$967K Grant Empowers Local Schools and UNC Wilmington to Teach Better American History
7/20/2009 1:04:03 PM
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A $967,823 Teaching American History grant has been awarded to Pender County Schools and the University of North Carolina Wilmington by the United States Department of Education.
To combat the escalating lack of history literacy among Americans, the three-year collaborative project Teaching American History in North Carolina focuses on improving the teaching and learning of traditional American history in Southeast N.C.
This is one of two grants in the state awarded by the Dept. of Education. Partners in the project are Pender County Schools, New Hanover County Schools, Brunswick County Schools, the UNC Wilmington Department of Philosophy and Religion (PAR), and the History Teaching Alliance. Other local, state and national historic scholars, sites, organizations and museums will be involved.
The grant will provide professional development funds for 75 teachers over a three-year period. Teachers will be selected from participating county schools to participate in content seminars, visits to historic sites and the development of lesson plans. The project will focus on local history and how it connects to the history of the nation.
Diana Pasulka, PAR associate professor and grant writer, said PAR initiated the project because, "most history is religious history. We are helping people in the region understand American history and the importance of religion to that history."
Educators can apply for the program or gain more information by contacting Cara Ward at 910.547.4517 or cara_ward@pender.k12.nc.us.
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