several standards-based lesson plans based on the content and strategies presented during the program
  • Work with colleagues across the grades to develop a vertical plan for teaching certain topics in American History
  • Develop a plan to help students create original research project for NYC History Day (includes submitting projects from at least one class)
  • Create and present American history workshops for colleagues
  • Take on leadership role in the school
  • Participate in all evaluation activities (includes pre and post-tests, written and oral evaluations, submitting lesson plans and other materials, taking part in interviews with grant evaluators)
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APPLY TO THE AMERICAN DREAM TEACHER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM NOW!

Who is eligible?

  • 4th and 5th grade teachers and social studies cluster teachers
  • 7th and 8th grade American history teachers

Preference will be given to school teams of 2-4 teachers.

Click here for an application for the American Dream Teacher Leadership Program  –  DUE JANUARY 29, 2010
Leadership in American History Project Director, Elise Abegg
eabegg@schools.nyc.gov