Five College Public School Partnership : The Interconnected World Summer Institute 2004

The Interconnected World Summer Institute 2004

The Interconnected World: Teaching World History and Geography in the Middle Grades
with Holyoke and Springfield Public Schools

This course was designed to support the professional development of middle school social studies teachers in the Holyoke and Springfield Public Schools. The course provided teachers with a depth of background knowledge on world history and geography as outlined in the state curriculum frameworks and explored instructional strategies that promote literacy and critical thinking. A one-week summer institute was scheduled for June 29-July 2 with four follow-up Saturday mornings in the fall of 2004. (Tentative dates for the fall are September 25, October 16, October 30, and November 13.) Sessions began at 8:30 and ended at 3pm.

Three graduate credits were available by registering through Continuing Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Registration forms were available the first day of the summer institute. The summer institute was be held in Seelye Hall, Room 201, Smith College.

June 12 Orientation to course and workshop on Africa and Asia Collections at the Springfield Museum Quadrangle

June 28 am: Africa Before 1500 (John Higginson)
pm: Developing Classroom Strategies (Lenore Carlisle)

June 29 am: Africa Before 1500, cont. (John Higginson)
pm: Geography (Steve Gaurin)

June 30 Africa After 1500 (Joye Bowman)
pm: Geography (Steve Gaurin)

July 1 Africa After 1500, cont (Joye Bowman)
pm: Developing classroom strategies (Lenore Carlisle)

July 2 am: Ancient Greece (Carlin Barton)
(no afternoon session)
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September 25 Ancient Rome (Carlin Barton)

October 16 Asia (Jonathan Lipman and Kathleen Masalski)

October 30 Middle East (tba)

November 13 Summary, Review, Sharing of Curriculum Plans

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Photo by Greg Garnes, Central High School, Springfield, MA Reading Resources Web Resources FACULTY University of Massachusetts, Department of History Joye Bowman John Higginson Carlin Barton Mount Holyoke College Jonathan Lipman Lenore Carlisle Smith College Steve Gaurin,Department of Geology Five College Center for East Asian Studies Katheleen Masalski	The Interconnected World Summer Institute 2004 The Interconnected World: Teaching World History and Geography in the Middle Grades with Holyoke and Springfield Public Schools This course was designed to support the professional development of middle school social studies teachers in the Holyoke and Springfield Public Schools. The course provided teachers with a depth of background knowledge on world history and geography as outlined in the state curriculum frameworks and explored instructional strategies that promote literacy and critical thinking. A one-week summer institute was scheduled for June 29-July 2 with four follow-up Saturday mornings in the fall of 2004. (Tentative dates for the fall are September 25, October 16, October 30, and November 13.) Sessions began at 8:30 and ended at 3pm. Three graduate credits were available by registering through Continuing Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Registration forms were available the first day of the summer institute. The summer institute was be held in Seelye Hall, Room 201, Smith College. June 12 Orientation to course and workshop on Africa and Asia Collections at the Springfield Museum Quadrangle June 28 am: Africa Before 1500 (John Higginson) pm: Developing Classroom Strategies (Lenore Carlisle) June 29 am: Africa Before 1500, cont. (John Higginson) pm: Geography (Steve Gaurin) June 30 Africa After 1500 (Joye Bowman) pm: Geography (Steve Gaurin) July 1 Africa After 1500, cont (Joye Bowman) pm: Developing classroom strategies (Lenore Carlisle) July 2 am: Ancient Greece (Carlin Barton) (no afternoon session) __________________________________________________ September 25 Ancient Rome (Carlin Barton) October 16 Asia (Jonathan Lipman and Kathleen Masalski) October 30 Middle East (tba) November 13 Summary, Review, Sharing of Curriculum Plans